Loot from CVS
I had $2.85, so I went to CVS to go shopping.
I had not shopped much at CVS during 2010 but at the very end of the year I had a small balance in our medical spending account to use up. (If you haven’t heard, you can no longer make over the counter purchases with these accounts.) I purchased a few items that earned me some Extra Care Bucks, or ECBs. I stopped by CVS with $10 in ECBs this morning.
To find deals at CVS, I read the CVS section at afullcup.com and I check www.iheartcvs.com for updates and coupon matchups.
This week, buying 2 Revlon tools or makeup earns you $7 in ECBs.
I bought a nail polish (boy, I remember when you could only get cheap black nail polish at Halloween!) for $5.49 and a 24-pack of Revlon brand emery boards for $3.29.
The total for the two Revlon items was $8.78. I had $10 in ECBs to spend, and I could have stopped there, but I would have forfeited $1.22 in ECBs, so I added two pairs of soft, cushy socks to the order to bring the total over $10. I could have bought just one pair, but I wanted one and grabbed a pair for my mom, too.
After handing over the ECBs from my last trip (shown as CVS MFR COUPON), I paid $2.85 for my loot.
The 2 Revlon items earned me $7 in ECBs to use next week, which printed at the bottom of my receipt:
CVS Extra Care Bucks
At some point before 2/5, I need to find something else in the CVS ad that I want/need that will earn ECBs. I’ll then use these $7 in ECBs to help pay for that purchase. By doing this on a consistent basis, I can pick up cheap things all the time.
I am just a small-time CVS shopper. I only buy what I will actually use and I tend to keep the amount of ECBs I have low. Some are much more into the shopping and buy things they have no use for and keep tons of ECBs that constantly have to be spent. I get a kick out of just keeping useful things around that I paid very little for.
Nice!
I’m always interested in hearing about great deals.
I am a member of afullcup too, but I find it a little confusing. I don’t have a CVS anywhere near me, but I have seen others get great deals at Rite Aid and sometimes Walgreens. Rite Aid is the closest to me. I always love a good bargain!
That’s awesome!! Using their $ to earn $ plus loot in between!! Go you!!
I don’t go to CVS much, but I should.
Try http://www.iheartriteaid.com. I don’t usually shop at RA but I know many people get great deals there! Try couponmom.com for some awesome tutorials on couponing!
Thank you!
The lady who works at my CVS (there’s only one in town) is a witch who pisses me off so I go through stages. I’ll go for a few weeks, then she’ll make some nasty comment about how I am frauding the store by using coupons, I get nasty back, then I storm out thinking, “I’ll NEVER go back!” I always do though. It might be months later. Both times I’ve gone recently, someone else was working her shift. Seems she broke her ankle. I’ll be going more frequently until she comes back!
Thank you!
There are people out there who make it their business to get all these deals. I miss having a CVS sometimes. There would be good deals there!
I really need to start taking advantage of the many awesome deals found at CVS!