CVS ECB Deals - Sales for Week 1/27/08-2/2/08

[maggiew]

i am a little confused..I am newbie to CVSing..
are the stacking you are referring to the ones that have links that you can go to to print from your computer? The other $$/$$ are the ones that sometimes print on the receipt??
Do you guys think that CVS is starting to catch on???

You can still use the printable coupons, just one per transaction. Some people were using ALL of them AT ONCE on ONE order (Superstacking).

Maggie

 

[tngramma]

i am a little confused..I am newbie to CVSing..
are the stacking you are referring to the ones that have links that you can go to to print from your computer? The other $$/$$ are the ones that sometimes print on the receipt??
Do you guys think that CVS is starting to catch on???

Super stacking means when you have a $20 order you use a printable 4/20, 3/15, and a 2/10 all on this order. Some stores have taken several of each. I guess now they are not doing this at some stores.

 

[LanaJae]

Hmm, interesting, when I mentioned it a week or two ago I got told that i was bitter because my store doesn't stack. Odd, because I have never even tried to stack at CVS! I bet it is going around as fast as lightning and I am sure that some stores will still do as they please.

Most store managers were encouraging it here, even telling people where to get the coupons.

 

[tngramma]

I was just checking my card online, I finally found it!!
and i was reading about the ECB.......the site says they print on the register every 3 months, is that it? so you can only use them every 3 months?
it also said you can access and print them online, so is that only every 3 months too?

The ECBs that print every 3 months are your quartely earnings. You earn 2% on what you spend in each quarter. If you check your receipt it tell you what your winter spending is. If your card is registered you will get a phone call to tell you when your quartely ECB will be ready. It will print the next time you shop CVS using your card.

The ECBs you earn each time you shop print out on the bottom of your receipt. For instance the Stayfree is $3.99 and you get $3.99 ECB back. This will print on your receipt along with any others you earn on that trip.

 

[npmommie]

The ECBs that print every 3 months are your quartely earnings. You earn 2% on what you spend in each quarter. If you check your receipt it tell you what your winter spending is.

The ECBs you earn each time you shop print out on the bottom of your receipt. For instance the Stayfree is $3.99 and you get $3.99 ECB back. This will print on your receipt along with any others you earn on that trip.

so the ones that print each time you shop........you can use those on your next shopping trip?
sorry for all the ? I want to get this down so I know what i am doing!!

 

[LanaJae]

i am a little confused..I am newbie to CVSing..
are the stacking you are referring to the ones that have links that you can go to to print from your computer? The other $$/$$ are the ones that sometimes print on the receipt??
Do you guys think that CVS is starting to catch on???

LOL, they have always known what is going on. The "super" stacking is described above this post, and what it does is get the store volume sales up.

There seems to be a pattern that goes like this..

if CVS is fairly new in your area, they want you to buy buy buy and will take any coupons you have

if you start seeing more and more CVS stores built, some will continue to do the above, and some will not

when you see one every where you go, then it's rules rules rules

Right now the stores here are super-stacking CRT $/$$ (register coupons), but no long stacking printable $/$$

 

[tngramma]

so the ones that print each time you shop........you can use those on your next shopping trip?
sorry for all the ? I want to get this down so I know what i am doing!!

Yes you use them just like money. It is really nice if you can roll them to get more ECBs. If you earn $5.00 this trip, you use them next trip to pay for purchase and try to get $5.00 or more back. That is how you keep playing on their money.

 

[tngramma]

LOL, they have always known what is going on. The "super" stacking is described above this post, and what it does is get the store volume sales up.

There seems to be a pattern that goes like this..

if CVS is fairly new in your area, they want you to buy buy buy and will take any coupons you have

if you start seeing more and more CVS stores built, some will continue to do the above, and some will not

when you see one every where you go, then it's rules rules rules

Right now the stores here are super-stacking CRT $/$$ (register coupons), but no long stacking printable $/$$

Most store like us shopping with them to get their sales up. A manager told me last week he loves to see me come in because it is going to be a big sale which helps him.

Evidently the cashiers did not get that memo because some of them act like we are stealing from them.

 

[LanaJae]

Most store like us shopping with them to get their sales up. A manager told me last week he loves to see me come in because it is going to be a big sale which helps him.

Evidently the cashiers did not get that memo because some of them act like we are stealing from them.

