If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.
Starting on Sunday (1/17), you can double your quarterly ECB earnings! The way this works is that you earn 4% instead of 2% on any CVS brand items that you purchase and $2 instead of $1 for every two prescriptions you get filled (valid through 3/15/10). Enter your Extra Care card number here or print this coupon here and use it at the register on your next visit.
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 Listerine or Reach Total Care, Advanced Clean, Arctic Mist, Reach Total Care floss, or Reach toothbrush (2-4 pk) – $3.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
BOGO free Reach dental floss (up to $3.99) – 1-3 RP2
BOGO free Reach toothbrush (up to $3.99) – 12-6 RP
$1/1 Reach dental floss – 1-3 RP2
$1/1 Reach toothbrush – 6-14 SS, 6-21 SS, 10-18 RP
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Reach dental floss – $3.99/each
Use BOGO free coupon (should deduct $3.99)
Use $1/1 coupon
Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final price = better than free after ECBs/coupons!
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Reach toothbrushes – $3.99/each
Use BOGO free coupon (should deduct $3.99)
Use $1/1 coupon
Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final price = better than free after ECBs/coupons!
*Schick Quattro Titanium – $8.99
MIR – free Schick Quattro Titamium razor or Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer (up to $11.99) – 2-7 SS
Final price = Free after MIR
*Valentine photo cards – $1, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
ECB DEALS:
*Buy Align probiotic digestive care – $28.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$5/1 Align probiotic – 2-7 PG
Final price = $18.99 after coupons and ECBs
*Spend $15 on Excedrin products, get a $7 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Excedrin Menstrual Complete – 12-13 SS
$.75/1 Excedrin 20 ct or larger – 1-3 SS
$1.50/1 Excedrin (80 ct or larger) – 1-3 SS
$1/1 Excedrin printable
Final price – varies
*Buy Garnier Nutritioniste Moisturizer and Cleanser (PSA $5.99), get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Garnier Nutritioniste Moisturizer – 1-10 and 2-7 RP
$1/1 Garnier Nutritioniste Cleanser or Moisturizer – 12-6 RP
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Garnier Nutritioniste cleansers – $5.99/each
Use 2 $1/1 coupons
Spend $9.98 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final price = $4.98 after coupons and ECBs
*Buy Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion razor – 2-7 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Use $4 coupon
Spend $4.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy any Halle fragrance (PSA $12.99), get a $5 ECB (limit 3 per household)
*Spend $15 on Maybelline, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household): Maybelline Great Lash – $5, Maybelline Lash Stiletto – $6.50, Maybelline Dream liquid mousse foundation – $8, Maybelline Age Rewind foundation – $10
$1/1 Maybelline Lash Stilleto Voluptuous – 2-7 RP
$1/1 Maybelline mascara – 1-10 RP
Final price – varies
*Buy CVS Omeprazole magnesium – $14.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $12.99 after ECBs
*Buy Nabisco Triscuit, Wheat Thins, or Ritz – 5/$10, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Nabisco crackers – 1-24 SS
$2/2 Nabisco printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 5 Nabisco crackers – 5/$10
Use 2 $2/2 printables
Use $1/1 coupon
Spend $5 OOP, get a $3 ECB
Final price = $2 after coupons/ECBs
*Spend $10 on Nivea products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$5/2 Nivea body lotion – 1-3 RP
$2/1 Nivea body lotion – 1-3 RP
$2/1 Nivea body wash for women – 1-3 RP
BOGO free Nivea lip care – 2-7 RP
$1/1 Nivea, any – 2-7 RP
Final price – varies
*Buy Olay ProX Skincare, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Free Secret deodorant when you buy any Olay Pro-X product -2-7 PG
Free Quench Body lotion when you buy any Olay Pro-X product – 2-7 PG
Final price – varies
*Spend $10 on Organic Roots, Just for Me, Soft & Beautiful, Motions or Fantasia products, get a $5 RR (limit 1 per household)
*Spend $15 on the following P&G products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household): Pantene or Gillette hair care – 2/$7, Olay Complete – $8, Olay Complete Defense – $13, Gillette body wash – $4, Clairol Perfect 10, Gillette/Secret/Old Spice Clinical Strength – $8, Gillette Venus razors – $9
$2/2 Pantene – 2-7 PG
$2/1 Gillette body wash – 2-7 PG
$2/1 Venus Embrace Spa Breeze – 2-7 PG
$4/2 Old Spice Pro Strength – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Gillette deodorant – 12-27 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Gillette body wash – $4/each
Use 4 $2 coupons
Spend $8 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final price = $3 OOP after coupons/ECBs
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Gillette Venus razors – $9/each
Use 2 $2 Gillette coupons
Spend $14 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $9 OOP after coupons/ECBs (it’s like paying $4.50/razor!)
