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July 19, 2008

How Do I love CVS? Let Me Count the Ways!

The deals this week at CVS weren’t TOO killer, but I was still able to get some great deals since my CVS accepts competitor coupons, and I was also able to pay for some things I needed with ECBs! Yay! So, it was a pleasure as usual. One day this week when I was there, a customer came in while I was checking out and was extremely rude to the two cashiers working. I mean, unacceptable, uncalled for, mean-for-no-reason RUDE. If I hadn’t had my two kids with me, I might have politely told her to chill. I was so sad that the cashiers had to deal with her, and I am sure she is not the only one! So be nice to your CVS folk!! ‘Cause not everybody is.

Anyhoo, here’s what I got:

Two Benefiber $6.99 each
Gas-X $5.29
Excedrin Back & Body $4.79
total = $24.06
Coupons:
$3/$15 CVS q
Two $2 off Benefiber manu q’s
Two $2 off Benefiber Walgreens EasySaver catalog q’s
$2 off Gas-X Walgreens ES catalog q
$2 off Excedrin man q
$3 off Excedrin CRT from CVS
total = 6.06
Paid with 6 ECB and 17 cents cash and got back 10 ECB! Woohoo! Also I will be getting back a $4.99 rebate for the Excedrin! Yes! I loooves getting ECBs AND cash!

Next I got this:

Milk 3.29
4 Skippy Peanut Butter (B1G1 Free) $5.78
2 Sally Hansen nail polish 99 cents each
Bayer Heart Advantage $4.99
total = $16.04
Coupons:
CVS $3/$15
For $1 off Skippy Target q’s
$3/2 Sally Hansen products manu q
$2.50 off Bayer manu q
total = $3.54
I paid with 2 ECB and $1.56 cash and got back 2 ECB for the Bayer! Woot!

Finally, I had to make a stop at Rite-Aid for some freeeeeeebates! Actually, moneymakers!

Loreal Vive Shampoo and conditioner B1G1 Free @$4.99
Electrasol dish tabs $2.99
Crest $2.49
Coupons I used:
Loreal B1G1 Free manu q (so got both free!)
75 cents off Crest manu q
$2.25 off Electrasol manu q
Total with tax was $3.13 and I will be getting back $4.49 in rebates! $2 for the Electrasol and $2.49 for the Crest! Woot!

Allright that’s all I got this week. For more amazing couponing feats, check out Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom and CVS Superstars at the Centsible Sawyer!

July 13, 2008July 13, 2008

CVS Deals Matched with Competitor Coupons, July 13-19

The deals are a bit better this week, and there are a couple that go great with competitor q’s. Here we go!

Benefiber, Excedrin, Maalox, or Gas-X buy $20 get 10 ECBs
There are $2 off q’s for the Maalox, Benefiber, and Gas-X in the Walgreens ES Catalog
There are also manufacturer’s q’s out for these prodcts, however I could only find the Benefiber ones, so I am not sure if we got all of these in our area. There are $2 off printables for Excedrin Migraine here (you can print two.) I checked today, and prices for Excedrin start at $4.79, Benefiber at $6.99, Gas-X at $5.29, and Maalox at $5.99. With these coupons and the new CVS $3/$15 q, (click on view PDF)you can get a great deal on these products! CVS has also been printing CRTs for Excedrin and Gas-X. I got one for the Excedrin. Woo-hoo!

Skippy peanut butter B1G1 Free
Price is $2.89. Use two $1 off Skippy q’s from the Target printable site and get two jars for 89 cents!! That’s a GREAT deal!

Colgate toothpaste is B1G1 Free this week also. I forgot to to look at the prices today, so I will have to update later. NOT that we need more toothpaste, but this could be a great filler as there is a coupon making Colgate Total $1.99 in the Walgreens weekly ad this week (might be cheaper than the CVS price – I will let you know!) – so you have the potential to get both free PLUS overage if you use a manu q (printable here for $1.50 off Total, plus there were some in the 6/29 SmartSource). There is also the $1/1 Colgate Total q from the Target site and a $2/2 q in the Walgreens EasySaver catalog. So, depending on how MANY competitor q’s your CVS will let you use, you have the potential for overage. I think I might try using the Walgreens in-ad q with the Walgreens ES q and see if I can get $2 overage.

If you see anything I missed, leave it in the comments!! Don’t forget to check out Money Saving Mom and The Centsible Sawyer for other great CVS scenarios that DON’T involve competitor q’s – there’s free plus overage Sally Hansen nail polish to be had this week!! Have FUN!

July 8, 2008

CVS Deals Matched with Competitor Coupons, July 6-13

Well don’t get too excited ladies, there isn’t much in the way of crazy great deals this week! But there are a few worth mentioning if you have need of these items.

Playtex Sport or Gentle Glide tampons, buy 1 at $4.99 get 3 ECB.
There is a $1/1 q in the Walgreens EasySaver catalog and a $1 off printable here for the Playtex Sport. If you have both of these q’s, you pay $2.99 and get back 3 ECB, so free after coupon and ECB works for me! There was also a $1/1 q in some 6/21 RedPlum inserts. I didn’t get that coupon in mine 🙁 but hopefully YOU did!

Duracell batteries, 2.99
There is a $1/1 q in the Walgreens ES catalog and there was a 75 cents off q in last week’s Smart Source. If you use both, you end up with $1.24 for a 4-pk. of name brand batteries, which isn’t too shabby.

M&M’s 11-14 oz. are 2/$4
There is a $1/2 q in the Walgreeens ES catalog. If you buy $12 worth of M&M’s, you get a free M&M’s NASCAR cooler by mail. So Yee-haaaa!

Ant that’s all I got, folks!! See, told ya it wasn’t too exciting. But next week should be better!! Have a great week!