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ALL discussion about CVS deals, coupons, and promotions for the month will take place in this thread. Please do not start a new thread, as they will promptly be CLOSED and you will be directed to post in the new thread.

 

Welcome to the joys of CVS Shopping! Here are some quick details to help you out:

 

What is the CVS Extra Care Program?

The CVS Extra Care program is CVS’s shopping card. You can sign up for a card in store or online at https://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/registerextracare?LOGINMSG=XTRACAREMSG

With this card, you will have access to their weekly and monthly sale prices. If you do not present your card, you will not be given these sale prices or qualify for the Extra Care Bucks rewards.

 

The greatest benefit of this program is the Extra Care Bucks portion.

 

What is an Extra Care Bucks?

Every month, along with every week, CVS runs sales on particular items where if you buy that item, you will receive a coupon at the end of your receipt with Extra Care Bucks (aka ECBs) that you can use on your next purchase.

 

For example, let’s say Garnier Fructis shampoo is on sale for 2.99 with $2.00 in ECBs. This means you will have to pay the 2.99 upfront for the shampoo, but at the end of your receipt, you will receive a $2.00 ECB that you can use on a future purchase at CVS. It’s like you only paid $0.99 for a bottle of shampoo!

 

At the end of each quarter, CVS will also add up all your spending, and give you a rebate in ECBs based on your spending, which is 2% of the total amount. That’s EXTRA money just for buying items at CVS!

 

Can I use manufacturer’s coupons?

Certainly! Using the example above with the Garnier Fructis shampoo – there are regularly coupons for 1.00 off your purchase of one (1) bottle of their shampoo. The item will ring up at 2.99, then you can use your coupon for 1.00 off, so you wind up paying 1.99 for the item. You STILL get the $2.00 ECB reward – so it’s like getting it for free!

 

Wow! Can I do this over and over?

Unfortunately, there are limits to all the sales. Check the weekly ad and the monthly sales books for the limits. When we post the sales here, we will also list the limits.

 

Can I have more than one CVS card?

The answer in general is no. However, if you have access to another address/name/phone number, you may be able to get a second card.

 

What about prescriptions?

Whenever you fill a prescription, make sure the pharmacy scans your card! Each prescription is 0.50 in ECBs that will be paid out at the end of the quarter.

 

Can I use the ECBs I earn to pay for prescriptions?

Unfortunately, no. They can only be used on store purchases.

 

CVS and Coupons

CVS has a great coupon program. When you sign up for your card, make sure to check that you want CVS to email you coupons and offers. This will put you on their mailing list for future coupons!

 

Most of the CVS coupons are for a certain amount of dollars off a minimum dollar purchase. For example, to start, CVS will email you a coupon to save $4.00 on a $20.00 purchase.

 

When entering your store, look for the CVS card scanning/price checking machine. Scan your card upon entry every time for additional coupons and incentives! Sometimes it's 3.00/10.00 of CVS products, or something FREE!

 

Stacking coupons - I am sad to report the end of coupon stacking, but you can read the details below in the spoiler.

 

Please note, your store may have a different policy regarding the stacking of coupons. IN ADDITION CVS has not been issuing as many e-mail coupons as in the past. Most stacking has been done via CRT coupons, which are the coupons that are generated at the end of your CVS receipt, or from the card scanning machine (if your store has one.)

 

Always make sure you give the cashier your CVS card to scan before you get to the total and start handing over coupons to make sure you get any sale prices.

 

CVS will sometimes have coupons for $3 off a $15.00 purchase, or $2 off a $10.00. The theory regarding CVS purchases are:

Your PRETAX amount is 30.00. You have a coupon for $4 off $20.00, $3 off $15.00, or $2 off $10.00. Hand to the cashier the coupons in this order:

1. The $4 off $20.00 coupon

2. The $3 off $15.00

3. The $2 off 10.00

As long as your total is more than the amount on the coupon, you can keep using coupons.