*Buy Pepsi 12 pk, 12 oz cans (selected varieties) – 4/$11, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
*Buy Secret, Old Spice, or Gillette deodorant – $3.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Gillette deodorant – 12-27 PG
$1/2 Old Spice deodorant – 12-27 PG
$.25/1 Secret deodorant – 12-27 PG
$50/1 Secret flawless – 1-17 PG
FREE Secret Flawless WYB 2 Old Spice Red Zone deodorants – 12-27 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Old Spice Red Zone deodorants – $3.99/each
Buy 1 Secret Flawless deodorant
Use $1/2 Old Spice coupon
Use FREE Secret Flawless WYB Old Spice coupon
Spend $6.98 OOP, get a $2 ECB
Final price = $4.98 after coupons/ECBs ($1.66/each)
*Buy Sean John Unforgivable or I am King fragrances (starting at $29.99), get a $5 ECB (limit 3 per household)
*Spend $20 on University Medical AcneFree or WrinkleFree, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Almay makeup
*Campbell’s or Swanson soup (PSA $1.49)
*Cheerios (prices start at $4.49) – limit 6
*Colgate (4.2 oz, cavity, baking soda & peroxide) – limit 4
*CVS Pharmacy batteries
*CVS Pharmacy vitamins, minerals, herbals
*Kleenex facial tissue
*Kodak Powerflash disposable camera
*Maxwell House coffee
*Photo books
*Right Guard Xtreme, Sport, or Dry Idea
*Russell Stover chocolates (prices start at $8.99)
*Sweet ‘N Low packets
OTHER DEALS:
*Hershey’s or Mars – 2/$5
*Pepperidge Farm goldfish – 2/$3 – $.75/each after coupon
.75/1 Goldfish printable
Spend $25 on these P&G products, get a free 8 pk of Duracell AAA or AA batteries: Charmin – $9.99, Pampers – $8.99, Clairol hair color – $5.88, Clairol Herbal Essences – $2.88, Crest – 2/$5.98, Tide or Gain – $5.99, Bounce or Downy – $5.99, Dawn – $.99
$1.50/1 Pampers Diapers or Pants; Pampers Easy Ups or Trainers – 2-7 PG
$.25/1 Charmin – 2-7 PG
Free Clairol Herbal Essences styler when you buy Herbal Essences shampoo/conditioner/styler – 2-7 PG
$.75/1 Crest toothpaste – 2-7 PG
$.50/1 Gain – 2-7 PG
$.35/1 Tide – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Downy liquid fabric softener – 2-7 PG
.50/1 Downy dryer sheets – 2-7 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Pampers – $8.99/each
Buy 2 Clairol Herbal Essences (1 styler) – $2.88/each
Buy 2 Dawn – $.99/each
Buy 1 Duracell batteries
Use 2 $1.50/1 Pampers coupons
Use Free Herbal Essences styler when you buy shampoo/conditioner coupon
Spend $19.84 OOP
*There is a spend $50 (this is BEFORE coupons) on P&G products, get a free coupon booklet rebate offer in the 2-7 inserts. I got this coupon booklet last year and it was AWESOME!
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): $34.96 in merchandise for $4.98 OOP, $1 ECB left to spend
Transaction #1:
Buy 2 Reach floss or toothbrushes – $3.99/each
Use BOGO free coupon
Use $1/1 coupon
Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
use $4 manufacturer’s coupon
use $4 Reach ECB
Spend $.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Transaction #3:
Buy 5 Nabisco crackers – 5/$10
Use 2 2/$2 printables
Use $1/1 coupon
Use $4 Gillette ECB
Spend $1 OOP, get a $3 ECB
Transaction #4:
Buy 1 Gillette deodorant – $3.99
Buy 1 Gillette body wash – $4
Use $1/1 Gillette deodorant coupon
Use Free Gillette body wash WYB Gillette deodorant coupon (2-7 PG)
Use $3 Nabisco ECB (they will have to adjust this down to $2.99)
Spend $0 OOP, get a $1 ECB
If you have a $4/20:
SCENARIO #1:
Buy 2 Gillette deodorants – $3.99
Buy 4 Gillette body washes – $4/each
Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use 2 $1/1 Gillette deodorant coupons
Use 2 FREE Gillette body wash WYB deodorant coupons
Use 2 $2 Gillete body wash coupons
Spend $5.98 OOP, get a $5 ECB (spend $15 on P&G items, get a $5 ECB promotion) and a $2 ECB (for deodorant)
Final price = better than free after coupons/ECBs!
SCENARIO #2:
Buy 5 Nabisco crackers – 2/$10
Buy 2 Reach toothbrushes or floss – $3.99/each
Buy 1 Gillette deodorant – $3.99
Buy 1 Gillette body wash – $4
Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use 2 $2 Nabisco printables
Use $1/1 Nabisco coupon
Use BOGO free Reach coupon
Use $1/1 Reach coupon
Use $1/1 Gillette coupon
Use Free Gillette body wash WYB deodorant coupon
Spend $6.98 OOP, earn a $3 ECB (Nabisco), $4 ECB (Reach), $1 ECB (Gillette)
Final price = better than free after coupons/ECBs!
SCENARIO #3:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Buy 2 Reach toothbrushes/floss – $3.99/each
Buy 1 Gillette deodorant – $3.99
Buy 1 Gillette body wash – $4
Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use $4 Gillette razor coupon
Use BOGO free Reach coupon
Use $1/1 Reach coupon
Use $1/1 Gillette deodorant coupon
Use FREE body wash WYB Gillette deodorant coupon
Spend $6.97 OOP, earn $4 ECB (Gillette razor), $4 ECB (Reach), $1 ECB (deodorant)
Final price = Better than free after coupons/ECBs!
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.
