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)

Get $15.23 in merchandise for $3.48 OOP, $3.49 ECBs left to spend

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Colgate MaxWhite or MaxFresh – $2.99
Buy 1 Excedrin – $1.99

Use $1 Colgate manufacturer’s coupon
Use $2 Excedrin printable

Spend $1.99, get $2 ECB

Transaction #2: (this will work on Sunday/Monday ONLY)
Buy 1 bamboo basket – $1.99
Buy 1 Easter grass – $.79
Buy 1 Excedrin – $1.99

Use $2 Colgate ECB
Use $2 Excedrin printable

Spend $.78 OOP, get $2.78 in ECBs back

(since this is limit 2, you could repeat this step again)

Transaction #3:
Buy Skintimate shave gel – $3.49
Buy Excedrin – $1.99

Use $2.78 in ECBs from Easter items
Use $2 Excedrin printable

Spend $.71, get $3.49 ECB

My Scenarios for the week: $52 in merchandise for $0 OOP
Buy 2 Easter baskets – $1.99/each
Buy 2 bags Easter grass – $.79/each
Buy Colgate MaxFresh – $2.99
Buy Skintimate shave gel – $3.49
Buy 4 Excedrin – $1.99
Buy 2 Jumbo packs Huggies diapers – $10/each
Buy 2 Johnsons shampoos – 2/$6
Buy 3 bags Hershey’s candy – 2/$4

Use $1 Colgate manufacturer’s coupon
Use 4 $2 Excedrin printables
Use 2 $3 Huggies printables (these are no longer available)
Use $2/2 Johnsons printable
Use $1.50/3 Hershey’s printable

Total before coupons = $52
Total after coupons = $33.50

Spend $33.50 (pay w/ ECBs), earn $21.05 ECBs (Yes, I’m losing some ECBs, but I’m getting things that we need and I haven’t been shopping at CVS as much lately, so I’ve had a hard time ‘Rolling’ all of my ECBs)

**If you do buy Huggies, don’t forget that you can submit your receipts to Caregivers Marketplace for a .75 rebate per jumbo pack!

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)

Transaction #1: (you have to do this on Sunday/Monday)
Buy 1 Paas egg decorating kit – $1.99

Spend $1.99, get $1.99 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 2 Fantastik All Purpose Cleaners – 2/$5 (you could also buy Scrubbing Bubbles, Shout, or Windex, but you would pay a little bit more because the coupons are not as much – see the weeky coupon match ups for details)

*With these scenarios, you get $14.98 in merchandise for $4.99 OOP with $1 ECB left to spend

Use 2 $1 Fantastik coupons
Use $1.99 Paas ECB

Spend $1.01 OOP, get $1 ECB

Transaction #3:
Buy 2 Colgate Total toothpastes – 2/$5
Buy 1 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber – $2.99

Use $1 Colgate printable
Use $1.50 Colgate Total coupon from April All You
Use $1 Fantastik ECB
Use $2.75 printable

Spend $1.99 OOP, get $1 ECB

Here is my scenario for the week (I am able to do one big transaction because I have enough ECBs to spend): $41.94 in merchandise for $0 OOP, earn $19.98 ECBs
Buy 1 Paas egg decorating kit – $1.99
Buy 2 Fantastik All Purpose Cleaners – 2/$5
Buy 2 Colgate Total toothpastes – 2/$5
Buy 1 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber – $2.99
Buy 1 Accu-Chek diabetes monitoring kit – $9.99
Buy 1 Glade Sense & Spray – $5.99
Buy 2 Veet – $5.49/each

Use 2 $1 Fantastik coupons
Use $1.50 All You Colgate Total coupon
Use $1 Colgate Total printable
Use $2.75 Scrubbing Bubbles printable
Use $4 Glade coupon
Use $1 Glade CVS CRT
Use 2 $2 Veet printables

