If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.
**Don’t forget to get your 20 free photo cards from CVS. Click here for the details.
FREEBIES:
*Buy Complete Multi-Purpose contact solution – $8.99, get an $8.99 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Complete Multi-Purpose Solution – 10-25 RP insert
ECB DEALS:
*Buy Arm & Hammer Spinbrush – $6.99, get a $2 RR (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Spinbrush powered toothbrush – 10-18 SS insert
$2/1 Spinbrush printable here
*Spend $10 on Blade products, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household) – this deal is valid through 12/25
*Buy Boost regular or high protein nutritional energy drink (6 pk) – $6.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Boost Glucose Control printable here
*Spend $15 on Clean & Clear products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Clean & Clear printables here, here, and here
*Craig 4 GB MP3 video player – $24.99, get a $5 ECB (Limit 1 per household)
*Spend $20 on Futuro products, get a $10 ECB (limit 5 per household)
*Spend $20 on Huggies products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household) – diapers are priced at $8.99, wipes are priced at $6.99
$2/1 Huggies printable here
$1.50/1 Huggies – 11-15-09 SS insert
.50/1 Huggies wipes – 11-15-09 SS insert
$2/1 Pull-Ups printable here
*Buy 1 Listerine – $3.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Listerine – 10-18 SS
*Buy Prevacid – $19.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Prevacid – 11-15 RP insert
*Sara Peyton Memory foam pillow – $9.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
*Sara Peyton spa set – $9.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
*T-Mobile Prepaid Wireless Handset – $14.99, get a $5 ECB (Limit 1 per household)
*Buy Tropicana or Trop50 orange juice – 2/$6, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Trop50 printable here
$1/2 Trop50 – 11-15 RP insert
*Buy Tums – $3.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Tums printable here
$3/1 Tums Dual Action printable here
BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Almay makeup
*CVS Pharmacy batteries
*Dove chocolate (priced at $4.99)
*Hershey’s Pot of Gold (priced at $9.99)
*Holiday gift wrap (priced at $5.99)
*Kodak Picture movie DVD (priced at $14.99)
*LifeSavers (priced at $2.29)
*M&Ms Happy Holidays Mix (priced at $3)
*Nature’s Bounty vitamins (prices start at $4.99)
*Photo book (priced at $12.99)
*Purex Complete (priced at $8.99)
$1/1 Purex Complete – 10-4 SS
*Revlon cosmetics
$2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic product – 11-15 SS insert
*Russell Stover candy (priced at $8.99)
OTHER DEALS:
*Eggs (one dozen) – $.99
*Gold Emblem Purified Drinking water – $2.99
*Gold Medal flower – $1.29
****BE on the LOOKOUT for the CVS Season to Save book (they should give you one if you ask at the register) ~ There is a card in there good for a $4 ECB with any $20 purchase!
Print a $5/30 CVS coupon by taking the Medicare Part D quiz here – this ended quickly last time, so jump on it!
The following scenarios are for people who are new to shopping at CVS and have few (or no) ECBs to start with. (These are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not want/need them):
If you are new to shopping at CVS, there aren’t a lot of low OOP ways to get your start this week, but here are a few scenarios:
Transaction #1:
Buy Tums – $3.99
Use $1/1 coupon
Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $1 ECB
Transaction #2:
Buy Listerine – $3.99
Use $1/1 coupon
Use $1 ECB
Spend $1.99, get a $1 ECB
If you have a $5/20 coupon (these were mailed out to some people and others printed them when they were available previously):
SCENARIO #1:
Buy 2 Huggies diapers – $8.99/each
Buy 1 Huggies wipes – $6.99
Use 2 $2/1 Huggies printables
Use 1 $.50/1 Huggies wipes coupon
Use $5/20 CVS coupon (give this first or it won’t work)
(use any ECBs you have to help pay)
Spend $15.47 OOP, get a $5 ECB (don’t forget to save your receipts for the Caregivers Marketplace rebate – you need receipts for 5 jumbo packs to submit!)
SCENARIO #2:
Buy Complete Multipurpose contact solution – $8.99
Buy Arm & Hammer Spinbrush – $6.99
Buy Tums – $3.99
Buy eggs – $.99
Use $1 Complete coupon
Use $2 Spinbrush coupon
Use $1 Tums coupon
Use $5/20 CVS coupon (give this first)
Use any additional ECBs you have on hand
Spend $11.96 OOP, earn $11.99 ECBs ($8.99 for Complete, $2 for Spinbrush, $1 for Tums)
SCENARIO #3:
Buy 3 Clean & Clear products (based on online prices, the Deep Action Cream Cleanser is $5.49, the Foaming Facial Cleanser is $5.49, and the Daily Pore Cleanser is $4.99)
Buy 2 Clean & Clear Daily Pore Cleansers – $4.99
Buy 1 Clean & Clear Deep Action Cream Cleanser – $5.49
Buy 1 Spinbrush – $6.99
Use 3 $2 Clean & Clear coupons
Use $2 Spinbrush coupons
Use $5/20 CVS coupon (give this first)
Pay w/ any other ECBs you have on hand
Spend $9.46 OOP, earn a $5 ECB (Clean & Clear) and a $2 ECB (Spinbrush)
If you have a $4/20: Follow the scenarios above, your OOP will just be $1 higher
If you have a $5/30: (see the link above to take the Medicare Part D quiz and get yours!)
SCENARIO #1:
Buy 2 Huggies diapers – $8.99/each
Buy 1 Huggies wipes – $6.99
Buy 1 Spinbrush Pro – $6.99
Use 2 $2 Huggies coupons
Use .50/1 Huggies wipes coupon
Use $2 Spinbrush coupon
Use $5/30 CVS coupon (give this first)
Spend $20.46 OOP, earn a $5 ECB (Huggies) and a $2 ECB (Spinbrush)
SCENARIO #2:
Buy 2 Clean & Clear Daily Pore Cleansers – $4.99
Buy 1 Clean & Clear Deep Action Cream Cleanser – $5.49
Buy 1 Spinbrush – $6.99
Buy 1 Complete Contact solution – $8.99
Use 3 $2 Clean & Clear printables
Use $2 Spinbrush printable
Use $1 Complete coupon
Use $5/30 CVS coupon (give this first)
Spend $17.45 OOP, earn $15.99 in ECBs – a $5 ECB (Clean & Clear), a $2 ECB (Spinbrush), and an $8.99 ECB (Complete)
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.
