Ok, so once you get logged onto a website you'll want to start looking up deals at your favorite store. You might go to Southern Savers, click on CVS, and see something like this:
CVS ECB Deals:
Herbal Essences hair care - $5 ECB WYB 2 @ $2.99 each
-Use (2) $1 off Herbal Essences hair care RP 5/22
(Makes it free + profit!)
If you're like me, you would probably look at that and wonder what language that was. That's why I added this page! I wanted you guys to have an easy reference for how to interpret what you read on these websites.
First of all, ECB stands for Extra Care Bucks (see more about these below). You want these. Believe me.
WYB = When You Buy (because most of the time there will be some sort of requirement for earning ECB's or RR's or +UP (again, see below for more info on these)
RP 5/22 = This tells me that in the May 22 newspaper (5/22) there was a Redplum coupon insert (RP) that had a coupon to make this ECB deal worth my time and money.
"Makes it free + profit" = What she means by this is, for example, in the deal quoted above, I would actually pay $3.98 plus tax for the shampoo, but get $5 back in store credit, so its kinda like they are paying me $1 or so to take it out of the store! I love it when that happens. :)
Other "codes" you might see:
B1G1 = Buy 1 Get 1 (could be B1G1free, or B1G1 half off)
SS = Smart Source
RP = Redplum
PG = Proctor & Gamble
*SS and RP are the two major coupon insert providers in most major newspapers. Once a month (usually on the first Sunday of the month) PG will add their insert as well.
Now, more about those drug store abbreviations:
ECB = Extra Care Bucks (you get these at CVS)
These are basically store credit "bucks" that you can use as cash to pay for your purchases. You must have a store loyalty care (the CVS Extra Care card) in order to get these, and they print up at the bottom of your receipt when you buy the select items that include ECB's that week. Be careful not to throw away your receipt without checking for ECB's at the bottom!!
RR = Register Rewards (you get these at Walgreens)
These work the same way that ECB's work at CVS, but you don't have to have any kind of store loyalty card in order to get them, so that's cool! They print up immediately after your receipt prints when you buy the select items that include RR that particular week. These, however, print up separately from the receipt, so you don't have to worry about tossing your receipt and losing them. Something VERY important to know about these are that they count as a coupon, not a store credit. That means that you can't go in, buy a bottle of shampoo and use a coupon AND your RR. You have to have the same number of items as you have coupons, so you might have to pick up some "filler" items here and there if you want to get the Walgreens deals.
+UP = wellness+ Rewards (you get these at Rite-Aid)
These work the same way that ECB's and RR's work at CVS and Walgreens. You have to have the store loyalty card here (the +wellness card) but its easy to sign up for and so worth it. These are similar to the ECB's at CVS...They print up at the end of your receipt, so be careful not to throw it away without checking for those +UP rewards!
