CVS Scenarios - week of 11/16

There are a lot of good deals at CVS this week. I hope to head over later today in hopes of getting some of the deals and use the $5/$20 coupon that I recieved via e-mail this week. (I realized this was a $5/$30, see the revision here) The $5 CVS Challenge is at the bottom of the post.

Scenario #1:

Transaction #1:
1 - Loreal Age Perfect...
1 - Duracell Batteries @ 5.99

-$5 $5/$20
-$1 Loreal Mfg Coupon
-$.75 Duracell Mfg Coupon

Total $15.25, Earn $15.99 ECBs. If you have ECBs to roll, like I do, your OOP could be less.

Transaction #2:
2 - Crest Pro Health Toothpaste
1 - Duracell Batteries @9.99
2 - Glade Glass Scents

-$2 2x $1 Crest Pro Health Mfg Coupons
-$.75 Duracell Mfg Coupon
-$2.50 BOGO Glade Mfg Coupon

Total $16.72. Pay with $15.99 ECBs from Transaction #1 and $.73 OOP. Earn $6.98 ECBs.

Transaction #3:
2 - Glade Glass Scents
1 - Duracell Batteries @5.99

-$2.50 BOGO Glade Mfg Coupon
-$.75 Duracell Mfg Coupon

Total $7.74. Pay with $6.99 ECBs from Transaction #2 and $.75 OOP. Earn $15 and $5 ECBs.

Transaction #4:
1 - Vaseline Clinical
1 - Zantrex 3 2-pk
2 - Right Guard Deodorant

-$1.50 Vaseline Clinical Mfg coupon

Total $15.46. Pay with $15 ECBs from Transaction #3 and $.46 OOP. Earn $2, $4.99, and $4 ECBs.

You will have spent $17.19 OOP and have $15.99 ($5, $2, $4.99, and $4) ECBs to roll to next week. So, for a net cost of $1.20 (OOP - ECBs earned), you will have batteries for all of your Christmas toys, 2 tubes of toothpaste, Air Fresheners, Facial Moisturizer, Lotion, 2 sticks of Deodorant and some energy drinks.

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

CVS $5 Challenge
With the $5 Challenge, the goal as always is to maximize product while minimizing out of pocket. Frequently, this means a number of small transactions are needed.

Transaction #1
4 - Glade Glass Scents

-$5 2xBOGO Glade Coupon

$5 OOP, earn $5 ECBs.

Transaction #2
1 - Zantrex 3 2-pk

$4.99. Pay with $5 ECB from Transaction #1, adjusted down to $4.99. Earn $4.99 ECBs.

Transaction #3
2 - Crest Pro Health

-$2 2x$1 Crest Mfg Coupon

Total $4.98. Pay with $4.99 ECBs from Transaction #2, adjusted down to $4.98. Earn $6.98 ECBs.

Transaction #4
2 - Right Guard Deoderant
1 - Candy Bar (or other $1 filler)

Total $6.98. Pay with $6.98 ECBs from Transaction #3. Earn $4 ECBs.

Total OOP $5, and you have $4 ECBs to roll to next week. So, for a net cost of $1 (OOP - ECBs earned), you will have 4 air fresheners, 2 tubes of toothpaste, 2 deoderants and a candy bar treat.

For more $5 Scenarios, check out the $5 CVS Challenge at Keeping the Kingdom First.