Today I paid $0.00 out of pocket for $25.96 worth of items. I made a mistake on the first transaction so I ended up having to do another one to get the ECBs that I wanted.
Transaction 1
Item: Vaseline lotion
Price: $7.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $7.99 (FREE item)
Item: Headphones
Price: $6.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $6.99 (FREE item)
Item: Herbal essences shampoo (this is what I made the mistake on as it did not have any ECBs.)
Price: $7.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $0.00
Total coupons used: $22.99 ECB (which brought me down to ZERO)
Transaction 2
Item: Herbal essences shampoo (got refund of $8.65 for shampoo above, put on a gift card).
Price: $2.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $2.00
Total out of pocket today: $0.00
Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned today: $16.98
Total out of pocket to date: $253.77
Gift Card balance : $16.88
Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned to date: $704.27
CVS Extra Care Bucks Used to date: $687.29
CVS Extra Care Bucks Balance: $16.98
Abbreviations used
MFR = manufacturer coupon
ECB = extra care bucks
Join me next time as I look for more ways to save money as I visit CVS.
i think Item: Headphones
Price: $6.99
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $6.99 (FREE item) it really save me lots.
thanks for sharing
Hey LuluGal,
Good posting. One thing to bring up is that even though you were able to score some free stuff, do you think its worth having the extra “stuff”. I mean, won’t it just clutter up your closet and bathroom? That is, it may be free, but do you really need it?
Actually it is not cluttering up my space. I tend to stock up on items when they are on sale or FREE and then I have a stash that lasts a few months. I once scored about 15 tubes of toothpaste in one month and did not need to buy for a whole year. I put the extras way up high in the bathroom closet. I don’t overstock on stuff where it is spilling over the whole apartment.
Love this… paying $0 and getting all those items. Love your money saving skills hun.
Lulu Gal,
How much was all the toothpaste?
Great post on saving with CVS. I’m a total fan of using the coupons they give out. I’ll do a post on this soon and link back to you as an inspiration as well.
Cheers,
Miel
Thanks for thinking of linking back. CVS rocks!
wow .. Price: $6.99 very cheap
Great money saving tip! I do not usually go to CVS, but I may start visit there more often now after finding the great deals they offer. Two other places I have found to have nice kickbacks are Super America with the Speedy Rewards card and Office depot, if any of you are located in the Upper Midwest or purchase items online these places are great.