Here is the transaction that I did in the video:
Bought:
3 Cases 7-up $10.00 total
1 Starburst $2.50
1 Aussie Hairspray $3.33
1 Aussie Shampoo $3.33
2 Hershey Air Delight Bars $1.19 each
2 Oral-B Toothbrush $2.99 each
1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor $9.99 each
-$4/$20 CVS Coupon
-(3)$1/1 7-Up Coupons
-(1)$2/1 Starburst CVS Coupon
-(1)$3 off Aussie Coupon
-(2)Free Hershey Air Delight CVS Coupons
-(1)BOGO Free Oral B Coupon
-(1)$4/1 Gillette Fusion Coupon
-$10 ECB
-$1 ECB
Tax: $1.58
Paid: $7.03
Received:
$3 ECB (Soda)
$1 ECB (Aussie)
$2 ECB (Oral-B)
$4 ECB (Gillette)
Total: $9 in ECBs for my next transaction
Total Saved: $42.34
Remember:
- Scan your Extra Care Cards at the Coupon Center
- Sign up for CVS emails to get extra savings and coupons
- Stack CVS coupons with manufacturer coupons for extra savings
- Get a Bagtag and earn a $1 ECB for every 4 Bagtag scans
- Check the clearance section for deals up to 75% off
- Don’t be an Extrabucks Money Trasher. If you loose your ECBs, you can print them online at CVS.com
- Roll your ECBs from one transaction to another to pay the least amount out of pocket each time.
A big thank you to CVS Florham Park, NJ and CVS for allowing me to film.
Cindy Livesey is the force behind Living Rich With Coupons which provides its readers with all the resources they need to shop smart so they can get life’s luxuries for a lot less. Her family of 5 has saved over $11,000 a year in groceries. And you can too.
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Thanks Cindy!
How many transactions will they let you do in one visit? I’m planning on rolling the ECB’s to get the diaper deals.
Well you can do however many you want but you should go to the end of the line if there are other customers waiting. We don’t want others to give us couponers a bad name
Yes, I totally don’t want to make people wait! Thanks! I don’t like to be annoying and taking up time, but if I can roll the ECBs and save out of pocket money AND not have to make as many trips back, then I’ll do it!
Do you think they’d let me scan the bag tag each time too? Or is that pushing it? :0)
You have to HAVE an empty bag for each transaction, or at least one to put stuff in so they aren’t giving you a bag.
The green bag tag can only be scanned once per day.
what’s a bagtag?
I go through the line several times instead of splitting the items and asking the cashier to ring them separately. In other words, I go through the store and get item A, get in line and pay for it. Then I go back into the store and get item B, get in line again and pay for that and so on. Doesn’t hold up the lines that way and I rarely do it. I usually save my ECB’s for use on the next sales week but in the event that I do roll ECB’s in one visit this seems to be a cashier and fellow customer friendly way to handle it. Good luck!
Cindy, I love your living rich with coupons reusuable bag! Id love to promote what you do for all of us! Where do you sell them and how can we get one?
Carolyn
Great video, Cindy. One of the things I learned when I first started couponing is that you can keep scanning your card at the machine until it tells you that you don’t have any more coupons. Sometimes it only gives me one round. Sometimes I get three rounds of coupons!
I thought it was actually called the magic coupon machine!! hahah I was just telling someone about it and they didn’t believe me it was called that. oppps.
Love love love the video! It was almost as fun as being in the store with you!
Hope we get to see more like it in the coming weeks!
So does the $4 off $20 work for the pre-coupon price of your total? I’ve never understood that, I’ve always thought you had to spend over $20 out of pocket before getting the $4 off! Such a great deal.
Yep pre-coupon price.
Cindy,
That was incredible. I hope I can get there.
W
can you use manufacture coupons and ECB like at rite aid??
Yes, I used manufacturer coupons, ECBs, store coupons and a $4/$20 in one transaction.
great video..too bad my CVS isnt as big and spacy as yours is..and my CVS doesnt have the magic coupon machine? I was wondering how can I find out which CVS’ have those machines?
