CVS $5 Challenge (12/12)

The purpose of the CVS $5 Challenge is to come up with the best scenarios (up to 3 transactions) for the upcoming week using the current weekly ad.  The goal is to keep the total out of pocket expense $5 or less, while still growing your Extra Care Bucks.

I am assuming that you are starting out with ZERO extra bucks.  If you’re starting out with Extra Bucks, great!, your OOP will be very small (maybe even zero)!

Just starting out?  For more information on the abbreviations used, please see my Coupon Abbreviations post. For additional information about shopping at CVS, check out my CVS 101 post.

Here’s what I would do if I were just starting….

Transaction #1
Buy 2 Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste 4.2oz, with Scope Outlast 4oz, rinse 250ml, or Oral B Floss 27-55 yrd- $2.99; get $2 EB (limit 2)
-use 2- $1 Crest Toothpaste (11/28 PG)

Total Out of Pocket- $3.98
Extra Bucks Earned- $4.00

Transaction #2
Buy 2 Glade Fragrance Collections Reed Diffusers- $12 ($6 each); get $3 Extra Bucks wyb $10 worth of select Glade
-use Glade Fragrance Collections Reed Diffuser B1G1F (SS 11/7)
-use $4 in Extra Bucks from Transaction #1

Total Out of Pocket- $2.00
Extra Bucks Earned-$3.00

Total Value of Items- $17.98
Total Out of Pocket- $5.98
Extra Bucks Remaining- $3

Need more ideas? Check out Cheryl’s $5 & $10 CVS posts at Simply CVS.

See all of this week’s Store Deal Matchups!