CVS Scenarios - week of 4/4

There are a ton of ECB offers this week at CVS. Not many are free or near free, but there are quite a few of them out there. This would be a great week to walk in and have the coupon machine print off a $/$$ coupon. If that happens, I will group these all together.

Transaction #1
1 - Stride Gum
2 - Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner

-$.50 Stride Gum mfg coupon
-$3 $3/2 Pantene mfg coupon

Total $3.47 OOP, earn $2 and $.99 ECBs.

Transaction #2
1 - Pantene Styler
1 - Softsoap Bodywash

-$1 Pantene styler mfg coupon
-$1 Softsoap Bodywash mfg coupon

Total $5.48, pay with $2.99 ECBs from Transaction #1 and $2.49 OOP, earn $1 and $2 ECBs.

Transaction #3
1 - Listerine Smart Rinse
1 - Colgate Total

-$1 Smart Rinse mfg coupon
-$.75 Colgate mfg coupon

Total $5.23, pay with $3 ECBs from Transaction #2 and $2.28 OOP. Earn $1 and $2 ECBs.

Transaction #4
1 - Speedstick Stainguard

-$.50 Speedstick mfg coupon

Total $2.99, pay with $3 ECBs from Transaction #3, adjusted down. Earn $2 ECBs.

Some other scenarios to consider:

Baby Deal:
1 - Pampers Cruisers Box
2 - Johnsons Shampoo

-$1.50 Pampers mfg couon
-$4.50 Pampers box CRT
-$1 Johnsons baby mfg coupon
-$1 Johnsons baby mfg coupon

Total $17.97, earn $10 ECBs.

Squeakquel Deal:
4 - Always pads
1 - Squeakquel DVD

-$5.49 Always BOGO mfg coupon
-$5.49 Always BOGO mfg coupon

Total after DVD savings is $15.97.

For more deals and scenarios, check out Deal Seeking Mom, Money Saving Mom and the "Cent"sible Sawyer.

CVS $5 Challenge

Transaction #1
1 - Stride Gum
2 - Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner

-$.50 Stride Gum mfg coupon
-$3 $3/2 Pantene mfg coupon

Total $3.47 OOP, earn $2 and $.99 ECBs.

Transaction #2
1 - Colgate Total

-$.75 Colgate mfg coupon

Total $2.24. Pay with $2 ECB and $.24 OOP. Earn $2 ECBs.

Transaction #3
1 - Speedstick Stainguard

-$.50 Speedstick mfg coupon

Total $2.99. Pay with $2 and $.99 ECBs. Earn $2 ECBs.

Transaction #4
1 - Pantene Styler

-$1 Pantene styler mfg coupon

Total $1.99. Pay with $2 ECBs, adjusted down. Earn $1 ECBs.

Total OOP $3.71 with $1 ECB to roll for $16.45 in merchandise at sale prices, a savings of 78%.

For more $5 Scenarios, check out the CVS $5 Challenge.