I'm on the CVS Extra Bucks Bandwagon

I've resisted it for a long time. Mostly because I didn't want to take the time to figure out how it all works. But I run across money saving bloggers everywhere who blog about their savings. So today, when I found myself at CVS picking up a few things, I decided to pick up the May Extra Value Book.

Not having a lot of time, I flipped through the book looking for 'FREE After Extra Bucks' items that I thought we would use. I ended up with 3 boxes of CVS allergy medication, a Colgate toothbrush and 3 Adidas deoderants.

When I took all my purchases to the register, I asked the kid who was ringing me up to explain "how this whole Extra Bucks thing works." He told me that Extra Bucks coupons that I could use like cash would print off at the end of my register receipt. Just like that. Not so hard after all.

So my total for the items I came in to buy plus the Extra Bucks items I picked up was $55.64 and I have $30.33 in Extra Bucks to use like cash on purchases during the next month. AND I used a $25 gift card I had for transferring a prescription to pay for part of my purchases. Now, I'm not a math wizard but $55.64 - $30.33 - $25.00 = 31 cents that I just paid for all of my items.

AND I also got a coupon for $4 off a $20 purchase for updating my email address.

I can totally see how this becomes addicting.

Now, all of you CVS masters out there, answer this for me: Can I use the Extra Bucks I just received to buy more 'FREE After Extra Bucks' items next month?