If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.
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!
**Earn double bucks on diabetes products – CVS is now offering exclusive benefits for those with diabetes (Double Bucks on 100 products you need and special ExtraCare rewards and offers – you can find the details on cvs.com/diabetes and check out the participating products here)
FREEBIES:
Gillette or Old Spice body wash – $4, get a $4 ECB (limit 2 per household)
BOGO free Old Spice body wash – 4-18 RP
Buy One Old spice fresh collection deodorant, get one body wash free – 5-2 PG
BOGO free Gillette body wash – 5-2 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Gillette or Old Spice body wash – $4
Use BOGO free Old Spice or Gillette coupon
Spend $4 OOP, get an $8 ECB
Final Price = $4 moneymaker! ($8 moneymaker if you have an ECB to “roll” into the deal!)
**Note: You may also be able to use the Buy one Old Spice deodorant, get one body wash free coupon in addition to the BOGO free Old Spice body wash coupon, so you would pay for the deodorant and get both body washes free (this will be a YMMV)
Sobe Lifewater – BOGO free (limit 6)
BOGO free Sobe Lifewater printable
Final Price = Free after coupons
ECB DEALS:
*Buy 2 American Express prepaid gift cards, get a $5 ECB (limit 2 per household)
*Buy Claritin Non-Drowsy 24 hour, Liqui-gels – 24 ct, 24 Hour Tablets, 12 hour RediTabs, or Claritin D 30 ct – $19.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$5/1 Claritin Non-Drowsy – 5-9 SS
$3/1 Claritin D non-drowsy (15 ct+) printable
$3/1Claritin Non-drowsy (20 ct+) printable
$4/1 Claritin D Non-Drowsy 5-2 SS
$2/1 Claritin Non-drowsy (10 ct+) – 5-2 SS
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Claritin Non Drowsy – $19.99
Use $5/1 Claritin coupon
Spend $14.99 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $9.99 OOP
*Buy Crest or Oral B 3D White Vivid toothpaste or 3D White Advantage toothbrush – $2.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$.75/1 Crest toothpaste – 5-2 PG
Final Price = $1.24 after coupon/ECBs
*Buy Crest Whitestrips 3D White Vivid 10 ct ($31.99), 3D White Professional Effects 20 ct ($55.99), or Advanced Seal 14 ct, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$10/1 Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips – 5-2 PG
$5/1 Crest 3D Advanced White Vivid
Final Price = $16.99 after coupons/ECBs (when you buy 10 ct)
*Buy CVS Pharmacy Omeprazole – $7.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $5.99 after ECBs
*Buy Depend underwear, briefs, or shields – $10.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 5 per household)
$1/1 Depend Guards for men – 5-16 SS
Final Price = $7.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy dinner and a movie $50 gift card, get a $10 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $40 after ECBs
*Spend $20 on any Garnier Nutritioniste skin care, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Garnier Nutritioniste or Moisturizer – 3-7 RP
Final Price – varies
*Spend $35 on any Healthy Skin products, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final price – varies
*Spend $10 in Lipton, Ragu, or Hellman’s products, get a $3 ECB: Ragu pasta sauce – 3/$5, Lipton tea bags – $2.49, or Hellman’s mayonnaise – $2.99 (limit 1 per household)
$1.25/3 Ragu pasta sauce – 5-23 RP
$.40/1 Lipton tea bags or To go packets – 5-23 RP
$.75/1 Hellmans printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 6 Ragu pasta sauce – $10
Use 2 $1.25/3 Ragu coupons
Spend $7.50 OOP, get a $3 ECB
Final Price = $4.50 OOP
*Spend $10 on L’Oreal cosmetics, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 L’Oreal Paris cosmetic product – 3-7 RP, 3-21 RP, 4-25 RP
Final Price – varies
*Spend $10 on any Neutrogena cosmetics, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Neutrogena Cosmetics product – June 2010 All You
Final price – varies
*Spend $15 on any Nivea body wash, lotion, cream, or serum, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Nivea body wash for women – 5-2 RP
$1/1 Nivea body wash for women – 4-11 RP
BOGO free Nivea for women body wash – May 2010 All You
SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Nivea for women body wash – $5.99
Use $4/1 Nivea body wash coupon
Use $1/1 Nivea body wash coupon
Use BOGO free Nivea body wash coupon
Spend $6.98 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $1.98 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Olay or Olay Total Effects body wash, $7, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Olay body wash – 5-2 PG
Final Price = $4 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Pantene Pro-V shampoo, conditioner, or styler – 2/$6.97, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/2 Pantene products – 5-2 PG
$1/1 Pantene styler, hairspray, treatment – 5-2 PG
Final Price = $3.97 after coupons/ECBs (when you buy shampoo/conditioner) or $2.97 after coupons/ECBs (when you buy stylers)
*Buy Prevacid 24 Hour (42 ct) – $23.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Prevacid 24 Hour – 4-25 SS, 5-23 SS
Final Price = $14.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Quick Trim burn & cleanse 2 part system – $29.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $24.99 after ECBs
*Buy 2 Thermacare heat wraps (excludes 1 ct), get a $5 ECB: ThermaCare – $5.99/each
$2/1 Thermacare (2 ct) – 3-28 RP
$3/1 Thermacare printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Thermacare heat wraps – $5.99/each
Use 2 $3/1 printable coupons
Spend $5.98 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $.98 for both after coupons/ECBs
BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Arm & Hammer liquid laundry detergent or 2-in-1 dryer cloths
*CVS Pharmacy pain relief (Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, naproxen)
*Kodak Power Flash camera
*Lays potato chips (excludes Baked Lays)
*Nature Made vitamins or minerals
*Smooth Away or Strap Perfect
OTHER DEALS:
*Huggies Little Movers Jeans diapers – $9.99 (limit 3)
$3/1 Huggies Little Movers diapers printable
$1/1 Huggies Little Movers Jeans diapers CVS printable
Final Price = $5.99 after coupon
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): $43.12 in merchandise for $5.20 OOP, $5 ECB left to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 2 Gillette body wash or Old Spice body wash – $4/each
Buy 2 Sobe Lifewater
Use BOGO free Gillette body wash coupon
Use BOGO free Sobe Lifewater
Spend $4 OOP, get an $8 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy Crest White Vivid toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 2 Thermacare heat wraps – $5.99/each
Use $.75 Crest coupon
Use 2 $3 Thermacare coupons
Use $8 Gillette ECB
Spend $.22 OOP, get a $1 ECB and a $5 ECB
TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 3 Nivea for women body wash – $5.99
Use $4/1 Nivea body wash coupon
Use $1/1 Nivea body wash coupon
Use BOGO free Nivea body wash coupon
Use $5 and $1 ECB
Spend $.98 OOP, get a $5 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.
