1st CVS Attempt

Since I jumped on the CVS bandwagon I went today and did a little ECB shopping.  This is what I got…

 

4 packages 22 count Carefree panti liners - $1.00 each

Used 2 – BOGO Free coupons  (-$2.00)

Used 2 – $1 coupons (-$2.00)

Final cost = Free

 

2 Right Guard Deodorants – 2.49 each

Coupon - $3/2

OOP - $1.98

ECB = $4.00

 

Crest Pro Health Mouth wash - $3.50

Coupon - $1.00

OOP - $2.50

ECB - $3.50

 

U Kotex Pads - $4.99

Coupon - $1.00

OOP - $3.99

ECB - $4.99

 

Should have cost me (for regular price for all) - $24.32

OOP Cost - $9.76

Saved - $14.56

ECBs received - $12.49

“Made” - $2.73

 

 

I received a mailer from P&G yesterday in the mail that had a $1.00 Crest Pro Health Mouth Wash versus the .75 coupon that was advertised on many blogs so that helped by .25.  They were out of the Crest Pro Health Toothpaste, but since the sales don’t end until Saturday night (new sales post on Sunday) I can go get one of those and spend an additional $2.75 and make $3.50 in ECBs.  I might do this, I might not.  We have a ton of toothpaste at home so I’m not hurting by not getting it.

 

What I like and learned…

·         The ECB states at the top what you bought to earn that ECB

·         They do expire, BUT the expiration date is big, clear and bold on the ECB and they expire a month out

·         Since the ECBs are tied to your CVS card at the bottom it does state the CVS “account number” that the ECB is tied to (for those that might want to try and use two cards and double their savings)

·         They were playing a commercial while I was in the store and it says if you buy a reusable CVS shopping bag every fourth time you use it you will receive $1 off your purchase.  This could further your savings every four weeks by $1 (so 13 times per calendar year) OR if you make more than one trip per week this could net even further your savings… I might just purchase only the items that an ECB adds up to and do different transactions to sweeten this deal.

 

Next week (this Sunday) when the sales reset I am going to peruse the ad and blogs and see what I can’t roll my ECBs over on.  I will look on the CVS website and see what their ECB policy is and compare that to those that I find on various blogs.