Rite Aid Deals Week of 9/28-10/4

Money Making Deals:

• SCR #163: Buy Crest Pro Health Whitening 4.2 oz. ($2.69) get $2.69 SCR
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $1/1 Crest Toothpaste from 9/28 P&G
    • $.75/1 Crest Toothpaste from 9/28 P&G
      
  Make $1 when you purchase with $1/1 coupon or make $.75 when you purchase with $.75/1 coupon!

Free Deals:

• SCR #148: Buy Gillette Fusion Razor (Power or Manual) ($9.00) get $5 SCR
  
  • Coupon: $4/1 Gillette Fusion Razor from the 9/28 P&G

• SCR #33: Buy Diabeti-Derm Heel and Toe Cream, 4 oz. ($6.99) get $6.99 SCR
  

More information and discussion of this week's Rite Aid deals is available here.

CVS Deals Week of 9/28-10/4

Remember, Sunday is your last day to use the $2/$10 coupon and you have until Tuesday to finish any September Monthly Deals!

Money Making Deals:

• Buy Covergirl Clean Make up ($5.49) get $5.49 ECB (Limit 1)
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $1/1 any Covergirl Product from the 9/14 P&G
      
    • BOGO Covergirl Foundation from the 9/28 P&G
  Scenario: Buy two foundations, use both coupons, pay $4.49 OOP and get $5.49 ECBs!

Other Good Deals:

• Buy Gillette Fusion Razor ($9.99) get $5 ECB (Limit 1)
  
  • Coupon: $4/1 Fusion Razor from the 9/28 P&G
  Scenario: Buy Razor with coupon, pay $5.99 and get $5 ECBs.

• Buy 2 Gillette Shampoos and/or Conditioners (2/$9) get $2 ECB (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: $2/1 Gillette Shampoo or Conditioner from the 9/28 P&G
  Scenario: Buy 2 Shampoos, use two $2/1 coupons, pay $5 and get $2 ECBs.

• Buy 2 of these products (Colgate Total or Maxfresh Toothpastes, 360 or Active Angle Brushes) priced at 2/$5 get $2 ECBS (Limit 2)
  
  • Coupons will vary depending on location, but there should be $.75 to $1 off one coupons in the 9/28 P&G

• Buy $15 of select Scotch/3M products get $5 ECB (Limit 1)
  Priced: Scotch Tape 2/$5, Scotch Brite 2/$5, Duct Tape $4, Scotch Mailers 3/$5, Scotch Packing Tape or Paper Cutter $5, Command hooks 2/$5, Post its 2/$5, 3M Lint Brush or Refills 2/$5
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $1/1 Command Product (includes hooks) available here.
    • $1/1 Scotch Lint Roller here.

Find the rest of the weekly deals discussed here and here.

Using CVS trips to help your own family

Personally, when I shop at CVS, I often have two intentions. I want to be able to buy things to give away to others who are less fortunate and also be able to buy things for my own family at lower costs. This weeks' deals provided a great opportunity to do both.

My first transaction was mostly items that I intend to donate.

I bought:

• L’Oreal Advanced RevitaLift anti-wrinkle serum @ $11.99
• Nivea for Men body wash @ $4.99
• Adidas any 2.8 oz. anti-perspirant @ $4.99
• Balloon for Daughter (Dad let go of the free one from Trader Joe's!) @ $3.50
  

Subtotal: $25.47

I paid with:

• Manufacturer coupons: (total = $5)
  
  • 1 $3/1 L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift anti-wrinkle serum
    
  • 1 $1/1 Nivea body wash
    
  • 1 $1/1 Adidas anti-perspirant
    

• CVS coupons: (total = $4)
  
  • 1 $4/$20 (email coupon)
    

• ECBs: (total = $13)
  

OOP: $3.47 + taxes

Got back: $20.98 ECBs

• L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift anti-wrinkle serum = 11.99 ECBs
• Nivea body wash = 4.99 ECBs
• Adidas anti-perspirant @ 4 ECBs

So, this worked perfectly for building into my second transaction (which was solely for my own family). Here's transaction #2:

I bought:

• 2 Cottonelle toilet paper 12-pack @ 6.49
• 1 Huggies mega-pack diapers @15
  

Subtotal: $27.98

I paid with:

• Coupons:
  
  • $1/2 Cottonelle (from the 9/21 RP)
  • $1.50/1 Huggies (from a home mailer)
• CVS Coupons:
  
  • $2/10 from here
• ECBs - $20.98 from transaction #1

OOP: $2.50 + taxes

Got back: $10 ECB from the Kimberly Clark deal.

