Comments on: CVS Money Maker!!!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:54:54 +0000

This deal is over now, sorry.

By: Dion

Dion — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:17:26 +0000

Am I too late, is this deal still going on now?

By: Tracy C

Tracy C — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:10:10 +0000

Well, sorry to say it did not work for me. I tried the sunglasses case and my bucks did not print. Oh well, better deals later. Thanks anyway.

By: Jennifer C.

Jennifer C. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:18:43 +0000

Tana,
This deal is dead, it has been reported by numerous people that it is not printing the ecbs anymore so I wouldn’t try it. If you are new to CVS’ing you should check out the getting started guides tab at the top of the Southern Savers page, it is very helpful.

By: Tana

Tana — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:06:07 +0000

I have just started and thought this would be a good start. Is there a limit to how many you can get to rack up some ECB and how long do you have to use the ECB you get back on these?
Thanks for any help!!!

By: lynn

lynn — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:58:17 +0000

any ways to throught the word stealing or morality out there was harsh those of you who have it cvs wants you to keep it and use it those of you who dont want to well then dont i feel moraly fine with it and cvs says they like the business that the coupons bring to there store keep bloggin its the best advertisment the product or the store can get thank you and god bless all

By: lynn

lynn — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:48:01 +0000

hmmm when i came across this deal and was one of the ones to give jenny a heads up on it i thought it was a ligit deal as i started reading post to day about the moral issue in regaurd to this deal i went to csv ….. just to ask them wat was up the manager said we did nothing wrong that cvs wants us to keep the ecbs….. and even if you tear them up they still show up on your acount (please veiw your own account on line at cvs.com……. but thought the issue of morality over a deal that cvs says they want them to keep the bucks i wonder why i see no moral issue when people go to the store to purchaase something just for the ecb or rr or any other program …… once the person gets there rr ecb they return the product and ha ppiely spend the rr ecb ect ect ……….. i see a lot of people at diffrent times have been on here and left messages saing that they either do that or are going to do that or have done that ………………….after reading from the newly formed moral police on here and talking to the manager at my local cvs i feel perfectly good about everything …… but another example would be that this weeks new deal is for soy joy it is a free ecbs and a free product deal…….so any one who does that deal will or has the potentail to make a nice profit on itin the end this is what cvs said to me….. it was well worth all the free p attention we gt and the product got free advertisement

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:47:01 +0000

Angela,
You are right, ECB’s are not funded by CVS but by the manufacturer’s either directly or indirectly. So for CVS it is of little effect to them if at all. They are happy that you came in and now happy that you will come back and get more since you have $10 to spend. While it is an error and not a planned intention, it is not a negative effect for CVS.

By: Angela P

Angela P — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:40:54 +0000

You Southerners are so lucky! You keep finding these great mistke “deals”. Looks as though my CVS never even carried the brand you are speaking of. Sometimes Maine just SUCKS!!! However, it was nice to see so many moral advocates out there – although I believe CVS would still not be really losing anything. Not sure how their ECB work for them, but I’m sure they do just fine.

By: Deena

Deena — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:08:54 +0000

Finally located cleaning cloths in Nashville on Murf. Rd., but the promotion was over and ECBs didn’t print. Couldn’t locate $5.99 sunglasses which I needed for gift bags. If anyone has seen them in Nashville please let me know so I can pick them up before promo ends tomorrow.
Aveeno positively ageless were part of the spend $20 get $10 ECB promo. Still had a $10 off 3 coupon.

By: Virginia

Virginia — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:48:26 +0000

If you return something that you used coupons or ECBs to pay for, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GET THE ENTIRE PRICE REFUNDED TO YOU. Reason? Say you bought a $10 item and used a $5 coupon. You decide to return it. They only give you $5 back. They are going to put that item back on the shelf to sell again for $10, and they are also still going to turn in the $5 coupon for redemption. So they end up making $15 off of the same $10 item which is WRONG. Obviously stores will start refusing to allow you to make returns if you are clearly abusing the system. But if you have to make a legitimate return every now and then that you happened to use a coupon on, you are supposed to be refunded the entire price you were charged, not just what you paid.

