My CVS Deals Week of 7/12

[cmb6k]

Milk $1.99
-$1.98 EBs
Total OOP: $0.01
EBs Earned: $1.00

5 Photo Books @ $7.99= $39.95
- $39.94 EBs
Total OOP: $0.01
EBs Earned: $39.95

I did the photo books in separate transactions, so I just rolled my EBs for my 2nd thru 5th books.

[momtocolinnavery]

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[k_hoover_mama]

Originally Posted by cmb6k

Milk $1.99
-$1.98 EBs
Total OOP: $0.01
EBs Earned: $1.00

5 Photo Books @ $7.99= $39.95
- $39.94 EBs
Total OOP: $0.01
EBs Earned: $39.95

I did the photo books in separate transactions, so I just rolled my EBs for my 2nd thru 5th books.

I don't have a CVS yet, so help me learn while mine is being built.

Are EB's like coupons toward next purchase like Walgreen's does? And when you say you did the purchases in separate transactions did you have to get in line 5 separate times, or go to different stores or was it slow & the cashier was nice & you were able to do it all at once???

[cmb6k]

Originally Posted by k_hoover_mama

I don't have a CVS yet, so help me learn while mine is being built.

Are EB's like coupons toward next purchase like Walgreen's does? And when you say you did the purchases in separate transactions did you have to get in line 5 separate times, or go to different stores or was it slow & the cashier was nice & you were able to do it all at once???

I'm not a Walgreens shopper so I'll try to explain EBs the best I can:

EBs are like CVS money. Say the ad shows Buy X for $1, get $1 EB making it FREE, limit 2. You purchase one item X for $1 and at the end of your receipt you will get $1 EB. You can use this EB towards your purchase of anything in the store except prescriptions, alcohol, gift cards, lottery tickets, money orders, stamps, pre-paid cards & tobacco products. They generally have an expiration date of 30 days after they are issued. For instance my EBs that I got from my purchases today expire 8/18/09. Now, if you take that $1 EB you just received and purchase another item X, you pay with your $1 EB and you will get another $1 EB at the end of your receipt without paying anything OOP. This is what I did with the photo books. It's called 'rolling' your EBs.

I did my separate transactions without having to go to the end of the line, although they were really busy and I offered, the cashier said it wasn't necessary. I always offer to go to the end of the line for separate transactions. I think it's only fair to the shoppers behind me.