So, for the day, I spent a total of $5.97 (+ taxes) OOP and ended up with $10 in ECBs ($3 less than I started with).

If you consider the loss in ECBs money spent, that means that I spent $8.97 for everything. I like to think that I spent $8.97 for the diapers (which would be an excellent deal) got everything else for free!

CVS Deals for Week of 9/21 – 9/27

These look like the best deals for this week to me. You can see a complete line-up of all deals for this week here or here. Also, don’t forget those monthly deals!

ECB Deals:

Sunday/Monday only:

L’Oreal Advanced RevitaLift anti-wrinkle serum, pay $11.99 get $11.99 ECBs (limit 1)
$1/1 any L’Oreal moisturizer (RevitaLift is pictured) from 9/21 RP
Free plus overage after coupon and ECBs

All-Week Deals:

Nivea for Men body wash, pay $4.99 get $4.99 ECBs (limit 1)
$1/1 on any Nivea for Men body wash 8.4 - 16.9 oz. (7/20 SS)
Free plus overage after coupon and ECBs

Crest Pro-Health 4.2 oz. toothpaste or 250 ml rinse, pay $2.99 get $2 ECBS (limit 2)
$1/1 any Crest paste 4.1 oz or larger (PG 8/31)
$1/1 any Crest rinse 946 ml or larger (PG 8/31)
Free after coupon and ECBs

Adidas any 2.8 oz. anti-perspirant, pay $4.99 get $4 ECBs (limit 1)
$1/1 any Adidas anti-perspirant, deodorant, body spray or body wash (7/27 RP)
$1/1 any Adidas anti-perspirant, deodorant, body spray or body wash (9/7 RP)
Free after coupon and ECBs

Kimberly Clark products, buy $25 and get $10 ECBs (limit 1)
The Kimberly Clark products included in this offer are:

• Kleenex tissues, regular 120 ct. or upright with lotion 80 ct. ($1 with card)
• Huggies mega-pack diapers, Cleanteam 9 oz. pump, or 42-80 ct. wipes ($2.99 - $15 with card)
• Cottonelle toilet paper 12-pack ($6.49 with card)
• Viva paper towels 8-pack ($6.49 with card)
• Kotex liners, tampons, pads ($6 with card)
• Depend or Poise undergarments or pads ($13 with card)

BOGO Deals: (remember, you can use 2 MQs with CVS BOGO deals)

Schick Quattro for Women razor or 4-ct refill cartridges
$2 Schick Quattro for Women razor 8/3 SS (expires 9/21)
$4 Schick Quattro for Women refill 8/3 SS (expires 9/21)

Brut cologne, aftershave 5 oz, splash-on lotion 7 oz, and ALL deodorant
$1/1 any Brut product, 9/21 SS

CVS's Generous BOGO Policy

CVS allows you to use 2 coupons on BOGO deals – one for each item, even though one is already free. Not all companies allow that (e.g. Harris Teeter does not), so it’s good to know the policy before you go.

In this transaction, I used 2 $4/1 MQs (manufacturer’s coupons) on the BOGO razors, which were on sale for $8.79. That means I got 2 packages of razors for 79 cents total (reg. price would have been $17.58).

This is excellent for two reasons: 1) you get nice razors almost for free, and 2) it increases your total (without using ECBs), which is good if you’re planning to use a $/$$ offer (I had a $5/$25 CRT). BOGO deals are great if you have enough coupons because they have no offer limit, while ECB deals do.

NOTE: Schick Quattro razor refills will be BOGO for the week of September 21 – 27, so those same coupons may be good again, depending on the starting price.

On this trip, I bought two packages of razors, 2 tubes of deodorant and 1 bottle of contact solution for 16 cents total. Sorry there’s no pic, I already delivered some of it to my distribution avenue.

