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 Accu-Chek Aviva – $14.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$10/1 Accu-Chek Aviva system – 11-8 SS
Final Price = free after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Power Bar Energy Gel Blasts – $1.50, get a $1.50 ECB (limit 1 per household)
*Buy Softsoap or Irish Spring body wash (15-18 oz) – $4.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Softsoap body wash – March 2010 All You Magazine
Final Price = free after coupons/ECBs
ECB DEALS:
*Buy 5 hour energy (2 pk) – $2/$9, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = 2/$8 after ECBs
*Buy Alli starter kit (90 ct) – $49.99, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $39.99 after ECBs
*Spend $12 on Atkins products, get a $5 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Atkins 5 bar pack – 1-3 SS2
$1/1 Atkins 4 pk shakes – 1-3 SS2
Final Price – varies
*Buy Aveeno Ageless Vitality (Day, night, or eye treatment), get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$5/1 Aveeno Ageless Vitality printable
$10 Aveeno MIR (must register)
Final Price – varies
*Buy Celsius green tea (4 pk) – $7.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $4.99 after ECBs
*Buy Clinical Strength Secret, Old Spice, or Gillette – $8.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Old Spice Anti-perspirant, deodorant, or body wash – 2-7 PG
$3/1 Gillette Clinical Strength deodorant – 2-21 PG
Buy Gillette antiperspraint/deodorant, get Gillette body wash free – 2-7 PG
.25/1 Secret deodorant, any – 12-27 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette Clinical Strength – $8.99
Buy 1 Gillette body wash – $4.99
Use $3/1 Gillette coupon
Use Free body wash when you buy Gillette deodorant coupon
Spend $5.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB
Final Price = $3.99 for deodorant and body wash
*Buy Colgate Total, Total Whitening, or Total Advanced – 2/$5, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Colgate Total – 2-21 SS
$1/1 Colgate Total printable
$1/1 Colgate Total – January All You Magazine
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Colgate Total Advanced – 2/$5
Use 2 $1 coupons
Spend $3 OOP, get a $2 ECB
Final Price = $1 after coupons or ECBs ($.50/each)
*Buy Crave-NX diet aid spray – $7.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $4.99 after ECBs
*Buy CVS Pharmacy Omerprazole – $18.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $14.99 after ECBs
*Spend $10 on CVS Pharmacy Premium Facial care, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price ~ varies
*Buy CVS Pharmacy Whey Protein Powder – $11.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $9.99 after ECBs
*Buy Depends – $11.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $9.99 after ECBs
*Buy Dual Action Cleanse – $29.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $27.99 after ECBs
*Buy 3 Everlast or Kind Fruit + Nut bars – $1.99/each, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $2.97 after ECBs
*Buy Flush the Fat – $19.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $17.99 after ECBs
*Buy Gain 2X Ultra – $5.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.50/1 Gain detergent – 2-7 PG
Final Price – $3.49 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy 2 HP inkjet print cartridges ($19.99 and up), get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – varies
*Buy Huggies boxed diapers (56-96 ct) – $19.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
There are various coupons available from home mailers
Final Price = $15.99 (or less if you have coupons) after ECBs
*Buy Listerine Original, Cool Mint, Fresh Burst, Smart Rinse, or Agent Cool Blue – $3.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Listerine Smart Rinse or Agent Cool Blue – 10-4 SS
$1/1 Agent Cool Blue printable (must register to print)
$1/1 Listerine – 1-3 RP2
$1/1 Listerine Smart Rinse printable
Final Price = $1.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Spend $20 on these L’Oreal skin or hair care products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household): L’Oreal Sublime Glow or Sublime Bronze – $7, ‘Oreal Age Perfect Moisturizer – $12, L’Oreal Age Perfect Skin Genesis or RevitaLift – $6, L’Oreal Preference hair color – 2/$12, L’Oreal EverPure or EverStrong – $6, L’oreal Collagin moisture filler or advanced Revlitalift – $12