If you pay with ECBs, it is CVS policy to refund you that amount on a CVS Money Card which is basically a giftcard/store credit. You EARNED your ECBs through purchasing advertised items, so they are yours to keep and yours to be refunded to you if you need to return something.

Also, consider this – what if you use a coupon or ECBs and pay absolutely $0 OOP? Say you bought something that was $10 but paid $0 and you want to return it. They cannot just take the item back from you w/o giving you a refund. They can’t just say ‘oops, sorry, you didn’t actually pay anything so we can’t give you any refund but sure we’ll take the product back from you and re-sell it again.’ Nope. They MUST refund you.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:43:16 +0000

Ashley and M Rose- Thank you so much for saying what you did. I totally agree. I went yesterday- and same as M Rose I just thought this was part of the deal since the computers were printing them. Well I got my ECB, and checked back online later in the day and found out that this was a mistake, and was not supposed to be part of the deal, and I just felt so terrible feeling like I had taken advantage of someone. Well, earlier today I mailed my ECB along with a letter to the store letting them know I didn’t mean to rip them off, and I just couldn’t use the “money” if it really was not part of the deal. Thanks for your comments. I guess I’m not alone.

By: DeeDee

DeeDee — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:15:14 +0000

About the coupon issue , I think the store still sends in the orginal purchase reciept with the coupon. You should get reimbursed for the full amount because you are losing the coupon . They cannot give it back if a day goes by. If you cancel the trans. right afterward they can give you back the coupon then .
Does that make sense ?

By: DeeDee

DeeDee — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:09:25 +0000

I tried it in Conroe, Tx. I got the two Style Science lens cleaners for 99. It DID NOT produce ECB. I know it was the correct product because it had same picture that was posted . I guess that they have caught on and changed the computers.

By: Frugal Rocks

Frugal Rocks — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:57:32 +0000

I visited the CVS in Denver, NC and purchased (2) Style Science Lens Cleaning Clothes and it did not give me any ECB’s. Oh well, just thought I would pass it along.

By: Sarah Beth

Sarah Beth — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:08:50 +0000

Cristina,
Moral dilemma for me, too. Each time I have said, “I used a coupon for this–I shouldn’t get the entire amount back” but they just shrug it off. I guess once it’s back on the shelf it resells for the original amount and they even out. But I guess the manufacturer loses money?

I appreciate those who’ve raised the moral issue and have stopped looking for the sunglass deal.

By: Cristina

Cristina — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:55:01 +0000

just me,
I’d try returning it without a coupon and getting a gift card. I’ve asked before and they’ve told me I won’t get my ECBs back.

By: just me

just me — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:32:37 +0000

I tried the deal but it didn’t work (Sumter, SC) My question: I paid with mine using my ECBs. When I go back to get a refund, will they refund my ECBs or just the few pennies I paid???

By: Cristina

Cristina — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:54:52 +0000

On the same “stealing” note, how do you handle returning something you used a coupon for? This happens to me a lot at Walgreens. If I purchase something and the RR doesn’t print out, I return it. Since coupons aren’t tied to the price of the item, I get back the full (or sale) price. That doesn’t seem right, but if I were to point out what I actually paid and the store adjusted the price, they’d still be getting reimbursed for the coupon from the manufacturer so they’d be the ones profiting.

However, if you pay for something using RRs or ECBs and return it, you’ll only get back the maximum you paid OOP so you lose the RRs or ECBs.

You win on one side and lose on the other.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:52:50 +0000

Had to ask for them. They found 3 in back. Unfortunately did not work – Cape Coral Fl

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:32:08 +0000

Just wondering if someone in the Chattanooga, TN area knows of a CVS where I can find them. Have tried two already and nothing!! Thanks!!

By: Jennifer C.

Jennifer C. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:20:40 +0000

CVS must have caught the mistake, some other sites are posting that the $10.00 ecbs are not printing today.

By: Tiffani

Tiffani — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:14:23 +0000

It did work up until laast night. But it was a mistake and CVS fixed it.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:04:31 +0000

Did not work here in PA.:( I didn’t see it come out of the register unless the cashier snatched it like in the above post!! Ah well- I tried!!

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:55:52 +0000

If anyone finds them in Birmingham, AL please post… we have tried 4 different ones! thanks!