They should all have them or be getting them soon. Sometimes they’re hard to find.
Hmm, all CVS stores should have them by now.
If you go to CVS.com, there is a search area which store has magic coupon machine.
Thank you so much!!! That was soooo helpful!!!!!
where did you get &-up coupons? please?
7 up – sorry
They were on the boxes (peelies)
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
I am loving your videos, please keep them coming!!! I also love your shopping bag, how can I get them?
GREAT VIDEO!!! This is perfect for a beginner. Your video is a lot more easier for me to understand how to save big, rather than reading lol. I’m super new to the coupon world and still learning how to be awesome at this like you guys
I’ll get there slowly but surely 
I have a question about Cindy’s bag.
It had this site logo on it.
Cindy, do you sell them?? How can I get it??
Very awesome video…. I didn’t even look at those 7up
today… I will go tomorrow to look if they have the peelies.. Great trip…. 
BTW, Cindy I love your reusable bags! I love the orange and white!!!
fabulous video….couldn’t be made any more clear….thanks for all of your hard work
Love the video!! Awesome deals. Thank you for what you do. You are the best
Hello my dear living rich with coupons sisters I’m new in all of this , an I really want to thank you Cindy for the wonderful site that you have and for teching us how to save money let me tell you all that last night I went to Rite Aid and bought $ 54.96 worth of stuff for 9.97 , I just cant belive my self I made such a good purchase for so little money. I just wanted to say Thank you to all of you cindy and participants of the forum too.
Also I wanted to find out about that bagtag??? Where do you get one I’m allways using my own green bags for the shopping and I wasn’t aware of this tag at CVS. Thank you!!
Paola, they seem to be in a different place at each store– I’ve seen them by the entry door, by the cashier, in the back next to pharmacy, and next to gift cards depending on the store. Those are some places you can look, if you can’t find them an employee can get one for you.
also, i’ve occasionally gotten coupons by scanning my card at the red extracare card kiosk for a free green bag tag (originally $0.99 i think). ALWAYS scan your card once you enter the store!! =)
The $4 off $20 and $5 off $25 coupons that you get in email have always been the best way to save huge money at CVS
Only problem is I seem to be getting them much less often then I used to! Last year I got them basically every other week– this year I’ve only gotten maybe once a month or less. Anybody have any possible explanation for this? They aren’t showing up in my spam folder either.
Anyway, great video on CVS!– I believe it’s by far the easiest national chain at which to coupon. I keep track of my CVS spending and in 2011 I’ve spent about $75 out of pocket on almost $550 worth of items– 86% savings, and I still have $14 in unused extrabucks! So if you’re new, pay attention to this great website and you will save!
You paid for a razor? You must not have RiteAids in the area
LOL yes I did….but the video was more about how to do the deals and save money at CVS. I wasn’t as concerned with getting something for completely free as I was with showing how to do the deals and how to roll your ECBs.
that was an awesome video, cindy! your site just keeps getting better and better
is the 7-up deal publicized?
I went to the store today but didnt see sale tag sign.
Can I mix it with sunkist 12pk instead of getting all 7-ups
I’m in nJ
Thanks Cindy for all the time you take to update your site/blog. Everytime I come to it, there are always new things for me to read and new deals to find. I have become avid with the CVS ECB’s over the last few weeks, following the blogs/deals, getting my transactions and coupons in order only to walk into the store and NOTHING that is on sale or offers ECB’s be there. We go on Sundays when the sales start and Tuesdays when their trucks come in (we have 2 stores near us) and even make more trips during the week and rarely get anything. Yes, we get rainchecks, but then wait 2-3 weeks before the items come in. I am wondering if anyone else is having this issue? I live in Jacksonville, Fl.
Just made a mistake. Got the Garnier (spelling?) items and thought I had spent $15 to get the ECB of $5. When the receipt printed out I had only spent like $14.38. If I go back in tomorrow and get another item, will it add to the items I have already gotten and reward me with the ECB’s?
