If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article hereand here.

If you need coupons for your “deals” I recommend My Coupon Hunter!

Tag your reusable bag: Buy a Greenbag tag for $.99 at the register, get $1 ECB every 4th visit– limit 1 use per day, per household

If you haven’t already, register your CVS Extra Care card here and you should receive a $4 off a $20 purchase coupon in your e-mail. This also registers you to receive other e-mail coupons!

FREEBIES:

Buy Colgate MaxFresh, MaxWhite, or MaxClean toothpaste or manual single toothbrush – $2.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Colgate Manual toothbrush – 3-27 SS
Final Price = FREE after coupon/ECBS

Spend $12 on Household products, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
-Glade Scented Oil candle refills or holder – $4
$1.50/2 Glade Scented Oil candle products printable
-Pledge or Scrubbing Bubbles (Pledge Spray, Fabric Sweeper or Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Gel) – 2/$6
$1/1 Pledge spray printable
Free Pledge Multisurface WYB aerosol – 2-13 SS
$.75/1 Scrubbing Bubbles toilet gel printable
-Scrubbing Bubbles spray, Fantastik, or Windex – 2/$6
$1/1 Windex – 2-13 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Pledge Multi-surface sprays – $3 each
Buy 2 Pledge aerosol sprays – $3 each

-$6 (2 BOGO free coupons)
-$2 (2 $1/1 spray printables)

Spend $4 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = FREE after ECBs!

Buy 1 Physician’s Formula Cosmetics, get a $7 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$5/1 Physician’s Formula cosmetic – 3-20 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Physician’s Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Mascara – $9.99

Use $5/1 coupon

Spend $4.99 OOP, get a $7 ECB
*Submit for TMF Rebate here
Final Price = $12 moneymaker after rebate, coupons, and ECBs!

OTHER DEALS: these are not ALL of the ECB deals, they are just the “highlights” – best deals are in red!

Spend $15 on select body and hair care products: Axe, Caress, Dove, Degree, Lever, or Vaseline, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
-Axe shower gel, deodorant, hair care, or styler – $4.50
$1/1 Axe body spray or deodorant – 3-27 RP
$1/1 Axe hair shampoo – 3-27 RP
BOGO free Axe shower gel or detangler – 3-27 RP
-Dove shampoo/conditioner/styler – $3.50
$.75/1 Dove hair care products – 3-27 RP
-Dove Cream Oil – $7
$1/1 Dove body wash – 3-27 RP
-Dove Men + Care body and face wash – $5
$1/1 Dove Men + Care body wash – 3-27 RP
$1/1 Dove Men + Care body wash, face bar, or shower tool printable
-Dove or Degree ultimate or Ultra Clear deodorant, Dove Body Mist, or Dove Men + Care deodorant – $3.50
$1/1 Dove Men + Care antiperspirant/deodorant – 3-27 RP
$1/1 Dove Men + Care antiperspirant/deodorant printable (scroll down and click on “clip coupon”)
$.75/1 Dove deodorant or body mist – 3-27 RP
-Vaseline body lotion, body oil, or moisturizing body gel – $5.50
$1/1 Vaseline lotion – 3-27 RP

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Axe shower gel – $4.50/each
Buy 2 Dove Men + Care deodorant – $3.50/each

Use BOGO free Axe coupon (-$4.50)
Use 2 $1/1 Dove coupons

Spend $9.50 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $4.50 after coupons/ECBs ($1.13/each)

Buy Halls cough drops (30 ct) – $1.87, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.75/1 Halls cough drops – 3-27 SS
$1/2 Halls cough drops – 2-6 SS
$.50/1 Halls cough drops – February 2011 All You Magazine
Final Price = as low as $.12 after coupon/ECBs

Spend $10 on Johnson & Johnson or Neosporin products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
*includes Band Aid brand bandages (8-80 ct), J&J Red Cross products, Neosporin (.5-1 oz), and Neo to Go spray (.26 oz)
$1.50/2 Neosporin and Band Aid – 3-27 SS
$1.50/2 Neosporin/Band Aid printable (must register)
$2/2 Listerine, Stayfree, Zyrtec, Aveeno, and J&J products (including Neosporin/Band Aid products) printable
$.50/1 Neosporin or Band Aid – 3-27 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy Neosporin + Pain Relief Ointment – $6.19
Buy Band Aid Perfect Blend Clear bandages (45 ct) – $3.99

Use $2/2 J&J printable

Spend $8.18 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $3.18 after coupons/ECBs ($1.59 each)

