On this trip I paid $0.00 out of pocket for $10.96 worth of items. My goal for 2011 is to not spend any money out of pocket, while using coupons and ECBs to get tons of items at CVS, with an initial gift card of $50.
I had not been to CVS for a while because I was not impressed with the selection of items that gave back ECBs and I was still using up items from the stash that I had collected over the last few months. I want to start replenishing my stocks while things are on sale and I am down to the last tube of toothpaste anyway!!!!
Transaction 1
Item: Dawn dish soap
Price: $0.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $0.00
Coupons used: $0.75 MFR
Item: Colgate Optic White toothbrush
Price: $3.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $1.50
Coupons used: $1.50 MFR
Item: Crest toothpaste (got TWO)
Price: $2.99 each
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $2.00
Coupons used: $2.00 MFR
Total paid today: $10.76 , on gift card.
Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned today: $3.50
Total out of pocket to date: $7.31
Total item cost to date: $144.06
Gift Card balance : $29.82
Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned to date: $58.02
CVS Extra Care Bucks Used to date: $54.52
CVS Extra Care Bucks Balance: $3.50
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! Extra Care Bucks, I now know what it means! Nothing out of pocket, that is amazing. I have a hard time finding CVS coupons…it would be nice to have them as I live right next to one.
It still baffles me how you are able to do so well with this.
Me too it’ s not so easy to find those coupons!
Always love the way you manage to save like that. Must be a great personal feeling whenever you make great deals like that!
-Jean
I do feel good when I get a great deal with my coupons. You should see how much some of the other hard core CVS shoppers save.