Comments on: CVS Black Friday and Weekly Deals 11/22-11/28

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:32:36 +0000

I don’t have any need for it either, I got it simply because it was a money maker…I feel like I can eventually come across someone who would appreciate it, so I will save it until then.

By: kelli

kelli — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:27:25 +0000

for anyone who’s still going to go shopping tonight.. I confirmed, degree limit is 2, colgate 360 is 4.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:09:08 +0000

How does one sign up for the coupon emails. I get the cvs.com emails but it always seems to just be for purchases on line. I get the photo emails too. I never get emails about $/$$.

By: kelli

kelli — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:45:58 +0000

I read it on another website

By: kelli

kelli — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:43:42 +0000

I’m pretty sure that it’s just once. Once you’ve used the coupon, the bottom of your receipt will say “Voucher, Spent 20 Get 4 EB” then it says that the balance is one and offer limit reached.

By: melissa

melissa — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:24:11 +0000

we have no need for this product, but i was wondering – should i buy it with the coupon and ecbs just to make real money back?

what are folks doing with the product?

By: melissa

melissa — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:52:46 +0000

does anybody know how many times you can use the get 4 ECB when you spend $20 card?

I cant find any info on it.

By: melissa

melissa — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:51:58 +0000

where did you hear that? that would be great!

By: Alison

Alison — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:36:10 +0000

Heather what part of my ECBs did not print do you not understand. Through both of k’s posts she plainly says that her ECB’s did not print. I would return something to if my ECB’s did not print, i’m not going to pay regular price for something that I was supposed to have gotten for free or close to it. If I did that then, all the time and effort I put into coupon shopping to save money would be wasted. There is not abuse here in any way and even if you did return something that you got for free and they give you a gift card CVS, walgreens whoever is not losing anything you have to spend that money there. So what’s that big deal? K you have every right to vent and I would not be happy too if that happened to me. You must be nicer than I am though cause I would have gotten my credit on day 1 if I had to call CS standing in the store to get it.

By: kelli

kelli — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:36:26 +0000

does anyone know if the limits have really changed on some of the items? I’ve heard that the degree is limit 2 now and the colgate 360 is limi4.

By: kelli

kelli — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:29:02 +0000

I was wondering the same thing. I asked the question on another website and someone responded saying that she’d sent the same rebate in when she’d paid for it with ECBs and she got the money back. Also, they’ll most likely send you the full $8.29 back.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:39:24 +0000

On the Just For Men deal…I found the website with the $2 off coupon and a mail-in-rebate…I paid with ECB’s for the rest of the amount…will the manufacturer honor the mail-in-rebate and send me $6.29 even though I paid with ECB’s? The receipt doesn’t specifically show what coupon was used for what item…

By: melissa

melissa — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:13:14 +0000

I was SO annoyed at my CVS OOP that I took 3 things back and got a refund for $23. So my OOP ended up being less than $1. And I still had lots of stuff left at home – the razors (3), the shampoo and hair gel (2 each) , the candy (4), the toothpaste and toothbrushes(2 each), the deodorant and the body wash. I also have 17 ECBs left. Oh, and I found the get 4 ECBS when you spend $20 coupon – you have to ask for a special catalog for Christmas and its inside that catalog.

Does anybody know if you can use that Q just once per CVS card???

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:48:16 +0000

I waited til today to go to CVS along with my other Black Friday shopping. I was afraid that they would be out of everything, but as it turned out they were putting up stock so I was able to get everything on my lists except the Bic Razor. While shopping I noticed that they had MANY Airwick Freshmatic Starter Kits. I asked the cashier about it and she checked the flyer but they were not in it as a sale item. She then checked further and found that they are on sale for $5.99. I had just left Fred’s where I bought 2 (all they had), using my $5 Q’s from SS 11/15. I did 4 tranactions, three with my card and one with my husband’s. Here’s what I did:

I started with $21 ecbs
#1
2 Blade @ $2.50
1 Contact Solution @ $8.99
1 Schick @ $9.99
1 Ear Buds @ $6.99
Used:
$2 off Blade
$1 off Contact Solution
$5 off $30
$21 ecbs
Paid $2.88 oop (a little more than planned but my insert did not have the Schick Q)
Got $23.98 ecbs

#2
1 Hershey Rolo @.89
1 M&M King @ 1.59
3 Herbal Essence @ 2.99 = 8.97
1 Colgate @ 2.99
1 St. Ives @ 3.99
1 Vaseline Infusion @ 7.99
1 Degree @ 4.00
Used:
Free Mars Candy
$1 off Herbal Essence
1 BIGI Herbal Essence
75¢ off Colgate
$1 off Vaseline Infusion (CVS)
$1.50 off Vaseline Infusion (M)
$5 off $30
$16.99 ecbs
Paid: $1.88 (1.65 was tax)
Got 23.88 ecbs

#3
2 Airwick @ 5.99 = 11.98
1 Blade @ 3.99
1 Blade @ 3.49
1 Colgate @ 2.88
Used:
2 $5 off Airwick
$2 off Blade
75¢ off colgate
9.99 ecbs
Paid $1.56 (1.46 was tax)
Got $4 ecbsmore
Ended with $26.47 ecbs on this card 5.47 than I started with.

