Scenario Sunday: CVS Scenarios for the week of 7/5

If you are just learning how to shop at CVS, start here for some helpful tips.

The coupon match-ups for the weekly deals are here.

The following are scenarios for people who are “new” to shopping at CVS or who have very few 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 need them or don’t have the coupons that match up with them)

This is for people starting out if you have a coupon for a Breeze/Contour monitor: get $67.30 in merchandise for $3.48 OOP

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Breeze2 or Contour monitor (if you have a coupon) – $19.99

Use $30/1 coupon

Spend $0 OOP, get a $5 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 3 Post Trail Mix Crunch – 3/$10
Buy 1 CVS Pharmacy No. 2 pencils (10 ct) or double blade sharpener – $.99

Use 3 $2 Post Trail Mix Crunch printables
Use $5 ECB from Bayer monitor (they will have to adjust it down to $4.99)

Spend $0 OOP, get $5.99 in ECB

Transaction #3:
Buy one Febreze Fabric Refresher – $5
Buy one Febreze Air Effects – $3
Buy 1 Febreze Noticeables – $6.50

Use BOGO free Febreze coupon
Use $4 Noticeables coupon
Use $5 ECB from Post
Use $.99 ECB from pencils

Spend $1.51 OOP, get a $5 ECB

Transaction #4:
Buy One Gillette Venus Embrace or Spa Breeze razor – $8.99

Use $3/1 Gillette coupon
Use $5 ECB from Febreze

Spend $.99 OOP, get a $3 ECB

Transaction #5:
Buy 1 Colgate Total or Sensitive toothpaste – $3.49
Buy 1 CVS pantiliners – $.89

Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use $3 ECB from Gillette

Spend .38 OOP, get $2.89 ECB

Transaction #6:
Buy 2 Dawn dish detergent – 2/$2
Buy 1 CVS Pharmacy transparent tape – 1.49

Use 2 .25 Dawn coupons
Use $2 Colgate ECB
Use $.89 pantiliners ECB

Spend $.60 OOP, get $2.49 ECB

Transaction #7:
Buy 1 CVS transparent tape – $1.49
Buy 1 CVS No. 2 pencils (10 ct) or double blade pencil sharpener – $.99

Use $1 Dawn ECB (they will have to adjust it down to $.99)
Use $1.49 tape ECB

Spend $0 OOP, get $2.58 in ECBs
**You could repeat the above scenario one more time!

If you do not have the Breeze/Contour coupon and are just getting started: get $45.33 in merchandise for $7.98 OOP

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 CVS pantiliner – $.89
Buy 2 CVS pharmacy tape – $1.49/each

Spend $3.87 OOP

Transaction #2:
Buy 3 Post Trail Mix Crunch – 3/$10

Use 3 $2 Post Trail mix printables
Use $.89 pantiliner ECB
use $2.98 ECB from tape

Spend .14 OOP, get a $5 ECB

Transaction #3:
Buy one Febreze Fabric Refresher – $5
Buy one Febreze Air Effects – $3
Buy 1 Febreze Noticeables – $6.50

Use BOGO free Febreze coupon
Use $4 Noticeables coupon
Use $5 ECB from Post

Spend $2.50 OOP, get a $5 ECB

Transaction #4:
Buy One Gillette Venus Embrace or Spa Breeze razor – $8.99

Use $3/1 Gillette coupon
Use $5 ECB from Febreze

Spend $.99 OOP, get a $3 ECB

Transaction #5:
Buy Colgate Total or Sensitive – $3.49
Buy CVS Pencils/pencil sharpener – $.99

use $1 Colgate coupon
Use $3 Gillette ECB

Spend $.48 OOP, get a $2.99 ECB

Transaction #6:
Buy 2 Dawn dish detergents – 2/$2
Buy 1 CVS tape – $1.49

Use 2 .25 Dawn coupons
Use $2 Colgate ECB
Use $.99 CVS pencils ECB

Spend $0 OOP, get a $2.49 ECB

My scenario for the week:

Buy 3 CVS Pharmacy tape – $1.49/each
Buy 3 CVS Pharmacy No 2 pencils – $.99
Buy 1 CVS pantiliner – $.89
Buy 3 Post Trail Mix Crunch – 3/$10
Buy 1 Colgate – $3.49
Buy 2 Dawn – 2/$2
Buy 1 Gillette Venus – $8.99

Use 3 $2 Post printables
Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use 2 .50 Dawn coupons (from PG booklet)
Use $3 Venus coupon

Total before coupons = $32.81
Total after coupons = $21.81

Pay w/ ECBs (may have to adjust one down), get $19.33 in ECBs

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Febreze Noticeables – $6.50
Buy 1 Febreze Air Effects – $3
Buy 1 Febreze Fabric Refresher – $5
Buy 2 Olay body wash – 2/$12

Use BOGO Febreze coupon
Use $4 Noticeables coupon
Use 2 $2 Olay coupons

Total before coupons = $26.50
Total after coupons = $15.5

Pay w/ ECBs, get $10 ECBs back