Let’s just say… that you stumbled across this blog, and you have never shopped at CVS before. You see this and this, and wonder… how do I possibly begin?
You MUST have a CVS Extra Card to participate.
Marianne, aka The New Frugal Mom, has a great solution for CVS newbies. It is the weekly CVS $5 challenge, and I am participating for the first time!
The challenge:
Seasoned CVSers: share your best scenario(s) for the upcoming week at CVS.
Your budget: $5.00 out-of-pocket cash.
Your mission: to grow that $5.00 into even more ECBs to use in upcoming weeks.
I love this idea! Helping others discover CVS is a passion of mine!
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Here is my $5 CVS Challenge Scenario:
Buy 1 CVS Brand Bandages, 40 ct @ $1.99 (June deal)
Buy 1 Listerine Smart Rinse, 250 ml @ $3.49 (June deal)
Buy 2 Chex Mix @ $1.00 (weekly deal)
*use this $1 Listerine printable
* use 2 $1.00 off Chex Mix coupons found here or here
Total before coupons: $7.48 + tax
Total after coupons: $4.48 + tax
New ECBs (Extra Care Bucks) earned: $1.99, $3.49
Net profit= $1
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Well, there you have it! I hope this inspires a CVS rookie to give it a shot this week!
Have fun, and as always, I am here to help!
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Thanks for linking up, Alyssa.
I’m still cracking up after seeing your stockpile get organized…got enough toothpaste?!
LOL!
Summer is upon me, too! Last day for my first-now-second grader was yesterday. Time to get thinking!
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Ha! One can never be too diligent about oral hygiene!
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There is a CVS in the next town over..and i have seen on blogs how people have gotten AWESOME savings there…but i have never actually gone there! i definitely want to! How do i get a card? Just go there and sign up?? Any help you can give would be great!
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I have a stack of 11 manufacturer coupons for $3 off a specified conditioner. The store sale was buy 2 for $6.49. Well I didn’t save and the coupons at the end didn’t help much due to my own mistakes . What I should have done was use 10 coupons for 10 of these conditioners paying only .49cents a piece. I would have walked away with 10 conditioners for $2.45 total. Right? In my account my current summer spending is $48 with 3 EB totaling $5. Does this mean that I can walk in the store and pick up $48 worth of stuff and scan the card at the register without paying a dime?
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