If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article hereand here.
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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:
Crest Pro-Health rinse (1 liter) – $4.50, get a $2.50 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$2/1 Crest rinse – 6-5 PG
Final Price = FREE after coupon/ECBs
Excedrin Extra Strength, PM, or Migraine (8 ct) – $.99, get a $.99 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = FREE after ECBs
Ivory soap (3 ct) – $.99
$1/1 Ivory bar, body wash, or liquid hand soap – 5-1 PG
Final Price = FREE after coupon!
Oral B Pulsar toothbrush – $6, get a $3 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$3/1 Oral B adult or kids battery toothbrush – 6-5 PG
Final Price = FREE after coupon/ECBs
ECB DEALS: these are the highlights
Buy Ban Invisible solid – $2.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.75/1 Ban solid – 6-5 PG
Final Price = $.24 after coupon/ECBs
Buy 2 Banana Boat sun care products, get a $7 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Banana Boat CVS printable
$1/1 Banana Boat – 5-22 SS
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Banana Boat sun care – PSA $9.99
Use 2 $1 CVS printables
Use 2 $1 Banana Boat coupons
Spend $15.98 OOP, get a $7 ECB
Final Price = $8.98 after coupons/ECBs ($4.49/each)
Buy Blink Tears or Complete multi-purpose solution – $8.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $5.99 after ECBs
NOTE: Some Blink boxes have $4 peelies on them, so it would be $1.99 after coupon/ECBs if your store has the peelies!
Buy Colgate MaxClean, SmartFoam, MaxFresh, or MaxWhite toothpaste (6 oz) or Colgate 360 toothbrush – $2.79, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$.75/1 Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush – 6-5 SS
Final Price = $.04 after coupon/ECBS
Buy Coke products (12 oz, 12 pk cans) – 4/$13, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $4/10 after ECBs ($2.50/each)
Spend $15 on Dove, Caress, or Lever products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
-Dove Men+Care body wash – $5
$1/1 Dove Men +Care printable
-Caress, Dove, or Lever bar soap or body wash – $6
$1/1 Caress – 5-22 RP
$1/1 Level 2000 printable
Buy 3 Frito Lay single serve snacks, get a $1 ECB (limit 5 per household)
Final Price – varies
Buy Fuze, Honest Team, Powerade, Smartwater, or Vitaminwater – 5/$5, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/2 Fuze – 4-10 SS
Final Price = 5/$1 after coupons/ECBs ($.20/each)
Buy Huggies jumbo pack diapers, Pull-Ups, or GoodNites – $8.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Huggies diapers printable
$2/1 Huggies Little Snugglers/Little Movers diapers – 5-15 SS
$2/1 Pull-Ups printable
Final Price = as low as $3.99 after coupon/ECBs
Buy Lamisil Jock Itch Cream/Gel/Spray – $9.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Lamisil – 5-22 SS
Final Price = $1.99 after coupon/ECBs
Buy Oak Farms milk – $3.19, get a $1 ECB
Final Price = $2.19 after ECBs
NOTE: Milk deals are regional, check your ad for details!
Buy Pampers Baby Dry, Swaddlers, or Cruisers – $19.99, get a $3.50 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1.50/1 Pampers – 6-5 PG
Final Price = $14.99 after coupon/ECBs
OTHER DEALS:
Aleve (50 ct) or Liquid-gels (40 ct) – $4.49
$2/1 Aleve printable
Final Price = $2.49 after coupon
Spend $30 on select P&G products, get a free Gillette Venus or Fusion ProGlide razor:
-Aussie or Herbal Essences shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
-Bounty Basic (8 ct) – $5.99
$.25/1 Bounty – 6-5 PG
-Charmin Basic (12 ct) – $5.49
$.25/1 Charmin – 6-5 PG
-CoverGirl Nature Luxe lip balm – 2/$12
$5/2 CoverGirl Natureluxe products – 6-5 PG
-Crest ProHealth toothpaste or rinse – $2.99
$1/1 Crest rinse – 6-5 PG
$.75/1 Crest toothpaste – 6-5 PG
-Dawn – $.99
-Duracell AA/AAA 8 pk, C/D 4 pk, or 9V 2 pk – $5.99
SCENARIO:
Buy 4 CoverGirl NatureLuxe – $12
Buy 1 Charmin toilet paper – $5.49
Buy 1 Dawn – $.99
Buy 1 Gillette Venus/Pro-Glide razor (free w/ promotion)
Use 2 $5/2 CoverGirl
Use $.25/1 Charmin
Spend $20.23 OOP
Spend $30 on select products, get a $10 gas card:
-Advil tablets, caplets, Liqui-gels, or PM – $12.99
$4/2 Advil – 5-22 SS
-Cheerios or Honey Nut – 2/$7
$1/3 Cheerios – 5-22 SS
-Dove chocoalte minis – 2/$6
$1/1 Dove chocolate – 5-1 RP
-Dunkin Donuts coffee – $7.49
$1.50/1 Dunkin Donuts printable
-Eclipse, Orbit, or Juicy Fruit gum – 2/$5
$1/2 Orbit gum – 4-17 SS
-Folger’s coffee – 2/$7
$1/2 Folgers – 5-22 RP
-Hefty drawstring bags – $6.99
$1/2 Hefty – 4-10 RP
-Hershey’s candy – 2/$6
$1/3 Hershey’s – 5-1 SS
-Lifesavers – 2/$3
-M&Ms – 2/$5
$1.50/2 M&Ms – 5-22 RP
-Mars chocolate or Wrigley’s singles – 4/$3
-Mar’s chocolate king size, Orbit Mist, or 5 gum – 4/$5
$1/2 Orbit gum – 4-17 SS
-Planter’s Nuts – 3/$10
-Snickers or Mars fun size bars – 2/$6
-Starburst or Skittles – 2/$5
The following scenarios are for people who have few, if any, ECBs to start with: $25.96 in merchandise for $4.46 OOP, $1 ECB left to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 2 Excedrin – $.99
Spend $1.98 OOP, get a $1.98 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health rinse – $4.50
Use $2 Crest coupon
Use $1.98 ECB
Spend $.52 OOP, get a $2.50 ECB
TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health rinse – $4.50
Use $2 Crest coupon
Use $2.50 ECB
Spend $0 OOP, get a $2.50 ECB
TRANSACTION #4:
Buy Oral B Pulsar toothbrush – $6
Use $3 Oral B coupon
Use $2.50 ECB
Spend $.50 OOP, get a $3 ECB
TRANSACTION #5:
Buy Ban Invisible solid – $2.99
Buy Dawn – $.99
Use $.75/1 Ban coupon
Use $3 ECB
Spend $.23 OOP, get a $2 ECB
TRANSACTION #6:
Buy Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush – $2.79
Use $.75 Colgate coupon
Use $2 ECB
Spend $.04 OOP, get a $2 ECB
TRANSCTION #7:
Buy Oak Farms milk – $3.19
Use $2 ECB
Spend $1.19, get a $1 ECB
If you have a $4/20 CVS coupon:
Buy 2 Exedrin – $.99
Buy 2 Crest rinses – $4.50/each
Buy 4 Ivory bar soap – $.99/each
Buy 1 Oral B Pulsar toothbrush – $6
Use $4/20
Use 2 $2 Crest coupons
Use 4 $1 Ivory coupons
Use $3 Oral B coupon
Spend $5.94 OOP, get a $1.98 ECB, $5 ECB and $3 ECB
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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