The breakdown:

• 2 Schick Quattro women’s disposable razors (3 ct) @ $8.79 (on sale + BOGO)
• 1 Complete Moisture Plus contact solution @ $10.49
• 1 Right Guard deodorant @ $2.99 (reg. $4.49)
• 1 Soft & Dri deodorant @ $2.99 (reg. $4.49)

Subtotal: $25.26 (after subtracting the $8.79 for the free razor pack)

I paid with:

Manufacturer coupons: (total = $11.75)

• 2 $4/1 Schick Quattro
• 1 $2/1 Complete contact solution
• 1 $1/1 Right Guard
• 1 $.75/1 Soft & Dri

CVS coupons:

• 1 $5/$25 CRT (cash register tape)

ECBs: $9

Total OOP: $.16

Total saved: $37.84

Got back $6 ECBs

• 2 deodorants @ 2 ECBs each = 4 ECBs
• 1 Complete contact solution = 2 ECBs

In summary, I spent $0.16 OOP and $9 in ECBS to get $37.05 worth of products and $6 ECBs.

Free After Coupon Items

For your CVS shopping, it is often beneficial to have an item or two that is free after coupon. These items will help you to reach a higher total, which is perfect when you have a $ off coupon. Right now, there is a $2/10 coupon available to anyone (and there is no limit on the number of times you can print this coupon) and you might have received another $ off coupon in either your email from CVS or on the end of a receipt.

Free after Coupon items:

• Clean and Clear trial size $.99
  
  • $1/1 any Clean and Clear from the 8/3 SS
• Almay Facial Cleansing Bar $.99
  
  • $1/1 any cosmetic Almay item from the 8/3 SS
  • $1/1 any cosmetic Almay item from the 9/14 SS
• Johnson's Buddies Soap (these are priced from $.99 to $1.19)
  
  • $3/3 any Children's Motrin, Children's Tylenol, Desitin, Johnson's Buddies, Johnson's Shampoo Or Conditioner, Or PediaCare from the 9/14 SS

Note, if you are buying free after coupon items and the value of the coupon is higher than the purchase price, the coupon will beep for the last item you buy. For example, if you are buying three Clean and Clear trial size items at $.99 each using three coupons, the first two coupons will go through without a problem, but the third coupon will beep. The coupon will have to be adjusted accordingly by the person at the cash register.

Safeway Promotion 9/17-9/23 Buy 5 Save $5

For the week of 9/17 to 9/23 there is a promotion where you can automatically save $5 off your bill when you buy five of the participating items. Of note:

Money Making Deal:

• Nature Valley Granola Bars $2.50
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $.50/1 from the 8/10 GM
    • $.50/1 from the 9/7 GM
  • Additional Deal: you get a $3.50 Catalina (a catalina can be used like cash on a future purchase) when you buy 5 Nature Valley Granola Bars
    
  • Scenario:
    
    • Buy 5 Nature Valley Granola Bars
    • Use 5 $.50/1 coupons (which will double to $1/1)
    • Take $5 off for purchasing participating items
    • Pay $2.50 OOP
      
    • Get back $3.50 Catalina
    • So, you've earned a dollar when you purchase five with coupon!

More discussion of this promotion is available here.

More Info on the Harris Teeter Triple Coupon Days

Okay, inshaAllah, this is my personal list for Harris Teeter during the Triple Coupon Days (9/18-9/21):

Free Deals:

• 4 18 oz. Quaker Oats 2/$3
  
  • Coupon: .50/1 from the 9/07 RP
  Free when you purchase with coupon!

Other Good Deals:

• 4 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner $2
  
  • Coupon: .50/1 from the 9/7 SS
    
  Pay .50 when purchased with coupon!
• 4 Lysol All Purpose Cleaner $2
  
  • Coupon: .50/1 from the 9/7 SS
    
  Pay .50 when purchased with coupon!
• 1 Woolite Color Fabric Wash 50 oz. $5.94
  
  • Coupon: .75/1 from the 8/17 SS
  Pay $3.69 when purchased with coupon!
• 1 Shout Laundry Stain Remover - Triple-Acting $2.69
  
  • Coupon: .75/1 from the 8/10 SS
    
  Pay $.44 when purchased with coupon!
• 1 4 ct. Dannon Activia Yogurt 2/$4
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • .50/1 from the 07/20 SS
    • .50/1 from the 8/10 SS2
  Pay .50 when you purchase with coupon!
• 4 Success Boil In Bag Brown Rice $2
  
  • Coupon: $.50/1 from the 9/7 RP
    
  Pay $.50 when purchased with coupon!
  

So, the total before coupons for these items would be $40.63 (of course, most of these items are also on sale, so the retail is even higher). After coupons, inshaAllah, it should be $10.63.

