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CVS $5 Challenge Week of 9/7/08

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It’s been a few weeks since I’ve participated in the $5 CVS Challenge, but I’m back with a super easy money-making scenario for Newbies that want to try their hand at CVSing!

BUY (3) Right Guard Sport or Xtreme at $2.99
BUY (4) Chex mix (4.5-oz. to 6-oz.) at $1

USE (3) $1/1 Right Guard Xtreme, Sport, or Professional Strength Anti-Perspirant Deodorant, no trial, exp. 9-30-08 (SS 7/13/08) or $1/1 Right Guard Product, any except trial size and RGX Body Spray, exp. 10-31-08 (SS 8/10/08)
USE $1/1 Chex Mix printable or $1/1 Chex Mix printable

Out of Pocket $5.97
ECBs earned $6

So I went a tad over, but now you can take those $6 in ECBs and turn around and use them on Transaction #1 of my scenarios to get even more savings!

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Want to see more CVS $5 Challenge scenarios? Check them out at Keeping the Kingdom First!!!

Are you new to CVSing? Check out CVS 101 for Newbies to get the scoop!!!

CVS Scenarios Week of 9/7/08

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What a great week to learn how to shop at CVS if you’re a newbie. Spend less than $6 out of pocket for everything below, and you’ll have $7 in ExtraCare Bucks to start your shopping trip next week! If you’re a returning shopper with your $6 ECBs from last week, you’ll spend about $1 OOP for everything. Are you excited yet?

Transaction #1

BUY L’Oreal Age Perfect, Revitalift or Skin Genesis Cleanser or Towelettes at $5.99

USE $1/1 L’Oreal coupon (see list here)

Out of Pocket $4.99 ($0* after the $6 ECBs from last week’s Transaction #3!)
ECBs earned $5.99
Better than FREE after ECBs!
* You will have to add one small filler item to get your total above $6 to use your ECBs.

Transaction #2

BUY Right Guard Professional Strength at $6.99
BUY Contour Blood Glucose Monitor at $14.99

USE $1/1 Right Guard Xtreme, Sport, or Professional Strength Anti-Perspirant Deodorant, exp. 9-30-08 (SS 7/13/08) or $1/1 Right Guard Product, any except trial size and RGX Body Spray, exp. 10-31-08 (SS 8/10/08)
USE $30/1 Breeze 2 or Contour Meter From Bayer, exp. 3-31-09 (SS #2 3/16/08) or $30/1 Breeze 2 or Contour Meter, exp. 3-31-09 (SS 6/1/08)

Out of Pocket $5.99 ($0 after the $5.99 ECBs from Transaction #1!)
ECBs earned $10
Profit $10 on this transaction! (ECBs earned minus actual OOP)

Transaction #3

BUY Act Restoring or Anticavity Dental Rinse (18-oz.) at $4.99
BUY Right Guard Sport or Xtreme at $2.99
BUY Renuzit Tri Scents at $7.99

USE $1/1 Act Restoring Mouthwash or Act Fluoride Rinse, exp. 9-28-08 (SS 8/3/08) or $1/1 Act printable
USE USE $1/1 Right Guard coupon (see list here)
USE $3/1 Tri Scents printable

Out of Pocket $10.97 ($0.97 after the $10 ECBs from Transaction #2!)
ECBs earned $7
Profit $6.03 on this transaction! (ECBs earned minus actual OOP)

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Be sure to come back next week, and I’ll show you how to roll over that $7 ECBs earned from Transaction #3 to get the most for you money!

Be sure to check out my highlights of the CVS weekly deals! Don’t forget to check out the September monthly deals, as well.

Are you new to CVSing? Check out CVS 101 for Newbies to get the scoop!!!

CVS Scenarios Week of 8/31/08

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I’m really excited about this week’s scenarios. Even newbies just starting out can get tons for less than $11 out of pocket! If you followed my scenarios last week and still have your $5 ECBs, you’ll spend just $6. Wow!!!