$1/1 L’Oreal facial cleanser – 2-21 RP
$1/1 L’Oreal facial moisturizer – 2-21 RP
$2/1 L’Oreal hair color – 1-3 RP
$1/1 L’Oreal skincare – 1-31 RP
$3/2 L’Oreal skincare products – 1-24 RP
$2/1 L’Oreal cleanser, moisturizer, or treatment – 1-3 RP
$2/1 L’oreal EverPure shampoo, conditioner, or treatment – 1-10 and 1-3 RP
Final Price – varies
*Spend $15 on L’oreal face, eye, or lip products, get a $5 ECB
$1/1 L’Oreal cosmetic – 2-21 RP
$2/1 L’Oreal eye product – 1-24 RP
$3/1 L’Oreal True Match or foundation, blush, powder, or concealer – 1-3 RP
Final Price – varies
*Spend $20 on Lumene Skin Care or Skin Effects, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – varies
*Buy Meltdown (4 pk) – $9.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $7.99 after ECBs
*Buy Mennen Speed Stick – 2/$5.98, get a $3 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $2.98 after ECBs
*Buy Neutrogena Clinical (day, night, eye, or skin care kit), get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$5/1 Neutrogena Clinical – March 2010 All You Magazine
Final Price – varies
*Spend $20 on Nexxus shampoo, conditioner, or styler, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – varies
*Buy Pepsi 2 liter bottles (selected varieties) – 3/$4, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = 3/$3 after ECBs
*Buy Quick Trim – $29.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $24.99 after ECBs
*Buy Right Size Smoothie Drink mix – $29.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $24.99 after ECBs
*Buy Roc Brilliance, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Roc printable
$20/1 Roc Brilliance MIR
Final Price – varies
*Spend $30 on any Roc skin care, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Roc Printable
Final Price – varies
*Buy Schepp’s milk – $2.89, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household) – this deal is regional, check your ad for details!
Final Price = $1.89 after ECBs
*Buy Schick Quattro for women (razor or 4 ct cartridges) – $8.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Schick Quattro razor or cartridges – 2-28 SS
Final Price = $1.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy 2 Slim Fast powder or bars, get a $4 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price – varies
*Buy Slim Quick Ultra – $19.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $14.99 after ECBs
*Buy Thermacare – 2/$13.98, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Thermacare printable
Final Price = $2.98 after coupons/ECBs ($1.49/box)
*Buy Zantac 150 (24 ct) or Zantac 75 (30 ct) – $8.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Zantac – 1-31 SS
Final Price = $3.99 after coupons/ECBS
BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Arm & Hammer Total 2 in 1 dryer cloths or 2X liquid laundry detergent
*Combos (7 oz)
*CVS Pharmacy batteries
*CVS Pharmacy Glucosamine Chondroitin vitamins/supplements
*CVS Pharmacy power flash
*Gold Emblem spices (PSA $.99) – it’s like getting 2 for $.99!
*Kleenex facial tissues (PSA $2.39)
*Nature’s Bounty vitamins
*Nature Made vitamins
*Photo books
*Revlon cosmetics or beauty tools (PSA $1.99)
$2/1 Revlon color cosmetics – 2-21 SS
*Schiff Glucosamine or Mega Red supplements
OTHER DEALS:
*Excedrin – 2/$5
$2/1 Excedrin printable
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): $4.98 OOP for $33.97 in merchandise, $2 ECB left to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Softsoap body wash – $4.99
Use $1/1 coupon
Spend $3.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Accu-chek Aviva – $14.99
Use $10 coupon
Use $4 ECB
Spend $$.99 OOP, get a $5 ECB
TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Schick Quattro Pro razor (or cartridges) – $8.99
Use $4 coupon
Use $5 ECB (adjusted down to $4.99)
Spend $0 OOP, get a $3 ECB
TRANSACTION #4:
Buy 2 Colgate Total toothpastes – 2/$5
Use 2 $1 Colgate coupons
Use $3 ECB
Spend $O OOP, get a $2 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.