Total before coupons = $41.94
Total after coupons = $25.69

Spend $25.69(pay w/ ECBs), earn $19.98 ECBs

Here are the coupon match ups for the upcoming week: (YMMV on coupon amounts because they are different in different areas)

I do these coupon match-ups myself and it takes a LOT of time. I don’t mind if you share this information with others or on your blogs, but please make sure you are giving credit by posting a link back to my blog! Thanks 🙂

FREEBIES:
*Accu-Chek diabetes monitoring kit – $9.99, get a $9.99 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*Paas Egg decorating kit – $1.99, get $1.99 ECB (limit 1) – Sunday and Monday ONLY

ECB DEALS:
*Aquify, Clear Care, or GenTeal drops – $8.99, get a $2 ECB
$1/1 Aquify printable on Smartsource.com

*Aussie, Pantene, Herbal Essences, Head and Shoulders – $5.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/2 Aussie Styler With Purchase Of Any Shampoo Or Conditioner Product – 03-15-09 PG
Aussie Satisfaction Guarantee
B2G1 free Pantene, Free styling product or treatment. With a purchase of any pantene shampoo and conditioner (excludes trial size) Doesn’t say valid up to amount. – 03-15-09 PG
$1/1 Pantene Nature Fusion product, Any Excluding Trial Size – 03-01-09 PG
$2/2 Pantene Styling Products, Hair Sprays, Or Treatments, Any Excluding Trial Size – 02-08-09 PG
$1/2 Pantene Shampoos Or Conditioners, Any Excluding Trial Size – 03-01-09 PG
$3/2 Herbal Essences Shampoos, Conditions, Styling Products or Hair Color (excluding trial size) – 03-15-09 PG
$1/1 Head & Shoulders Shampoo Or Conidtioner, Any 23.7 Oz. +

*Colgate cavity protection (8.2 oz), Total (6 oz) or 360 toothbrush – 2/$5 get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
.75/1 Colgate adult manual or powered toothbrush, any 03/29/09 SS – 03-29-09 SS
$1/1 Colgate Total printable here
$1.50/1 Colgate Total in April All You Magazine

*Claritin – $19.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 5 per household)
$2/1 printable on Claritin.com

*Clean & Clear – spend $15, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 printable here
$5/1 Clean & Clear Blackhead eraser printable here

*Buy a Gillette Fusion razor and cartridges (4-8 ct), get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Gillette Fusion Razor, Any – P&G Brand Saver $120 In P&G Savings
$4/1 Gillette Fusion Razor, Any P&G 2/8

*Glade Sense & Spray or Plug-Ins Lasting Impressions – $5.99, get $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
BOGO free Glade Plugins Scented Oil Lasting Impressions Holder – valid up to $10.00 printable here
$4 Glade Sense & Spray All You Magazine March Issue
-$4 Glade Sense & Spray starter kit SS 3/29/09
$4 Glade PlugIns Scented Oil Lasting Impressions holder SS 3/29/09

*Household cleaners 2/$5, get $1 ECB: Shout – 22 oz, Fantastik – 32 oz, Scrubbing Bubbles 16 oz, Windex 26 oz (limit 5 per household)
$1 Fantastik All Purpose Cleaner SS 3/29/09
$.75 Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner SS 3/29/09
$.55 Shout Laundry product SS 3/29/09
$.75 Windex Antibacterial Multi-Surface Cleaner or any wipes SS 3/29/09

*KY Intense – $29.99, get a $10 ECB
$2/1 KY printable here
$5 KY Yours+Mine or Intrigue Product, excludes trial V 12/7/08

*Lubriderm lotion – $6.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Lubriderm Body Lotion Or Cream, Any 5 Oz. + – 01-04-09 RP
$1/1 printable here

*Neutrogena 14 day skin rescue – $23.99, get $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*Buy 2 Softsoap Ensembles hand soap or refill (8.3 oz), get a $4 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$1/1 printable here
$2/1 Softsoap Ensembles Liquid Hand Soap Pump (with disposable base), Any – 03-22-09 SS
$1/1 Softsoap Ensembles Liquid Hand Soap Replacement Disposable Base, Any – 03-22-09 SS

