Here are this week’s CVS scenarios starting 6/9/13. I started off with you purchasing the Bayer Contour Meter but if you do not have a need for it, know someone who does, or don’t have the coupon, feel free to start with Transaction #2 instead. Note: The printable coupons on Bayer’s website take time to load, so try back again later if you get an error. It took me a few times to get it to load! Don’t forget to use left over ECBs from last week in your transaction if you have them! This is how I save extra each and every week! 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.
To see this week’s CVS Weekly Ad, go HERE.
Transaction #1
Buy one Bayer Contour Next EZ Blood Glucose Meter, $10 (you will receive $10 ECB)
Minus one $10/1 Bayer Contour Next EZ Blood Glucose Meter 1/6/2013 SS Insert (exp 10/31/2013)
OR
Minus one FREE Bayer Contour Next Meter (requires a valid prescription to use this coupon)
Total Spent: Nothing
Receive: $10 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy one Pampers Jumbo Pack, $9.99 (you will receive $3 ECB)
Buy two Colgate Total Mouthwash, 2/$5.98 (you will receive $2 ECB)
Minus one $1.50/1 Pampers Cruisers Diapers printable
Minus two $2/1 Colgate Mouthwash, exp. 6/29/13 (SS 06/02/13)
Minus $10 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $0.47
Receive: $3 ECB & $2 ECB
Transaction #3
Buy two Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner, 2/$5.97 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy three Trident or Stride single packs gum, 3/$3 (you will receive $1 ECB)
Buy one Coke 2 Liter, $0.99
Minus one $3/2 Pantene Product, exp. 6/30/13 (P&G 06/02/13)
Minus one $1/3 Stride, Dentyne, Trident or ID Single Pack, exp. 7/14/13 (SS 05/19/13)
Minus one $0.25/1 Coke 2L CVS Coupons (print at the Coupon Center in Store)
Minus $3 ECB & $2 ECB from Transaction #2
Total Spent: $0.71
Receive: $1 ECB & $1 ECB
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: $2 ECB
Total Out of Pocket for 3 transactions: $1.18 + applicable taxes for approximately $36.00 in products. And if you use left over ECBs from last week you can buy 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 and you want to use them now, I would put your ECBs towards paper products like toilet paper, paper towels, diapers, etc which are hard to get dirt cheap!
Thanks for coming to Addicted to Saving! Here’s a little bit about me so you can know who’s behind all these posts!
My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..