CVS: FREE Carmex Healing Lotion Or Cream

Photo: Wild For CVS

If you still have your 10/30 RP laying around, you can "score" this FREEBIE at CVS through next Tuesday:

Carmex Healing Cream or Lotion (1oz) $0.99

Use $1/1 Carmex Healing Skin Care (RP, 10/30)

Final Cost: FREE!

(Thanks Wild For CVS!)

CVS: Glade Sense & Spray Possible Money Maker

CVS: Glade Sense & Spray Possible Money Maker

There is a nice Glade Deal going on this week at CVS.  Plus there is a new $3.50/1 Glade Sense & Spray coupon that would make for an awesome deal.  And, if you received the $3/2 Pledge, Scrubbing Bubbles, Glade or Windex CVS coupon from the Red Coupon Machine, you can really score an awesome deal.
Here are the deal ideas with and without the CVS Coupon:

With CVS Coupon

• Buy 3 Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kits $5 each
  -(3)$3.50/1 Glade Sense & Spray Coupons
  -$3/2 Pledge, Scrubbing Bubbles, Glade or Windex CVS Coupon
  Pay: $1.50
  Get a $4 ECB
  Free + $2.50 Money Maker after stacked coupons & ECB

Without CVS Coupon

• Buy 3 Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kits $5 each
  -(3)$3.50/1 Glade Sense & Spray Coupons
  Pay: $4.50
  Get a $4 ECB
  $0.16 each coupons & ECB

  
  
  (Thanks, LRWC!) 

CVS: Possible Moneymaker on Almay Cosmetics

I mentioned this deal on Almay cosmetics in the weekly CVS matchups:

Almay Intense iColor shadow, liner or mascara – $5.99
Get $3 ECB back (limit 1)
Use $2/1 Almay from 1/1 SS
Final Price: $.99!

Which is a great deal. But it appears some people are also getting a $3 Almay coupon from the scanner as well!


Since that makes such a fantastic deal I wanted to mention it so you can be ready.  If that coupon happens to print for you as well, your deal looks like this:

Almay Eye Cosmetics $5.99
Use $3/1 CVS coupon from the scanner
and Use $2/1 from 1/1 SS
Pay $.99 and get back $3 ECB!

That is really a great deal but just remember the coupon is not guaranteed to print for you and make certain you keep scanning your card until the machine tells you no more coupons.

(Thanks, MFA!)

CVS: Brita Pitcher Moneymaker

The Brita form has been updated.

Brita Classic Pitcher (6cup) $14.99
Get $5.00 ECB
$4/1 Brita pitcher or faucet mount system (SS 1/15/12 or SS 12/04/11)
$10 Brita MIR
Better than FREE after coupon, ECB & MIR

(Thanks, FTM!)

CVS: Free Glade Air Freshener

Starting 12/11/11, you can pick up free Glade Air Freshener or Scented Oil Warmers at CVS. Here is your deal
Buy (2) Glade Air Freshener $1.98
Use $2/2 Glade Products Coupon
Free after coupon


(Thanks, For The Mommas!)

CVS: Huggies As Low As $2.49 Each

CVS has a new coupon for $3/1 Huggies Little Snugglers Diapers, that can be combined with this week's sale and current manufacturer's coupons, to get the Jumbo packs for as low as $2.49 each. Here's how:

Buy Huggies Little Snugglers (Jumbo Pack) $9.49, Get $1 ECB

Use $3/1 Huggies Little Snugglers Diapers

Use $3/1 Huggies Manuf. Q (CVS Fall Savings Booklet or Reinventing Beauty magazine) OR

Use $2/1 Huggies (SS, 11/20)

Pay as low as $3.49, Get $1 ECB

Final Cost: As low as $2.49

(Thanks Living Rich With Coupons!)

CVS: Crest Complete Money Maker

Here's an unadvertised ECB deal at CVS this week! Grab the travel-size Crest Complete for only $0.49 with coupon, then get a $2 ECB, turning it into a money maker:

Buy Crest Complete W/ Scope (Travel Size) $2.49

Use $2/1 Crest Complete (SS, 9/11)

Pay $0.49, Get $2 ECB

Final Cost: FREE + $1.51 MM!

(Thanks Coupon Clippin' Daddy!)

CVS 20% Shopping Pass

Head over to the CVS facebook page to register for your 20% off shopping pass. Hurry, only for the 1st 100,000. You'll receive an email with the shopping pass.

Calculating Savings at Drug Stores

It gets a little tricky calculating your savings at drug stores when you begin to factor in ECB, +Up rewards, and Register Rewards. Whether your drug store of choice is CVS, Rite Aid or Walgreens here's how I keep track of my savings.

Take CVS (can you tell it's my favorite drug store?) for example. Here is one of my most recent transactions.

It'll say on the receipt the sale price with the amount saved on the right. So the original price is $22.99. After coupons I paid $6.99 and received $4 ECB. So my actual OOP is $2.99.

