Welcome, my fellow CVS fanatics and newbies! It’s Sunday, time for our weekly CVS $5 Challenge. The place to go for simple CVS scenarios with step-by-step instructions.
It is another great week at CVS! You can still enjoy CVS Bonus Days through February 14th.
All you need is an ExtraCare Card, a CVS ad, a printer and coupons to get started. Be sure to register your CVS loyalty card with Upromise for extra college savings.
If you are a first time visitor, here’s the lowdown:
Join me on Sundays as I host The CVS $5.00 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.
Want to participate? Start by reading the rules here. New to couponing? Learn the lingo here.
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Here is MY $5 Scenario for the week of January 31st:
*coupons in red
Transaction #1
Buy 1 Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste @ $2.99
$0.75/1 Colgate Max printable
Total After Coupon= $2.24
ECBs earned= $2.00
Transaction #2
Buy 1 Dove Men+Care Body Wash @ $5.49
$1.25/1 Dove Men+Care Body Wash (RP insert 01/31/10)
Pay with $2.00 ECBs from above
Total After Coupon & ECBs= $2.24
ECBs earned=$5.49
Transaction #3
Buy 1 Theraflu @ $5.99
Buy (2) Kellogg’s Raisin Bran cereals @ 2/$4.00
$2.00/1 Theraflu printable coupon or here
$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran printable
Pay with $5.49 ECBs from above
Total After Coupons & ECBs= $1.00
ECBs earned=$2.00
Grand Total OOP= $5.48
Total Value= $18.47 with $2.00 ECBs remaining
Keep rolling those Extra Care Bucks for more savings!
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Now let’s see what fabulous scenarios you come up with for around $5.00!
Simply post your scenarios on your blog, then drop by Keeping the Kingdom First and add your permalink to the Mr. Linky 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.
Hope says
I did really well this week – less than $3 OOP and a ton of stuff we NEDDED including: valentines, peanut butter, spag sauce, kids toothpaste, and m&m (yes, I really DID need those…) What fun CVS’ing can be!
.-= Hope´s last blog ..CVS – You have to see it to believe it!!! =-.
Christy says
I love your website!!!!!
Alyssa Francis says
Thanks so much, Christy! I appreciate you linking up and participating. 🙂
Nicole Shively says
I’m new to CVS couponing/using ECBs. I got interested when I made a purchase last week and got $3 in ECBs for buying greeting cards.
So anyway, today this was my purchase:
Transaction #1
Dove Men’s Body Wash $5.49
printable coupon from dove website $1.25/1
Total was $4.24
Used $3 ECBs from last trip
Paid $1.24 out of pocket plus tax
Paid $1.24 + tax
Received $5.49 ECBs
Transaction #2
1 Dove Men’s Body Wash for $5.49
used printable Dove coupon for $1.25/1
1 box CVS brand 110 ct white tissue for .89
1 Colgate MaxFresh toothpaste for $2.99
used printable $0.75/1 coupon from Colgate’s website
Total $7.37
used $5.49 ECBs from Transaction #1
Paid almost $2 out of pocket for Trans #2, received $5.49 ECBs for Dove and $2 ECB for Colgate
I have to admit, it felt pretty amazing (and almost wrong) to walk out of CVS with these things for little more than $3! I love it, I’m hooked. I also did the free cheese deal at Meijer this week, and bought $56 in games from Wal-Mart for a total of $12 (with printable Pictureka, Monopoly and Sorry coupons). AMAZING! Thank you for your blog, I love it! 🙂
amanda says
Live in north cal and there are a few extra deals (in ad coupons as well)- so-
Transaction 1- doves mens body wash $5.49 used dove $1.25 coupon
transaction 2-doves mens body wash $5.49 used dove $1.25 again, raisin bran cereal $1.29, used post naturals website $2.00 coupon, dozen eggs .77, organix shampoo 6.99 (free after rebate) $1 off hair product cvs in ad coupon,2.99 colgate, .75 coupon, hersheys kisses $2.99, $1 off candy cvs coupon in ad, $4 off of 20 coupon, used 5.49 ecb above
OOP10.25, 3.21 after man rebate, left over ecb 7.49 also real california milk website has $.55 any dairy pdf coupon 🙂
Alyssa Francis says
Thanks for mentioning those Nor Cal deals, Amanda! I wish those extra deals were everywhere. 🙂