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 Nivea lip care – $2.99, get a $2.99 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Buy one Nivea lip care, get one free – 2-7 RP (expires 3-7, so this will only work on Sunday)
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Nivea lip care – $2.99
Use BOGO free coupon
Spend $2.99, get a $2.99 ECB
Final Price = Free after ECBs!
*Buy Oral B Cross Action toothbrush – $4, get a $4 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$.75/1 Oral B Pulsar, Cross Action, Advantage toothbrush or two Indicators – 2-21 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Oral B Cross Action – $4
Use $.75/1 coupon
Spend $3.25 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $.75 moneymaker
*Buy Stayfree or Carefree pads (14-24 ct) or pantiliners (38-60 ct), get a $2 ECB (limit 4 per household) – this is from the March 2010 Clipfree coupon book
BOGO free Stayfree – 1-3 RP
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Stayfree pads – $3.89/each (according to online pricing)
Use BOGO free coupon
Spend $3.89 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $.11 moneymaker
ECB DEALS:
*Buy Align digestive care – $28.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$5/1 Align Digestive care – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $18.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Anthelios SX daily moisturizing cream with sunscreen, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
*Buy Axe shampoo, conditioner, styler, body spray, or shower gel – 3/$15, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = 3/$10 after ECBs
*Buy Bounty Basic – $5.97, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $4.97 after ECBs
*Buy Cascade gel or powder (45 oz) – $2/$5.97, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = 2/$4.97 after ECBs
*Buy Charmin Basic 12 ct or Ultra Strong 9 ct bathroom tissue – $5.97, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.25/1 Charmin – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $4.72 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Clairol Nice ‘N Easy hair color – $4.97, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $3.97 after ECBs
*Buy Clear Blue pregnancy test (2 ct) – $12.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $7.99 after ECBs
*Buy Crest Whitestrips, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$10/1 Crest Whitestrips – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $20 off after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Downy or Bounce (liquid 48-60 loads or sheets 120 ct) – $5.97, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.50/1 Downy fabric sheets – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Downy liquid – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $3.97 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Dulcolax – $19.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Dulcolax bottle, any size – 12-13 SS
Final Price = $11.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Duracell – $5.97, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Duracell batteries (6 ct+) – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $3.97 after coupons/ECBs
*Spend $10 on Easter candy, get a $3 ECB (limit 2 per household): Gold Emblem Jelly Beans – 2/$4, Jelly Belly/Gimbal’s/Starburst/Sweetarts/Jolly Rancher/Sour Patch/Gold Emblem jelly beans – 2/$5, Easter Skittles or Starbrust – 2/$5, Dove chocolate minis – 2/$6, Mighty Malts – 2/$3, Mars Easter candy – 2/$5, Ferrero/Lindt Truffles/Raffaelo/Ghiradelli chocolate – 2/$6, Hershey’s or Mars chocolate – 2/$6, Russell Stover or Whitman’s sugar free – 2/$3, Altoids BOGO free (PSA $1.99)
$2/2 Hershey’s assortments – 1-31 SS
$1/2 Dove chocolate – 1-31 RP
$1/2 Wonka Jelly beans, SweeTarts, Spree, and Nerds printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Hershey’s chocolates – 2/$6
Buy 2 Sweetarts – 2/$5
Use $2/2 Hershey’s coupon
Use $1/2 Sweetarts coupon
Spend $8 OOP, get a $3 ECB
Final Price = $5 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Gas-X or Benefiber – $9.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 5 per household)
$1/1 Gas X product – 12-6 SS, 2-7 SS
$2/1 Benefiber printable
$2/1 Benefiber Orange – 1-10 SS
Final Price = $5.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Gillette Fusion, Venus Embrace, or Venus Breeze razor – $8.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion razor – 2-7 PG
$2/1 Gillette Venus razor – 2-7 PG
Free Olay body wash WYB Venus Embrace or Breeze razor – 2-7 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Use $4 manufacturer’s coupon
Spend $4.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/ECBs
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette Venus razor – $8.99
Buy 1 Olay body wash
Use $2 Venus coupon
Use free body wash WYB razor coupon
Spend $6.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $2.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Head & Shoulders or Pantene – $4.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $2.99 after ECBs
*Buy Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Corn Pops, Fruit Loops, Pop Tarts, or Rice Krispie Treats – 4/$10, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/3 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts – 2-7 RP
$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran or Frosted Mini Wheats printable on redplum.com
SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran – 4/$10
Use 2 $1.50/2 coupons
Spend $7 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $2 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Listerine – $5.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Listerine – 10-4 SS, 1-3 RP2
Final Price = $3.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Pampers Cruisers – $22.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Pampers Cruisers – 2-21 PG
$1.50/1 Pampers diapers – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $17.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Pantene or Gillette hair care – 2/$6.97, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$2/2 Pantene products – 2-7 PG
$1/2 Pantene products – 2-21 PG
Final Price = 2/$2.97 after coupons/ECBs ($1.49/each!)
