If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here and here. There are lots of “freebies” this week, so it’s a great time to get started!
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 Brach’s Candy Corn, autumn mix, or mellowcreme pumpkins – $.99, get a $.99 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Buy High Octane Energy chews (3 ct) – $1.99, get a $1.99 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Buy Lysol or Air Wick – 4/$10, get a $5 ECB (limit 2 per household)
-Air Wick scented oil refill
$1/1 Air Wick Scented oil twin refill or 2 single refills printable
$1/1 Air Wick Scented oil twin refill or 2 single refills – 8-8 SS, 8-15 SS, 8-29 SS
-Aqua Mist
BOGO free Air Wick Aqua Mist – 8-8 SS
$1/1 Air Wick Aqua Mist refresher printable
-Lysol All purpose (28-32 oz)
$.50/1 Lysol All Purpose cleaner printable
-Lysol toilet cleaner (24 oz)
-Neutra Air
$1/1 Lysol Netral Air – 9-12 SS
$1/1 Lysol Neutral Air sanitizing spray printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Air Wick Aqua Mist – $2.50/each
Use 2 BOGO free coupons
Use 2 $1/1 coupons
Spend $3 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $2 moneymaker
Buy Nature’s Way Alive! multivitamin – $9.99, get a $9.99 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Alive Vitamins printable
Final Price – $1 moneymaker after coupons/ECBs
Buy Nivea for Men Active 3 – $4.99, get a $4.99 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Nivea for Men body wash – 7-25 RP, 8-29 RP
Final Price = $1 moneymaker after coupons/ECBs
Buy Skintimate moisturizing shave cream, – $3.99 online, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Skintimate – 8-22 SS
$.75/1 Skintimate – 8-1 SS
Final Price = Free after coupons/ECBs
Buy Tylenol Precise Pain Relieving Cream or Heat Patches – $5.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Tylenol Precise – 9-12 SS1
$2/1 Tylenol Precise printable
$2/1 Tylenol Precise CVS printable
Final Price = Free after coupons/ECBs
ECB DEALS:
Buy any 3 items, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
-Colgate Pro Clinical – 3/$10
$1/1 Colgate Pro Clinical toothpaste – August 2010 All You Magazine
$1/1 Colgate Pro Clinical toothpaste
-Colgate Wisp – 3/$10
$.50/1 Colgate Wisp printable
$1/1 Colgate Wisp – September 2010 All You Magazine
-Irish Spring or Softsoap body wash/bar soap/hand soap – 3/$10
-Speed Stick Stainguard – 3/$10
$.75/1 Speed Stick Stainguard printable
Spend $10 on Almay cosmetics, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Almay cosmetic product – 8-15 SS
$1/1 Almay cosmetic – 7-25 SS
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Almay Pure Blends Volumizing mascara – $5.59/each
Use 2 $2 coupons
Spend $7.18, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $3.18 after coupons/ECBs ($1.59/each)
Buy 2 American Express Prepaid gift cards, get a $5 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Buy Bausch & Lomb ReNu (12 oz) Multiplus drops twin pk or Soothe (28 ct) – $7.49, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Soothe or Soothe XP printable
Final Price = $3.49 after coupon/ECBs
Spend $15 on Clearasil skin care or treatments, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Clearasil – 9-12 SS, 7-25 SS
$2/1 Clearasil printable (must register)
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Clearasil daily face wash – $5.49/each
Buy 1 Clearasil adult acne treatment – $4.99/each
Use 3 $2 Clearasil coupons
Spend $9.97, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $4.97 after coupons/ECBs ($1.66/each!)