 

NEXT, give them your manufacturer coupons.

 

FINALLY, give them your ECBs.

 

Hopefully by this point, your out of pocket (OOP) amount is a small number. It may not be at the start, but with constant shopping and deal searching, you’ll build up a good amount of ECBs to use on future purchases.

 

We have come across some stores that will not allow you to stack their money off coupons unless your total equals the amounts of the coupons. For example, if you want to use a $4 off $20 coupon along with a $3 off $15 coupon, some cashiers may say that your total must be $35.00 before you can use the coupon. This rule varies from store to store and from cashier to cashier. We cannot say that CVS will always stack, because the policies are always changing.

 

 

What do they do about B1G1 (buy one, get one free) coupons? I have 2 coupons for the B1G1 covergirl lip product. If I got 2 lip products and used the two coupons would I get both for free or do the B1G1 coupons ring stuff up for 1/2 price?

 

CVS rings up the first item at full price and the second item rings up free. So if you have a BOGO free coupon, you would get both items free.

 

PLEASE NOTE: YMMV (your mileage may vary.) Some stores may not process it, some cashiers may be confused, but in general, the above should happen.

 

 

How to use your ECBs

Please note that you cannot use your ECBs:

- on pharmacy co-pays

- on the purchase of gift cards

Also, ECBs are tied to YOUR card. You will not be able to use the ECBs that are earned by other people. You must also present your card in order to use your ECBs.

 

Please note that your ECBs do have an expiration date and to be mindful of it. If they do expire, you may be able to have customer service reactivate them. Please contact CVS customer service at 800-SHOP-CVS.

 

ECBs can only be used on the PRETAX amount of your purchase. If your pre-tax purchase is 3.99 and you only have a $4.00 ECB, you will not be able to use that ECB – you must use smaller denominations.

 

I bought something that comes with ECBs but it didn’t print out. What gives?!

Check to see if you had previously hit the limit on the offer. It will print on your receipt. Also make sure you bought the correct item or version of the product. If you had not hit the limit, please contact customer service at 800-SHOP-CVS and they will add it to your card to print the next time you are in store.

THE GROUND RULES:

1. Post your experiences shopping at CVS, the deal combos you have found, and the unmarked clearance/ECB deals you have found at your store. Also post your general location if you are comfortable.

2. Do not post links to non CVS authorized coupons. They will be edited out. Authentic CVS coupons come from cvs.com or are located at akamaitech.com.

3. Keep non CVS chatter to a minimum. This is first and foremost a deals discussion. Anything going too far off topic will be deleted.

 

If you have links to printable coupons for items on sale this week at CVS, also post those for others to share.

 

Play nice!

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AndreaInNC

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Start your holiday shopping early - buy $50 of ITunes gift cards get $10 ECB.

 

And I got a take 20% off my entire purchase coupon in the mail for this Friday & Saturday. Yipee for me!

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freesia39

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Well, let's see.

 

Last week:

 

Cover Girl: Get $5.00 ECB when you spend $15.

 

New Lash Blast Fusion mascara: 8.00

Eyeliner: 7.99

 

- 2.00 coupon on mascara

- 1.00 coupon on CG

- 4.99 ECB

- 3.50 ECB

 

OOP 5.98, got 5.00 Back. I only did this because my ECBs were about to expire. I have had absolutely NO luck with getting $ off coupons at the machine.

 

I haven't tried to Gillette/Old Spice Body wash promo.

AndreaInNC

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I went to CVS yesterday. I bought 2 of the Old spice body washes @ 4.00 each. Used the manu. coupon b1g1f + received $8 back in ECB.

 

 

sweet - that's what I was hoping for cause I have those B1G1 free coupons too!

nannyhipster

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bought a $50 Sears giftcard and got $10 ECB back then used the Sears gc for the buy $50 on men's clothes and get $50 back (to be used on more men's clothes)

Is this deal in writing anywhere. I cannot find it.

