In the front of the store where the CVS flyers are found you will find the weekly sales flyer, monthly ECB flyers and a small Beauty book full of coupons. The actual Beauty Handbook is for sale on that same rack for .99 - and it has the coupons in there as well. Also somewhere around the pharmacy area in most of the stores there is a scanner on the wall (something you can price check items with) - if you scan your customer reward card you will get coupons printed out that you can use. I did that in one store the other day and I received 2 coupons - $3/$10 CVS products and $1/any package of Absolutely Divine cookies.
On to the scenarios for the week...
Now remember there are limits to these items - if you have used up your limit (in order to receive ECB's then substitute something else in the place of what I suggested):
1st Transaction
Mennen Speed Stick $3.99
CVS Rapid Release $3.99
2 Alaverts $13.98
Total 21.96
Use coupons
-$4/$20 purchase
-$1.00 Mennen (coupon from 3/30 Super Saver flyer)
(2) -$4.00 Alaverts
Pay $8.96
Receive $15. 98 in ECB ($3.99 Mennen, $3.99 CVS Rapid Release, $8.00 for Alaverts)
2nd Transaction
3 Alaverts $13.98
3 Essence of Beauty gift bags w/tissue inside ($1.49 each) $4.47
1 Softsoap Spa Body Wash $4.99
Throw in something small for about a $1.00
Total $24.44
Use coupons
-$4/$20 purchase
-$12 (3) Alavert coupons
-$3.99 ECB from above transaction
-$3.99 ECB from above transaction
Paid out of pocket .46
Earn $21.99 in ECB ($12 for Alaverts, $5 for EOB gift bags, $4.99 Body Wash)-- plus you still have $8.00 in ECB left over from Trans. #1
3rd Transaction
If you haven't used up your limit on any of the following products now would be the time to purchase these because you have $29.99 in ECB available to spend and you will get back exactly what you spend on each of these items so they are FREE -- great opportunity to stockpile!!
CVS Pain Relief - 4 @ 3.99 (you already bought 1 in the first transaction - limit of 5)
Softsoap Body Wash 4.99
Total $20.95
Use $4/$20 coupon
Use $12.00 ECB (Alaverts)
Use $4.99 ECB (Body Wash - you'll lose .05 on your ECB because your total before tax is $4.95)
Shouldn't have to pay anything out of pocket here 0r maybe a few cents tax
Earn $20.95 back in ECB + $13.00 ECB leftover = $33.95 total ECB to spend
4th Transaction
3 Softsoap Body Wash $4.99 x 3 = $14.97
Heinz White Vinegar 32 oz $1.99
Viva 8 pack paper towels $6.49
2 Sunlight dish liquid @ .79 = $1.58
Total 25.03
Use $4/$20 coupon
Use $15.96 ECB (pain relief ECB's)
Use $4.99 ECB (body wash ECB's)
Pay .08
Earn $16.97 ECB ($14.97 body wash, $1.00 vinegar, $1.00 Viva) + 16.97 left over = $29.97 ECB
You can use these ECB's to continue stockpiling items using coupons and sales items or you can hold on to them and wait until next week's sales. Hope this has helped you!
As you can see for basically less than $10.00 cash you have just "stockpiled" a whole bunch of stuff and you now have almost $30.00 in extra bucks to spend!
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