CVS Pharmacy is one of my favorite place to shop and get deals.
The first thing you should do when you go to CVS is make sure you get an Extra Care Card. You can get these at the register from the cashier. You will need one of these to start earning your Extra Care Bucks (ECB's).
The next thing you should always do is scan your card at the CVS coupon machine in the store. It is a red kiosk and you just scan your card and it will print out coupons and special ECB's that you earn. Usually you can scan your card up to 2 times per day.
Next you need to scan the weekly ad to find all the deal that will earn you ECB's/ Alot of the time you can match these up with manufacturer coupons to get super great deals, free items AND Money Makers (MM).
Some people like to purchase all their items at once and save their ECB's for next week, and some people like to split up their transactions to pay the smallest amount out of pocket. I do this both ways depending on what the sales are for the week.
Always save coupons even if you dont think you will use them. You might be able to get a MM off of something you would never buy. 2 weeks ago I purchased the Allegra 5 count allergy medicine. It was $7.99 with a ECB for $7.99 and I used a $3 off manufacturer coupon. SO I paid $4.99 but got back $7.99 in ECB's. I didnt have to pay anything out of pocket since I had ECB's from the week before.
And last always keep a copy of the CVS coupon policy with you, just in case you get that cashier that doesnt want to accept your coupons.
*CVS does not post their coupon policy on-line and reserves the right to change it anytime
Our registers are set to allow 1 CVS coupon and 1 manufacturer coupon per item. Free coupons or “offers at the register” (OAR’s) are unearned and issued to you as a valued member of the CVS/pharmacy ExtraCare program. These coupons take the form of “open ended” coupons such as $3 off $15 or a certain dollar amount off a specific item. In any given transaction our registers will allow only one “open ended” coupon per transaction. CVS Extra Buck coupons are earned when you make a qualifying purchase. These print out instantly at the register upon reaching the threshold for the offer. You can use more than one Extra Buck coupon provided the purchase threshold has been met for each offer amount on a per-transaction basis.
In the case where a particular item is on sale for “buy one get one free” (BOGO), you are only allowed to use one manufacturer’s BOGO coupon. For instance, if Revlon lipstick is on sale for BOGO, you can use one manufacturer’s BOGO coupon. You would get both items free and pay any applicable tax. We reserve the right to limit quantities after the first purchase. If our store is running a sale for BOGO, you can use two manufacturer’s coupons for a specific dollar amount off. For example, if Revlon lipstick is on sale at our store for BOGO, you can use two $1.00 off Revlon lipstick manufacturer coupons.
CVS/pharmacy does accept manufacturers’ coupons that have been obtained from manufacturer sponsored and/or authorized Web sites. The coupon should be complete and contain a bar code that can be scanned at the register. If the coupon does not scan, the cashier should politely inform you that we cannot accept your coupon. We do not allow manual overrides at the register for coupons printed from the Internet.
CVS/pharmacy will not accept offers printed from unauthorized Internet postings or reproductions, copies, or facsimiles.
We do not accept competitors’ coupons for front store items. We feel that our sales and ExtraCare program are comparable if not better than any sales or coupons offered by our competitors. We also do not accept any expired coupons, CVS or otherwise. We do not “double” or “triple” coupons.</strong>
