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