MarkdownQueen

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Went to one of my local CVS's and found 2 packs of NB Swaddlers Jumbo pack 34ct for 75% off. They are originally priced $11.99 with 75% of $2.99. I also had 2 coupons from Pampers for $2.00 off which made it an even sweeter deal. I only paid 0.99 cents for each pack. :eyepoppin This will come in handy, because I have a new baby due Friday.
queenofshopping

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A friend of mine said she got in-store coupons for Huggies diapers (which she's using in combination with the $10 ECB deal) - has anyone else gotten any when they scanned their card? I haven't gotten anything like this lately because I only buy baby stuff when she alerts me about good deals.
MarkdownQueen

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A friend of mine said she got in-store coupons for Huggies diapers (which she's using in combination with the $10 ECB deal) - has anyone else gotten any when they scanned their card? I haven't gotten anything like this lately because I only buy baby stuff when she alerts me about good deals.

Not yet! I was hoping to get lucky and get this in-store coupon, because I have a bunch of the manf. coupons to save $3.00 off of Huggies.

HansieDZ

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I finally got a 4/20 coupon and there's nothing to buy.

 

:(

I got one today too and had intended to use it with the Huggies deal but they only had sizes 4,5 and 6 :(.

I need them for newborns.

My coupon is good for 3 days only,so maybe I'll try another store. I found a manuf. q for the Huggies and combined with the $4 off would make the box only $3!

(I would buy a pack of gum or something to make up the $20).

I also got a $7 off when you buy $15 worth of Revlon cosmetics but nothing I really need there.

AndreaInNC

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M&Ms are bogo free this week. Use the bogo coupon in the paper yesterday to get 2 for free.

 

I have $8 in ECB that expires today. Need to rumage thru my coupons to see the best way to roll my money. I have a raincheck for the body wash from 2 weeks ago - so that will take care of $4.

freesia39

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M&Ms are bogo free this week. Use the bogo coupon in the paper yesterday to get 2 for free.

 

I have $8 in ECB that expires today. Need to rumage thru my coupons to see the best way to roll my money. I have a raincheck for the body wash from 2 weeks ago - so that will take care of $4.

Check your local ad - they have a Kodak Picture Movie DVD that's 9.99 with 9.99 back in ECB.

freesia39

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I personally am waiting for Thursday, when the quarterly ECB's print out. I need to do my analysis first though of what would be the best route to go. I wish I could get another 4/20 coupon! Then I'd do the Dove deal, since I got two sets of inserts in sunday's paper, so I have two sets of Dove Coupons.
lukesmom01

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I personally am waiting for Thursday, when the quarterly ECB's print out. I need to do my analysis first though of what would be the best route to go. I wish I could get another 4/20 coupon! Then I'd do the Dove deal, since I got two sets of inserts in sunday's paper, so I have two sets of Dove Coupons.

Which Dove deal are you talking about? The only Dove on sale, in my circular, is the deoderant and it is just 2/$7. Do you have a different sale where you are?

AndreaInNC

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no Dove deal here in NC. Maybe she's thinking of Walgreens? They have a Dove deal this week.

 

I ended up spending my $8 ECB and using the raincheck for the Gillette men's body wash. Used a bogo free coupon and then did the cleaner deal - spend $10 get $5 ECB. Had a $1 off coupon - so only had to spend $6 to get $5 back.

AndreaInNC

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Betty Crocker brownie mix is 88 cents this week. Bought 2 and used a 75 cents off coupon. That was 1.01 for 2 boxes of brownie mix. Also the Betty Crocker Warm Delights are also 88 cents this week. I didn't have any coupons, but I'm sure there are some out there somewhere!
freesia39

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no Dove deal here in NC. Maybe she's thinking of Walgreens? They have a Dove deal this week.

 

 

D'oh! I'm a week ahead. I have plenty of time for the Dove deal. There's buy $15, get $5 in ECB next week on Dove.

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