$5 and $10 CVS Scenarios for the Weekly Ad of 12/19/2010

Below are some deal scenarios for the CVS ad for the week of 12/19 for shoppers just starting their CVS shopping adventure or who do not have any or many extra bucks on hand and do not want to spend much cash our of pocket.  There are scenarios for under $5 out of pocket cash and $10 out of pocket cash.  Beginning CVSing and building up extra bucks so one can keep them rolling week after week takes time.  By investing just $5 or $10 a week for the first month to six
weeks to get the extra bucks built up would allow a shopper then to keep rolling that $20 to $50 of extra bucks each week into new extra bucks.  It is like spending the same money over and over again.  

Thanks to Sarah and Jamie for sharing the following with us.

Five Dollars Scenario by Sarah of Sarah's Scribblings:

Transaction 1:
Buy 2 M&M's 9.9-12.6oz  @ 2 for $5 get $2 extra bucks
use $1/2 M&M Holiday Product, any RP 11/14

(you may have a $1/2 CVS scanner coupon which printed week of 12/12 so you could pay $1 less out of pocket if you combined it with the one above)

CASH:  $4   + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED:  $2
MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $5 sale priced

Transaction 2:
Buy Therma Care** 1ct for $2.79 get $2.79 extra bucks
Use 2 ECB from transaction 1

CASH:  $0.79  + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED:  $ 2.79
MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $2.79 sale priced

TOTAL CASH:  $4.79 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS REMAINING:  $2.79
MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $7.79 sale priced

Five Dollars Scenario by Jamie, from I Am A Money Magnet:

Transaction 1

1-Decorative Band-Aid Brand Bandages 20-25 ct - $2.49; Get $2 EB (Limit 2 Dec Monthly Deal)= $0.49 after EcB 

Total Out of Pocket- $2.49 + tax
Extra Bucks Earned- $2.00

Transaction 2
1-ThermaCare** Heat Wrap 1 ct- $2.79; get $2.79 EcB (limit 1) =FREE after Extra Bucks

Use $2.00 Extra Bucks from Transaction 1

Total Out of Pocket- $0.79 + Tax
Extra Bucks Earned- $2.79

Transaction #3
1-Listerine PocketPaks 72ct- $3.99; get $2 EB (limit 2) 
–use $1/1 Listerine Pocket Paks (10/10 RP) = $0.99 after coupon and Extra Bucks 

Use $2.79 Extra Bucks from Transaction 2

Total Out of Pocket-$0.20 + tax
Extra Bucks Earned- $2.00

Total Value of Items- $9.27
Total Out of Pocket- $3.48
Extra Bucks Remaining- $2.00

Ten Dollars Scenario by Sarah of Sarah's Scribblings:

Transaction 1:
Buy 2 M&M's 9.9-12.6oz  for $5
use $1/2 M&M Holiday Product, any RP 11/14

(you may have a $1/2 CVS scanner coupon which printed week of 12/12 so you could pay $1 less out of pocket if you combined it with the one above)

Buy 2 Pantene Shampoos and/or conditioners  for $  6.97
Use B1G1 Pantene Shampoo WYB any Pantene Product, Free Product, 12.6
oz or less, excludes trial size P&G 11/28

(you may also have a $1/2 Pantene CVS Scanner coupon which printed week of 12/12 which would allow you to have $1 less out of pocket if you combine it with the one above)

CASH:  $7.49 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED:  $2+2=4
MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $ 11.97 sale priced

Transaction 2:
Buy Therma Care** 1ct for $2.79 get $2.79 extra bucks
Stocking Stuffer & Bagged Candy for $.99

Hershey's Milk Chocolate Santa or Reese's Tree for $.75

Arrid XX Deodorant for $.99

Arm & Hammer Ultra Max Deodorant for $.99

Use both $2 ECB’s from Transaction 1 for a total of $4 ECB

CASH:  $2.51  + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED:  $ 2.79
MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $ 6.51 sale priced

TOTAL CASH:  $10 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS REMAINING:  $2.79
MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $18.48  sale priced

You can then either save your extra bucks for next week’s extra buck deals or you could use them for some of the deals this week—check out the current deals posts.

**Editing to add  link to post update:  $1 Printable Coupon available at Thermacare.

For instructions on how to figure out rolling extra bucks to have the least out of pocket cost see this post.

You can share your shopping trip with other Simply CVS readers each week here and see what other shoppers are getting.  If you are new to CVS shopping, start by reading the 10 step lessons in the CVS 101 series for beginners.  Simply CVS is part of the grocery gathering at BeCentsAble.