CVS -seedlady's wagon train (a guide for newbies.)

[shannon1189]

I noticed it also has a rebate of 14.99 also makes it free this week too if I understand correctly. I will hold on too it.

Thanks

[seedlady]

i took the liberty of calling bayer, and the nice man said it was fine to buy a monitor even though i don't have diabetes. he said it would be a thoughtful gift for the man or woman i donated it to, and that bayer just wants the "end user" to be diabetic or pre-diabetic or testing for blood sugar.

he also said the store will not and should not be asking the buyer if the buyer has diabetes, but if they do, just say that you are purchasing it for someone else.


so, it's fine to buy meters- just get them adopted out to an "end user".


( my policy has always been- if a company is dumb enough to put up an 800 number, i'm dumb enough to dial it.)

[cag]

seedlady...what is the off/on list method?

[seedlady]

Originally Posted by cag seedlady...what is the off/on list method?

well. let's use tonight's target shop.

i went in with a coupon for a free joint juice, and a 25 dollar gift card, which had to all be spent.

thus, my off column was 25.99.

i needed to spend at least 25.99, and buy one joint juice.

i put joint juice into the cart.

my on column had 99 cents in it.

i added 2 packs of airborn at 5.99 each. so the on column was 12.97.

i needed to spend another 13.03, so i chose 4 packs of granola bars, 2.33 each, and needed about 3.50 more, so i picked up 2 packs of cereal bars at 1.59 each and had to pay 1.0something from a gift card. ( mostly tax, which i didn't add in.) i did all the math in my head, and got 63 cents back after being overcharged on one cereal bar.

[shannon1189]

I gave the Bayer Meter to my mom, she can use it. Now she can keep that one at work. I am going to get my grandmama one also.I did not notice a $5 ebc though.

[sadlady12]

Seedlady, first THANK YOU for doing this thread! It's been such a wonderful help to me in trying to learn how to shop CVS.

This may not be the place to post, if not, please feel free to move it to an appropriate place.

I'm extremely upset with myself and very discouraged. I unintenionally let about 40 bucks of ecbs expire. I know, I should be shot and drug through the mud. :( I am now finding it very hard to get back into it. I can't help but keep thinking about that 40 bucks. I find myself checking the weekly ads and just getting so frustrated because I have no ecbs to work with and have been used to having such low OOP that I don't wanna spend a lot to get going again. According to insert previews there should be a BOGO on soyjoy coming soon. I have a raincheck for 20 free after ecb soyjoys that I've been holding onto. Maybe that will get me going again, I'm hoping, lol. What I wouldn't give for a 4/20 to help me out a little more. Is this the best way for me to get going again or is there a cheaper way?

Also, with the monitor deal coming, I have a question. I have a few copies of the monitor coupon, should I use them all on this ecb deal coming or maybe hold back some for a better deal? It seems like the monitors were free after ecb a while back and then came out for 10 ecbs, now it's down to 5? Is that typical?

[lovely1tc]

Thx for the info. I thought you had to buy all $20 worth of stuff at once. ooh wee that's makes me HAPPY! :) Now I can purchase throughout the week.

[Iloveisla]

VERY new at this...do you get ecb put on your card or are they at the bottom of the receipt? Do they accumulate on your card or do you have to keep track of the receipts?

[seedlady]

Originally Posted by Iloveisla VERY new at this...do you get ecb put on your card or are they at the bottom of the receipt? Do they accumulate on your card or do you have to keep track of the receipts?

they print at the bottom of the receipt like teeny tiny gift cards. you cut them out and spend them.

[karaboo]

Newbie...and totally addicted now.

I made my list and drug (dragged?) DH to CVS with me. I saw his mouth twitching...he was afraid we were going to have to mortgage the house. I was so proud to watch my total go from @$60 to @$20...and then get $15 ecb back.

Thank you, Seedlady, for a delightful, informative thread.