Simply CVS: $5 & $10 Scenarios for the Weekly CVS Ad of 10/9/2011

Below are deal scenarios for the CVS ad for the week of 10/9 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. There are scenarios for $5 out of pocket cash and $10 out of pocket cash.

You can save the extra bucks left from the last transaction for next week’s extra buck deals and have even less out of pocket, or you could use them towards some of the CVS deals this week or other sale items.

Five Dollars Scenario by my daughter Sarah, of Sarah's Scribblings:

TOTAL CASH: $4.94 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS REMAINING: $1
MERCHANDISE VALUE: $11.83 sale priced

Transaction 1:

Buy 3 (three) American Greetings or Hallmark Cards—depends on the
region @ $0.99 x 3 =$2.97 (At least the Hallmark ones have 0.99 ones, if you can’t find any, you can just not get them and save the cash to use on the next transaction in place of the 3 ECBs) Get $3 ECB wyb (3)

CASH: $2.97 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED: $3

MERCHANDISE VALUE: $2.97 sale priced

Transaction 2:

Buy 1 (one) Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief 2.7 oz @ 3.49 Get $1.50 ECB

Use 1 (one) $.50/1 Colgate Toothpaste, any 4.0 oz + 10-02-11 SS

Use $3 ECB from Transaction 1

CASH: $0 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED: $1.50
MERCHANDISE VALUE: $3.49 sale priced

Transaction 3:

Buy 1 (one) Colgate toothbrush 1ct. @ $3.49 Get $1.50 ECBUse 1 (one) $.40/1 Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush, any (excludes Colgate Plus and Colgate Extra Clean) 10-02-11 SS

Use $1.50 ECB from Transaction 2

CASH: $1.59 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED: $1.5
MERCHANDISE VALUE: $3.49 sale priced

Transaction 4:

Buy 1 (one) Get $1 ECB wyb Dial or Tone bar soap 2-3pk. $1.88

Use $1.50 ECB from Transaction 3

CASH: $0.38 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED: $1
MERCHANDISE VALUE: $1.88 sale priced

Ten Dollars Scenario by my daughter Sarah, of Sarah's Scribblings:

TOTAL CASH: $9.80 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS REMAINING: $1
MERCHANDISE VALUE: $22.70 sale priced

Transaction 1:

Buy 3 (three) American Greetings or Hallmark Cards—depends on the region @ $0.99 x 3 =$2.97 (At least the Hallmark ones have 0.99 ones, if you can’t find any, you can just not get them and save the cash to use on the next transaction in place of the 3 ECBs) Get $3 ECB wyb (3)

Buy 1 (one) Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief 2.7 oz @ 3.49 Get $1.50 ECB

Use 1 (one) $.50/1 Colgate Toothpaste, any 4.0 oz + 10-02-11 SS

CASH: $5.96 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED: $3+1.5=$4.50

MERCHANDISE VALUE: $6.46 sale priced

Transaction 2:

Buy 1 (one) Nature Made vitamin D 100-300ct. $7.99 Get $4 ECBUse 1 (one) $1/1 Nature Made Vitamin D, any - 10-02-11 SS

Use $4.50 ECB from Transaction 1

CASH: $2.49 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED: $4
MERCHANDISE VALUE: $7.99 sale priced

Transaction 3:

Buy 1 (one) Colgate toothbrush 1ct. @ $3.49 Get $1.50 ECBUse 1 (one) $.40/1 Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush, any (excludes Colgate Plus and Colgate Extra Clean) 10-02-11 SS

Buy 1 (one) Get $1 ECB wyb Dial or Tone bar soap 2-3pk. $1.88

Use $4 ECB from Transaction 2

CASH: $0.97 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED: $1.5+$1=$2.50
MERCHANDISE VALUE: $5.37 sale priced

Transaction 4:

Buy 1 (one) Right Guard Total Defense 5, Dial or Tone Body Wash 13.5-18oz or Total Defense deodorant 2-4oz $2.88 Get $1 ECB

Use $2.50 ECB from Transaction 3

CASH: $0.38 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED: $1
MERCHANDISE VALUE: $2.88 sale priced

SS—Smartsource, RP—RedPlum, P&G—Proctor & Gamble, GM—General Mills, ECB—extra bucks, WYB—When you buy

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Learn how to figure out how to roll extra bucks from one transaction onto the next to have the least out of pocket cost.

You can share your shopping trip with other Simply CVS readers each week and/or see the deals other shoppers are getting.

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