Since I'll be using only my own coupons for this purchase, I'll be keeping a number of these items for my own family, but inshaAllah, will also donate what we don't need.

There's more info on the good deals available at Harris Teeter here.

Harris Teeter Triple Coupon Days 9/18-9/21

Harris Teeter will be tripling* coupons from 9/18 to 9/21! Info from the 9/17-9/23 ad is available on Hot Coupon World here. So far, these are the best deals that I'm seeing:

Money Making Deals:

• 20 oz. Glass SoBe Singles 3/$4
  
  • Coupon: .50/1 tearpad
    
  Make .16 when you purchase with coupon!

Free Deals:

• 18 oz. Quaker Oats 2/$3
  
  • Coupon: .50/1 from the 9/07 RP
  Free when you purchase with coupon!

Other Deals:

• 4 ct. Dannon Activia Yogurt 2/$4
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • .50/1 from the 07/20 SS
    • .50/1 from the 8/10 SS2
  Pay .50 when you purchase with coupon!

*Please note - Harris Teeter will only triple coupons that are valued at $.99 and under!

More CVS Deals Week of 9/14

Another Good Deal:

• Buy $10 of these (Lipton tea bags 40-100ct $2/6, Hellmanns Mayo 30 oz. $2/6, Skippy Peanut Butter 16.3 oz. $3/5, or Ragu Sauce 26oz $3/5) products, get $3 ECB.
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • Skippy Peanut Butter, Any 15 Oz. + $1 /2 from 8-17-08 RP
    • Ragu Pasta Sauce, Any $0.50 or $1/2 or 3 from 8-17-08 RP
  Scenario:
  
  • Buy 4 Ragu Pasta Sauces and 2 Skippy Peanut Butters for $10
    
  • Use two $1/2 Ragu coupons and one $1/2 Peanut Butter coupons
  • Pay $5 OOP and get $3 ECBs.

More coupons and scenarios related to this deal here.

What's Possible

I know that at this point many of you are thinking, "How much can we really buy for donation using coupons?" Well, here is, in part the answer:


These are the items I was able to purchase from CVS during the week of 9/7/2008 that I'm giving away for donation. These deals are all done, so this is meant only to give you an idea of what is possible. I absolutely could have purchased even more if I had more coupons to use. I also purchased two newspapers (for the coupons, of course!), some hand soap for my family, and a small toy to reward my daughter (age 2.5) for going to CVS so many times with me!

Even including those extra goodies that aren't pictured:

• I only spent $5.76 OOP.
  
• The total value of the items I have for donation this week is $104.84.
  
• As far as ECBs go, I started the week with $7.99 in ECBs and I ended it with $24 in ECBs (so, my ECBs grew by $16.01!).
  
• Plus, we have soap and an extra toy in our house. Not too bad!

$2/10 Coupon for CVS

All buyers should be sure to print this coupon before making a shopping trip to CVS. The coupon is for $2 off a $10 purchase and doesn't expire until 9/28/08. It's from the Richmond Parents Monthly magazine and found on page 30 (which is toward the bottom of the pdf file).

Click here to print yours!

What to Look for in Your 9/14 Paper

Coupon Collectors will want to look for these Coupon Inserts (1 Redplum and 1 SmartSource). No need to clip the coupons, just write the date (9/14/08) on the front of each:
Buyers will want to take out the CVS and Rite Aid inserts to use as reference material when shopping the deals in-store:













Coupon Collectors and Buyers should look for this $30 transfer prescription coupon in the Rite Aid insert (it can also be used at CVS and will help us to keep our OOP low):

Rite Aid Deals Week of 9/14 to 9/20

Money Making Deals:

• SCR #23: Buy L'oreal Facial Cleanser ($5.99) get $5.99 SCR
  
  • Coupon: $1/1 Loreal Cleanser or Moisturizer from SS 7/20/08
    Make $1.01 when you purchase with coupon!
    
    
• SCR #12: Buy Suave Shampoo or Conditioner ($.99) get $1.00 SCR
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $1/2 Any Suave Hair Care from RP 7/13/08
    • $.50/1 Any Suave Shampoo, Conditioner, etc. RP 7/13/08
      
    Make $.51 when you purchase one with coupon or Make $.01 when you purchase two with coupon!
    

