October is here! That means your Summer quarterly Extra Care earnings will be printing with your receipt upon your next visit.
For those of you unfamiliar with quarterly Extra Bucks:
CVS tracks your spending by season. Every 3 months, you will receive additional Extra Care Bucks based on your OOP spending. You earn 2% back of every purchase in-store and online. Unless you are filling multiple prescriptions, your spending hopefully will be quite low.
For example, I spent well under $100 out-of-pocket during the Summer quarter. So, my quarterly Extra Care bucks? A whopping $1.00. I am quite happy with that number!
Since I began CVSing in March of this year, I have saved almost $2000.
I actually visited my favorite CVS yesterday for the first time in a while. I spent roughly $4.00 OOP, and saved over $48. It’s good to be back! Along with my $1.00, I also received several generous CRT coupons. That is a refreshing change!
October also brings new deals. This month is looking a bit more promising than September. Here are some highlights from the October Extra Care book:
CVS Vitamin D-400 100 ct $2.99 FREE after ECB’s Limit 1
WellPatch Arthritis Relief Pads 3ct $5.99 FREE after ECB’s Limit 5
Colgate MaxFresh Toothbrush or Toothpaste with Mouthwash Beads $2.99 earns $2.00 ECB’s Limit 2
Ayr Saline Nasal Sinus Spray or Rinse Kit $3.99 earns $3.00 ECB’s
Don’t forget that you can also get your Flu Shot on your next visit to CVS! I will certainly be getting mine since it is highly recommended for pregnant women.
Now that I am feeling a bit better these days, I hope to get back into my regular CVS routine! If you are itching to learn the mysterious ways of CVSing, stop by The CVS $5 Challenge each week.
So tell me, how much did you earn for your Summer spending?
I got $7 but I did not spend $700 so I have no idea what that is about.
I got some great coupons from the machine as well and I am just waiting for my CVS to stock up on the October free items so I can get them.
i received $1.50 🙂 using that with a coupon to get the toothpaste for 50 cents then turning around and getting a toothbrush with the ecbs i get from the first purchase. 🙂
I received $3. When I saw the amount, I thought, “Hey, that’s not very much!” However, your logic makes sense – I save so much at CVS that I’m really not spending much…and, therefore, not earning many quarterly ECBs. Thanks for making me feel better! 😉
UM, YAH wanna hear how much printed out for me? NONE.. I laughed cause it meant I haddn’t spent that much in the store OOP! YIPPEEEEEEEEE
LOL I know sad….
Nichole
$20.50 Extra Bucks for me! Yep, I’m a big spender!
I got $7.00 too. That’s about $350 spent, but I’m okay with that. My savings is several thousand!
Not sure if it applies everywhere, but I got a great October deal at my store yesterday. The Welch’s grape juice is in the October book at Buy 2, Get $3 extra bucks (limit 5). The Welch’s Light grape juice was all on clearance at 50% off ($2.35 per bottle).
I got 10 bottles:
Original value = $46.90
Clearance price = $23.50
ECBs earned = $15.00
Final cost = $8.50 ($.85 per bottle – 82% savings!) Woohoo!
I received $3 ecb’s. I started cvs at the end of august, so not too shabby? I don’t think so! I’m getting better, now I understand the importance of the $3/15Q and $4/20Q-love it!!