#4 (husband’s card) started with $15 ecbs
1 Vaseline Infusion @ 7.99
1 MP3 player @ 24.99
Used
$1.50 off Vaseline Infusion (M)
$1 off Vaseline Infusion (CVS)
$4 ecbs with $20 purchase card
$5 off $30
$15 ecbs
Paid $12.37 (kinda high but it was the mp3 player)
Got $16.99 ecbs
I needed the MP3 player for a Christmas present. This way it cost me very little because I finished with $1.99 more in ecbs than when I started.

Totals:
Before Sales & coupons: $164.69 plus tax
Sale prices: $118.10
Paid $12.78 plus $5.91 tax = $18.69
Ended with $7.46 more in ecbs than I started with so this trip actually cost me $11.23
NOT BAD!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:32:31 +0000

I tried to find the St. Ive’s q too but no luck. I’m in Charlotte and got the Observer. :(

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:01:07 +0000

I just got back and yes, some items were gone but most were still available. I just bought everything in one transaction… did not feel with dealing with multiple transactions! Anyway, the right guard ecb does not appear to be there and my $1.59 candy bar did not print …

By: ZJ

ZJ — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:50:59 +0000

I did and was able to get both free! I went at 9:30 this morning and had the entire store to myself! lol I think everyone was at the mall! :)

By: kelli

kelli — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:14:27 +0000

ECBs are like cash, you don’t need a filler item to use them.

By: Heather Dixey

Heather Dixey — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:48:21 +0000

all of a sudden i’m wondering if i need filler items at cvs or is that just walgreens? i have three items three coupons and i’m wondering how many of my ecbs i can use without needing a filler item. but then i thought maybe i don’t need one? that would be super:-)

By: kelli

kelli — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:14:49 +0000

I’ve heard that there has been some trouble as well. I know for a while they were all printing the same number. I haven’t had any trouble with them at all.

By: kelli

kelli — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:05:31 +0000

I went back to CVS again today and did 2 more transactions, because apparently the 3 I’d done earlier wasn’t enough. My fiance really wanted the huge whitman’s sampler, so I got it for him and I needed to get another Dyna Pep. I think I did a pretty good job.

Transaction 4:
1 Tums = $3.99
1 Caramello = $.89
1 Just For Men = $8.29
1 St. Ives = $3.99
1 Dyna Pep = $4.99
- $5/$20
- $2 off Tums (store coupon)
- $2 off Just for Men
- $13 ECBs
subtotal: $.15, tax: $.69, total: $.84, saved: $24.20, earned: $19.17 (1, .89, 8.29, 3, 4.99, 1)
*I tried over and over again to get the Tums coupon to print, but no luck. Also, I couldn’t find the St. Ives coupon in my inserts. :( $1 ECB for green bag tag this transaction. :)

Transaction 5:
1 Whitman Sampler = $14.99
2 Hershey’s Kisses = $3.49, bogo
2 Gold Emblem candy = $.99 each
- $5/20
- (2) $1 off Hershey’s Kisses
- $1 off 2 Gold Emblem candy
- $12 ECBs
subtotal: $.46, tax: $.36, total: $.82, saved: $33.49, earned: $0
*This was actually somewhat painful for me. It’s not very often that I spend that many ECBs and get nothing back.

Updated Summary:
Spent: $4.82 ($3.42 tax)
Used: $63.99 ECBs
Earned: $77.72 ($13.73 profit)
Saved: $142.32

By: chris

chris — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:56:54 +0000

we got denied on that coupon as well and our manager wouldnt push it though manually, oh well still got a lot of stuff for basically nothing

By: chris

chris — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:54:04 +0000

me and my wife started with 24 ecbs and got all items on bf ad and a few other things and still have 20+ecbs spent less then 10 bucks oop and most of that was on tax gotta love CVS

By: kelli

kelli — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:36:39 +0000

the spent $20, get $4 ECBs is in the christmas catalog. some stores have these behind the counter, some have them near the sale papers, I’ve also seen them near the newspapers. I’d just ask someone at your store where you can get one.

By: melissa thornton

melissa thornton — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:24:18 +0000

I went today before heading to the in-laws for the day. Today was only my 2nd time trying the CVS system.

The CVS had everything in stock at 11 AM!!! I thought they were out of the mens razors, but the manager found some for me. WOOT!!!

I had 6 transactions and the cashier was very patient and helpful. She says she works the system too.

I had just 5 ECBs to begin and I also had a $5 off $30 printed coupon. I ended up spending $24 OOP total, but came home with $17 ECB after my last transaction. I know I could’ve done better, but as I am new…I dont yet have things down.

Most of my OOP total came in the 1st transaction as I was trying to use that $5 off $30 and I only had $5 ECBs.

I dont know what folks are talking about when they mention the $4 for buying $20 – how do I do that??? is it a coupon out there somewhere???

I guess I am happy, but I will feel better when my total OOP is better.