If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here and here.
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!
If you are new to shopping at CVS, this is a decent week to get started.
FREEBIES:
Buy Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste – January All You Magazine
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste printable (must register for Colgate Smile Talk)
Final Price = $.24 to free after coupon and ECBs!
Buy Tone Body Wash – $3.88, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Tone Body Wash printable
Final Price = FREE after coupon and ECBs!
OTHER ECB DEALS: (please note, this is just “highlights” – it isn’t all of the deals for the week)
Buy Always pads (14-24 ct) or pantiliners (36-60 ct) – 2/$6, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Always pads – 12-26 PG
$.50/1 Always pantiliners – 12-26 PG
Final Price = 2/$2 after coupons/ECBs (when you buy pads)
Buy Select Beverages (includes Fuze, Vitamin Water, Smartwater, Honest Tea, and Powerade) – 3/$3, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
BOGO free Vitamin Water printable (for Facebook fans)
Final Price = 4/$1 after coupons/ECBs
Buy Bounty paper towels (8 pk) – $6.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.25/1 Bounty – 12-26 PG
Final Price = $5.74 after coupon/ECBs
Buy Charmin Basic (12 ct) or Ultra Strong/Ultra Soft bath tissue (9 ct) – $4.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.25/1 Charmin – 12-26 PG
Final Price = $3.74 after coupons/ECBs
Buy Crest Pro-Health toothpaste (4.2 oz), Extra Whitening toothpaste (5.8-6.2 oz) or Whitening with Scope (6.2 oz) – 2/$5.50, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$.75/1 Crest – 12-26 PG
Final Price = 2/$3 after ECBs/coupons
Buy Downy liquid (52-60 loads) or Bounce dryer sheets (120 ct) – $5.97, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.50/1 Downy – 12-26 PG
$.50/1 Bounce – 12-26 PG
Final Price = $4.47 after coupon/ECBs
Buy Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor – $9.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion Proglide – 12-26 PG
Final Price = $1.99 after coupon/ECBs
Spend $20 on Nivea body wash, shower gel, lip care, body lotion, cream, or serum, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
BOGO free Nivea lip care – 12-5 RP
$2/2 Nivea lip care printable (for Facebook fans)
SCENARIO:
Buy 8 Nivea lip care – $2.99/each
Use 4 BOGO free coupons
Use 2 $2/2 printables
Spend $7.96 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $2.96 OOP ($.37/each)
NOTE: It will probably be difficult to find 8 lip care in one location – you don’t have to buy all 8 items in one store or one transaction – it will track your spending toward the promotion at the bottom of your receipt.
Buy Pampers Diapers or Easy Ups – $8.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1.50/1 Pampers diapers/pants – 12-26 PG
Final Price = $6.49 after coupon/ECBs
Buy Pantene Pro-V shampoo/conditioner/styler – 2/$6.97, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
BOGO free Pantene – 11-28 PG (expires 12/31)
$3/2 Pantene – 12-26 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Pantene Pro-V products – 2/$6.97
Use BOGO free coupon
Spend $3.49, get a $2 ECB
Final Price = $1.49 after coupons/ECB
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Pantene Pro-V products – 2/$6.97
Use $3/2 coupon
Spend $3.97 OOP, get a $2 ECB
Final Price = $1.97 after coupon/ECB
Buy Secret solid – 2/$5, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.50/1 Secret – 12-26 PG
Final Price – 2/$3 after coupons/ECBs
Buy TENA pads (30-60 ct), women’s underwear (14-16 ct), male guards (48 ct) or Ultra thins (32-42 ct) – $11.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2.50/1 TENA Ultra thins printable (lower right hand corner)
$1/1 TENA printable (lower right hand corner)
Final Price = $7.49 after coupon/ECBs
Buy Thermacare Heat wraps – 2/$13.98, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Thermacare printable
Final Price = 2/$3.98 after coupons/ECBs
Buy Tide 2X Ultra, HE, Total Care liquid (19-32 loads) or powder (32-40 loads) – $5.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Tide – 12-26 PG
Final Price = $3.99 after coupon/ECBs
OTHER DEALS:
Dawn dish soap – $.94
$.25/1 Dawn – 12-26 PG
Final Price = $.69/each after coupon
Puffs tissues – $.94
$.25/3 Puffs – 12-26 PG
Final Price = $86/each after coupons
The following scenarios are for people who are new to shopping at CVS and have few, if any, ECBs to start with: $3.60 OOP for $22.83 in merchandise, $1 ECB left to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99
Use $1 (or $.75) coupon
Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99
Use $.75 coupon
Use $2 Colgate ECB
Spend $.24 OOP, get a $2 ECB
TRANSACTION #3:
Buy Tone body wash – $3.88
Use $1 coupon
Use $2 Colgate ECB
Spend $.88 OOP, get a $3 ECB
TRANSACTION #4:
Buy 2 Pantene Pro-V – 2/$6.97
Use BOGO free coupon
Use $3 Tone ECB
Spend $.49 OOP, get a $2 ECB
TRANSACTION #5:
Buy 4 Vitamin water – $1 each
Use 2 BOGO free coupons
Use $2 Pantene ECB
Spend $0 OOP, get a $1 ECB
TRANSACTION #6:
Buy 2 Vitamin water – $1/each
Use BOGO free coupon
Use $1 Vitaminwater ECB
Spend $0 OOP, get a $1 ECB
If you have a $4/20 coupon:
Buy 2 Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99/each
Buy 1 Tone body wash – $3.88
Buy 2 Pantene – 2/$6.97
Buy 4 Vitamin water
Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use $1/1 Colgate
Use $.75/1 Colgate
Use $1/1 Tone
Use BOGO free Pantene (deducts $3.49)
Use 2 BOGO free Vitaminwater (deducts $2)
Spend $8.59 OOP, get a $4 ECB (Colgate), $3 ECB (Tone), $2 ECB (Pantene), and $1 ECB (Vitaminwater)
My Scenarios: I have a $9.99 ECB to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $9.99
Buy 2 Colgate toothpaste – $2.99/each
Use $4/1 Gillette coupon
Use $1/1 Colgate
Use $.75/1 Colgate
Use $9.99 ECB
Spend $.23 OOP, get 2 $4 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Tone body wash – $3.88
Buy 2 Pantene Pro-V – 2/$6.97
Buy 4 Vitamin water – $1/each
Use $1 Tone coupon
Use BOGO free Pantene coupon
Use 2 BOGO free Vitamin water coupons
Spend $.36 OOP, get a $3 ECB, $2 ECB, and $1 ECB
TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 2 Vitaminwater – $1 each
Use BOGO free coupon
Use $1 ECB
Spend $0 OOP, get 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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