I want to give a special welcome to those visiting from the CVS/Walgreens group at CafeMom!
Last week was fantastic, and several newbies participated! The more the merrier in my book.
Don’t forget you can now grab a clickable CVS $5 Challenge Button for your post or blog.
If you are a first time visitor, here’s the lowdown:
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, then drop by Keeping the Kingdom First and add your permalink to the Mr. Linky box below.
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* Bloggers: Please make sure at least one scenario is $5 OOP or less
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 March 8th:
*coupons in red
Transaction #1
Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health toothpaste 4.2oz @ $2.99 (limit 1)
Buy 1 Zone Perfect Bar @ $1.00
$1/1 Crest Pro Health (P&G 2/8/09)
$1/1 Zone Perfect Bar (SS 3/1/09)
Total After Coupons= $1.99
ECBs earned= $2.00
Transaction #2
Buy 1 Vaseline body lotion 10oz @ $3.69
Buy 1 Palmolive 10 oz @ $1.49
$1.25/1 Vaseline Lotion Product (RP 3/1/09)
Pay with $2.00 ECBs from above
Total After Coupons & ECBs= $1.93
ECBs earned= $2.00, $1.00
Grand Total OOP= $3.92
Total Value= $9.17 with $3.00 ECBs remaining!
Keep rolling those ECBs for even more savings!
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!
Also, you can find a $1 scenario on my site for this week!
Also, you can find a $1 scenario on my site for this week!
Also, you can find a $1 scenario on my site for this week!
Also, you can find a $1 scenario on my site for this week!
Thanks for allowing us to share…it’s super fun!
Faith
I gave you an award.
http://betweendaycareandcoupons.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-won-my-first-award.html
Just wanted to say thanks for a great blog! I’ve honored you with the Kreativ Blogger award…
http://carolinaclipper.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-first-award.html
Richelle
Wonderful Blog you have here! Will visit again!
Just wanted to say thank you for the $5 CVS Challenge and a thank you to all of your participants. I am a newbie to CVS and I made my first trip yesterday. I went a “wee bit” over $5, but I think I did OK. If it hadn’t been for your $5 challenge and seeing how soo many people are able to get so much for so little, I never would have made my first trip there. So…a BIG thank you to all of you!!