The scanner at the front of CVS caught my eye at the beginning of January, and to my delight, by scanning my Extra Care card, I was able to obtain coupons, often for 4/20! These proved to be what got me hooked, as I could combine my diaper and milk purchases for the week, and come out with a better price than Wal-Mart, and at the same time up my total quarterly spending! Woo-hoo! Then, I went through a short period of no coupons. Not at the scanner, not at the checkstand...nada. Bummer. ...

Just thought I'd consider journaling my introduction and progress as a fairly new "CVS"-er! Living in a rural community, we don't have many options for grocery or pharmacy...a few, but not many. We had Walgreens and SavOn, along with Wal-Mart as our main pharmacy options. About a year ago, the SavOn became a CVS, and the CVS Extra Care Card was added to my keychain. Requested and presented when I picked up prescriptions, I never saw much point in having the little tag...CVS is more pricey...