CVS $5 Challenge – week of 3/7

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.

Transaction #1

Buy Oral B Cross Action toothbrush $4.00
Use $0.75/1 Select Oral-B Products, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/21/10) or
Use $0.75/1 Select Oral-B Toothbrushes, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/07/10)

Total after Coupons: $3.25
ECB’s Earned: $4.00

Transaction #2

Buy Oral B Cross Action toothbrush $4.00
Buy Dawn 9.5-10.3 oz $0.97
Use $0.75/1 Select Oral-B Products, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/21/10) or
Use $0.75/1 Select Oral-B Toothbrushes, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/07/10)
Use $0.25/1 Dawn Product, exp. 4-30-10 (P&G 03/07/10)
Use $4.00 ECB’s from previous transaction

Total after Coupons: $0.00 – you’ll need to ask the cashier to adjust your ECB’s down $0.03 or get a small filler
ECB’s Earned: $4.00

Transaction #3

Buy Nivea Lip Care $2.99
Buy Dial bar soap 2-3 pk $1.99
Use B1G1 Nivea Lip Care Product, exp. 3-7-10 (RP 02/07/10) – use on Sunday only to get (2) FREE
Use $1/1 any Dial body wahs, bar, or liquid hand soap printable coupon
Use $4.00 ECB’s from previous transaction

Total after Coupons: $0.00 – you’ll need to ask the cashier to adjust your ECB’s down $0.02 or get a small filler
ECB’s Earned: $2.99

Total Purchase Price (before QP’s and ECB’s): $16.94
Total OOP: $3.25
ECB’s Left: $2.99

For more CVS deals, check out this post.

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