freesia39 Posted March 1, 2008 Posted March 1, 2008 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 CouponsCVS also 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 couponsPlease 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 coupon2. The $3 off $15.003. The $2 off 10.00As 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 ECBsPlease note that you cannot use your ECBs:- on pharmacy co-pays- on the purchase of gift cardsAlso, 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!
freesia39 Posted March 1, 2008 Author Posted March 1, 2008 Monthly Deals - JuneThe monthly deals now are called "Clip free coupons" Is this the end of the monthly free ECB deal in the monthly book? Weekly Deals:Check your Local CVS for your weekly deals, as the deals are regional:http://cvs.shoplocal.com/cvs/default.aspx?citystatezip=%20ZIP%20Code
freesia39 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Posted June 2, 2009 YAY!!!!!! ECB deals have popped up in the Northern California/Nevada Longs --> CVS conversion stores! WOOHOO! Of course, nothing free after ECB, and nothing that I need right now... But I have a 4/20 and a 3/15 CVS brand coupon burning holes in my purse.
AndreaInNC Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 You can now print mfrg coupons at CVS.com. It's like Bricks and requires you to install their coupon printing software.
xfountaingrl Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 You can now print mfrg coupons at CVS.com. It's like Bricks and requires you to install their coupon printing software.I was just coming on to let everyone know about this. I work for CVS corporate and just got a press release that this was now on the site.
freesia39 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Posted June 9, 2009 Check your area, but free after ECB + Mfr Coupon from this past Sunday's paper is Gillette Fusion Razors. Also, if you have the time, I was scrounging through my coupons and found four coupons for Cover Girl makeup, which is $3 ECB after $15 purchase this week. Hopefully tomorrow morning I'll have time to scour my CVS to see if they have anything worthwhile, although it's a low ECB amount. Dove is $10 ECB after $20 purchase here also, and there were some Dove Coupons this past week, and I need soap. Tide is 4.99 here, no ECB deal, but - 0.35 Mfr Coupon this week. Oooh and I have a 4/20 coupon somewhere in my purse.
freesia39 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Posted June 9, 2009 Allright, I haven't been back to CVS since the new coupon rules were printed on the coupons. I found my 4/20 coupon, but I also found a 2/10 coupon on "sun care" items. Banana Boat is $7 ECB back this week when you purchase two items. They start at about 9 something each. Think I could stack the two coupons?
freesia39 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Posted June 10, 2009 I'll just keep talking to myself in this thread: California and Nevada store conversion people: SCAN YOUR CARD. This morning I got a 5/15 coupon, valid for only the next three days. Perfect for my planning this week! So far this week with planning, it looks like it's $14 OOP and $14 back in ECB.
tjarena Posted June 10, 2009 Posted June 10, 2009 I was going to post something but it is funny to see you talking to yourself:tongue1:
jdflores Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Anyone know if the Aveeno deal is still ongoing. I thought the tags said through 6/6, but the running balance is still on my receipt this week. And it doesn't say limit met.
rondadeal Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Allright, I haven't been back to CVS since the new coupon rules were printed on the coupons. I found my 4/20 coupon, but I also found a 2/10 coupon on "sun care" items. Banana Boat is $7 ECB back this week when you purchase two items. They start at about 9 something each. Think I could stack the two coupons?I think so. They seem to keep changing the rules though. For all of one week , it was no way would/could they take an expired ECB, now it's OK within reason again.
rondadeal Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 I'll just keep talking to myself in this thread: California and Nevada store conversion people: SCAN YOUR CARD. This morning I got a 5/15 coupon, valid for only the next three days. Perfect for my planning this week! So far this week with planning, it looks like it's $14 OOP and $14 back in ECB.Yeah, where are the CVS people at anyway? Hardly any posts. There hasn't been very good deals...I have exp ECB and can't figure deals to use them on.
freesia39 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Posted June 11, 2009 Yeah, where are the CVS people at anyway? Hardly any posts. There hasn't been very good deals...I have exp ECB and can't figure deals to use them on.That's when I start buying magazines, greeting cards, random things I may need just so I can use the ECBs before they expire. During my lunch, I did the Dove deal: 2 - 6 packs of Dove Soap: 6.50 each1 - Dove Body wash: 6.501 - Dove Deodorant: 2.50 Pretax: 21.50 Minus: 4.00/20.00 couponMinus: 4.00 ECBMinus: 1.00 coupon on bar soapMinus: 1.00 coupon on body wash (it wasn't worth it to get a second deodorant so I could use the 1.50/2 dove deodorant coupons) OOP 13.30 after tax (sigh CA tax) but I got 10.00 ECB back. And I actually needed soap. Tomorrow, I'm going to see what qualifies for the Cover Girl $3 ECB when you buy $15 since I have a 5/15 coupon and a ton of CG coupons.
