CVS: Deals for the week of June 1- June 7, 2008 (PLUS June ECB Deals!)/Share Your Scenarios

With the new June deals starting (see below for the full scoop!) and the free Chex Mix and diaper deal this week, it's a pretty good week at CVS. Nothing out of this world, but still pretty decent. Also, remember that this is the last week to use the $3/$15 Washington Post coupon before it expires.

Here are the best deals I see so far (let me know if you see any mistakes):

*****WEEKLY ECB DEALS*****

Buy 2 Dawn Dish Soaps (11 oz.) at $1 each, Get $1 ECB (Limit 4)
Use 2 $0.25/1 coupons from 06/01 P&G insert
$0.25 each after coupons and ECB

 Buy $20 worth of Pampers Jumbo Pack Diapers (on sale for $7.99) or Wipes (70-77 ct. on sale for $2.99), Get $5 ECBs
Use $2/2 coupon from 06/01 P&G insert

Buy 1 Gillette Phenom Fusion Razor at $9.99, Get $4 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $4/1 coupon from 06/01 P&G insert
$1.99 after coupon and ECB

*****WEEKLY NON-ECB DEALS*****

Chex Mix is on sale for $1
Use $1/1 coupon here (you can print two per computer)
Free after coupon!

Also, if your store accepts expired coupons, you could pair the B1G1 CoverGirl coupon (from the May P&G insert) with the B1G1 sale for free make-up! You could also use the $1/1 Oral-B coupon (also from the May P&G insert) and get the $1.77 toothbrushes for $0.77 after coupon if you needed a filler.
B1G1 Cover Girl-if your store takes expired coupons

See all weekly deals and coupon match-ups for here.

*****JUNE ECB DEALS*****

Buy 1 Listerine Smart Rinse (250 ml) at $3.49, Get $3.49 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use $1/1 coupon here
Free plus overage after coupon and ECBs
(There are reports of some stores having tear pads with a full rebate on this product so look for those!)

Buy 1 Brut Deodorant (2.5 oz) at $2.69, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 coupon from 04/06 insert
Free plus overage after ECBs

Buy 1 Oral B CrossAction Manual Toothbrush (2 pk) at $6.99, Get $6.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 CVS Pharmacy Sheer or Plastic Bandages (40 ct) at $1.99, Get $1.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Huggies Lotion or Wash (15 oz) at $3.49, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 coupons from 05/18 insert
$0.49 each after coupons

Buy 1 CVS Cotton Swabs (500 Count) at $3.19, Get $2 ECBs back (Limit 5)

See all monthly deals with coupon match-ups here.

*****MONEY-MAKING DEAL SCENARIOS FOR THIS WEEK*****

Money-Making Deal Idea #1
Buy 2 Oral B CrossAction Toothbrushes
Buy 2 Dawn dish soaps
Use $3/$15 CVS coupon
Use 2 $0.25/1 Dawn coupons
Spend $12.48 plus tax out of pocket
Get $14.48 ECBs back!

Money-Making Deal Idea #2
Buy 1 Listerine Smart Rinse
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion
Buy 2 Dawn dish soaps
Use $3/$15
Use $1/1 Listerine
Use $4/1 Gillette
Use 2 $0.25/1 Dawn
Spend $6.98 out of pocket
Get $8.49 back!

Money-Making Deal Idea #3
Buy 2 CVS Bandages
Buy 2 CVS cotton swabs
Buy 1 Brut deodorant
Buy 2 Chex Mix
Use $3/$15
Use $3/$10 CVS products coupon (these usually print at the bottom of your receipt or from the price/coupon scanner at your store)
Use 2 $1/1 Chex Mix
Use $1/1 Brut
Spend $6.05 out of pocket
Get $10.98 back!

Money-Making Deal Idea #4
Buy 3 Brut deodorants
Buy 2 Huggies lotion or wash
Use $3/$15
Use 3 $1/1 Brut coupons
Use 2 $1/1 Huggies coupons
Spend $7.05 out of pocket
Get $13 ECBs back!

******ESPECIALLY FOR BEGINNERS*****

New to CVS-ing? Don't try to make heads or tails of this post because it probably won't make a lot of sense to you. Instead, go here where I explain the CVS program in full detail. Want to join in the fun and incredible savings? Then go here where I share more about how to make it work for you. After that, go here where my friend FishMama maps out a simple plan for beginning CVS-ers to maximize on the ECB deals this month.

