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Good CVS trip this week. We broke our shopping into three transactions in order to really maximize our ECBs and minimize our out of pocket spending.
Here is the CVS coupon policy. I suggest printing this policy and taking it to the store with you!
:: What’s the point of this? Each week we head to CVS to spend as LITTLE money out of pocket as possible- while generating as many ECBs that we can! Read my CVS 101 post to learn all about CVS and Extra Care Bucks.
Entering the store this week we had:
$6.99 ECBs
We bought:
Transaction #1:
Total before discounts:
(1) Complete Multipurpose Eye Solution (12 oz) @ $8.99 (Get $8.99 ECBs WYB 1 – Limit 1)
Total: $8.99
We used the following coupons:
$6.99 ECBs
Total out of pocket: $2
Total into pocket: $8.99 ECBs
Transaction #2:
Total before discounts:
(1) Gold Bond Body Wash @ $5.88 (Get $3 ECBs WYB 1 – Limit 1)
(1) Gum Eez Thru Flossers @ $2 (Get $2 ECBs WYB 1 – Limit 2)
(2) Right Guard Total Defense Body Wash @ $3.88 (Get $3 ECBs WYB 1 – Limit 1)
Total: $15.64
We used the following coupons:
(1) $2/1 Gold Bond Body Wash coupon from the 3/6 SmartSource Insert
(1) BOGO Right Guard coupon from the 3/13 Red Plum Insert
$8.99 ECBs (from transaction #1)
Total out of pocket: $0
Total into pocket: $8 ECBs
Transaction #3:
Total before discounts:
(1) Gum Eez Thru Flossers @ $2 (Get $2 ECBs WYB 1 – Limit 2)
(2) Crest Clinical Gum Toothpaste @ $3.49 (Get $2.50 ECBs WYB 1 – Limit 2)
Total: $8.98
We used the following coupons:
(2) $.50/1 Crest coupons from the 3/13 Red Plum Insert
$8 ECBs (from transaction #2)
Total out of pocket: $.31
Total into pocket: $7 ECBs
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As it now stands, here are our savings after 30 weeks of shopping at CVS:
Total value of purchases: $1065.08
Total out-of-pocket that we have paid: $41.69
Total ECBs generated: $395.98
Total value to out of pocket savings ratio: 96%
Do you do the 3 transactions right after each other?
You can – I did not b/c the first store did not have what I needed for transaction 2 and 3 – I had to go to a 2nd store.
my question is like jenny above.
Did you go to store 3 seperate times or complete the transactions one after another.
Some cashiers are not friendly and I was wondering if they would make 3 seperate transactions?
thanks
is the out of pocket amount including tax? I hate the darn tax, LOL
Yup – includes tax. :)
There was also a $1 coupon in this Sunday’s paper (forget which insert) for the Complete Multipurpose Eye Solution. Unfortunately for me, my CVS was out of it – I need to check another one tonight.