You asked for it and here it is! I look like a hot mess… but I can’t give you more than that right now. Oh and I’m pretty sure I almost pass out 5 times from being unable to breathe. LOL! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain – just have a listen at what I’m saying about the CVS circular.
Good luck!
How To Coupon At CVS: A Video Intro
Andrew
Tuesday 4th of December 2012
I love CVS and their Extra Bucks!
1) Here in South Florida, McArthur milk is one of those premium brands that you pay $2 more than the store brand milk; HOWEVER, CVS carries McArthur milk!
Not only is it priced nearly as much as the grocery store brand milk, but CVS offers the occasional $1 Extra Buck when you buy it, making it cheaper than the store brand!
2) Strategy for NOT taking home too many Extra Bucks after shopping CVS (for fear of misplacing the Extra Bucks receipt(s), or the Extra Bucks expiring) ... do individual transactions on your Extra Buck items, beginning with the lowest amount FIRST, then progressively buying each of the more expensive items with the EB earned.
For example (not in current CVS ad):
a) Carmex lip balm $0.99 --> $0.99 EB
b) Colgate toothpaste $2.69 --> $2.69 EB
c) Aussie shampoo $3.99 --> $3.00 EB
d) Gillette Fusion razor $9.99 --> $5.00 EB
If you buy all of these items at once, you leave CVS with a total of $11.68
You now have to be concerned, not only with keeping these Extra Bucks receipts handy and not losing them, but also using ALL $11.68 Extra Bucks before they expire in 30 days.
To reduce that risk, buy each item in its own transaction, from smallest to largest, using each Extra Buck receipt to help pay for the next item. Using the sample items above...
- buy a) for $0.99, receive $0.99 EB
- buy b) for $1.70, $2.69 minus the $0.99 EB from the previous transaction to help pay for it, receive $2.69 EB
- buy c) for $1.30, $3.99 minus the $2.69 EB from the previous transaction to help pay for it, receive $3.00 EB
- buy d) for $6.99, $9.99 minus the $3.00 EB from the previous transaction to help pay for it, receive $5.00 EB
This way, your out-of-pocket expense remains smaller
($10.98 vs. $17.66)
AND you have fewer Extra Bucks at risk of being lost or becoming expired
($5.00 vs. $11.68)
You can also combine coupons with EB's, but you many need to strategize your purchase line-up more carefully, because you do NOT receive any 'change' if you do not use the entire value of the EB receipt.
ellen
Tuesday 4th of December 2012
A CVS was built just down the road from us, this is very helpful because I want to become a CVS champ- it opens in January so I m hoping to get the hang of it by then. Thank you for the video- and you look just fine!
Patty
Monday 3rd of December 2012
So helpful! I'm still just getting the hang of the CVS deals.