Thread: CVS card and tricks to save more with it

I assume you're referring to the ExtraCare card, which is a loyalty card, not a credit card. I have one and use it every time I go to CVS. A few years ago CVS went into attack mode against Walgreen's in my neighborhood. They were opening stores right and left and sending out coupons for $50 gift cards, free stuff and huge discounts and other things to anyone in the neighborhood with an ExtraCare card. I must have gotten about $150 in free merch. and discounts by the time it was all over. Good times. Now I don't know of anything thing to boost CVS rewards, which have declined substantially now that the war is over.

You aren't likely to see the rabid customer courtship from CVS unless they're coming into a new territory and trying to establish a foothold.

I use the CVS rewards card though the savings usually apply to name brands that are more expensive to begin with. Getting 50 cents off a box of Kleenex is silly if the CVS brand can be bought for $1 less. Not to mention CVS pricing is not competitive with the Wal-Marts and Targets.

There are deals to be had with the CVS card's savings, though consider the big picture in how the final price compares.

I think the CVS ExtraCare program has gotten less generous in recent years. At the time of the gold rush I described above, I couldn't believe how much CVS was spending to acquire customers. However, it worked.

Walgreen's is less than a five-minute walk from my home, but I usually drive to the CVS for prescriptions. I like their smaller stores, the carpeted areas, the lighting and color scheme better. It's more pleasant than Walgreen's, imo. Sometimes they have good sales (buy one, get the other half off), but I have noticed their prices seem high (really high sometimes) here and there. When the clerk hands me my CVS receipt I quickly look for a coupon at the end. But the experience is the same as for most of those who play the state lottery.

Originally Posted by jeffysdad

I like their smaller stores, the carpeted areas, the lighting and color scheme better. It's more pleasant than Walgreen's, imo.

You should see the newly renovated concept CVS store in my neighborhood. It was recently redone from top to bottom and aside from moving everything around, the biggest change is that the store is 100% self service check out. This is unusual, considering that this particular CVS is for the most part a liquor store for the clubbers, being labeled as a drugstore. You can't walk int there at night without seeing a few dozen college aged kids lined up to get their drink on. Which by the way, I wonder if the 5% cash back credit cards for those purchases are legal in the states that have strict regulations on pricing.

I wish I was still in college getting my drink on. Good times.

I don't do the self-serve checkout thing. If they want me to work at the store they're going to have to pay me.