Free Deals:

• SCR #90: Buy Crest Pro Health or with Scope 8 oz., Whitening Expression or Sensitive get $2.00 SCR
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $1/1 Crest Toothpaste from 8/31/08 P&G
    • $.75/1 Crest Toothpaste from 8/31/08 P&G
      
    Make $.01 when you purchase with $1/1 coupon or Pay $.24 when you purchase with $.75/1 coupon!

Almost Free Deals:

• From Page 2: Dove Shampoo and Conditioner on Sale, BOGO (prices start around $4.49)
  
  • Coupon: $2/1 Any Dove Hair Care from 8/17/08 RP
    Pay $.49 for 2 when you purchase with 2 $2/1 coupons!

More information on weekly deals is available on Hot Coupon World (account needed to access).

How to Shop at Rite Aid

Generally speaking, the deals at Rite Aid are more straightforward than at CVS, but less abundant since the limit for all SCR purchases is one.

1. Be part of the system:
   Deals at Rite Aid work through a rebate system, called Single Check Rebates (or SCRs). You'll need to sign up to be a part here.
   
   
2. Know the system:
   The items that generate SCRs vary week to week and are featured in the weekly Rite Aid circular that is distributed with the Sunday newspaper. These circulars can also often be found at the front of the store on a display when you walk in. After you make a purchase with the appropriate SCR generating items, you will return home with your receipt. Once home, you'll sign into your SCR account and enter the appropriate information from your receipt. At the end of every month, you'll sign into your account to request your check.
   
   
3. Work the system:
   Much like at CVS, you'll want to purchase items that generate as much (if not more) money in SCRs than you have spent out of pocket.

CVS Deals Week of 9/14 to 9/20

Money Making Deals:

• Buy Excedrin Express Gels 20 ct. ($3.99) get $3.99 ECB (Limit 1)
  
  • Coupon: $2 printable
  Make $2.01 when you purchase with coupon!
  

Free Deals:

• Buy Aleve D Sinus & Cold or Sinus Headache ($3.99) get $3 ECB (Limit 3)
  
  • Coupon: $1 printable
  Make $.01 when you purchase with coupon!
  

Other Good Deals:

• Buy $10.00 of St. Ives Products get $5.00 ECB (Limit 1)
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • BOGO St. Ives Elements (exp. 10/31/08) from SS 8/10
    • $1/1 St. Ives bodywash or lotion (exp. 10/31/08) from SS 8/10
  Scenario:
  
  • Buy 2 items from the St. Ives Elements line @ $5.99 (prices may vary on the sale week)
  • Use BOGO coupon
  • Pay $5.99, get back $5 ECB

All weekly deals are available on Slickdeals here.

CVS September Monthly Deals

Money Making Deals:

• Buy Arnicare Homeopathic Pain Relief Gel 2.6 oz. (prices range from $8.99 to $9.49 depending on your store) get $8 ECB (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: $2 Arnicare Gel & Cream 2.6oz (exp. 09/30/09) printable
  Make $.51 to $1.01 for each gel you purchase with coupon!
  

• Buy Ambi Skin care (Bar Soap is $1.99) get $3 ECB (Limit 3)
  Make $1.01 for each bar soap you purchase!
  

All monthly deals are available on Slickdeals here.

CVS Run Sept. 7

I decided to make a quick CVS run this morning after buying some extra coupon inserts (um…I mean newspapers) to take advantage of the Sunday/Monday only CVS deals. I got 4 bottles of shampoo/conditioner, 3 bottles of nail polish, 1 tube of face scrub and 1 travel pack of cotton swabs, all for $2.38 total. I also grew my ECBs by $3, so it was a great transaction overall.

The breakdown:

I bought:

• 2 Herbal Essences conditioners @ $2.49 (reg. $4.69)
• 2 Aussie shampoo & conditioner @ $2.49 (reg. $4.49)
• 3 Revlon nail enamels @ $3.99 (reg. $4.99)
• 1 L’Oreal Skin Genesis face cleanser @ $5.99 (reg. $7.99)
• 1 CVS 50 count cotton swabs @ $.99

Subtotal: $28.91

I paid with:

• Manufacturer coupons: (total = $7)
  
  • 2 $2/1 Herbal Essences
  • 1 $2/1 Aussie
  • 1 $1/1 L’Oreal

• CVS coupons: (total = $5.99)
  
  • 1 $5/$25 CRT (cash register tape)
  • 1 $.99 (email offer)

• ECBs: (total = $13.99)
  
  • $8
  • $5.99

Total OOP (out of pocket): $2.38 (includes tax)

Total saved: $40.38

Got back: $16.99 ECBs

• 3 Revlon nail enamel @ 3 ECBs each = 9 ECBs
• 1 L’Oreal face cleanser = 5.99 ECBs
• 2 Herbal Essences conditioners @ 1 EBC each = 2 ECBs

In summary, I spent $2.38 OOP and $13.99 in ECBS to get $42.76 worth of products and $16.99

ECBs.

