This post includes specific items you can purchase and coupons that you can use to maximize your dollar AND your Extra Care Bucks at CVS. Please know that you do not have to follow these transactions if you do not want to. The goal of this post is to help you get an idea on how to roll your Extra Care Bucks from one scenario to the next. Please also know that these transactions do not take into account tax. Every state taxes differently so you may need to budget a little extra to cover tax.
If you are new to shopping at CVS, go HERE to read Intro to CVS.
To see this week’s CVS Weekly Ad go HERE.
Transaction #1
Buy two Reach Toothbrush 2pk, $3.99 (you will receive $4 ECB)
Minus two $2/1 Reach Toothbrush printable
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save more!)
Total Spent: $3.98
Receive: $4 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy one Bengay product 4 oz, $5.49 (online price) (you will receive $2 ECB)
Buy one Oral-B Cross Action Power toothbrush 1ct, $5.99 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one Dawn 9-10.3oz, $.97
Minus one $5/1 Bengay Products 9/11/2011 SS Insert (exp 12/31/2011)
Minus one $3/1 Oral-B Battery Toothbrush 10/2/2011 P&G Insert (exp 10/31/2011)
Minus one $0.50/1 Dawn Plus Dish Washing Detergent 10/2/2011 P&G Insert (exp 10/31/2011)
Minus $3.98 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: Nothing
Receive: $2 ECB, $1 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy one Pond’s Dry Skin Cream, $5.88 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Minus one $1/1 Pond’s Cream, Towelettes, or Cleansing 10/2/2011 RP Insert (exp 10/30/2011)
Minus $2 ECB & $1 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $1.88
Receive: $2 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $2 ECB from Transaction #3
Total Out of Pocket for all 3 transactions: $5.86+ applicable taxes for approximately $26 in products. And if you use ECBs from last week in Transaction #1 you will save even more!
**Also – Don’t forget that your ECBs will expire in a few weeks and if you let them expire, you are basically throwing away money. If you are concerned you will let them expire, I would put your ECBs towards paper products like toilet paper, paper towels, diapers, etc which are hard to get dirt cheap!