Buy Coke (12 oz, 12 pk) – 3/$11, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = 3/$9 after ECBs
Buy Colgate Total Whitening Toothpaste twin pack or Total manual toothbrushes (2-4 pk), get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Colgate Total – 9-12 SS1
$.75/1 Colgate Total – September 2010 All You Magazine
$.75/1 Colgate Total printable
Buy Curel lotion (13 oz) or Sensitive Skin remedy – $7.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $4.99 after ECBs
Buy Crest Clinical Protection toothpaste, Crest Complete rinse, or Glide Clinical protection floss – 2/$7.98, get a $2.50 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Crest toothpaste – 8-29 PG
$1/1 Glide floss – 8-29 PG
Final Price = $3.48 after coupons/ECBs
**Keep your receipt to submit for the P&G spend $50, get a $110 coupon book rebate
Buy CVS Omeprazole Magnesium – $7.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $5.99 after ECBs
Buy Depend underwear, briefs, guards, or belted shields – $11.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 5 per household)
$2/1 Depend product printable
Final Price = $7.99 after coupon/ECBs
*Keep your receipt to submit to Caregiver’s Marketplace
Spend $15 on Dove, Suave or Vaseline products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
-Dove Men+Care – 2/$9
$1/1 Dove Men + Care – 8-1 RP
-Dove or Degree invisible solid or bar soap (2 ct) – 2/$5
$1.50/2 Dove antiperspirant/deodorants
-Suave body wash/shampoo/conditioner – $2
$.50/1 Suave body wash
-Vaseline Men body & face lotion – $6
Buy Gillette ProGlide razor AND cartridges, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Spend $35 on Healthy Skin Care products, get a $10 ECB (limit 5 per household)
Buy Lipton iced tea (12 pk, 16.9 oz), – $5.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $3.99 after coupons
Spend $10 on Maybelline eye or lip cosmetics, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Maybelline Lipstain – 9-12 RP
$1/1 Maybelline New York Mascara – 9-12 RP, 8-8 RP
$1/1 Maybelline New York eye shadow or eye liner – 8-8 RP
Spend $15 on Nivea or Eucerin, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
-Eucerin
$1/1 Eucerin
-Nivea lip care
$2/1 Nivea lip care
$1/1 Nivea lip care – September 2010 All You Magazine
-Nivea moisturizing body wash
$4/2 Nivea body wash
$1/1 Nivea body wash for women – 8-29 RP
-Nivea Men’s facial care
$4/2 Nivea for Men
Buy Olay Regenerist – $18.99, get a $6 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Olay Facial Moisturizer/cleanser – 8-15 RP, 9-12 SS
Final Price = $11.99 after coupon/ECBs
Buy One Touch Delica lancets (100 ct) – $15.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $10.99 after ECBs
Buy One Touch Ultra Mini – $17.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $12.99 after ECBs
Buy Purex – $3.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 3 per household)
Final Price = $1.99 after coupon
Buy Secret, Old Spice or Gillette deodorant – $3.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Buy Gillette deodorant, get Gillette body wash free – 8-29 PG
Final Price- $2.99 for one Gillette deodorant and one body wash after coupons/ECBs
Buy Tide 2X Ultra (48-64 loads) – $10.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1.50/1 Tide – 8-22 SS
$2/1 Tide – September 2010 Parents Magazine
$1/1 Tide laundry detergent – 8-29 PG
Final Price = as low as $6.99 after coupons/ECBs
Spend $10 on Tresemme hair care, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Buy Zegerid OTC – $24.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$5/1 Zegerid OTC – 8-15 SS
Final Price = $14.99 after coupon/ECBs
BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Altoids
*Candle-lite
*Colgate Sensitive or Total toothpaste (limit 6)
*Conair or Scunci hairbrushes
*CVS Pharmacy batteries
*CVS Pharmacy calcium/vitamin D supplements
*CVS Pharmacy power flash
*Flex-a-min
*L’eggs hosiery
*Nature’s Bounty
OTHER DEALS:
DiGiorno 12″ pizza – 2/$10
$1/1 DiGiorno – 9-12 RP
Final Price = $4 each after coupon
Johnson’s baby powder, lotion, wash, or shampoo – $2.99
$1/1 Johnson’s baby product – 9-12 RP
Final Price = $1.99 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): $17.95 in merchandise for $3.99 OOP, $4.99 ECB left to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Tylenol Precise – $5.99
Use $2 manufacturer’s coupon
Use $2 CVS coupon
Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Skintimate shave cream – $3.99
Use $1 Skintimate coupon
Use $2 Tylenol ECB
Spend $.99 OOP, get a $3 ECB
TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Brach’s Halloween candy – $.99
Buy 1 High Octane Energy chew – $1.99
Use $3 Skintimate ECB (adjusted down to $2.98)
Spend $0 OOP, get a $.99 ECB and a $1.99 ECB
TRANSACTION #4:
Buy 1 Nivea Active 3 Men’s body wash – $4.99
Use $1 Nivea coupon
Use $.99 and $1.99 ECBs
Spend $1.01, get a $4.99 ECB
MY PLAN (I have a $5 ECB and a $1 ECB to start with): $27.94 in merchandise for $1.99 OOP, $9.99 in ECBs left to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Nivea Men’s body wash – $4.99
Buy 1 High Octane Energy gel – $1.99
Use $1 Nivea coupon
Use $5 ECB
Use $1 ECB (adjusted down to $.98)
Spend $0 OOP, get a $4.99 ECB and a $1.99 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Skintimate shave gel – $3.99
Buy 1 Branchs candy – $.99
Buy 1 Tylenol Precise – $5.99
Use $1 Skintimate coupon
Use $2 Tylenol Precise coupon
Use $2 CVS Tylenol coupon
Use $4.99 ECB
Spend $.98 OOP, get a $3 ECB, $2 ECB, and $.99 ECB
Transaction #3:
Buy 1 Alive! vitamins – $9.99
Use $1 Alive coupon
Use $3 ECB, $2 ECB, $.99 ECB, $1.99 ECB
Spend $1.01 OOP, get a $9.99 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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