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 Keeping the Kingdom First and Deal Seeking Mom.
Transaction #1
Buy Nivea Body Wash 16.9 oz. $5.99
Buy ThermaCare Neck to Arm wrap 1 ct. $1.99
Use $2/1 Nivea Body Wash For Women printable QP
Use $1/1 ThermaCare printable
Total after Coupons: $4.98
ECB’s Earned: $6.99
Transaction #2
Buy Listerine Antiseptic 500ml or PocketPaks 72ct $3.99
Buy Crest Pro-Health toothpaste 4.2oz $2.88
Use $1/1 Listerine Antiseptic, Agent Cool Blue or Whitening Rinse, exp. 12-31-10 (RP 12/6/09)
Use $0.75/1 Crest Toothpaste, exp. 12-31-09 (P&G 11/29/09)
Use $5.00 ECB’s from previous transaction (from the Nivea body wash…save the $1.99 for another day)
Total after Coupons: $0.12
ECB’s Earned: $5.00
Transaction #3
Buy Revlon Super Lustrous or Moon Drops Lipstick $6.99
Use $2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic, exp 01-17-10 (SS 12/13/09)
Use $5.00 ECB’s from previous transaction (you may need to buy a small filler or ask the cashier to adjust the ECB’s down $0.01)
Total after Coupons: $0.00
ECB’s Earned: $5.00
Total Purchase Price (before QP’s and ECB’s): $21.84
Total OOP: $5.10
ECB’s Left: $6.99
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Corrie is a "cents"able wife and stay-at-home mom of 2 boys.
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On transaction #2 how did you use a revlon cosmetic coupon?
Deb,
You wouldn’t use a Revlon coupon for transaction #2…I mixed up the Revlon and Crest coupon (but the math was still correct for the transaction since it came from my spreadsheet). I have correct it now.
Thanks for pointing out my error!