OR

Buy 2 Band Aid Comfort Flex (60 ct) – $3.29
Buy 1 Band Aid character Band Aid (25 ct) – $3.59

-3 $.50 Band Aid coupons

Spend $8.67 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $3.67 after coupons/ECBs ($1.22 each)

Buy Mennen Speedstick – 2/$6, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.50/1 Speedstick -3-27 SS
Final Price = 2/$2 after coupons/ECBs ($1 each)

Buy Skintimate Moisturizing cream shave gel – $3.49, get a $2.50 ECB (limit 1per household)
$.55/1 Skintimate shave cream/gel – 3-27 SS
Final Price = $.44 after coupon/ECBs

Buy Tangled DVD – $19.99, get a $3 ECB
Final Price = $16.99 after ECBs

The following scenarios are for people who have few, if any ECBs to start out with:  $5 moneymaker after coupons/rebates plus $3.50 in ECBs left to spend!

TRANSACTION #1:

Buy 2 Pledge Multi-surface sprays – $3 each
Buy 2 Pledge aerosol sprays – $3 each

-$6 (2 BOGO free coupons)
-$2 (2 $1/1 spray printables)

Spend $4 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = FREE after ECBs!

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Colgate toothbrushes – $2.99 each

Use $1/1 Colgate toothbrush coupon
Use $4 Pledge ECB (adjusted down to $3.98)

Spend $0 OOP, get a $4 ECB

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy Physician’s Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Mascara – $9.99

Use $5 Physicians Formula coupon
Use $4 ECB

Spend $.99 OOP, get a $7 ECB
*Submit for rebate – get back $9.99!

TRANSACTION #4:
Buy 2 Mennen Speedstick – 2/$6
Buy 1 Halls cough drops – $1.87
Buy Palmolive dish detergent – $.87

Use 2 $.50 Speed Stick coupons
Use $.75 Halls coupon
Use $7 ECB (adjusted to $6.99)

Spend $0 OOP, get a $3 ECB and a $1 ECB

TRANSACTION #5:
Buy Skintimate shave gel – $3.49

Use $.55/1 Skintimate coupon
Use $3 ECB (adjusted down to $2.94)

Spend $0 OOP, get a $2.50 ECB back (plus you still have a $1 ECB from the previous transaction!)

MY PLAN: I am starting with a $9.99 ECB – $8.71 money maker plus $8 in ECBs left to spend!

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy Physician’s Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Mascara – $9.99
Buy 2 Colgate toothbrushes – $2.99/each
Buy 1 Halls cough drops – $1.87

Use $5 Physician’s Formula coupon
Use 2 $1 Colgate coupons
Use $.75/1 Halls coupon
Use $9.99 ECB

Spend $.10 OOP, get a $7 ECB, a $4 ECB, and a $1 ECB
*Submit for Physician’s Formula MIR, get $9.99 back!

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 2 Lady Speedstick deodorant – 2/$6

Use 2 $.50/1 coupons
Use $4 ECB
Use $1 ECB

Spend $0 OOP, get a $3 ECB

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy Neosporin + Pain Relief Ointment – $6.19
Buy Band Aid Perfect Blend Clear bandages (45 ct) – $3.99

Use $2/2 J&J printable
Use $7 ECB

Spend $1.18 OOP, get a $5 ECB (and I still have the $3 ECB from the previous transaction!)

Frequently asked questions:

Do you really do multiple transactions at your stores?

In the past, I usually had $20-30 ECB on hand, so I didn’t have to break up my transactions as much as I did when I first started, but now that I am starting over, yes, I am doing multiple transactions. If you are doing multiple transactions, I recommend that you let the cashier know up front that is what you are planning to do. If there are several people in line, let them go in between your transactions. This gives you time to clip your ECBs and get prepared for your next transaction.

My store was out of all the freebie items first thing this morning. Can I get a raincheck?

This all depends on your store. I have contacted corporate about this before because some stores in my area give rainchecks and others won’t. According to corporate, this is up to the individual stores.

I bought the wrong item or I bought the RIGHT item and my ECB didn’t print. What can I do?

If you bought the right item, show the store clerk your ad and your receipt. They should be able to manually print your ECB at the store. If they don’t know how, you can call customer service and they can add one to your account that will print within 48 hours (you have to wait 48 hours from your purchase time to do this so they can “see” your transaction in their computer).

If you bought the wrong item and didn’t receive ECBs, you can do a return and purchase the correct item. If you paid using ECBs, they will have to give you money on a gift card.

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