This is a great week to start CVSing! Be sure to hit the huge 2 day sale, Sunday & Monday only.
Thank you to all the participants last week, newbies and veterans! I love seeing what everyone comes up with each week.
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.
*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 May 24th:
*coupons in red
*this scenario will work Sunday & Monday only
Transaction #1
Buy 1 Band-Aid bandages @ $2.99
Buy 1 St. Ives facial scrub @ $1.49 (trial size)
$1.00/1 Band-Aids (RP 4/26)
$1.50/1 St. Ives Facial Product (SS 5/10)
Total After Coupons= $1.99
ECBs earned= $2.00
Transaction #2
Buy 1 Clearasil Stayclear face wash, 6.5 oz @ $3.99
Buy 2 Sobe drinks (BOGO)
$1.00/1 Clearasil (SS 4/19)
BOGO Sobe printable here
Pay with $2.00 ECBs from above
Total After Coupons & ECBs= $1.99
ECBs earned= $3.99
Transaction #3
Buy 1 Speed Stick Pro @ $3.99
Pay with $3.99 ECBs from above
Total After ECBs= zero OOP
ECBs earned= $3.99
Grand Total OOP= $3.98
Total Value= $16.04 with $3.99 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!
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 scenarios. Links directly to your homepage will be deleted. Linking back to this meme to share it with others is greatly appreciated!
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!
Anonymous says
transaction one
clearasil face wash 3.99
-$2 off any clearasil product coupon
=1.99 get back 3.99 ECB
transaction 2
2 neutrogena 1 oz suncare products(SPF 55 sheer is the highest suggested one that works for this) @ 1.99 each = 3.98 – 3.99 ECB adjusted = tax OOP get back $10 ECBs
transaction 3
bandaid 2.99
bandaid 2.99
speedstick pro 3.99
revlon nail polish 2.99
-2 x $1 off bandaids products
-$1 off revlon products
=9.96 – 10 ECB adjusted
=tax OOP
get back 9.99 in ECBs(4,3.99,2)
i suggest a 4th transaction to finish this up the best way.
transaction 4
playtex 3.99
speedstick pro 3.99
colgate total 2.99
-$1 off playtex
-$1 off colgate total
=8.97 – 7.99 in ECBs from transaction 3
=.97 plus tax
get back 8.99 in ECB(3,3.99,2)
total OOP 2.96 plus tax end with 10.99 in ECBs
Sati
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Doré says
Thanks for sharing the CVS deals for the week!
Wanted to let you know I have a Mr. Linky up and a Thrifty Thursday post where you can share all your thrifty savings… not only from CVS or anywhere!
Feel free to link to any of your Thrifty posts from the current week!!
http://doresdiaries.com/2009/05/my-thrifty-thursday.html