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Share Your Scenarios!

Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. Please include full details on coupons you are using, etc. so that those who are just beginning to get the hang of CVS can especially benefit from seeing things broken down for them like this. If you don't have a blog, feel free to share your scenarios in the comment section.

Note: So as not to confuse the newbies, please only post deal scenarios/deals which are applicable at CVS this week. Thanks so much!

Comments

[amanda]

Hey! I'm so glad you're settled into your new blog space! I was among the worried readers! I have returned to blogging because I have realized how incredibly helpful blogs are! I wrote a post about the 7 ways reading blogs are helping me save money at the url above. Thanks again for being the FIRST blog to help me :)

[amanda]

I placed my link in the wrong place! Sorry!

[Becky]

Here's what I plan to do tomorrow:

Trans. #1
2 CVS bandages at $3.98
1 Oral B cross action Tbrushes 2pk $6.99
1 Listerine Smart Rinse $3.49
1 Froot Loops $1.88
- $5/$15 (expires 6/1)
- $1 Smart Rinse
(hoping Oral B coupon exp. 5/31 will work??)
- $9.00 ECBs to use
$1.38 OOP if Oral B Q works
$2.19 OOP if Oral B Q does not work
$14.46 ECBs earned!

Trans. #2
2 Swiffer wet pads $11.98 (really need these)
5 Bumble Bee tunas $3.30
- $5/$15 (exp. 6/1)
- $7.98 ECBs to use
$2.30 OOP
$5 ECBs earned (not a money maker but things I really need.)

All together, $16.98 ECBs spent and $19.46 ECBs earned, not too bad, hugh??
I'm still fairly new!

[Emily]

I think the Pantene coupon is from the 6/01 insert, not the 6/10 :)

I'm a recent homeschool graduate who started reading your blog a few months ago. I'm stocking up on toiletries and such to cut my expenses during college. Thanks for all the great tips!

~Emily

[Becky]

There is a $1 off any Brut product Q in the new June issue of All You magazine......the greatest Q mag ever!!

[fustuche]

hey, i am trying to use one of your ideas, but have no idea where to locate the P&G insert. could you help me? thanks a lot for all your great tips!!!

[Chief Family Officer]

The Chex deal must be regional (sigh). My circular (in Los Angeles) says 2/$3.

[bernadette]

I am in the north GA area of Alpharetta and each paper i got today had NO PG's in them. Has anyone else had this issue? has this happened before? i called the AJC and they are getting back to me on this. I do buy 6 papers so this is a substantial bit to be missing....
Thanks!!

[Stacey]

Where do I find the 3/15 4/20 coupons? Is there a CVS coupon book? Or does it print off with ECBS at the end of receipts?

[Tiffany]

I purchased 2 boxes of the cvs bandages today and on my reciept it still says I have not reached my limit. It shows I've purchased 2 but need 1 more towards the limit. So this must not be a limit of 2 like the monthly deals book says. Anyone know what the limit really is?

[Jen Biggs]

There is also a $1 off Brut coupon in All You July magazine on pg. 57. Just thought I would share!

Thanks for all the tips!

[Jen Biggs]

Actually it's the June issue of All You. It just looks all decked out for the 4th of July. (Issue 6 June 27, 2008)

[FishFace]

$30 moneymaker deal.

Ascensia Breeze Blood Glucode Monitoring System, on sale at CVS this week for $30.

$30 off coupon in the 6/1 insert.

There is a rebate form inside the box good for up to $40 of the purchase price.

[Sharon]

Just thought I would let everyone know...I used the $3.00 off 2 Huggies Clean Team coupon for the Huggies baby wash this morning and it worked perfectly fine. So you could get two baby washes for free this week after ECB's.

[Amy A]

Thank you for posting these deals so quickly. I love looking at them on Sunday afternoon. I also really like the format you wrote them in. All the scenarios really help me out. Thanks!

[Cole & Lia's mom]

I put my name in the "link" spot by mistake! (Sorry!) Here's an idea for a money-maker if you're willing to put out the cash first. Buy 2 American Express prepaid gift cards for $50 each, use $3/$15 (or any other you have) and get $5 ECBs back. OOP cost = $97 so it's an investment. But I could easily use those gift cards to pay for groceries for a couple of weeks. Or, I might use one to purchase some smaller-denomination gift cards for end-of-year teacher gifts for a couple of very special teachers. (I usually make gifts for most of them, but my son has special needs and when there's a particularly wonderful teacher I like to give something extra.)

