Comments on: Do You CVS?

By: Dre the Texican

Dre the Texican — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:58 +0000

Thanks for the clarification, Jenni! You know all the BDL articles are mah manual to life, so I had to find out!

Many of the women I “know” (through the Interwebz) actually have garage sales rather than tossing the item. Do people do that? Wow, I can’t imagine wasting the gas to go to CVS to net $1, then throwing it away. Ack!

By: FishMama

FishMama — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:36:29 +0000

Hey there,

Thanks for the link. You’ve got a great site going here. I’ll have to come back. I agree. The coupon thing can really be abused. I am a stickler for “the rules.” Is that a first child thing?

My CVS reporting (as well as other sanity saving techniques) will now be at my new blog: http://www.lifeasmom.com. Hope you’ll visit.

By: Noelle

Noelle — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:07:19 +0000

Oh My GOSH, I'm not the only nut that does this?? Except I do it at Walgreens - check out my April 16 post http://wingingitinthewindycity.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-stuff.html

By: Jenni

Jenni — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:53:03 +0000

Just to clarify, CVS does not prohibit buying and reselling nor buying unneeded items! And I think doing this on a small scale is not abusive (and others may think doing so on a large scale is not, either). But I think buying items, just to earn the ECBs and then tossing the items, in my personal opinion, is not the best use of our time or resources. But, again, it’s just an opinion.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:25:29 +0000

I agree with Dre – I do a lot of CVSing and although I’ve never sold anything, I don’t exactly see that as abuse. Three cards per household, yes.

Also, when you plan out a deal or two, you really need to have it all written down with specifics (sizes, prices, version of items) to make sure you have it right – often the signs posted on a display show the regular price, not with ECBs or their card.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:01:11 +0000

My husband and I LOVE the CVS ECB program. We go every Sunday after church to stock up. I will say to DOUBLE CHECK DATES ON ENDCAP DISPLAYS. Not only are their weekly specials, but also monthly. Some of the monthly specials are up and displayed a couple of days before or after the effective dates. The dates are on the displays so be sure to pay attention or you end up at the register paying full price or price minus coupon with no ECB in return. For those intimidated by all the work, it’s really not. You’d be surprised how easy it is.

By: Dre the Texican

Dre the Texican — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:46:47 +0000

Good article! I love CVS and have wondered about some of the practices used by the CVS gurus. I see how having multiple cards is abusive but don’t understand the part about reselling or buying unneeded items being abusive to the program. Does it prohibit that somewhere? Would love to let my girlfriends know if they are doing something wrong so they don’t get into trouble.

Or was that part just your opinion?

By: Dre the Texican

Dre the Texican — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:44:01 +0000

Or was that part just your opinion?

By: Momma @ Tales From The Road Less Traveled

Momma @ Tales From The Road Less Traveled — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:00:36 +0000

I am always hesitant to try the ECB deals at CVS. It just seems like more work than it’s worth. Although, I’m seeing more and more people in the blogosphere writing about how great it is after the initial startup… I may just have to dive in.

Thanks for the post!
Momma