Download the New Shopkick App: FREE $5 CVS ExtraBucks Reward

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UPDATE (as of 10/18 at 5:50PM EST): Darn! It looks like the $5 CVS Extrabucks were only intended for users in specific areas of the country. So sorry for the confusion!

WooHoo! Shopkick has released a new version available to download with a brand new look and a few new features! For example, while browsing stores at home, you’ll now unlock extra kicks for the next time you walk in. Also, you’ll now be able to see how many kicks are in an entire mall or shopping area while you’re out and about shopping.

Even sweeter, you can snag a FREE $5 ExtraBucks Reward whenever you browse through the Deals of the Week. To snag your reward, first update or download the Shopkick app on your phone to the new 3.0 version. Then, click on the CVS tab, select the “Deals of the Week” banner and scroll over until you see the $5 ExtraBucks reward (like pictured above) valid on any $5 minimum purchase. This reward should make for some sweet deals and freebies at CVS this week! 😀

Plus, you can now get more kicks with the Buy & Collect feature. You’ll earn 1 kick for each $1 spent at CVS and earn 100 bonus kicks for $20+ spent. How sweet is that!?

(Thanks, Sharon and Toni!)

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Comments 123

  1. Jennifer

    Does anyone know when the $5 ECB expire? I couldn’t find it in the additional info in the app…
    Thanks!

    • krystle

      I live in the test area when they launched the $5ecb the first time and I remember the email I got from shopkick about it and it said the expiration date was December 31, 2012

      • Jennifer

        Thanks for replying!

  2. Kay

    If you update your app will your reward points will be still there? TIA!!!

    • Jennifer

      Yes

  3. nolanmom2four

    Does the cashier just need to scan the barcode on my iphone???

    • Rachel

      yes! Worked for me!

  4. Manami

    Does the Extra Bucks expire??

  5. dd

    how does shopkick know how much we spent, I don’t see any more information about that, kinda confusing.

  6. af

    if u dsw rewards member check ur emails for $10 off ur purchase coupon

  7. Stephanie

    Finding the new app to be very user unfriendly. It doesn’t say when the $5 expires. Also – how does it know how much I spend at CVS? I clicked on the info button and there was no info. Ugh. Am I the only one confused?

    • Amy

      It is just a free $5 extra bucks reward, click on “use now” when you are in the store and hand phone to the cashier. Your purchase just needs to be more the $5 to use it, not to earn it.

    • Jennifer

      You have to link a visa or mastercard to shopkick in order for it to track your CVS purchases for the extra 1 kick per dollar spent. Go to your account page (person icon) and then click on the kicks bank tab.

    • janel

      I agree I’m not so happy with updates

  8. Ashley

    I dont see deals of the week or CVS on mine

    • Amy

      Are you close to a CVS? If not, it will pop up when you are closer to one.

  9. MacKenzie

    How are you able to use the $5 ECB?

  10. roxy

    Has anyone noticed another thing that changed about Shopkick? I am trying to update it, and it asks for permission to directly call phone numbers without my intervention. What is that about? Now apps want to start calling people from my contact list using my phone number? I don’t know if I should accept it or not. I went to Target and Old Navy yesterday and it wouldn’t even work. I have the same problem every time I walk into stores. Everywhere else my internet works, not when I try to use shopkick though 🙁

    • I love Shoes

      Same problem here. The old app did not work hopefully, the new app will work for me.

    • Eve

      It didn’t have me okay Anything about calling numbers. That freaks me out.

  11. Laura C

    Is there any way to send the Extra Care Bucks to your Extra Care card? Or print them out?

  12. Karen

    Is this reward different from the $5 that was available earlier?

  13. Courtney Ross

    Usually the shopkick coupons or deals expire 12 hours after you click “use” Hope that helps!

    • Stephanie

      That’s what they used to say but the $5 one said nothing. I already clicked “use” to go back and use it later and now it’s not there WTF?

  14. prasi

    Me too Ashley. Cudn’t find deals of the week. May be as Amy says it will pop up once u r inside the store.

  15. Erin

    none of the cvs stores that I went to would allow me to use a mobile coupon they said they needed an actual paper coupon

    • Karen

      that means the people in your store were not trained. during the last $5 offer, I didn’t have trouble redeeming it and there were signs on the front doors and windows, and even banners at the end of some aisles informing customers to download the app to get $5. Try looking for those signs, or speak to a manager. They SHOULD know about it… And, the only way to redeem the $5 is on your mobile.

      • mel

        cvs needs to update their coupon policy b/c it says:
        CVS/pharmacy does not currently accept coupon bar code images displayed on a Smartphone, iPhone, Droid etc
        Lots of cashiers don’t know about all these apps and are just following policy.

  16. Haseena

    I see CVS, but i dont see deals of the week….anyone know where I should be looking? I am new to shopkick it’s still all new to me. TIA

    • Karin

      Did you have any luck finding it Haseens? I also see CVS but can’t find the deals of the week link 🙁

  17. Amie

    oh no, I just updated my app and all my points I all ready have are gone and I’m back to zero again 🙁

    • Jennifer

      You probably just need to sign into your account with facebook. Mine kept all the points when I updated. Make sure you are signed in. If you are, try sending their help desk an email.

    • mommyofdos

      It showed 0 for me too, but I needed to log in again. Try that.

