Comments on: June CVS Primer

By: FishMama

FishMama — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:25:42 +0000

Anonymous, I'm not sure how you found this post – but it's from LAST JUNE. That would be very confusing, indeed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:56:06 +0000

k…i started cvs-ing last week and i'm already confused! does ANYONE have the flyer that i do?? my flyer starts june 14, goes thru june 20. it has BIGI on cvs vitamins as the main item on the first page. i can't find any scenarios using this flyer. help please, before i give up!

By: FishMama

FishMama — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:14:00 +0000

Rene, you can't download old inserts to my knowledge, but you can check out the recycling bin or ask friends who might subscribe to the paper.

Lindsay, that depends. I try to work ECB-generating purchases each time so that I'm not "losing" ECBs, but if it is truly a necessity and I would be buying it anyway someplace else, then I would use it on that.

Andrea, sure, you could definitely sub the Brut for the Balance bars. You'd just need to make sure that your total due exceeds the ECBs that you have so that you don't sacrifice any of the ECB. Remember too that if you do 2 Bruts then your ECBs will print out as $6 instead of two separate $3 coupons. This isn't a big deal, but effects your future transactions. Does that make sense?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:05:00 +0000

I haven’t even tried to begin this CVS thing, I’m trying to get it all figured out first. This week would it be better on the 2nd trip to buy 2 Brut deodorants @ $2.69 each (geting 6ECBs) instead of the 4 Balance bars? If this isn’t better could you explain why? Your CVS post is awesome and so informative!!! Thanks a lot!!!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:54:00 +0000

Thanks for posting this I am going to try it today, but have one question. After the second trip- do you save the ECB bucks for next month or spend that on necessities?

By: Rene

Rene — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:45:00 +0000

All I can say is Holy you-know-what!!! Until last week I thought the CVS ECB’s were some kind of cheesy come-on to get you in the store, and the “bucks” were worthless points. Boy, was I wrong. I went last week and came out with 16 ECB’s and heading back tomorrow. It seems to me that I should be clipping every coupon I can get my hands on. FOr the most part I buy generic and at COstco whenever I can. But I can see how I will be able to save huge amounts of money getting serious with CVS’ing. IS there a place I can download older coupons from the Sunday paper inserts? Thanks.

By: FULL OF JOY

FULL OF JOY — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:25:00 +0000

I have been totally stressed about the CVS thing until now, THANKS! Here is my question, when you say ‘on a second trip’ could you go to a second store that day or does it have to be a different time? Thank you so much for helping me get in the CVS game!

By: FishMama

FishMama — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:29:00 +0000

Hi Mommy,

Sorry it took me awhile to answer your question. The $20 counts as long as you ring up $20 worth of GM products. There was a glitch at my store. Many of the products were marked $3/10, but rang up at $3/9. So, I had to buy 7 items instead of 6. But as long as the product total is over $20, you should be good.

Using the 3/15 coupon can be tricky, depending on your store. Some have reported that the CVS coupon has to be used after your other coupons. I've never had that situation happen, but it could.

By: MOMMY

MOMMY — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:09:00 +0000

Thanks so much for the advice! I am new to CVSing and have only gone to CVS once but have a raincheck for the 5/11 Coke products to use up but no ECBs.

Anyway, I have a question, please forgive me if this has been answered. In this week’s sale flyer there is a General Mills sale-buy $20 of product and get $10ECB. I have coupons for about $3 off of the cereal-would the $20 be before or after coupons?

Thanks again!
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By: FishMama

FishMama — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:18:00 +0000

The ECBs are computer-generated based on bar codes. So, if they are out of something, you will need to choose something within that deal. For instance I got the last Bounty and 3 Charmin instead of the 2 and 2 that I had originally planned. Or, you can try your luck at a different store. With that type of deal, the computer should track your purchases and when you hit the $20 it will generate the ECBs. Just check your receipt before you leave to make sure it's marked on the bottom of the receipt.

Yes, you can redeem more than one ECB coupon in a transaction. Just use the biggest one first. If your ECB is for a bigger amount than your transaction's pre-tax total you will have to buy more filler or sacrifice the difference if the cashier knows how to adjust it down.

Good job, snarflemarfle!