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!
ECB DEALS:
*Buy Alli refill pack – $59.99, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $49.99 after ECBs
*Spend $50 on American Express Prepaid Gift Cards, get a $5 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $45 after ECBs
*Buy Aussie or Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner, or styler – $2.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Aussie products – 2-14 RP
$2/1 Aussie styler WYB Aussie shampoo/conditioner – 3-14 RP
FREE Herbal Essences styling product when you buy Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner, or styling product – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Herbal Essence – 3-14 RP
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Aussie shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Use $1 coupon
Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $1 ECB
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/ECBs
or
Buy 1 Aussie shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Aussie styler – $2.99
Use $1 Aussie coupon
Use $2/1 Aussie styler coupon
Spend $2.98 OOP, get a $1 ECB
Final Price = $1.98 after coupons/ECBs for 2 items!
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Herbal Essences shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Herbal Essences styler – $2.99
Use $1/1 Herbal Essences coupon
Use free styler WYB shampoo/conditioner/styler coupon
Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $1 ECB
Final price = $.99
*Buy Centrum Ultra – $9.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Centrum Ultra – 2-14 RP
Final Price = $6.99 after ECBs/coupons
*Buy Claritin Non-Drowsy – $19.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household) – includes 24 hour Liqui-Gels (24 ct), 24 hour tablets, 12 hour RediTabs or Claritin D 30 ct
$4/1 Claritin Non-Drowsy – 2-21 SS
$4/1 Claritin D Non-Drowsy – 2-21 SS
Final Price = $10.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy CoverGirl Outlast or Shineblast – $8, get a $3 ECB (Limit 2 per household)
$1/1 CoverGirl product -3-7 PG
Buy one CoverGirl face product, get one free – 2-7 PG insert
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 CoverGirl Outlast or ShineBlast lip colors – $8/each
Use $1/1 coupon
Use BOGO free coupon
Spend $7 OOP, get a $6 ECB
Final Price = $1 after coupons/ECBS ($.50/each)!
*Buy CVS Omeprazole Magnesium – $14.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $9.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy CVS Premium Ultra bath tissue – $9.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $6.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Disney’s Princess and the Frog – $19.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 5 per household)
Final Price = $16.99 after coupons/ECBs
*Spend $15 on Dove, Degree, Caress, or Lever, get a $5 ECB (Limit 1 per household): Dove shampoo, conditioner, styler – $4, Dove Men + Care body and face wash – $5, Degree or Dove deodorant – 2/$5, Caress/Dove/lever bar soap or body wash – $7
$1.25/1 Dove Men+Care body wash – 1-31 RP
$1.50/1 Dove Men+Care body and face wash printable
$2/1 Dove Visible Smooth antiperspirant/deodorant printable
$3/2 or $1.25/1 Degree Men deodorant printable
$3/2 or $1.25/1 Degree Girl deodorant
SCENARIO:
Buy 6 Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant – 2/$5 (assuming they are included)
Use 6 $2/1 printable coupons (you would need 3 computers)
Spend $3 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $2 moneymaker!
SCENARIO:
Buy 6 Degree Degree Girl or Degree Men deodorants – 2/$5
Use 3 $3/2 Degree deodorant printable coupons
Spend $6 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $1 after coupons/ECBs!
**The ad doesn’t specifically list which Dove/Degree deodorants are included, but it does say Ultra Clear and Ultimate Clear are excluded
*Spend $10 on Easter candy, get a $3 ECB (limit 2 per household): Mighty Malts – 2/$3, Peeps – 2/$2, Theater Box candy – $.99, Reese’s minis – $3.99, Hershey’s chocolate bunnies/Reese’s eggs/Cadbury Creme Egg, Mini Eggs, Giant Kiss – 2/$5, Starburst/Jolly Rancher/Sour Patch/SweetTarts jelly beans – 2/$4, Russell Stover or Hershey’s boxed candy – $4.99, Orbit or Eclipse gum – 2/$3, Hershey’s or Nestle single bars – 2/$3, Mars candy – $.88
$2/3 Hershey’s candy – 3-14 SS
*Buy 2 Essence of Beauty portables, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price ~ varies
*Buy GenTeal, Zaditor, Clear Care, or Aquify twin pack – $14.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$1.50/1 GenTeal eye lubricant – 1-10 SS
Final Price = $10.49 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Gillette disposable razors (2-12 ct) – $6.49, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Gillette disposable razors – 3-7 PG
Final Price = $2.49 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Gillette Fusion cartridges, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
*Spend $10 on Glade products, get a $4 ECB (limit 2 per household): Glade Sense & Spray, PlugIns Lasting Impressions, or Fragrance Collection Reed Diffuser or Soy candle – $6, Glade scented oil Plugins – $4, Glade Essential oils candle, Plugins scented oil refill or Sense & Spray refill – 2/$5
$3/1 Glade Sense & Spray automatic starter kit printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Glade Sense & Spray – $6/each
Use 2 $3 printable coupons
Spend $6 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $2 after coupons/ECBS ($1 each!)