*ThermaCare pain relief heat wraps (2-3 ct) – $5.99, get a $1 ECB
$1/1 ThermaCare HeatWrap: Lower Back & Hip OR Neck & Shoulder OR Menstrual Patches – 03-29-09 RP
$2/1 ThermaCare 2-ct + – All You, February 20, 2009

*Veet – spend $10, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 printable here

*Zantac – $19.99, get a $5 ECB
$1.50/1 Zantac 75 Product, Any, Any – 01-18-09 SS
$1/1 Zantac Product, Any – 01-18-09 SS

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Clear Eyes
*CVS pharmacy calcium supplements
*CVS Pharmacy sleep aid
*Maybelline Superstay lipcolor, gloss, and all Maybelline eye products
$1/1 Maybelline New York Mascara, Any – 01-18-09 RP
*Nature’s Bounty or Flex-amin vitamins or supplements
$1/1 printable here
$1/1 Nature’s Bounty Vitamin Product, Any – 03-08-09 RP
*Nivea for men
*Pepperidge Farm Goldfish
*Rimmel cosmetics (all)
$1/1 Rimmel Mascara, Any – 03-08-09 RP
$1/1 Rimmel Stay Matte Clarifying Foundation or ANY Rimmel Foundation – 02-22-09 RP
$1/1 Rimmel Product, Any – 02-22-09 RP
Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara (Only at Walmart) – All You, April 17, 2009 – valid up to $6.47 (says only at Walmart, but either Moneysavingmom or Dealseeking mom confirmed that it could be used in other locations…YMMV on your stores actually taking it)
*Sally Hansen cosmetics, depilatories or Healing Beauty cosmetics
$1/2 Sally Hansen Nail Treatment, Any – 03-08-09 SS
$1/2 Sally Hansen Nail Color, Any – 03-08-09 SS
$1/1 Sally Hansen Lip Product, Any – 03-08-09 RP

OTHER DEALS:
*M&Ms Easter candy – 2/$3 (limit 6 with card) – Sunday and Monday only
$1/1 M&M’s Brand Chocolate Candies for Easter, M&M’s Brand Speckled Chocolate Eggs, M&M’s Brand Fun Size Chocolate Candies for Easter, Starburst Brand Jellybeans, M&M’s Brand Premiums Chocolate Candies, Snickers Brand Minis, Twix Brand Minis, Milky Way Brand Mix Spring Variety Bag (9.5 oz. or larger). Cannot be combined with any other offer. – 03-01-09 RP
*Pampers – 2/$18.99
*Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber or toilet gel discs – $2.99 (get the Action Scrubber for .24 after coupon!)
$2.75/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber printable coupon here

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.

Overall, this looks like a pretty slow week at CVS, so it’s probably not the best time to get started or to use your ECBs unless you have some that are expiring that you need to “roll.”

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) – get $12.48 in merchandise for $3.99 OOP

Transaction #1:
Buy Crest Pro-Health Enamel Care – $3.49

Use $1 manufacturer’s coupon

Spend $2.49 OOP, get $3.49 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy Schick Quattro for women or Intuition Plus razor – $8.99

Use $4 manufacturer’s coupon
Use $3.49 ECB from Crest

Spend $1.50, get $3 ECB

My Transactions for the week: $20.47 in merchandise for $0 OOP
Buy Crest Pro-Health Enamel Care – $3.49
Buy Schick Quattro for women or Intuition Plus razor – $8.99
Buy Excedrin Migraine – $7.99

Use $1 Crest coupon
Use $4 Schick coupon
Use $2 Excedrin coupon

Total before coupons = $20.47
Total after coupons = $13.47

Spend $13.47 (pay w/ ECBs), earn $8.49 (I will be losing some ECBs, but these are all things I need)