The NEW CVS FAQ and General Information Thread

Quote from Jane_says : Once when I post-redeemed coupons, I was told that the ENTIRE transaction had to rerung to deduct the coupons- huge hassle, I didn't have items on me, stire didn't have everything in stock. Next day-different store- cashier just gives me my money. Which is correct procedure? Thanks

I can't really say that either is "correct" or "incorrect". It's one of those doesn't-happen-very-often sort of things that can be handled at the discretion of the manager. Personally I'd say that the first way is entirely too cumbersome, since if they are going to ring up an entirely new transaction, they'll have to do a refund of the original transaction first...and we've all heard the nightmares associated with returning anything bought at CVS with ECB's and Q's. It really sounds more like the first person didn't want to deal with doing the post-q at all, and knowing you didn't have everything with you would make you go away. I've never heard of anyone going about it that way before (but if that's how the store wants to handle it, well, then so be it, no matter how odd it may be).

I bought a set of (5) $4/$20 CVS coupons from a seller on eBay (from an eBay ad I saw on iheartcvs.com today); the listing says they're all one-time use, and will work on any CVS card without beeps. They all have unique codes (Exp 5/25), and say "Limit one per customer" at the top. Will these work without beeps if I use more than one on the same card?

Quote from 1chris1 : I bought a set of (5) $4/$20 CVS coupons from a seller on eBay (from an eBay ad I saw on iheartcvs.com today); the listing says they're all one-time use, and will work on any CVS card without beeps. They all have unique codes (Exp 5/25), and say "Limit one per customer" at the top. Will these work without beeps if I use more than one on the same card?

Yes, you can use them all on one card. You can even use them all in one transaction as long as your subtotal is over $100.

Every now and again you'll have one beep "already redeemed" but there's no way to know that before you use it. Sometimes CVS's server sends out duplicate q's. It's pretty rare though, so it shouldn't be an issue.

Will clearance beauty items count towards my BC spending?

Quote from towers741 : Will clearance beauty items count towards my BC spending?

Yes, they will.

Does anyone know if it is possible for CS to "reset" the limit on a ECB deal?

I had a register crash on me when I was about to scan my GC to pay the last few cents. Cashier re-rang everything, ECBs printed. Seemed like everything was OK. A few days later I was looking at the receipt and noticed that my tallies seemed off. I had only done the Revlon and Accu-check deals. Revlon was at double what I had spent and the Accu-check now shows "limit reached" when I've only bought 1.

I don't care about the Revlon b/c there's no way I'm maxing that out but really annoyed that this glitch is taking away my chance to do the meter deal again since it's a monthly. Just wondering if there's any point in calling about this.

Quote from luvkittehs : Does anyone know if it is possible for CS to "reset" the limit on a ECB deal? I had a register crash on me when I was about to scan my GC to pay the last few cents. Cashier re-rang everything, ECBs printed. Seemed like everything was OK. A few days later I was looking at the receipt and noticed that my tallies seemed off. I had only done the Revlon and Accu-check deals. Revlon was at double what I had spent and the Accu-check now shows "limit reached" when I've only bought 1. I don't care about the Revlon b/c there's no way I'm maxing that out but really annoyed that this glitch is taking away my chance to do the meter deal again since it's a monthly. Just wondering if there's any point in calling about this.

I would absolutely call! I don't know if they can reset the totals or not, but they might send you ECB's instead? It's definitely worth a shot!

Quote from rydergal : I would absolutely call! I don't know if they can reset the totals or not, but they might send you ECB's instead? It's definitely worth a shot!

Thanks!! Guess I'll find out what they can do.

WOW, just discovered this thread. It is amazing! Thank you Rydergal!

It would have definitely saved me the learning curve over the last few months, especially the bit about the CRT coupons sometimes being coded as $/$$ coupons. I have often looked at my receipt and tried to figure out why the darn thing beeped when I had it all right!

I have what I believe is a common question that perhaps may be added to the list.

Does the order you scan the coupons matter when using a $/$$ pass? Example:

10$ worth of at least items
Scan 3 x $1 MFQs first
Scan $3/10 CVS pass second

vs.

10$ worth of at least items
Scan $3/10 CVS pass first
Scan 3 x $1 MFQs second

I think it doesn't make a difference from my experience, and the register reads them fine in any order but just wanted to make sure. TIA

Quote from 1chris1 : I bought a set of (5) $4/$20 CVS coupons from a seller on eBay (from an eBay ad I saw on iheartcvs.com today); the listing says they're all one-time use, and will work on any CVS card without beeps. They all have unique codes (Exp 5/25), and say "Limit one per customer" at the top. Will these work without beeps if I use more than one on the same card?

Hope you meant 6/25.

Quote from hba123 : Hope you meant 6/25.

No, it was 5/25..that post was live > 1 month ago, LOL.

Quote from 1chris1 : No, it was 5/25..that post was live > 1 month ago, LOL.

Oh, didn't notice the date. Thanks.

Quote from gambalung : I have what I believe is a common question that perhaps may be added to the list. Does the order you scan the coupons matter when using a $/$$ pass? Example: 10$ worth of at least items Scan 3 x $1 MFQs first Scan $3/10 CVS pass second vs. 10$ worth of at least items Scan $3/10 CVS pass first Scan 3 x $1 MFQs second I think it doesn't make a difference from my experience, and the register reads them fine in any order but just wanted to make sure. TIA

I'll leave it to someone more knowledgeable to answer whether the register cares about the order. I always hand over the $/$$ first in order the prevent any problems with the cashier. I've seen posts from people saying that a casheir refused to scan their $/$$ because their subtotal was less than $$ after coupons.

Does the old FAQ thread still exist? I spent time typing in a bunch of information about SCO there last week or so and now it all appears to be gone