We have a shift-lead who doesn't want anyone to "make" money on a deal, so she'll deny a mfg. coupon if it makes the item less than free counting ECBs (for example, she'll deny the StayFree $1 coupon to people tomorrow). She also insisted the $5 Tylenol coupon was fraudulent (they were watermarked through the coupon printer and linked right from tylenol.com). I said I would write my name, address and phone number on the back and if it came back as fraudulent, I would repay the $5, so she said she would take it even though she knew it wasn't real, but she was showing it to her manager.

 

[neatokimmo]

lol I did get 5 tonight not knowing that was the limit. I called my Dad to tell him the news and he was like 20 double rolls that is 40 regular rolls. You got 5 packs, that is 200 regular rolls. He made fun of me. Guess who is getting a pack of TP for father's day

The CVS across the state line is my favorite, I had no idea their food tax was so low, 2.5%!

Now Now don't be greedy save some for your neighbors.

 

[neatokimmo]

so she said she would take it even though she knew it wasn't real, but she was showing it to her manager.

Good grief, why do cranky people take customer service jobs?

 

[autigr]

I looked thru my ad, and didn't see the cottonelle deal. Could you share? Thx!

 

[caribear]

I looked thru my ad, and didn't see the cottonelle deal. Could you share? Thx!

The Cottonelle is a special 20 roll pack that was a bonus buy for the month of January (not in this weeks ad). It was priced at $9.99 with $2 ECB's, but they are clearancing them out at $4.99 and they are still printing the $2 ECB's.

 

[sarahlovesmickey]

oooohhh, I think I am going to have to jump on the CVS wagon again!! LOL

 

[smiller]

I was CVSing out in the Western suburbs of Chicago yesterday with DSis and DMom.

So, just a little report:

CVS #1 the shift supervisor allowed superstacking on multiple transactions. She did look at each coupon very carefully and of all coupons she questioned my Hellman's one from the Sunday paper!

We overheard an employee saying something about only be allowed to print out the CVS printables two times, but nothing about how many you could use per transaction. Maybe he was the confused one and didn't quite understand what corporate was trying to communicate if the superstacking is no longer allowed.

CVS #2 the cashier also allowed superstacking and keept asking "don't you have more coupons? Bring it on!" He was very nice and really seemed to understand about all the coupons.

I did the Huggies deal for DSis, Stayfree, Arm & Hammer toothpaste, Hellman's/Lipton ($3 ECB here), Fructis, Advil, and a couple filler items. Three transactions total on my two cards and spent $2.56 OOP. Not bad!

 

[smiller]

The Cottonelle is a special 20 roll pack that was a bonus buy for the month of January (not in this weeks ad). It was priced at $9.99 with $2 ECB's, but they are clearancing them out at $4.99 and they are still printing the $2 ECB's.

I might have to try this out! I have so many ECBs to use, but I'm running out of space for all the stockpiling!

 

[It's A Happy Day]

I might have to try this out! I have so many ECBs to use, but I'm running out of space for all the stockpiling!

When I start to "fill up" I put together a big box and donate them to either homeless shelters, red cross, school drives (2 kids in school and they always seem to have some type of drive going on ), etc. This way I can keep rolling and I get to donate more through the year Just be sure to make a list of what you donate and get a slip if possible from whatever place you donate to then you can claim it on next years taxes.

 

[sarahlovesmickey]

I still have a ton of monitors to donate. Can't find any place to take them.

 

[HayGan]

I might have to try this out! I have so many ECBs to use, but I'm running out of space for all the stockpiling!

CVS has nice little 4 shelf shelving units on sale this week for $9.99 Got one for my laundry room for extra storage. Can't image what I am going to be storing on it

 

[kimisabella]

The Cottonelle is a special 20 roll pack that was a bonus buy for the month of January (not in this weeks ad). It was priced at $9.99 with $2 ECB's, but they are clearancing them out at $4.99 and they are still printing the $2 ECB's.

I went to two differnt CVS's near me last week looking for the $9.99 Cottonelle - the manager of one of the stores actually told me that that is a "seasonal" iteam, and he ran out of it around Christmas and to come back next Christmas and they would have it. I must of looked at him like he was a loon because I said, next CHRISTMAS?????? He said yes, and I can't even give you a rain check or anything for something similiar.

Now I'm going to look at a few more CVS's in the area to see if I can find it!