CVS Shopping Scenarios for 3/17 – 3/23!!
To get the biggest savings at CVS, you’ll need to take advantage of their ECB Deals AND use coupons. Here are a few shopping scenarios broken down into separate transactions for this week to get you started.
Be sure to check out the CVS Ad for 3/17 – 3/23 HERE for even more possibilities.
{TRANSACTION #1}
Buy: (1) Paas Egg Dye Kit @ $1.99
Buy: (1) Carmex Healing Cream @ $4.99
Buy: (1) BIC Hybrid 6 pk, Hybrid4, Flex4 or Soleil Savvy 3-4 pk Razor @ $6.99
Buy: (3) Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste 5.8 oz or Optic White 4 oz @ 3/$8.97 = $8.97
Use: (1) $1/1 Carmex Skin Care printable (minus $1)
Use: (1) $3/1 Bic Disposable Razor, exp. 4/14/13 (SS 03/17/13) (minus $3)
Use: (3) $1/1 Colgate Total Advanced, Optic White or Sensitive Pro-Relief, exp. 3/30/13 (SS 03/10/13) (minus $3)
Use: (1) $4/$20 CVS SQ (minus $4)
Pay: $22.94 (product total) – $7 (MQ total) – $4 (CVS SQ) = $11.94 OOP
Get Back: $1.99 ECBs + $3 ECBs + $2 ECBs + $3 ECBs = $9.99 ECBs
{TRANSACTION #2}
Buy: (2) Scott Choose-A-Size Mega Roll Paper Towels 6 pk @ $5.49 each = $10.98
Buy: (3) Scott Bath Tissue 12-18 pk @ $7.49 each = $22.47
Use: (2) $0.75/1 Scott Towels, exp. 4/27/13 (SS 03/17/13) (minus $1.50)
Use: (3) $0.75/1 Scott Bath Tissue, exp. 4/27/13 (SS 03/17/13) (minus $2.25)
Use: $9.99 ECBs from Transaction #1 (minus $9.99)
Pay: $33.45 (product total) – $3.75 (coupon total) – $9.99 ECBs = $19.71 OOP
Get Back: $10 ECBs
{TRANSACTION #3}
Buy: (4) Starburst Jelly Beans 7-16 oz @ $2 each = $8
Buy: (4) Jolly Rancher 7-16 oz @ $2 each = $8
Use: (2) $1/2 Starburst or Life Savers Jellybeans, exp. 4/1/13 (RP 03/10/13) (minus $2)
Use: (2) $1/2 Jolly Rancher Bags, exp. 3/31/13 (SS 01/27/13) (minus $2)
Use: $10 ECBs from Transaction #2 (minus $10)
Pay: $2 OOP
Get Back: $5 ECBs
{TRANSACTION #4}
Buy: (4) Pledge Multisurface Product 9.7 oz @ $3.50 each = $14
Use: (2) B1G1 Pledge Multi Surface Product, exp. 3/23/13 (SS 02/10/13) (minus $7)
Use: $5 ECBs from Transaction #3 (minus $5)
Pay: $2 OOP
Get Back: $4 ECBs
{TRANSACTION #5} – Optional if you don’t need diapers. 🙂
Buy: (3) Huggies Jumbo Pk or Pull-Ups @ $10 each= $30
Use: (3) $2/1 MQs (minus $6)
Coupon you use depends on which diapers you buy:
—$2/1; $1.50/1; $1/1 Huggies Little Movers or Slip-On Diapers, exp. 3/23/13 (SS 02/24/13 R)
—$2/1; $1.75/1 Pull-Ups Training Pants, exp. 3/23/13 (SS 02/24/13 R)
—$2/1 Pull-Ups Training Pants printable
—$2/1 Pull-Ups Training Pants printable
Use: $4 ECBs from Transaction #4
Pay: $30 (product total) – $6 (coupon total) – $4 ECBs = $20 OOP
Get Back: $10 ECBs
What did it all really cost? (If you don’t need the diapers in Transaction #5)
Transaction #1 = $11.94
Transaction #2 = $19.71
Transaction #3 = $2
Transaction #4= $2
Total of All Products Before Coupons or ECBs would have been $86.39
Final Price OOP = $35.65 for 23 items or only $1.55 per item!
And, you still have $4 ECBs to use next week!
What did it all really cost? (Including Transaction #5 with Diapers…)
Transaction #1 = $11.94
Transaction #2 = $19.71
Transaction #3 = $2
Transaction #4= $2
Transaction #5= $20
Total of All Products Before Coupons or ECBs would have been $116.39
Final Price OOP = $55.65 for 26 items or only $2.14 per item!
And, you still have $10 ECBs to use next week!
If you already have some ECBs from previous weeks to start this week’s transactions, your OOP will be even less!
Remember to scan your Extra Care Card at the in-store kiosk before you shop every time at CVS. You can usually scan it (2) or more times. You could get some CVS store coupons to save more!
You’ll find the scenarios listed above at the bottom of the CVS Weekly Ad 3/17 – 3/23 HERE. You’ll be able to print them right along with your shopping list.
Or print these scenarios by clicking the little “Print Friendly” icon below that looks like this: 
