Thanks to Crystal at The Thrifty Mama for all the CVS match-ups. Here’s a look at my favorite deals this week – including a GREAT scenario on toilet paper and Kleenex, which I definitely plan to take advantage of! Thanks to $20 in ECBs, my out of pocket will be almost $0!
If you are new to shopping at CVS, get started by reading my How to Shop at CVS Tutorial, and my post on why I recommend shopping at (seemingly overpriced) drugstores.
Extra Care Buck (ECB) Deals
All Laundry Detergent 26-32 loads $4.99 Earn 1 ECB Limit 1
-$1/1 All Liquid Laundry Detergent 12/5/2010 RP Insert (exp 1/9/2011)
–$1/1 All Oxi-Active Liquid Laundry Detergent
=$2.99 after coupon and ECB
Scott, Kleenex or Cottonelle Spend $25 Earn 10 ECBs Limit 1
Scott Paper Towels 10pk.
–$1/1 Scott Bath Tissue or Scott Towels (IE) Printable (FF)
–$2/2 Scott Extra Soft Bath Tissue AND Scott Towels
Scott Extra Soft Toilet Paper 24pk. $10
–$1/1 Scott Bath Tissue or Scott Towels (IE) Printable (FF)
–$2/2 Scott Extra Soft Bath Tissue AND Scott Towels
Cottonelle Toilet Paper 18pk. $10
–$0.50/1 Cottonelle Bath Tissue (IE) Printable (FF)
Cottonelle Wipes 42ct. $2
–$1/2 Cottonelle Fresh Moist Wipes (IE) Printable (FF)
Kleenex 3pk. $3
–$0.50/3 Kleenex Facial Tissue
-$0.50/3 Kleenex Facial Tissue 1/2/2011 SS Insert (exp 2/27/2011)
***scenario***
Buy 2 Scott Paper Towels or Toilet Paper @ $10 ea
Buy 2 Kleenex 3pks. @ $3 ea
Use 2 $1/1 coupons for Scott
Use 2 $.50 Kleenex coupons
Earn 10 ECBs
= $13 for 48 rolls of toilet paper AND 6 boxes of Kleenex!
Reese’s Minis or Hershey Drops $1.59 Earn 1.59 ECBs Limit 1
=FREE after ECBs!
Snickers Singles $0.89 Earn .89 ECBs Limit 1
=FREE after ECBs!
Hi Mara,
Do you use all of your $20 ECB’s on one transaction, or do you use a few dollars here and there? And, does CVS let you use $20 worth of ECB’s on one purchase?
Brenda – Yes, CVS lets you use as many ECBs as you have – as long as you don’t exceed the value of the items you are buying. So, if my total is $20.50 after coupons, I can several different ECBs totally up to $20.50. If my ECBs = $21, I buy pick up a “filler” – a cheap clearance item, or even just a $.50 candybar.
HTH.
Mara- Do you know if it’s possible to do this kind of shopping online? I noticed the Scott’s coupon is only printable and I’d like to start shopping online more at drugstores using rewards for convenience. Have you checked out drugstore.com?
Rivka – Yes and no. No – you can’t “CVS” online – there are no ECBs with CVS.com, nor can you use your coupons. But, yes – there are ways to save and deal shop with online shopping. For example, I have shared deals at diapers.com and soap.com. I haven’t seen any amazing deals at Drugstore.com in the past couple of months, but I will definitely be on the lookout. You can even score great bargains at Amazon from time to time.
Thanks Mara! I will look at amazon though I don’t know if they have deals on basic groceries but ill check! As for diapers I’m proud to say I cloth diaper (though I feel guilty admitting I’m using a diaper service so perhaps its not as frugal) so don’t need diapers.com!