CVS Weekly Deals & Scenarios: 12/19 Edition

CVS Weekly Deals & Scenarios
For the week of 12/19 - 12/27

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This are the transactions we ended with last week...

Transaction #1
Buy 1 Advil PM 4ct @ $.99
Buy 1 Merry Brite Holiday Bows 12ct @ $2.99
Buy 1 pack of tissue paper @ $1.99
Buy 1 pack of tissue paper @ $1.99
Buy 1 pack of tags @ $1.99
Total: $9.95
Use: $8.99 ECB from last weeks transactions
Pay: $.96 plus tax

ECB's Received: (note that duplicate product ECB's will combine...you will see this with the Tissue paper in this transaction!) $.99 from Advil, $2.99 from Bows, $3.98 from 2 packs of tissue paper, $1.99 from Tags: A total of $9.95 in ECB's back.

You more or less received all of the items for "Free after ECB's" plus tax on the $.96! You spent $8.99 in ECB's and you paid $.96 OOP which totals up to $9.95...what you have left in ECB's for the next transaction!

Transaction #2
1 bag of tags @ $1.99
Use: $1.99 ECB from previous transaction
Pay: $0.00
Receive $1.99 back in ECB's
Transaction #3
1 bag of Bows @ $2.99
Use: $2.99 from transaction #1
Pay: $0.00
Receive: $2.99 in ECB's

In the end you have purchased $14.93 worth of items for $9.95 (you used an $8.99 ECB, Paid $.96 OOP, and have $9.95 in ECB's left! It all equals out to basically getting everything for free again this week!)

The following week you will have a $2.99 ECB (bows), a $1.99 ECB (tags), a $.99 ECB (Advil), a $3.98 ECB (from both tissue papers combined) = $9.95!

These are the items we will be working with this week...

Alteril Sleep Aid 4ct: $1.99
Receive $1.99 in ECB's
Price: FREE after ECB's
Limit 1

Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste: $2.88
Use: $.75/1 OR $1/1 from the 11/29 PG insert
Receive: $2 in ECB's
Price: $.13 or FREE after coupon & ECB's
Limit 1

Nivea Body Wash 16.9oz: $5.99
Use: $2/1 from here or the $1/1 from the 10/11,11/1, or 12/6 RP insert
Receive: $5 in ECB's
Price: FREE after coupon and ECB's
Limit 1

Revlon Super Lustrous or Moon Drops Lipstick: $6.99
Use: $2/1 from the 11/15 SS insert
Receive: $5 in ECB's
Price: Free after coupon and ECB
Limit 3

Thermacare (neck to arm wrap) 1ct: $2.49
Use: $1/1 from here
Stack With: $1/1 CVS CRT (if you have it)
Receive: $2.49 in ECB's
Price: FREE after coupon and ECB
Limit 5

Listerine Antiseptic 500ml or Pocket Packs 72 ct: $3.99
Use: $1/1 from the 12/6 RP insert
Receive: $3 in ECB's
Price: FREE after coupon and ECB
Limit 1

Lysol Neutra Air 10oz: $2.99
Use: $1/1 from here
Stack with: $1/1 CVS CRT (if you have it)
Receive: $1 ECB
Price: FREE after coupon, CRT, and ECB's
Limit 1

Here are this week's scenarios...

Transaction #1

Buy:
1 Thermacare @ $2.49
1 Thermacare @ $2.49
1 Thermacare @ $2.49
1 Thermacare @ $2.49
1 Alteril @ $1.99

Total: $11.95
Use: -$2.00 (2 - $1/1 Thermacare coupons)
Total: $9.95
Pay With -$9.95 ECBS (Use your $.99, $2.99, $3.98, & $1.99 ECB from last weeks trip.)
Total: $0.00

ECB's Received: 2 ECB's ($1.99 from Alteril and $9.96 from Thermacare.)

Transaction #2

Buy:
1 Revlon Lipstick @ $6.99
1 Revlon Lipstick @ $6.99
1 Crest @ $2.88

Total: $16.86
Use: - $.75
Use: - $2.00
Use: - $2.00
Total: $12.11
Pay With: - $11.95 in ECB's (Use your $1.99 & $9.96 from Transaction #1)
Total: $.16 plus tax OOP!

ECB's Received: $12 ($10 from Revlon & $2 from Crest)

Transacion #3

Buy:
1 Thermacare @ $2.49
1 Revlon Lipstick @ $6.99
1 Lysol Neutra Spray @ $2.99
1 Listerine @ $3.99
Total: $16.46

Use: - $1.00 Thermacare coupon
Use: - $1.00 Lysol coupon
Use: - $1.00 Listerine coupon
Use: - $2.00 Revlon coupon
Total: $11.46

Option #1: Pay with the $9.96 ECB and pay $1.50 OOP plus tax OR
Option #2: Find a filler item to get your total up to $12 ($.53 worth) and pay the remaining amount plus tax.

ECB's Received: $5 Revlon, $1 Lysol, $3 Listerine, $2.49 Thermacare

ECB's Remaining For Next Week: $13.49 ($5 Revlon, $1 Lysol, $3 Listerine, $2 Crest (from #2), $2.49 Thermacare.

Please know that these scenarios are just guidelines to help you better understand how to come up with them. You may have more or less coupons that are listed and you may or may not have any of the CRT's or maybe even a $5/$25. The point is to show you how to break each transaction down based on the ECB's that you have from the prior week to either break even (spend what you had exactly) or to profit (spend what you had from last week but end up with more from this week's transactions!)

Until Next Week...