Hmmm.... I wonder if you could use the first 2 cards to purchase 2 more...? Buy 2 more cards, plus a Smart Rinse = 103.49, use $3/15, pay with the 2-$50 cards plus $.49 OOP, get $5 more ECBs?? Somehow this doesn't feel right -- what do you think?

Karen

[Donna (mom24boyz)]

I just bought two of the Listerine Smart Rinses's today (Sunday June 1) and I got back the right ecbs--however, my reciept is not showing "Offer limit Reached"--looks like the limit might be 3 not 2??? Didn't this happen last month with some other monthly free product?? The limit was said to be 2 but ended up being 5? Just thought I would share!

[Another Emily]

Hey,

I was mailed a $3 off 2 washes from Huggies (signed up for their newsletter) making the wash FREE with ECB. Everyone should check their mailboxes. =)

[Cole & Lia's mom]

Ah -- the American Express offer is a Limit 1! :)

[Michele Krause]

Here are a few deals we are planning on doing today!

With baby showers coming up I am going to buy
5 Huggies lotions and body washes at $3.49 ea
total should be around $17.45
use $5 off $15 coupon from Newsday
use 5 $1 off Huggies product coupon
Brings total down to around $7.45
I get $10 back in ECB's

On another transaction I am going to
get 4 Febreze Fabric Fresheners at 2 for $5
and 2 Listerine Smart Rinse at $3.49
Total should be around $16.98
Use $5 off $15 coupon from Newsday
Use 4 $0.50 off coupons for Febreze
Use 2 $1.00 off coupon for Smart Rinse
Total should be around $7.98
Get back $11.98 in ECB's

One last one I plan to do today is
Get 2 Oral B Cross Action Toothbrush 2 pack
$6.99 each
get 2 CVS Bandages at $1.99 each
Total around $17.96
Use $5 off $15 coupon from Newsday
Use 2 $0.75 off Oral B coupons
Total now around $11.46
Get back $17.96

I am finally feeling good about this week because the last were a little harder to come up with money makers!

[Alex]

My P&G insert had coupons for specific Pantene products, new ones, I think. Well, my CVS didn't have any of those products....oh well.

[Joe]

Here is how my trip went(6/1)

2 chex mix@$2.00-used 2 1$ coupons
Gilette Fusion@9.99-used $4 coupon(recv'd $4ECB)
2 Listerine Smart rinse@$6.98-used 2 $1 coupons(recv'd $6.98ECB)
Also used a 3/15 coupon and $7.98ECB but recv'd a total of $10.98ECB back.All said and done I ended up $3ECB!

[Amy]

I noticed that in some of your scenarios you are using more than one of the same coupon (i.e. the Dawn 25 cent coupon). How do you get these multiple coupons---do you buy multiple copies of the Sunday paper?

[Cole & Lia's mom]

Question on the $3/$15 -- my free Washington Post trial subscription expired and I can't find the link for a free trial for my hubby -- can anyone help?

fustuche: The "P&G insert" is a coupon insert in the Sunday paper. It says "P&GbrandSAVER" on the front with a picture of a guy with his daughter (eating watermelon, yum). From other posts it looks as though some people didn't get it. Also, with inserts, I've found that sometimes coupons appear in one area of the country but not another, was a bummer a couple of weeks ago for me. But Crystal keeps us happy with lots of alternatives!

Amy: Yes, I (and others) buy multiple papers if it saves us money (ie, savings from coupons is more than cost of paper).

Question: Does anyone know if the Huggies "bath & body products" coupon will work on the Huggies Cleanteam soaps?

thanks, Karen

[ruth]

My CVS is not including the product which the pantene coupons were for in the insert on 6/1. Just a heads up in case others may run into the same situation.

Also the cashier told me today that they were told that ecbs are now considered "coupons" so they are not supposed to take the $/$ coupons if you are paying with ECBS...could be a heads up for the future...He did let me use both today.

Crystal here: Thanks, Ruth. Each store can make their own rules (within reason) regarding accepting CVS coupons so it sounds like perhaps that particular store might be changing their rules. However, it will vary from store to store.

[Heather]

Bernadette,
Please tell us what the AJC says! I live in SE TN but buy the AJC because the local paper doesn't have good coupons. I got SS and RP but no P&G! I am curious if we are supposed to be getting them next week, or what?

