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, Money Saving Mom, Deal Seeking Mom, or Cha Ching Queen.
Transaction #1
Buy Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield rinse 14.8oz $3.50
Use $2/1 Crest Rinse, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/07/10)
Total after Coupons: $1.50
ECB’s Earned: $3.50
Transaction #2
Buy Aussie Shampoo, conditioner 13.5oz or styler 5.1-14oz $2.99
Buy Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste 4oz $2.99
Use $1/1 Aussie Product, exp. 3-31-10 (RP 2/14/10)
Use $1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste, exp. 2-28-10 (ALL YOU Jan ‘10) or
Use $1/1 Colgate Total Advanced, exp. 3-31-10 (Reinventing Beauty, Nov) or
Use $0.50/1 Select Colgate Toothpastes, exp. 2-20-10 (SS 01/31/10)
Use $3.50 ECB’s from previous transaction
Total after Coupons: $0.48
ECB’s Earned: $4.00
Total Purchase Price (before QP’s and ECB’s): $9.48
Total OOP: $1.98
ECB’s Left: $4.00
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.