lilydud123 Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 i got a 3.00 coupon when i bought my cokes, can i use it to buy more coke?? this is all new to me, but i want to save some $$$
savvystar Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Here's a recent deal I did yesterday- Dawn dish soap -- 2/2.00 Always pads -- 2/6.00 Gilette Fusion Razor -- 7.99 2 Az Teas b/o g/o 1.00 ________ 17.00 used 2 /.25 mfg coupon-dawn, 4.00 mfg-always, 4.00 mfg-gilette and $5 off $15 cvs coupon my total oop was 3.50 and rcd $5 ecb's and another $5 off $15 coupon. Not bad, going back to do the battery deal now
savvystar Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use the $3 coupon on the coke, unless your receipt shows a deal limit and its been reached
freesia39 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Posted June 11, 2009 i got a 3.00 coupon when i bought my cokes, can i use it to buy more coke?? this is all new to me, but i want to save some $$$You can use it to buy anything. If you have not reached the limit on the deal, it will keep giving you more $3.00 coupons. Check the bottom of your receipt, and it will tell you if you reached the limit. EDIT: Oops, the Coke deal has a limit of 1 per card. So you can certainly use it to buy more coke, but you won't receive anymore ECBs.
freesia39 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Posted June 11, 2009 What is the deal with batteries?Get $5 ECB when you buy $15 on any Energizer batteries, Limit 3. Batteries are on sale for 5.99
freesia39 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Posted June 11, 2009 This morning, I did the Cover Girl deal. It's not that great now that I think about it, but my eyeshadow is getting old and I should get a new one... 2 eye shadow - 5.49 each 1 lip gloss - 4.10 Minus: 2.00 coupon for 2 Cover Girl items Minus: 2.00 coupon on Cover Girl lip item Minus: $5 off $15 coupon OOP was like 7 dollars after tax, got $3 ECB back. Not bad overall.
KC-Traderbear Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Can anyone tell me what happens if you have to return something that you have earned Extra Care Bucks on? I bought some of the theatre boxed candy the other day and earned the $5 ECB. The $5 ECB printed out for me just fine. My daughter had her b-day party today and we tried one of the boxes and it was rotten. I noticed the expire date was May 13. So I checked some of the other boxes and they too are expired. What happens if I return some of these boxes? Am I still okay to use that printed out ECB?
freesia39 Posted June 12, 2009 Author Posted June 12, 2009 Are you going to exchange them? Or just return them? I'm not sure what happens with the ECB - last time I bought something that generated and ECB, I swapped it for another item and it wasn't a problem.
AndreaInNC Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 they normally only give you a problem with you try and return something that you PAID for with ECBs. I don't think the ECBs are voided out, but I'm not 100% sure.
Rockfordmom Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 Especially if you explain that you're returning them because they are expired. Ask for a store credit or an exchange instead of a refund and they shouldn't give you a problem.
KC-Traderbear Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 Just returned the expired candy at CVS. They were very nice about it. Just gave me cash back and didn't have anything to say about the ECBs.:)
txsupermom Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 Found single rolls of Bounty and Viva paper towels on clearance for 75%. They rang up .52 and .55 but sign on the shelf was only 25% off. Took them to the scanner and I was pleasantly surprised. If you have any manufacturers coupons, could be a money maker. I had a $10 off $30 and the cashier let me use another $4 off $20, so I did pretty good and now have enough paper towels to last through the summer and then some. Has anyone done the sunglasses deal? Need some cheap ones and couldn't find any in the store for less than $17.99.
Rockfordmom Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Has anyone done the sunglasses deal? Need some cheap ones and couldn't find any in the store for less than $17.99.I saw that this morning and was wondering if there would be any $5.99 ones, haven't gone and checked it out yet though.
jazzy442 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 I saw that this morning and was wondering if there would be any $5.99 ones, haven't gone and checked it out yet though.My teenage daughter and I looked at our store last night at the glasses. We didn`t see any under $13.99.
Rockfordmom Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 My teenage daughter and I looked at our store last night at the glasses. We didn`t see any under $13.99. Figures...
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