[Trixie]

hello,

Just thought I would mention the Amex prepaid gift cards (and any prepaid Cash type card all have activation fees of at least $4.95 each -- some are as high as 9.99 just to activate each card! So there goes making money on one of those deals. Darn.

Trixie

[Jane]

Hi, I first just want to say thanks for providing this blog. A friend told me about it in January and I've been saving money ever since!
I had something unusual occur with CVS today. I've been doing this since January, and my CVS ads/deals were always the same as everywhere else. Today the ad and the deals were very different from those posted on here and other places on the web. Did this happen to anyone else? (I'm in the Pittsburgh area.)
One more question: where does everyone get their Sunday papers? I pick one up at the grocery store for $1.50 each week. Is there a way to get them at a discount? Also, are you allowed to have multiple papers delivered to the same address?
Thanks!

[Tatiana]

I purchased 2 band aids and it said offer limit not reached yet... SO YA we can get 3+!

[Jan]

ugh- my store is already out of the Listerine rinse- hope they get some more in!
I did really well today- only spent 50 cents out of pocket- even the cashier remarked! thanks Crystal!

[EmilyV]

I bought the AJC on Saturday and got no P&G coupons, but the paper that got delivered on Sunday morning contained them. I am going to call and find out what happened, too.

[sarah]

I already ate my free chex mix!! Anyway, my Kroger has Cascadian Farms frozen potatoes (tator tots, french fries, etc) on sale this week for 2/$4. I used 3 of my $1 off coupons good for any CF item and paid $1 each for my frozen items. Also on sale are the frozen soy beans (edamame, anyone?) for $1.67 a pack. So those would be even cheaper with your coupon.

[bernadette]

AJC states that home subscribers get all the coupons first and that they do not know what happened with the PG inserts for the retail locations this week. I called them twice and the second time around, they resolved it by stating someone would be out to deliver them to me in the morning. I will post and let you know if they keep their word. PLEASE call the AJC and let them know you didnt get yours. The rep said i was not the only one calling. She was very apologetic. I purchase 6 papers when there will be three booklets and 4 on a normal regular sunday. This helps me stockpile and get items at lowest possible price.

[Heather]

I have to say "Thank You". I was a newbie just a few short weeks ago, but I have learned so much from your site that I am happy to say I have become very good at CVSing. I got so much free stuff through CVS, Target, Walmart and just free stuff in general, that I'm starting to wonder where I am going to put it all! Thanks!!

[Megan]

This site is SO amazing!!! You have helped save me SO much money just in three months!! All you ladies...and men (maybe) have inspired me to create a blog and use it so I can post my deals and all!! Please feel free to go by and check it out... I am still learning though so remember that!!!
cvsfanatic.blogspot.com

[jessica]

where do you get the $3/$15 coupons for CVS????

[Amy]

Warning on the Breeze Glucose Monitor $30 "moneymaker:" I read that they will only rebate you up to the amount you actually paid. So if you didn't pay anything for the monitor due to the coupon, you wouldn't get the rebate. The monitor would still be free with the $30 coupon, but it wouldn't be a moneymaker.

I don't know if that's true, but I did read it. It was on Slickdeals somewhere.

[S.B.]

You can get a Sunday paper at the dollar store - that will save you a little money.

[Nanette]

I don't know if someone already posted this, but the $1.50 Pantene coupons in the paper are not for the products in the Pantene ecb deal this week. At least not in my store.

[Carly]

To Trixie: Yes, my ad was totally different...I am in NE Ohio. I actually wonder if CVS is trying a new type of ad in some specific regions? Lots of deals were quite different. :-)

[Rachel]

Hi Crystal,

I am just starting the drugstore game and wondering where you get all of the coupons that are not printed online? Are they from a Sunday newspaper or other source? Just wondering if there is a cheap and simple way to obtain more coupons. :)

Thanks!!
Rachel

[Jan]

Hello all- apparently the Ohio ad was different this Sunday because CVS is doing a test market for their Sunday ad. They sent me a detailed Survey (CVS advisory panel) asking me to compare the CVS ad to the Walgreens ad this week. Our CVS ad looks quite a bit different and we have less items on sale as far as I can tell. No Chex mix on sale here- but we have Tide for $3.99 after ECB. Our store just got a self-scanner though and every time I use it I get a $3/$15 CVS brand coupon!

[Money Saving Mom]

I pulled the Pantene deal since it appears the coupons don't match up thus making it a pretty blah deal. If you *do* come up with any great way to work it, though, let us know!

