I am on a quest to see how much stuff I can get from CVS without spending any extra money out of my pocket. Today I paid $31.78 for $72.35 worth of items.
I could have paid $9 less if I had checked my ECBs better but I got careless again. I got the ECBs mixed up with some other CVS store coupons and forgot to use them on the first transaction.
The good news is that I now have a ton of ECBs for later use.
Transaction 1
Item: Aussie shampoo and conditioner
Price: $2.99 each
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.98
Item: BIC soleil
Price: $5.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.99
Item:Schick Quattro
Price: $7.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $6.00
Item:Two Colgate total
Price: $2.99 each
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.98
Item: L’Oreal color juice lip gloss (got two of these….I love them)
Price: $6.99 each
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $13.98
Item: Phillips ear buds (to use with my MP3 player)
Price: $6.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $6.99
Item: Garnier cleansing towelettes
Price: $5.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.99
Item:Gatorade
Price: $1.49
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned:$1.49
Total coupons used: $10 off $50 purchase + $7.50 MFR
Total on gift card $10, total out of pocket $29.65
As you can see all of the above items were FREE after ECBs so if I had that amount stocked up then I would not pay for those items.
Transaction 2
Item: Chocolate
Price: $1.00
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $1.00
Item: BIC Soleil shaver
Price: $5.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.99
Item: Lotion
Price: $5.69
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.69
Item: Nail polish
Price: $3.79
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $3.79
Item:Gatorade
Price: $1.49
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $1.49
Amount Due today (paid with gift card): $10
Total out of pocket today: $31.78
Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned today: $70.36
Total out of pocket to date: $184.05
Gift Card balance : $0
Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned to date: $459.07
CVS Extra Care Bucks Used to date: $392.70
CVS Extra Care Bucks Balance: $66.37
Abbreviations used
MFR = manufacturer coupon
ECB = extra care bucks
Join me next time as I look for more ways to save money as I visit CVS.
Thank you for sharing useful information.I save plastic bowls from cottage cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, etc. They are great for organizing small items like nails and screws, or can be used when painting. Same for coffee cans. I save my daily newspapers and then wet them and roll into logs that I use in my fireplace in the winter. Freecycle is another great thing! I also clean and reuse plastic water bottles. I save my large plastic bottles for my greenhouse though. I will fill them with water, paint them with black spray paint and use them as a heat sink when the weather gets cold and my greenhouse needs warmth. When it warms up and the bottles are not needed, I use the water from the bottles to water my plants.
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