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 Saving Cents with Sense, Keeping the Kingdom First, The “Cent”sible Sawyer, and Deal Seeking Mom.
Transaction #1 – Week-long Deals
Buy Blink Tears or Gel Tears $7.99
Use $3.00 QP from 8/2 RP
Total after Coupons: $4.99
ECB’s Earned: $7.99
Transaction #2 – Sun-Tues Deals
Buy Caliber or CVS/pharmacy Pencil/ink eraser 1 ct, Glue Stick 3 pk, or Sticky Notes 2 pk $0.99
Buy Caliber or It’s Academic 5″ pointed or blunt tip scissors $2.99
Buy Caliber or CVS/pharmacy 1 subject notebook 70-80 sheets $0.99
Buy Caliber or CVS/pharmacy Ball-point pens 20 ct or Wooden pencils 10 ct $0.99
Buy Caliber or It’s Academic 12″ Flexi Ruler $0.99
Buy Caliber or It’s Academic Stretchable book cover $0.99
Buy 2-pocket Poly Portfolio $0.49
Use $7.99 ECB’s from previous transaction
Total after Coupons: $0.44
ECB’s Earned: $8.43
Total OOP: $5.43
ECB’s Left: $8.43
*Other school supplies deals can be substituted. They are also a limit of 2, if you want 2 of the same item.
Caliber or It’s Academic Compass or Protractor $1.50 – earn $1.50 ECB’s
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.
