I know that it is usually Sunday Scores, but I didn’t make it to CVS until today. After a few weeks out of the game, I jumped feet first back in. Here is what I picked up:

Bought:
2 – Pantene Pro-V Shampoo – 2/$6.97
4 – Gillette Body Wash – $4.00 each
2 – ThermaCare Heatwraps, 2+ ct – $5.99 each
3 – Nivea Body Wash – $4.99 each
1 – Nivea Crème Tin – $0.99

Coupons:
2 – $1/1 Pantene product
2 – B1G1 FREE Gillette Body Wash
1 – $4/2 Gillette Body Wash
2 – $2/1 ThermaCare Heatwraps, 2+ ct (on box; originally went in store with $1/1)
1 – $5/2 Nivea Body Wash
1 – $1/1 Nivea Body Wash
$3 off $15+ purchase – emailed from CVS
$15 ECB – earned from CVS Advisor program

Received:
$2 ECB – 2 Pantene Pro-V Shampoo’s
$5 ECB – 2 ThermaCare Heatwraps, 2+ ct
$5 ECB – $15 worth of Nivea
$8 ECB – $4 for each Gillette Body Wash, limit 2

ARV: $50.91
Total OOP: $6.93
Savings: $43.98, 86.39%

I was also planning on buying the new Huggies Denim Diapers, but they didn’t have the size I needed. I was kind of bummed because I think they are super cute, plus I had some great coupons for them ($3 off manufacturer coupon and $1 off CVS coupon).

So, every few months I will receive an e-mail from CVS asking me to take a survey about CVS. The program is actually called CVS Advisor Panel and you can learn more about it HERE.

Basically, CVS will e-mail you surveys to take about your experiences with CVS and in return you can earn ExtraCare Bucks! If you take the survey, but do not qualify to finish it, you will earn around $2 ECB. But if you qualify and complete the survey you can earn up to $15 ECB! You will need to have a CVS ExtraCare card, but those are free!

I was just offered a survey a couple days ago and I qualified for it and completed it and I earned $15 ECB for a survey that only took about 30 minutes!

So sign up for the CVS Advisor Panel HERE!!

I just received a e-mail from CVS with a coupon for $5 off my next purchase of $25 or more! Yay, I LOVE these coupons!

Here is a tip on how to maximize your savings at CVS. When checking out, hand your coupons over in this order:

1st – Coupons for $ off $$. EX: $5 off $25 or $10 off $50
2nd – Manufacturer coupons
3rd – CVS store coupons
4th – ExtraCare Bucks

Also, check out How I Use ExtraCare Bucks.

CVS is running an ExtraCare Bucks promotion this week involving Easter Candy. The deal goes like this: Buy $10 worth of Easter candy and you will receive $3 ECB’s.

Well, my favorite part about ECB deals that require a certain dollar amount be purchased is that it doesn’t have to all be purchased in the same trip, just throughout the same week!

As for the cheap Orbit Gum… the 3-packs are on sale for $1.50 this week at CVS, combine that with the $1 printable coupon for any Orbit multipack, and you have yourself 3 packs of gum for only $0.50!

UPDATE: Coupon no longer available, but if you had already printed it now is the time to use it!

It gets better… the Orbit Gum multipacks are apart of the Easter Candy deal! I didn’t realize this until after I looked at my receipt when I got home today.

I bought two multipacks of gum, used two $1 off coupons, paid only $1 out-of-pocket for the two packs of gum, and am $3 closer to the $10 minimum to earn $3 ECB’s!!

What is your favorite flavor of Orbit gum?

A note on how I spend my ECB’s: I will only spend as many ECB’s as I earn so I won’t ever “lose” ExtraBucks. But if I can whiddle my total down with coupons so I don’t have to use as many ECB’s as I’m earning, then I “earn” ExtraBucks.

For example, if a bottle of shampoo costs $3.00, but you earn $3.00 ECB’s when you buy it, then I justify using $3.00 ECB’s on that shampoo when I buy it. But if I have a coupon for that shampoo, say $1.00 off, then my total would only be $2.00, so I only have to spend $2.00 ECB’s, but I still earn the $3.00 ECB’s. That is how you make ExtraBucks, essentially making money (ECB’s are as good as cash at CVS!).

Every quarter, CVS will print extra ExtraCare Bucks on your receipt. These are ECB’s that you have earned the previous quarter (three months).

I received my e-mail this morning letting me know I would receive $2.50 ECB’s on my next receipt. Plus, I also received a $5 off $25 purchase coupon as well!

I finally made it to CVS this week to use my $5 off $30 coupon I received by e-mail. If you aren’t signed up to receive e-mail, you definitely need to do that! Here is what I bought:

1 – Pampers Cruisers, $8.88
1 – Desitin, 2 oz, $2.99
1 – Revlon Moondrops Lipstick, $6.99
1 – Listerine, 500 mL, $3.99
1 – Nivea Bodywash, $5.99
3 – CVS Pocket Tissue, $0.50 each (filler to add up to $30)

$5.00 off $30.00 Purchase
$1.00 off Pampers
$1.00 off Desitin
$2.00 off Revlon Color Cosmetic
$1.00 off Listerine
$1.00 off Listerine, CVS coupon
$1.00 off Nivea Bodywash
$1.00 ECB (Green Bag Tag)
$3.00 ECB (Sudafed)
$8.99 ECB (Zantac)

Received:
$3.00 ECB, Listerine
$5.00 ECB, Revlon Lipstick
$5.00 ECB, Nivea Bodywash

ARV: $30.33
Total OOP: $5.34

Savings: $24.99, 82.4%