*Buy Green Dot MasterCard or Visa Prepaid card, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final price ~ varies
*Spend $15 on Hallmark cards, get a $3 ECB (may be American Greeting cards in some areas)
Final price ~ varies
*Buy Neutrogena Clinical, Aveeno Ageless Vitality, or ROC Brilliance, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Buy Neutrogena Clinical Product, get a $15 MIR
$5/1 Neutrogena Clinical printable
Final Price – vaires
*Spend $15 on these Neutrogena products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household): Neutrogena Healthy Skin or Healthy Defense – $11.99, Neutrogena Acne Facial Care or Advanced Solutions System, Neutrogena or Neutrogena Deep Clean – $6.99, Neutrogena Moisture or light night cream – $9.99, Neutrogena Ageless Intensives – $15.99, Neutrogena sun care or sunless tanning – $9.99, all Neutrogena men, Neutrogena Anti-Oxident Age Reverse or Ageless Restoratives – $17.99
Final Price – varies
*Buy 2 reading glasses, get a $10 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final price ~ varies
*Buy Right Guard Sport, Xtreme, or Dry Idea deodorant – 2/$5, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/2 Right Guard printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Right Guard Sport or Xtreme deodorants – 2/$5
Use $2/2 printable
Spend $3 OOP, get a $2 ECB
Final Price = $1 after coupons/ECBs
*Buy Schick Quattro Titanium – $8.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $3.99 after ECBs
*Starbucks Via Ready Brew – $5.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $4.99 after ECBs
BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Arm & Hammer or Mentadent toothpaste
*Colgate Sensitive, Total Advanced, or 360 toothbrush
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste printable
$.75/1 Colgate 360 toothbrush printable
$1/1 Colgate Sensitive toothpaste printable
$1/1 Colgate Total, – 3-7 SS
*CVS photo book
*Kodak PowerFlash
*Nature’s Bounty or Flex-a-min
*Progresso soup
*Purex 3 in 1 sheets or Ultra Concentrate liquid
*Revlon foundation, powder, or concealer
$2/1 Revlon color cosmetic – 2-21 SS
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): $3 OOP for $10.98 in merchandise, $1 ECB left to spend
**NOTE: The Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant scenario above is a good way to get started IF this deodorant is included in the sale (the ad scans don’t specify which ones are included) – if it is included, this will be a great way to get started!
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 2 Right Guard – 2/$5
Use $2/2 printable coupon
Spend $3 OOP, get a $2 ECB
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Herbal Essence shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Herbal Essence styler – $2.99
Use $1/1 coupon
Use free styler WYB shampoo/conditioner/styler coupon
Use $2 Right Guard ECB (adjusted down to $1.99)
Spend $0 OOP, get a $1 ECB
If you have a $4/20:
SCENARIO #1:
Buy 2 CoverGirl Outlast or Shineblast lip color – $8/each
Buy 1 Herbal Essence shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Herbal Essence styler – $2.99
Use CVS $4/20 coupon
Use $1/1 CoverGirl coupon
Use BOGO CoverGirl coupon
Use $1/1 Herbal Essence coupon
Use BOGO Herbal Essence coupon
Spend $4.99 OOP, get a $6 ECB (CoverGirl) and a $1 ECB (HE)
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 6 Degree deodorants – 2/$5
Use 3 $3/2 Degree printable coupons
Use $6 CoverGirl ECB
Spend $0 OOP, earn a $5 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.
