The CVS Game

Matt Billings

Professional Coupon Monger

• Price paid: $-10.00

• Yes, CVS paid me to take all of the above goods.

• Yes, that is GasX.

• 1: Be a joiner
• 2: Get the Paper
• 3: ???
• 4: Profit
• 5: Lather, Rinse, and Repeat (pay it forward)

• Extra Care Bucks
• Coupons
• False info is okay
• Some people do multiple cards (gr[e|a]y area + major organization needed to keep ECB with card.)

• CVS Circular (Also available in store)
• Coupon Section(s)

• Free After Extra Bucks
• Some items have limits > 1

• Spend X and get Y back

• Free After Extra Bucks + Coupon(s) = Profit
• Spend X and get Y back + Coupon(s) = Really cheap stuff
• The more coupons, the merrier

• CVS Extra Care coupons ($5 off $25 and $10 off $50)
• If you spend the bare minimum, then you can think of it as a 20% off coupon
• Coupon order matters. You need to present the EC coupons before the sunday paper coupons

• Pad your order with free after ECB items to get your total to the level $25/$50 level where you can use a Extra Care Coupon

• Look for ECB and ECC
• Use these for your next run

• CVS pays 2% cash back on all purchases
• You get ECB once a quarter

• Give to family and friends
• Donate to a charity

• 2 packs of huggies diapers ($14 on sale for $10)
• 2 boxes of huggies wipies ($4 on sale for $3)
• 5 packs of tooth brushes ($4.75 on sale for $4)
• 2 packs candy corn ($1.25)
• 3 12 packs of sodas (3 for $10)

• Total: 20 + 6 + 20 + 2.50 + 10 = 58.50

• Extra Care Coupon $10 off $50
• Diaper coupons ($2 off purchase)
• Baby Wipes coupons ($1 off purchase)
• Spend X: Spend 25 on Huggies products and get $10 back
• Spend X: Buy 3 coke products get $2 back
• Free After purchase($1.25): Candy corn Limit 2
• Free After purchase($4): Toothbrushes Limit 5

• ECC: $10
• Coupon: $2 * 2 = 4
• Coupon: $1 * 2 = 2
• $10 ECB
• $2.50 ECB
• $4 * 5 = 20 ECB
• $2 ECB

• Out of pocket: 58.50 - 16 = 42.50
• Get back via ECB: 10 + 2.5 + 20 + 2 = 36.50

• $42.50 - $36.50 = $6 total

• 2 packs of huggies diapers
• 2 boxes of huggies wipies
• 5 packs of tooth brushes
• 2 packs candy corn
• 3 12 packs of soda

• Questions?

• Thanks, yo.