*Buy Pepsi 12 pk, 12 oz cans – 2/$7, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = 2/$5 after ECBs
*Buy Prilosec OTC – $24.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$3/1 Prilosec OTC – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $16.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy ReNu multipurpose contact solution (twin pack) or Alaway eye itch relief (twin pack) – $12.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$2/1 ReNu solution printable
$1/1 ReNu – 12-13 SS
Final Price = $7.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Secret, Old Spice, or Gillette – $3.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$4/2 Gillette antiperspirant/deodorant – 2-21 PG
Buy one Gillette antiperspirant/deodorant, get a body wash free – 2-7 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Gillette deodorant – $3.99
Buy 2 Gillette body wash
Use $4/2 coupon
Use 2 Buy deodorant, get body wash free coupons
Spend $3.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB
Final Price = $1.99 OOP
*Buy Stacy’s Pita chips or True North nuts/crisps – 2/$5, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = 2/$4 after ECBs
*Buy Tide – $5.97, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$.35/1 Tide – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $4.62 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Vaseline Sheer Infusion – 2/$12, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1.50/1 Vaseline Sheer Infusion printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Vaseline Sheer Infusion – 2/$12
Use 2 $1.50/1 printable coupons
Spend $9 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $5 OOP ($2.50/bottle!) after coupons/ECBs
BOGO FREE DEALS: (remember you can use 2 coupons!)
*Almay makeup
$2/1 Almay cosmetic product – 2-7 SS
*Colgate Total whitenning, caviety, tarar control, baking soda, or kids toothpaste
$.75/1 Colgate Total, Sensitive, Max White, or Kids toothpaste – 2-21 SS
$.75/1 Colgate Total printable
*CVS Pharmacy vitamins, minerals, or herbals
*Nature Made Heart Health
OTHER DEALS:
*Eggs – $1.29/dozen
*Johnson’s baby powder, body wash, lotion, or shampoo – $2.99
$1/1 Johnsons baby product, any – 1-3 RP2
$1/1 Johnson’s lotion, baby wash, shampoo, Desitin, bubble bath printables
Final Price = $1.99 after coupon
*Zhu Zhu pets – $7.99
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): $5.87 OOP for $48.71 in merchandise, $2.99 ECB left to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 2 Stayfree maxi pads – $3.89/each
Use BOGO free coupon
Spend $3.89 OOP, get a $4 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Oral B Cross Action toothbrush – $4
Use $4 ECB
Spend $0 OOP, get a $4 ECB
*If you have the $.75 coupon, you can use it, but you will want to buy something extra to cover the $.75 or you will lose it
TRANSACTION #3: repeat transaction #2
TRANSACTION #4:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Use $4 Gillette coupon
Use $4 ECB
Spend $.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB
TRANSACTION #5:
Buy 2 Gillette deodorants – $3.99
Buy 2 Gillette body washes
Use $4/2 Gillette deodorant coupon
Use 2 Buy deodorant, get body wash free coupons
Use $4 ECB (adjusted to $3.98)
Spend $0 OOP, get a $2 ECB
TRANSACTION #6:
Buy 2 Nivea lip care $2.99
Use BOGO free coupon
Use $2 ECB
Spend $.99 OOP, get a $2.99 ECB
If you have a $4/20:
SCENARIO #1:
Buy 2 Nivea Lip care – $2.99/each
Buy1 Gillette Venus razor – $8.99
Buy 1 Olay body wash – $6.49
Use CVS $4/20 coupon
Use BOGO free Nivea coupon
Use $2/1 Venus coupon
Use Free Olay body wash WYB Venus coupon
Spend $5.98 OOP, get a $2.99 ECB and a $4 ECB
SCENARIO #2:
Buy 2 Gillette deodorant – $3.99
Buy 2 Gillette body wash – $4.99
Buy 1 Oral B toothbrush – $4
Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use $4/2 Gillette deodorant coupon
Use free body wash WYB deodorant coupon
Use $.75 Oral B coupon
Spend $3.23 OOP, get a $4 ECB (Gillette) and a $4 ECB (Oral B)
SCENARIO #3:
Buy 2 Stayfree maxi pads – $3.89/each
Buy 2 Oral B toothbrushes – $4/each
Buy 2 Nivea lip care – $2.99/each
Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use BOGO free Stayfree coupon
Use 2 $.75/1 Oral B coupons
Use BOGO free Nivea coupon
Spend $9.38 OOP, get a $4 ECB (Stayfree), $8 ECB (Oral B), and $2.99 ECB (Nivea)
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.