Where did you find coupon for gillette razor???
Loved the video – it really helped me to visualize the process. Please do more! I also loved your LRWC bag….where can we get them?
Michele
I was at CVS yesterday and when I checked out the cashier gave me back my two $2.50/2 Cover Girl coupons and told me that I couldn’t use them on clearance items. I told her I have always been able to use coupons on clearance items in the past and ask if there was a change in the policy? She said no, I can’t use them!
I just sent them an email about this and will let you know what their response is.
Wow….i learned alot…i use CVS every now and then…but think this is too will become my new hangout….i have never used the coupon machine…and didnt know about the little tag for the reusable bags….so thanks so much for the information…
Hi, I am totally new to couponing and was wondering what bag tag is?
Cindy, 1st I love your site, it has helped me a lot. What do you do with coupon codes? I don’t understand that part?
Also I noticed on my receipt from CVS that I spent so much toward the $30.00 for the gas card. So if I spent say $3.99 of the $30.00 does that keep accumulating or do I loose it after the week is up?
so if you use your ECB’s to pay , what if say the trans, is less than the ECB”S? do you get that back in change? or is it rolled into another ECB?
wondering,
thanks
They adjust the ECB down to the price of the purchase……you don’t get any cash back…..My CVS won’t let an ECB pay for tax either, I was at self checkout and the ECB beeped because it was paying the sales tax….HTH
But if any ecb is not used will they atleast give me balance ECbs on the receipt ..?? Or I have lost the unused part..??
Cindy, that was a great video. I didn’t know about the bag tags at CVS. I’m going to look for it next time I’m in the store. BTW I love your bag, which I received when I attended your coupon seminar in Minotola this past Tuesday. Your site is the first thing I go to each day. Keep up the great work and thanks for all you do.
Hey Mary Jane. So glad you attended the workshop! Happy Savings!
I have been signed up for CVS emails for years, I’m talking before they even had the ECB program. I NEVER get coupons, never! I often go back and refresh my account just to make sure it’s working. I get ALL their other emails, but never a coupon. I actually spoke to them several times and I get the same answer, they tell me it’s random. The only coupon I ever got was the very first one for signing up of $4 off $20. Since then, nothing.
I just contacted them again the other day and here’s their response:
Dear Rose,
Thank you for contacting us regarding email coupon offerings. Free Coupon Offers may be emailed to members based on shopping habits and frequency of visits. We do not have a set time/frequency when coupons are emailed. Some are supported by our suppliers and are based upon their level of sponsorship at the time.
If you would like to discuss this matter further please contact us at 1-800-746-7287 , option 2.
Tamara
CVS Customer Relations
The thing is I have phoned them before too and get the same answer. The CS I had on the phone said mostly it was random and she couldn’t really do anything about it. I won’t even go into other problems I’ve had with that store, although I’m never nasty with them about anything.
I did, however, get a $3 off $15 CVS coupon once out of the coupon machine, and that’s the closest to a CVS money off coupon I ever got. I hardly ever shop there anymore, so I can see if it’s based on shopping habits, but there was a time I went every week, sometimes several times a week and it made no difference whatsoever in email coupons.
Some say they often get money off coupons in their email. It’s so frustrating to hear that when I get none. Is there anything else I can do or say to them?
Thank you for this great video. We have not been taking advantage of all the great deals out there especially at CVS.
That video was great!!! I went to CVS yesterday for diapers…not expecting anything and after I purchased them the cashier handed me back $1.50 in ECB…I asked why and the receipt showed for summer spending…so I was super surprised
First off i wanted to say great video! second I lost my CVS card a long time ago and always just use my phone number. But now that they have the coupon machine I’m wondering if you have to have a card or can you just punch in your phone number. Can I ask for a replacement card or do I have to sign up for another one. Does anyone know. THANKS!!!
Cindy,
Thank you so much for the details on saving with coupons!! I am a beginner and was truly confused and overwhelmed on how to get started. I found your site and educated myself on MFG and store coupons and was able to save $34 on my FIRST visit to CVS!!! Thanks again, and keep the advice coming!
