**Earn double bucks on diabetes products – CVS is now offering exclusive benefits for those with diabetes (Double Bucks on 100 products you need and special ExtraCare rewards and offers – you can find the details on cvs.com/diabetes and check out the participating products here)

FREEBIES:

Sobe Lifewater – BOGO free
BOGO free Sobe printable
BOGO free Sobe printable (play game)
Final Price = 2 for free after coupons

ECB DEALS:

Buy Align Digestive Care – $23.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$5/1 Align Digestive care – 8-1 PG
Final Price = $13.99 after coupon/ECBs

Buy Altoids – $1.49, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $.49 after ECBs

Buy select Benefiber or Gas-X products – $9.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 5 per household)
$1/1 Benefiber – 5-23 SS, 7-11 SS
$1/1 Benefiber Orange – 5-23 SS, 7-11 SS
$2.50/1 Benefiber Orange printable
$2/1 Benefiber printable
$1.50/1 Gas X – 7-11 SS
$2/1 Gas X printable
Final Price = $4.49 after coupons/RR (when you buy Benefiber Orange)

Buy Beyonce Heat Fragrance (PSA $19.99), get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = as low as $14.99 after ECBs

Buy Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength – $2.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$.50/1 Colgate toothpaste – 7-25 SS
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste printable
Final Price = $.24 after coupons/ECBs

Buy Conair Hair or shaving appliances (PSA $4.29), get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)

Buy Coppertone suncare (excludes sticks) – $8.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Coppertone suncare – 6-20 SS
$1/1 Coppertone printable
$1/1 Coppertone printable
Final Price = $4.99 after coupons/ECBs

Spend $10 on these Crest or Oral B products, get a $5 ECB: (limit 2 per household)
-Crest Pro-Health Rinse or 3D Whitening Rinse – $3.99
$2/1 Crest Pro Health Rinse – 8-1 PG
-Glide floss – $3.99
-Oral B manual toothbrush – $2.99
$1/1 Oral B Pulsar/Cross Action/Advantage toothbrush – 8-1 PG
-Scope Outlast – $3.99
$1/1 Scope mouthwash – 8-1 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Crest Pro Health mouthwash – $3.99
Buy 1 Oral B manual toothbrush – $2.99

Use 2 $2/1 Crest mouth wash coupons
Use $1/1 Oral B toothbrush coupon

Spend $5.97, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $.97 after coupons/ECBs

Buy Crest Whitestrips, get a $10 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$10/1 Crest whitestrips – 8-1 PG
Final Price = varies

Buy CVS Pharmacy Omeprazole Magnesium (14 ct) – $8.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $5.99 after coupons/ECBs

Buy Gillette ProGlide or Venus Embrace/Breeze razor – $9.79, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Gillette ProGlide – 8-1 PG
$2/1 Venus Breeze/Embrace razor – 8-1 PG
Final Price = $.79 after coupons/ECBs (when you buy ProGlide)

Buy Ice Breakers Ice Cubes – 2/$5, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = 2/$4 after ECBs

Spend $50 on iTunes gift cards, get a $10 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $40 after ECBs

Spend $10 on Johnson & Johnson or Neosporin products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/3 Band Aid/Neosporin/J&J products – 8-1 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 “character” Band Aids – $3.59/each

Use $3/3 coupon

Spend $7.77 OOP, get a $5 ECB 
Final Price = $2.77 after coupons/ECBs ($.92/each)

Spend $15 on select Neutrogena or Clean & Clear products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Clean & Clear printable
$5/1 Clean & Clear Acne printable
$3/1 Clean & Clear Morning Burst – 8-1 SS
$1/1 Clean & Clear – 8-1 SS
Final Price – varies

Buy Oak Farms milk – $2.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$.50/1 Oak Farms milk (I am not sure what insert this was in)
Final Price = $1.49 after coupons/ECBs

Buy Olay Regenrist facial care (excludes kits and specialty treatments) – $18.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$20 MIR when you spend $50 on Olay moisturizers/facial treatments/facial cleansers
$10 MIR when you spend $30 on Olay, Venus, CoverGirl, Secret, or Pantene