[Kiki]

I went to 3 local CVS in Socal and none had the Oral B toothbrushes. =/

The cheapest priced Brut deordorants's are 3.19 or 3.39 that I found.

And if I'm not wrong, I found the 500ct Cotton Swabs here at 3.39. Prices may vary!

Thanks for the new coupon heads up!

[Lisa]

Hello Crystal,

I had a great day at CVS yesterday, and thought I'd share in case it might help someone. My store takes expired coupons and allows you to use 2 $5/$15 Q's if total is over $30 (rather than 2 trans's). This really helped my scenarios!

Trans #1:

2 Listerine Smart Rinse @ $3.49 ($6.98) - 2/$1 Q's = $4.98 OOP (Q's online - see Moneysavingmom.com)
Oral B 2 Pk $6.99 - $1 Q = $5.99 OOP
2 CVS Bandaids @ $1.99 ($3.98) - $3/$10 CVS Brand = $.98 OOP
One-Touch Glucose Monitor @ $19.99 - $19.99 Q ($20 Q adjusted down) = $0 OOP

B4 Q's = $37.94

$11.99 - $5/$15 Q = $6.99 OOP
Used $6 ECB

$.95 + $1.83 tax = $2.78 Spent Cash

ECB Earned $6.98 Listerene, $6.99 Oral B, $3.98 Bandaids, $5 Glucose Monitor = $22.95

Trans #2:

3 Pantene @ 3/$10 - 3/$2 Q's = $4 OOP (Q's were on iheartcvs website and in Reinventing Beauty mag)
Febreze 2/$5 - 2 BOGO Q's = FREE
Febreze 2 @ $3.99 ($7.98) - 2/$.50 Q's = $6.98 OOP
2 Dawns @ $1 ($2) - 2/$.50 Q's = $1 OOP
2 Brut Deoderant @ $2.89 ($5.78) - 2/$1 Q's = $3.78 OOP

Total B4 Q's = $30.78
Minus Q's: - $5/$15 - $5/$15 - $6 - $5 - $1 - $1 - $2 = $5.78 New Total
Used $5 ECB
Subtotal $.76 + $1.21 tax = $1.97 Spent Cash

ECB Earned: $3 Pantene, $5 Febreze, $1 Dawn, $6 Brut = $15

Trans #3:

L'Oreal Eyeshadow @ 75% off = $1.37
L'Oreal Eyeshadow @ 75% off = $1.12
CVS Bandaids $1.99
Brut Deoderant $2.89 - $1 Q = $1.89
One-Touch Glucose Meter @ $19.99 - $19.99 Q = FREE
Potting Soil $5.99

Total B4 Q's = $33.39
Minus Q's - $5/$15 - $19.99 - $1 = $7.36
Used $7.78 adjusted down to $7.36

Subtotal $0 + $1.61 tax = $1.61

ECB Earned $3 Brut, $1.99 Bandaids, $5 Monitor = $9.99

Summary:

Total Merchandise Value: $102.11
ECB Spent: $18.78
Cash Spent: $ 6.36
TOTAL: $25.14

ECB Earned: $47.94

$22.80 ahead

[Missy Fussy]

I am a newbie, made my third trip today, spent a little over $10 oop and received over $10 in ECB. But I made my first big boo-boo, bought the wrong Gillette razor. Be sure to buy the Schick "Phenom" Fusion Razor, not just the Schick Fusion Razor. My mistake. Not sure if I should return. Still had a $4 coupon to make it $5.99, but did not get my $4 ECB.

[Sarah]

I used the Pantene coupons this morning to get three of the shampoo varieties that they did have - should I go back and try to fix it at CVS? I don't know if they have a way to do that or not, but I guess I shouldn't have used that coupon. Thanks!

[JulieH]

To use up my CVS $3/10 I did:
(3) CVS bandages @1.99 = 5.97
(1) CVS swabs = 3.19 (found a 500 count w/a free 50 count travel pack attached)
(1) CVS wipes (filler) = .99
Total before Qs: $10.15
Used $3/10 CVS Q
Used $5.98 ECBs
Subtotal $1.17 + .09 tax = $1.26 OOP
ECBs earned: $5.97 (bandages) and $2 (swabs)

[ashleigh]

Gillette Fusion Shave Gel small (trial) size is $1.79 at CVS with $1.50 coupon...makes a good deal

[Ruth]

Thanks to everyone's fabulous tips I got 120 diapers for .18 a diaper!!