Spreadsheet form:

Example of Savings

Here is a sample CVS trip, to give you an idea about how this all works. This is what I bought:

The Breakdown:

• 2 CoverGirl Wetslicks @ $5.99
• 1 Goodys 6-pack Headache Powder @ $1.79
• 3 Suave Body Washes @ $2

Subtotal: $19.77

I paid with:

• Manufacturer coupons: (total = $10.99)
  
  • 1 BOGO CoverGirl Lipcolor
  • 1 $1/1 CoverGirl Lipcolor
  • 2 $2/1 Suave Body Wash
    

• CVS coupons: (total = $2)
  
  • 1 $2/10
    

• ECBs: (total = $6)
  
  • $6

Total OOP (out of pocket): $1.38 (includes tax)

Total saved: $21.36

Got back $7.99 ECBs:

• $5.99 for the CoverGirl Lipcolor
• $2 for the 3 Suave Body Washes

In summary, I spent $1.38 OOP and $6 in ECBS to get $21.36 worth of products and $7.99 ECBs.

Spreadsheet form:

What We are Doing

God willing, it is our goal to start collecting items to donate that we purchase for little to no cost by using coupons.

We have three groups of people who are involved:

1) Buyers
2) Coupon Savers (who don't have to even clip since nowadays coupons are archived online)
3) Distributors/People in Charge of Donation

InshaAllah, this blog will serve all three groups of people as follows,

1) It will aid buyers by providing information on what deals they should be looking for during any given week and how to maximize their savings.
2) It will update coupon savers on what to coupon inserts to be looking for each week in the newspaper circulars and which coupons will need to be printed (coupon websites usually limit the number of coupons that can be printed from any computer to two).
3) It will motivate all involved by keeping record of what we've been able to donate.

How to Shop at CVS

1. Be a part of the system:
   To do so, you'll need to have a CVS ExtraCare card. You can sign up in-store to receive a card immediately, or sign up on CVS's website here (you'll receive your card by mail within a week or so).
   
   
2. Know the system:
   The ExtraCare system works by giving you discounts on certain items and, more importantly, generating "Extra Care Bucks" (aka ECBs) when you purchase certain items. ECBs are printed on the end of your receipt at checkout and are used like cash on any future CVS purchase.
   
   This is what ECBs look like:
   The items that generate ECBs vary week to week and are featured in the weekly CVS circular that is distributed with the Sunday newspaper. These circulars can also often be found at the front of the store on a display when you walk in.
   
   The weekly deals are also available for viewing on a number of message boards, such as Slickdeals and Hot Coupon World.
   
   
3. Work the system:
   To fully take advantage of the ECB system, you'll want to purchase items that generate as much (if not more) money in ECBs than you have spent out of pocket. Sometimes, this will be a straightforward purchase where the item will cost exactly the same as the ECB it generates. Other times, you will need to use coupons to push the price down. There are even cases when the use of a coupon will push the price below the amount you earn in ECBs, thus earning you money!
   
   InshaAllah, it will be our goal to provide information on a weekly basis regarding the best deals and scenarios that will maximize your ECBs.
   
   
4. Remember these tips:
   So, now that you have a basic idea about how all this works, here's some practical information for your shopping trip.
   
   When you check out, this is the order you'll want your items and coupons processed:
   
   • ECB card
   • Your items
   • Any CVS $ off coupons; for example, $2 off a $10 purchase (written $2/10)
   • Manufacturer's coupon
   • ECBs
     
     
   Your goal any time you shop at CVS should be to keep your Out-of-Pocket (aka OOP) cost as low as possible. Using this blog to help you plan out your trips before you go to the store is one way to do that. Also, if you have any prescriptions, you may want to be on the lookout for coupons that award you gift cards for transferring (CVS will accept competitors coupons).