Transaction #1

BUY (5) BC or Goody Headache Powder (6-pk.) at $1.29
BUY (2) CoverGirl All-Day Lipcolor (BOGO)

USE $1/1 CoverGirl Product, exp. 9-30-08 (P&G 8/31/08)
USE BOGO CoverGirl Lip Product, exp. 9-30-08 (P&G 8/31/08)

Out of Pocket $5.45 ($0.45 after the $5 ECBs from last week’s Transaction #3!)
ECBs earned $6.45
EARN $1 on this transaction!

Transaction #2

BUY (3) Pantene ProV at 3/$9.99 (1 shampoo, 1 conditioner, 1 styling product)
BUY (2) Colgate Toothpaste at $2.99

USE $2/1 Pantene Expressions, exp. 9-30-08 (P&G 8/31/08) (excludes Expressions)
USE BUY Pantene shampoo and conditioner, GET Pantene Styling Product FREE, exp. 9-30-08 (P&G 8/31/08)
USE (2) $1.50/1 Colgate printable or $1.50/1 Colgate coupon (June, July, or August ALL YOU magazine)

Out of Pocket $9.64 ($3.19 after the $6.45 ECBs from Transaction #1!)
ECBs earned $6
Profit $1.81 on this transaction! (ECBs earned minus actual OOP)

Transaction #3

BUY (9) Suave products at 3/$6 (6 bodywash, 3 other product)

USE (3) $2/3 Suave Product, exp. 10-5-08 (V 7/13/08)
USE (3) BOGO Suave Body Wash, exp. 9-14-08 (V 6/22/08)

Out of Pocket $6 ($0 after the $10 ECBs from Transaction #2!)
ECBs earned $6
PRofit $6 on this transaction! (ECBs earned minus actual OOP)

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Be sure to come back next week, and I’ll show you how to roll over that $6 ECBs earned from Transaction #3 to get the most for you money!

Be sure to check out my highlights of the CVS weekly deals! Don’t forget to check out the September monthly deals, as well.

Are you new to CVSing? Check out CVS 101 for Newbies to get the scoop!!!

Go Green and Earn CVS Discounts + More!

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Lucky you if you live in select areas in one of the following states and are an avid CVS shopper!!!

  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Kansas
  • Massachusetts
  • Minnesota
  • Nebraska
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Dakota
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Vermont

You can earn valuable rewards for recycling with RecycleBank, one being $/$$ transaction CVS coupons! Just toss all of your recyclables into your recycling cart, no sorting needed.

It sounds super simple! Does anyone have any experience with this? Alas, there’s none in my area of Ohio, but I’ll be right on it if it ever comes here!

CVS: Even Pros Make Mistakes

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Yes, that’s right. I flubbed up at CVS tonight, and it didn’t even dawn on me how bad until just now. I should have known it wasn’t going to be my night when I was having mega troubles trying to print my coupons before I left. Unfortunately, we were all out of dog food, so I had to go out anyhow, and I didn’t want to waste a trip just on that.

When I got there, I discovered that they were all out of the Fiber One cereal, and I didn’t have enough other good coupons with me to make the deal worthwhile, so I was only able to complete half of the General Mills promotion. I finally got my deals reworked, but when I got to my last transaction, I only had $5 in ECBs to put towards it. I was thinking they were just all tied up in my unfinished cereal transaction and that I should have paid more attention to the order in which I completed the transactions. I ended up paying $2.70 OOP on that one, which is nothing to the average person, but I rarely break the $1 threshold, so I was pretty unhappy with myself.

Only when I got home and sat down to write this did it dawn on me that my $10 Garnier ECBs didn’t print. Yes, I completely skipped over step number five of CVS for Newbies (check your receipts and verify that all ECBs you earned printed correctly), and now I’m one grumpy mama. You can bet I’ll be calling CVS Customer Care bright and early to get this resolved!

So don’t despair if you’re new to this and feeling overwhelmed. Even us seasoned CVSers make mistakes. It’s a learning process!