Sunday, July 19, 2009

CVS Money Maker! $$$$$$

So how much do I LOVE CVS right now?
I used to think CVS was an expensive drug store and it is if you aren't maximizing their Extra Care Bucks (ECB) rewards program. For dedicated CVS customers loyalty really pays off.

They are having some great deals for back to school right now and with some careful planning you can do really well shopping there.

Here are my purchases for the day. Now, with the ECB program you usually end up with multiple transactions so you don't have pay much out of pocket (oop). They can get a little complicated, but soooo worth it! So, here's my breakdown.

Transaction #1
AA 4 pack Duracell Batteries $2.99 (-.75 MC - $1.00 ECB) = $1.24
24 pack Water $2.99 (-$1.00 CVS Coupon ) = $1.99
CVS Pantyliner $.89 (.89 ECB) = FREE
10 Papermate Pens $.99 (.99 ECB) = FREE
Colgate Max White $2.99 (- $1.00 Internet Coupon- 1.00 ECB) = $.99
2- 24 CVS Pencil Pack @ $1.99 each (-1.99 ECB each)= FREE
2 - 1" Notebooks @ $3.00 each (- $3.00 ECB) = FREE
2 CVS snack nuts $.99 each (-$2.00 CVS on two) = FREE +.02 overage!
2 CVS Memo book .99 each (-$.98 ECB) = FREE
6 SOBE Life Waters $1.59 for 2 (BOGO) (-3 BOGO MC) = FREE
1 Hallmark Card $.99 (No deal just needed a birthday card :-)

Because You get your ECB at the end of your transaction I had to pay something out of pocket.
So my actual bill for this was $30.55 before tax
I used a $5.00 off $30
$1.00 CVS off water
$2.00 CVS off nuts
$1.00 off Colgate MC
$.75 off batteries
3 Free SOBE Waters $1.59 each = $4.77
$11.99 in ECB from last week
Total OOP $4.04
Total in Printed ECB $15.84

Transaction #2
2 CVS Filler Paper $2.00 each (-$2.00 ECB each) = FREE
10 Papermate Pens $.99 each (-$.99 ECB) = FREE
2 CVS Snack nuts $.99 each (- CVS coupon $2.00) = FREE

Bill $6.97
I used
$2.00 off CVS nuts
$3.00 ECB
$1.98 ECB
Total OOP $0.00
Total in Printed ECB $4.99

Transaction #3
(had to go to a different CVS to find these)
21 J&J First Aid Kits .99 (- 20 $1.00 off, - $10.00 ECB) = I made $9.21
2 SOBE Life water $1.59 BOGO (BOGO MC) = FREE
Tissues .50
Bill $22.88
Used 20 $1.00 off any J&J MC
1 Sobe B1G1 $1.59 off
.89 ECB
Total OOP $.40
Total ECB Printed $10.00

Bottom Line
I started with $ 11.99 in ECB
I spent $4.44 OOP &
Ended up with $ 24.96 ECB

So you could say I got all this stuff FREE & ended up with $8.53 more than I started with! And the week isn't over. I'm going back for my FREE picture DVD before the week is out! And by the way, anyone need a First Aid Kit? :-)

2 comments:

Tracy said...

Holy CRAP! I spend way too much. Keep the info coming. This rocks!

Christie said...

So, when I send you 20 first aid kits for your birthday you'll understand why.