This week’s best deals are valid Sunday and Monday only. Beyond that, the deals are slim. Which is good, right? This week is about focusing on Christ’s birth. So enjoy CVS until Monday, then enjoy your family, m’kay?
Join me on Sundays as I host The $5.00 CVS 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.
Simply post your scenarios on your blog (you are welcome to grab the button by right-clicking on it and saving), then drop by Keeping the Kingdom First and add your permalink to the Mr. Linky box.
Please link directly to your post, not your homepage. It would be lovely if you would also link back to The CVS $5 Challenge in your post.
If you have any questions about linking, please feel free to email me!
*RULES*
1. Come up with your best scenario/scenarios for the upcoming week at CVS using the current weekly ad, monthly deals, and coupons available. Your budget for Out of Pocket (OOP) expenses on the first transaction is only $5.00 (either cash OOP or ECBs on hand).
2. Using up to (3) scenarios (we don’t want to overwhelm the newbies with too many transactions), offer up your best scenarios to “grow” that $5.00 into more ECBs to use in following weeks.
3. If you want to divide your $5.00 allowance over the three scenarios to make them work, that’s fine!
Here is MY $5 Scenario for the week of December 21st: (valid Sunday & Monday only)
*coupons in red
Transaction #1
Buy 1 Excedrin Express Gels 20-ct @ $3.99
$2.00 printable here or $2.00 10/19 SS insert
Buy 1 Arm & Hammer Essentials starter kit @ $2.99
$1.00 printable here or $1.00 12/14 SS insert
Total After Coupons= $3.98
ECBs Earned= $3.99, $2.99
Transaction #2
Buy 1 Listerine Antiseptic 16.9oz @ $2.99
$1.00 coupon in CVS Diabetes book or $1.00 9/28 RP insert
Buy 1 ThermaCare neck to arm heatwrap @ $2.49
$1.00 11/30 P&G insert
Pay with $2.99 ECBs from above
Total After Coupons & ECBs= $0.49
ECBs Earned= $2.99, $2.49
Grand Total OOP= $4.47
Total Value= $12.46, with $12.46 ECBs remaining
This is just one of many possibilities. Keep rolling those ECBs for even more savings!
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There you have it! A way to play the CVS ECB game by helping newbies learn the ropes. And who knows – you just might be inspired yourself by some of the deals you find, too!
Don’t have a blog? You can leave a comment with your scenario, too. I invite everyone to participate in The $5.00 CVS Challenge – no deal is too small, believe me!
By the way, we bloggers LOVE to get comments, so please do take a moment to spread a little comment love. Thanks!
This is my first time participating – I love your $5 challenge idea, especially since I’m new to this CVS thing and don’t have millions of ecbs to roll over! 🙂
Emily, welcome! I am so glad you jumped in. You will be an expert in no time!
I have a quick question about the Thermacare coupon. Were you able to use yours on the wraps? My coupon says “excludes trial sizes” and the ones that I was buying said “trial size” so they didn’t let me use them at my store.
I went back today because yesterday a $5/$15 crt printed on my receipt…it was another good trip so I linked it as well.