    • Amie

      now when I try to log in it says “application is not installed to your phone” I have a LG Ally and have been having lots of issues with it, I hope I didn’t just screw everything up.

      • Eyez

        Amie, i have the Galaxy 2 and it told me the same thing. look in your apps and find the update icon and remove the old icon

      • Eyez

        Amie, i have the Galaxy 2 and it told me the same thing. look in your apps and find the updated icon and remove the old icon

  18. carrie

    I did not see deal of the week in the cvs tab when i was browsing through deals of the week 🙁

  19. irene

    Shoot, no $5 offer for me. Downloaded the latest. Does it depend on your location?

  20. Samantha

    I can’t find this at ALL. I updated the app, tapped on CVS and all it is giving me is “Shopkick 101” I’ve looked at the other stores and see the weekly deals mentioned, but NOT under CVS. Is anyone else having this problem?

    • Perri McMenamin

      Yes I have the same problem.

      • squarejellybean

        I have the same problem.. Not seeing anything

  21. Amanda J. Raffenello

    I can’t even figure out how to get the 5ec dollars from CVS :[

  22. katie

    Mine does not show deals of the week! I can’t get the ECB! 🙁

    • Melissa

      Mine either, help!

  23. Melissa

    I can not seem to find the $5 ecb any help would be appreciated.

  24. Heather

    My phone doesn’t give me the option to look at the deals of the week….I can only look at shopkick 101….

    • Nicole

      Me to, and I have a CVS close by….

  25. Emily

    I tried shopkick a long time ago, and it wouldn’t recognize my Target store. Just loaded it again, and it’s not finding a CVS that is right down the street from me. Very confusing. I’m not getting a Deal of the Day offer either. Does it only recognize certain locations?

  26. Patty

    I am not liking this new version, very confusing.

  27. Ces Mataga Adalem

    i dnt see the cvs deals of the week… only the shopkick 101

    • Heather

      Same here….

  28. Mommascott

    Bummer, won’t work for me – I have a dumb phone

  29. Rebecca

    Can someone explain to me what exactly shopkick is? TIA

    • Amy

      It is an app you download to your iphone or android phone. When you shop at participating stores you open the app when you enter and you are awarded “kicks” (which are points) just for walking in the door. You can also earn kicks by scanning specific items in the store. You can then use all the points to purchase rewards like Target, Starbucks, Best Buy gift cards and others. There are coupons and special offers that pop up in the app, like the CVS one mentioned in the post. If you sign up, you can use my referral link: https://get.shopkick.com/neon5415 You can also read more about it at the link.

  30. Amy

    I just started shopkick recently. Please use my link if you are new so I can get referral rewards…I think you get some too 🙂

    https://get.shopkick.com/neon5415

  31. karen

    Dont see it. I see shopkicks 101 when I open cvs.

  32. jasmine

    question to Collin, do you use these kind of apps? is it safe enough to just add a credit card number to these kind of apps?

    • Toni

      I’ve been using this app for a year and I also use the buy and collect feature. I have not had any issues. When you sign up it takes you to the credit cards secure site and inside the app is will only store your last 4 digits to your card. Hope that helps.

  33. Alisha

    Not working for me either. It shows several stores that have kicks available however CVS doesn’t show any kicks or anything.

    • Alisha

      Now it’s updated and says you get kicks for scans at Cvs but still no weekly deals to see.

  34. Jennifer

    how do i find the deals of the week for cvs?

  35. Agnes

    oh no! I hate this new updated version, I have no idea whats going on here huge mess..cant figure it out…

  36. mary ann

    oh no! how do i retrieve the $5 Extra Buck? I had it on my phone and now it’s gone..it’s only giving me shopkick 101:(

  37. Toni

    The deals of the week look book disappeared from the app. I have an email it to them to find out the cause. It was there this morning when I contacted Collin about this deal, but now it no longer shows up & the $5 is gone. Maybe check back later 😉

    • Jennifer

      Same thing happened to me too! I’m glad I’m not the only one.

  38. Hxp

    Yeah not seeing the $5 eb anywhere. Maybe they took it down.

  39. N

    My iPod I think is gen2 and it won’t allow many new App updates. So unfair. I’m not wasteful and I can’t see spending money on a new iPod when this one works fine. So I can’t get the newest target one either bummer but after reading these comments sounds like a headache anyway. Lol. Good luck everyone.

  40. Sam

    Bull it’s gone

  41. Susan

    I just got the app and the $5 is gone.

  42. Dara

    Wow this app is quite a bit different! Don’t know how I feel about it yet. I too can not see the deals of the week on the CVS tab. Also wondering how do you earn extra kicks with buy and collect, doyou tell the cashier or do they scan something? Any help would be great

  43. Stephanie

    The look book has reappeared, however there is no $5 ECB in it.

  44. Megan

    I think it just takes a while after you download the app. At first mine showed no kicks for cvs, then one appeared. And now there are 4 and it has only been like 1 hr.

  45. Helen

    I updated it and there isn’t any $5 EB at all

  46. Michele

    I can see the deals of the week but no $5 ECB. : (

  47. Jannel

    NO $5 EB ON THERE FOR ME! 🙁 BOO

  48. Sue

    Does anyone know if you can use an Ipad to download the app and use at the store?
    TY

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