CVS Shopping Picks for 8/7-8/13

CVS is my favorite place to shop for health and beauty products. To be successful at CVS, you need two things: 1-A CVS ExtraCare card and 2-A CVS Green Bag tag.  Each time you shop at CVS, scan your ExtraCare card at the kiosk and CVS coupons will print out.  Many times these are dollars off when you spend a certain amount.  Please note that you should continue to scan your card until the kiosk reads "There are no more coupons available at this time".

By using your ExtraCare Card and combining it with coupons, you can get very low priced items and many things for free.  The best way to save money at CVS is to do multiple transactions and "roll over" your ECB's (ExtraCare Bucks) from each transaction.

I follow many different blogs and they all post great deals, but some show too many deals that are for things that I don't want to stock up on or don't necessarily use/need. 

This blog will show deals that I personally use and would recommend to my friends.

Spend $30 on selected products and get $10 free Gas!
Sampling of included products:
12pks Coke/Dr. Pepper 3/$8
Colgate Toothpaste 3/$5 $0.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste 7/24/2011 SS Insert (exp 8/13/2011)
Secret/Old Spice Deodorant $2.49 $1/1 Secret Deodorant 7/31/2011 P&G Insert (exp 8/31/2011)
Keebler Fudge Shop Cookies $1/2 Keebler Cookies 8/7/2011 RP Insert (exp 10/2/2011)
Nature Valley or GM Granola Bars $0.75/2 Nature Valley Granola Bars 8/7/2011 GM Insert (exp 10/1/2011)

Renuzit Adjustables Air Freshener 7.5 oz
2/$1.76  B2G1 Renuzit Adjustables Air Freshners 8/7/2011 RP Insert (exp 8/21/2011)
Buy 3,  pay $.59 each

Spend $15 get $5 ECB's when you buy any Revlon Cosmetics (excl. clearance items)
$1.00/1 Revlon Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara or Color Cosmetic Product, from SS 7/17

Spend $15 get $5 ECB's when you buy these Dove, Caress or Lever products 
$1.00/1 Dove Men+Care Body and Face Wash or Active Clean Shower Tool from RP 7/31
FREE Dove Treatment wyb Dove Shampoo or Conditioner from RP 7/3
$1.25/1 Dove Body Wash from RP 7/31

Buy 3 Softsoap Bodywash, receive $3 ECB's
3/$9
Use $1.00/1 Softsoap Body Wash from SS 7/24

Spend $10 get $3 ECB's when you buy Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler
$3.00/1 Garnier Herbashine from RP 8/7
$1.00/1 Garnier Fructis Style Product from RP 7/24     
1.00/1 Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment from RP 7/24

Buy Schick Hydro 3 or Hydro 5 Cartridges or Razor receive $5 ECB's
$2.00/1 Schick Hydro Refill from SS 8/7
$2.00/1 Schick Hydro Razor from SS 8/7 

My CVS Shopping Plan for 8/7

Starting with $3 in ECB's
Transaction #1
Buy Schick Hydro 3 or Hydro 5 Cartridges or Razor receive $5 ECB's
$8.49 Use $3/1 Schick Hydro 3 or Hydro 5 razor printable exp 8/7/11
Total $5.49 use $3 ECB's from last week
OOP $2.49 + tax, receive $5 ECB's

Transaction #2
Buy 3 Softsoap Bodywash, receive $3 ECB's
3/$9
Use (3) $1.00/1 Softsoap Body Wash from SS 7/24
Total $6 use $5 ECB's from transaction #1
OOP $1 + tax, receive $3 ECB's

Total OOP $3.49 for $17.49 worth of product!!  Plus $3 ECB's for next time.

I will tell you that I'm considering an extreme transaction for the $10 gas card. I do have (20) $1/1 Colgate Total toothpaste coupons.  I could buy (18) at 3/$5, pay $12 and receive the $10 gas card.  I just don't know....