Buy Olay Total Effects facial care (excludes wet cloths) – $18.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$20 MIR when you spend $50 on Olay moisturizers/facial treatments/facial cleansers
$10 MIR when you spend $30 on Olay, Venus, CoverGirl, Secret, or Pantene

Spend $10 on Organic Root Care or Styling products, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – varies

Buy Pantene or Head & Shoulders – $4.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 3 per household)
BOGO free Head & Shoulders shampoo/conditioner – 7-11 SS
$1/2 Pantene shampoo/conditioner – 8-1 PG
$1/1 Pantene styler – 8-1 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Head & Shoulders shampoo/conditioner – $4.99/each

Use BOGO free coupon

Spend $4.99 OOP, get a $1 ECB
Final Price = $3.99 for both ($1.99/each after coupons/ECBs)

Buy Playtex Gentle Glide or Sport tampons (36 ct) – $6.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Playtex Gentle Glide tampons printable
$1/1 Playtex sport printable
$1/1 Playtex Sport – 6-27 SS
Buy Playtex Gentle Glide 36 ct, get 18 ct free – 8-1 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Playtex Gentle Glide tampons (36 ct) – $6.99
Buy 1 Playtex tampons (18 ct)

Use $1/1 Playtex coupon
Use BOGO free Playtex coupon


Spend $5.99 OOP, get a $3 ECB
Final Price = $2.99 after coupons/ECBs

Buy Prilosec OTC – $24.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$3/1 Prilosec OTC – 8-1 PG
Final Price = $16.99 after coupons/ECBs

Spend $30 on ROC or ROC Brilliance, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)

Buy Thermacare Heat wraps – 2/$13.98, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Thermacare heat wraps printable
$3/1 Thermacare heat wraps – 7-25 RP
Final Price = $2.98 after coupons/ECBs

Buy Zyrtec – $26.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Zyrtec printable
Final Price = $20.99 after coupons/ECBs

Spend $10 on these products, get a $3 ECB: (limit 1 per household)
-Act II popcorn – 4/$5
$.40/1 Act popcorn – 6-20 SS
-Chef Boyardee pasta – 4/45
$1/1 Chef Boyardee printable
-David’s sunflowers – 4/$5
-Hunt’s snack packs – 4/$5
$.30/2 Hunts snack packs – 8-1 SS
-Orville Redenbacher popcorn – 2/$5
-Poppycock pocorn – 2/$5

Spend $10 on these products, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household):
-Hellmann’s mayonnaise – 2/$6
$.75/1 Hellman’s mayonnaise printable
-Lipton tea – 2/$6
$.40/1 Lipton tea bags – 8-1 SS
-Ragu pasta sauce – 3/$5
-$.60/2 Ragu pasta sauce – 8-1 RP
-Skippy peanut butter -3/$5
$.60/1 Skippy peanut butter – 8-1 RP

SCENARIO:Buy 6 Skippy peanut butter (these do not all have to be purchased at the same store if your store does not have enough)

Use 6 $.60/1 Skippy coupons

Spend $6.40 OOP, get a $3 ECB
Final Price = $3.40 after coupons/ECBs ($.57/each)

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Bumble Bee tuna
*CVS Pharmacy batteries
*CVS Pharmacy vitamins
*Disney or Marvel vitamins
*Dreyer’s ice cream
*Ester-C
*Flex-a-min
*Gold Emblem apple juice or fruit juice
*Kleenex
*Kodak Picture Movie DVD
*Kraft parmesan grated cheese
*Nature’s Bounty
*Osteo Bi-flex
*Photo book
*Rayovac or Duracell hearing aid batteries
*Scotch tape
*Sundown vitamins

OTHER DEALS:

Spend $25 on these P&G products, get Bounty Basic paper towels (8 pk) FREE!
-Always – $2.97
$1/1 Always – 8-1 PG
-Bounce – $5.94
-Charmin Big Rolls (16 ct) – $9.99
$.25/1 Charmin – 8-1 PG
-Clairol Natural Instincts or Loving Care hair color – $5.99
-Crest toothpaste – $1.99
$1/1 Crest – 8-1 PG
-Dawn dish detergent – $.97
$.25/1 Dawn – 8-1 PG
-Downy fabric softener – $5.94
$.50/1 Downy – 8-1 PG
-Duracell batteries – $5.94
$.75/1 Duracell – 8-1 PG
-Pampers Cruisers – $8.88
$1.50/1 Pampers Cruisers – 8-1 PG
Free Pampers wipes WYB diapers – 8-1 PG
-Pantene – 2/$7
$1/2 Pantene shampoo/conditioner – 8-1 PG
-Tampax tampons – $2.97
$1/1 Tampax – 8-1 PG
-Tide (20-32 loads) – $5.94
$1/1 Tide – 8-1 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Tide – $5.94
Buy 1 Pampers Cruisers – $8.88
Buy 1 Pampers wipes
Buy Crest toothpaste – $1.99
Buy 2 Pantene – 2 /$7
Buy 1 Dawn – $.99
Buy 1 Bounty paper towels (free when you spend $25)

Use $4/20 CVS coupon (if you have one)
Use $1/1 Tide
Use $1.50/1 Pampers coupon
Use Free wipes WYB Pampers coupon
Use $1/1 Crest
Use $1/2 Pantene
Use $.25/1 Dawn

Spend $17.05 OOP

*Excedrin – $1.99
$1/1 Excedrin – 7-11 SSFinal Price = $.99 after coupons

*Gold Emblem purified drinking water (24 pk) – $2.99 (limit 3)

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):

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 2 Sobe Lifewater

Use $.75/1 Colgate coupon
Use BOGO free Sobe coupon

Spend $2.24 OOP, get a $2 ECB

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Colgate toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 2 Sobe Lifewater
Buy 1 Altoids – $1.49

Use $.75/1 Colgate coupon
Use BOGO free Sobe coupon
Use $2 Colgate ECB

Spend $1.73 OOP, get a $1 ECB and a $2 ECB

If you have a $4/20 coupon:
Buy 6 Sobe Lifewater (3 will ring up “free” and not count toward your $20 total)
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide – $9.79
Buy 1 Playtex tampons 36 ct – $6.99
Buy 1 Playtex tampon 18 ct – $5.29 (according to online pricing)

Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use $4/1 Fusion coupon
Use $1/1 Playtex coupon
Use BOGO free Playtex coupon
Use 3 BOGO free Sobe coupons

Spend $7.78, get a $5 ECB and a $3 ECB

OR:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide – $9.79
Buy 2 Colgate toothpaste – $2.99/each
Buy 6 Sobe Lifewater ($1.39?)
Buy 1 Altoid – $1.49

Use $4/20
Use $4 Gillette coupon
Use 2 $.75 Colgate coupons
Use 3 BOGO free Sobe coupons

Spend $11.39, get a $5 ECB, a $4 ECB, and a $1 ECB

If you have a $5/30:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion – $9.79
Buy 2 Colgate toothpaste – $2.99/each
Buy 1 Playtex tampons – $6.99 (36 ct)
Buy 1 Playtex tampons (18 ct) – $5.29 (according to online pricing)
Buy 6 Sobe Life water

Use $5/30 CVS coupon
Use $4 Gillette coupon
Use 2 $.75 Colate coupons
Use $1 Playtex coupon
Use BOGO free Playtex coupon
Use 3 BOGO free Sobe coupons

Spend $15.43, get a $5 ECB, $4 ECB, and $3 ECB

MY PLAN (I have a $10 ECB):

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Gillette ProGlide – $9.79
Buy 2 Colgate toothpaste – $2.99/each

Use $4 Gillette coupon
Use $.75 Colgate coupon
Use $.50 Colgate coupon
Use $10 ECB

Spend $.52 OOP, get a $5 ECB and a $4 ECB

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 6 Skippy peanut butter – $10

Use 6 $.60/1 Skippy coupons
Use $5 ECB

Spend $1.40, get a $3 ECB

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Playtex tampons (36 ct) – $6.99
Buy 1 Playtex tampons (18 ct)
Buy 1 Oak Farms milk – $2.99

Use $1/1 Playtex coupon
Use BOGO free Playtex coupon
Use $.50/1 Oak Farms coupon
Use $3 ECB
Use $4 ECB

Spend $1.48 OOP, get a $3 ECB and a $1 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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