The goal of this CVS challenge is to come up with up to 3 scenarios where the total spent out of pocket is $5, while still growing your ECB’s. I’m going to assume that you start out with zero ECB’s to start with, or it makes it too difficult for others to follow. If you do have ECB’s to start, you can reduce your OOP to almost zero.
For more information on the abbreviations used in this post, please see my Coupons 101 article. For more information about shopping at CVS, visit my CVS 101 article. For additional scenarios, please visit Deal Seeking Mom, Money Saving Mom, Keeping the Kingdom First, and Saving Cents with Sense.
For information on the CA ad, visit Tia’s Saving Cents.
Transaction #1
Buy Speed Stick Pro Deodorant 2.7 oz $2.99
Use $1.50 printable QP – only available to some zip codes
Total after Coupons: $1.49
ECB’s Earned: $2.00
Transaction #2
Buy Paper Mate 1.2 pens 10 ct $0.99 – Sun-Tues deal
Buy Caliber or CVS/pharmacy filler paper 150 sheets $2.00 – Sun-Tues deal
Use $2.00 ECB’s from previous transaction
Total after Coupons: $0.99
ECB’s Earned: $2.99
Transaction #3
Buy CVS/pharmacy Pantiliners 22 ct. $0.89
Buy Caliber or CVS/pharmacy memo book 50-80 sheets $0.99
Buy Caliber or CVS/pharmacy No. 2 Pencils 24ct $1.99
Use $2.99 ECB’s from previous transaction
Total after Coupons: $0.88
ECB’s Earned: $3.87
Total OOP: $3.36
ECB’s Left: $3.87
For more CVS deals, check out this post.
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Corrie is a "cents"able wife and stay-at-home mom of 2 boys.