-VeronicaV.
Awesome! Thanks for showing what to look for, etc.
Hi! Beginner here, how are extra carebucks redeemed? Do they automatically go towards your next purchase? Thanks!
They print out at the end of your reciept and you use them like you would a Catalina from another store…..They don’t automatically go toward your next purchase……HTH
So if i wanted to split the example video u gave into three or for trans to use the ECB’s then they would let me do that?
Quick question, (and yes im new to couponing)
In the CVS coupon policy section it states “-CVS will not accept manufacturer coupons for an item that is on sale.” and “-CVS will not accept percent off coupons for sale and promotional items”.
So my questions are: In your video you used a coupon on an item that was in the sale/clearance section? how were you able to use it?
also can you not use mfg coupons on any item thats on sale?? like even the items in the store add? that makes it impossible to stack!
and last but not least (lol) what are percent off coupons?
thank yall so much
I have never heard of that first policy. I always use mfr coupons for items that are on sale. It has NEVER been an issue.
Percent off coupons are coupons you get from CVS. They will usually print from the coupon machine or at the bottom of your receipt. These will usually be 20% or 30% off your next purchase. You can not use these on anything that is on sale so I rarely use these. You can use these with mfr coupons though, so I guess you could get some good deals with them.
Hi Danielle
when I first read it I thought the same thing but it says WILL accept
•CVS/pharmacy will accept manufacturer coupons for an item that is on sale.
• CVS/pharmacy will not accept percent off coupons for sale and promotional
items.
And for percent off they mean like 20% off an item not cents (50 cents off)
Hope this info helped
Can coupons printed off cvs.com (which say maunfacturer’s coupon) be used in conjunction with those cut from sunday inserts?
I just wanted to say thank you for the informational video and for the clarity in explaining. Couponing has slowly begun to take over my life. I thought just gathering up and collecting the coupons would have been the most challenging for me. I am now faced with staying orgainized and learning the ropes all the different store policies. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed that the information I’m reading gets blocked and I can’t understand or even remember the specifics of a certain store. Your video got threw my block Thanks A Bunch!
One more thing I just wated to add, since I’ve started couponing I have searched online for coupon helping sites. I have found that yours and very few select others are some of the best. The organization, neatness, videos and lack of spam ads rates an A in my book. Keep up the good work and thank you so much.
Thanks you so much Tianna. I work hard all all 4 of the points you coverage so I appreciate you letting me know.
Hi Does anyone know where I can find cvs coupons?I’m kinda new to this
Two questions …
If I have ECbs … Do I have to use it all
In one transaction .. Or I will get the balance ECbs back ..??
2.) the buy $30 and get $10 gift card … Suppose I buy stuf over 30(ex $35) … I do get my $10 card … But I have seen on my receipts that it often shows me that I need XYZ (ex: 25$ more) amount towards my $30 … Does this keep rolling ..?? Or does it end every week ..?? Sorry this is a complicated question .. Dunno of I framed it right … But ur responses will be appreciated
Sometime they keep on rolling.
Hi, cindy
So im so glad I saw this video! I always shop at cvs, now im wondering where can I get coupons for those boost or ensure my father drinks them all the time because that is all he can eat. if you could help me start getting these for a better price that would be great!
Thanks!
alina
There are printable for theses products…did you check the coupon database under the “coupons” tab…as well as some from inserts that will expire 3/25. Good luck.
Cindy, this week both my local CVS’s magic coupon machines were out of paper so i did not get anything out of them when I was there. I was disappointed. Do you think the manager would be able to tweak the machine for me to make up for it next visit? Or is that asking too much?
This week it says spend 15$ of Dove and get a 5$ ECB. I thought the 15$ was reg price not sale price but it counted only the sale prices. Is that correct?
Having read the thread on the topic of the magic scanner machine at CVS I am wondering if those machines are still be used. The thread of conversation is dated awhile back and my CVS as of this date does not have a machine. Am I missing out on neat sales with my CVS not having one?