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CVS Policy Change?

Was it just the 2 stores closest to me or did anyone else have this issue?…

My CVS stores always start the new sale week on Saturday.  I went to 2 CVS stores and, though they had started the new sale week, both stores told me the ECB wash items (only one this week - Revlon buy one for $9.99 and get $9.99 ECB) start Sunday.  I haven’t heard any chat about this, that’s why I’m wondering if anyone else ran into that problem.

Is this a new policy, that “wash” items will start on Sunday even though the rest of the sale starts on Saturday?  Dopey me didn’t think to ask either mgr.  I guess I could call.  Did you buy your Revlon Saturday and get your ECB’s?

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4 Responses to “CVS Policy Change?”

  1. Kim says:
    26. July 2008 at 23:40

    did a CVS run to get FREE Schick Intuition razors using coupon from 6/29. I had 9 coupons and used a $10 off a $50 purchase and did really well.

    Addes a Loreal product to get the ECBs back with a $2 off coupon, NO ECBs printed, but the manager gave me the money for the ECBs. :)

    I have never heard of that policy and have not had that issue before.

  2. Lisa says:
    27. July 2008 at 07:35

    That’s funny. I got my ECB’s for the Band-aids, but I didn’t get them for the Revlon deal. At both stores I got a gift certificate (attached to my card accounts).

  3. Lisa D. says:
    27. July 2008 at 14:03

    Actually, I’ve encountered this before at CVS. It doesn’t have anything to do with the fact that it’s a “wash” item. If you have 2 consecutive weeks where an item is “on sale” at a special discount or offering ECBs, the current discount will trump the following week’s discounts, even though the prices on other advertised items will roll over on Saturday. I suspected this yesterday before I ever checked out, so I price checked *before* I made my Revlon purchase. The price all last week was “Buy 1, Get 1 at 50% off.” If the price last week had just been the normal, everyday price and there had been no promotion to speak of, then the ECBs would have gone into effect on Saturday like all the others. But 2 overlapping weeks with special prices/deals always default in favor of the current ad. Make sense? If the Revlon had not been on sale last week for B1G1 50%, the ECBs would have kicked in on Saturday. I’ve seen it happen with other items and you’ll see folks confirming this on places like Slickdeals and Hot Coupon World.

  4. Lisa says:
    27. July 2008 at 16:07

    Got it. Thanks! I should have checked with you first. What was I thinking? You are the queen :)

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