My goal for this week’s CVS shopping is to grow the ExtraBucks (ECBs) I already have. The way this works is to use existing ECBs to generate ECBs of a greater value.
Items:1 Right Guard deodorant, reg. $3.29, sale $2.991 L’oreal cleanser cream, reg. $6.99, sale $5.99 (free after ECBs)
Coupons used:1 Right Guard manu. coupon – $1.001 L’Oreal manu. coupon – $1.00ECBs – $6.00
Out of pocket expenses (including tax) = $1.16ECBs generated = $7.99 ($2.00 from Right Guard, $5.99 from L’Oreal)
I spent $1.16 cash for $10.28 worth of merchandise and got back $7.99 in ECBs to replace $6.00 ECBs used.
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It’s a good week to shop at CVS. With the right coupons, some of the deals will end up as moneymakers. Here are my deal scenarios:
Transaction #1
Items:2 x Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste 4oz., reg. $3.49 each, sale $2.99 x 2 = $5.982 x Neutrogena Healthy Volume mascara, reg. $6.49 each, sale $5.99 x 2 = $11.981 Covergirl Wetslicks AmazeMint, $5.99
Coupons used:Covergirl manu. coupon – $1.00Colgate manu. coupon – $1.00Colgate manu. printable coupon, available here – $1.50Neutrogena $3/2 manu. coupon – $3.00ECBs – $16.98

What?!? Two CVS posts in a row!!?!
Well, this week’s CVS deals are too good to have to wait till later. It’s a week for making some money with ECBs and coupons, as you can see in my transaction today:
2 Stayfree products, reg. $6.69 each, on sale for 2/$9.001 Kotex Lightdays, 16 ct., $1.492 Zipfizz energy drinks, $5.99 each, $11.98 for 2

There weren’t a lot of good deals that I could use this past week at CVS. For one thing, I’ve used up my ECBs and didn’t have a lot of coupons that I could stack with the store sales.
However, at the end of the week, I found we needed some ibuprofen and so I did a quick stop to get the following:
Bandaid Ultra strips, $4.49Neosporin ointment, $5.79CVS brand ibuprofen, $7.49CVS brand acetaminophen, $4.79
Coupons:Bandaid manufacturer’s coupon – $1.00Neosporin manufacturer’s coupon – $1.00CVS coupon ($2.50 off $12.00 CVS brand) – $2.50

Here are some of the great deals I saw for this week at CVS and Rite-Aid. These sales don’t require store cards or coupons. These are just the for-everyone sales prices at these two stores. So even if you don’t have a CVS card, or are confused when people start talking about ECBs, or if you are simply not into coupon-clipping, these deals will still save you money. But if you do have coupons for these products, then you’ll save even more.
While I believe the sales at CVS and Rite-Aid stores are pretty much the same across the U.S., …read more

The savvy CVS shoppers I know make it a point to visit and shop there at least once a week. Last week, there weren’t many deals, except for candy. So that’s what I stocked up on to generate a decent amount of Extra Care Bucks (ECBs). Here’s a summary of last week’s transactions:
Transaction 1 from last week
Items:several bags of assorted candy and chocolates, reg. price $24 , on sale for $17.503 x Kotex products, reg. price $11.97, on sale for 3/$7.502 x Tom of Maine’s deodorant, reg. price $10.98, on sale for 2/$5.981 pack Scott paper towels, reg. price …read more

I thought I’d pass up this week’s shopping at CVS. But I got a coupon for 5/$30 good for today only. So I did a 10-minute shopping stop to use it and got some great deals.
Kellogg’s cereals were buy 1, get 1 free, so I bought some even though I had no coupons and no ExtraCare Bucks (ECBs) were generated.
Here’s my CVS loot for this week. I’m showing you this photo so you know I’m not making this up.

This week, CVS has a special “Free after Extra Bucks” promo for their photo books. The photo books are hardcover 10-page books that are printed in the Kodak Digital Kiosks inside CVS stores. The current promos are:
4”x6” 10 pg. Hardcover Photo Book (holds 36 photos maximum) – regular price is between $5.99 and $7.99; on sale for $3.99, PLUS $3.99 in Extra Bucks
6”x8” 10 pg. Hardcover Photo Book (holds 54 photos maximum) – regular price is $12.99; on sale for $7.99, PLUS $7.99 in Extra Bucks
The Extra Bucks generated means that the photo books are essentially …read more

This is my second week trying to find savings at CVS. My first week at CVS, I spent $30.23 and got $16.50 Extra Care Bucks (ECB). These ECBs started me out this week. Here’s what I got today:
Transaction #1:
Items:Olay lotion, reg. price $10.99, on sale for $8.99Olay body wash, reg. price $8.39, on sale for 5.99Olay body wash, reg. price $6.99, on sale for 5.99Sub-Total = $20.79
Coupons:Olay manufacturer’s coupon – $1.00Olay manufacturer’s coupon – $1.00Olay manufacturer’s coupon – $2.00CVS coupon $4/$20 – $4.00used Extra Care Bucks (ECB) – $12.50
Total after savings = $.47Tax = $.27Out of pocket expense = $0.74New …read more