Original price - Price Paid = $20 Saved

Savings / Original Price = 0.87

Move decimal over two spaces to the right = 87% Savings

I like to calculate ECB rewards into the amount saved in the same purchase I received it. When I use my ECB I simply treat it as if I were paying cash so that I don't count it twice which would make my calculations inaccurate. 

I know some people like to calculate their savings when the ECB are used, but that just confuses me. But I confuse easily. 

CVS Black Friday Deals

CVS black friday deals are good Thursday-Saturday. Check with your local store to see what hours will be if you plan to shop on Thanksgiving day.

You can see the ad scan here.

Here's my plan.

Breathe Right Nasal Strips Bonus Size 10+2 ct - $5.99

Buy 1, Get $5.99 ECB (limit 1)
Use $1.50/1 CVS Breathe Right Printable
And use $1.50/1 Breathe Right Coupon from 10/16 RP
Final Price: $3 Moneymaker!

Pepto-Bismol 4 oz - $2.99

Buy 1, Get $2.99 ECB (limit 1)

Final Price: FREE 

Fiber One Bars - $3.99

Buy 1, Get $3.99 ECB
Use $0.75/1 Fiber One (Printable)
Final Price: $0.75 Moneymaker! 

Kleenex Cool Touch Tissues 50 ct - $1.50

Buy 1, Get $1.50 ECB (limit 1)

Use $0.40 Kleenex Cool Touch Coupon (came with sample pack)
Final Price: $0.75 Moneymaker!

Carmex - $1.00

Buy 1, Get $1 ECB (limit 1)

Use $.30 Carmex Lip Balm, exp. 1/31/12 (RP 10/30/11) 

Final Price: $0.30 Moneymaker

Theraflu Daytime or Multi-Symptom Travel Size 1 pk - $0.99

Buy 1, Get $0.99 ECB (limit 1)

Use $2/1 Theraflu Multi-Symptom Printable 

Final Price: $0.99 Moneymaker

*CVS will probably reduce the value of the coupon to the price of the item 

Colgate MaxClean, SmartFoam, MaxWhite, MaxFresh, Total Gum Defense, Advanced or Enamel Strength - $2.87

Buy 1, Get $2.87 ECB (limit 2)

Use $1/1 Colgate (Printable)

Final Price: $2.00 Moneymaker for buying 2!

Total of $13.74 after coupons. Plus I've been saving a $4 off $20 coupon that CVS sent to my email that doesn't expire til the end of the month. It's $20 before coupons. So I can use this and pay $9.74. Plus I have $4 ECB left from last week bringing my total down to $5.74. And I get back $22.20 in ECB. Great start to black friday deals if I do say so myself.

Here's the math plain and simple:

$13.74 after coupons

-$4 off $20 CVS coupon

-$4 ECB

_______

= $5.74

Get $22.20 ECB. 

= $12.46 moneymaker!

You can also split up your transactions to lower your oop (out-of-pocket) cost and have fewer ECB left over. 

What are your plans for black friday?

Thanks My Frugal Adventures!

How-to of the week: Successfully stacking coupons at CVS.

Remember those Pampers coupons I told you about? The ones I got for writing them about how great they are. The coupon is for $10 off any pack of diapers $15 or more. Here they are put to use. 

CVS has the pampers box on sale until 11/12 for $19.99 with $4 ECB. I headed over with coupon in hand. Last week the coupon center was nice to me spitting out a $3 off $15 baby products. The coupons from the coupon center are considered CVS coupons and can be stacked with a manufacturer coupon. Good thing I hung on to that baby instead of blowing it on other things. 

Here's the scenario:
Buy Pampers box for $19.99
Use $3 off $15 Baby Products coupon
Use $10 Pampers coupon

I paid $6.99 and received $4 ECB making my total oop (out-of-pocket) $2.99. That's like paying $.03 per diaper which is an awesome deal. 

You could also use a $4 off $20 coupon you get by signing up for ExtraCare emails (first timers only). Make sure you add something else to your card as the diapers are only $19.99. I saw packs of candy for $.88. Some locations also have small candies at the register for five cents each. 

Let me know what good deals you've gotten this week. 

CVS: Colgate Money Maker (11/24)

CVS: Colgate Money Maker (11/24):

Get ready for another money maker at CVS! This one starts on Thanksgiving, so beat the Black Friday crowd:

Colgate Total Defense Toothpaste $2.87, Get $2.87 ECB (Limit 1)

Use $1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste IP Q

Pay $1.87, Get $2.87 ECB

Final Cost: FREE + $1 MM!

Thanks For The Mommas!

CVS Breathe Right Strips Coupon | Free at CVS

CVS Breathe Right Strips Coupon | Free at CVS:

There is a CVS Breath Right Strips Coupon available to print. Print this coupon to pick this up for free on Black Friday.

Starting 11/24/11
 Buy (1) Breathe Right Nasal Strips 10ct $5.99
Use $1.50/1 Breathe Right 12 ct (RP 10/16) ,
and use $1.50/1 Breathe Right Nasal Strips CVS Coupon
Pay $2.99
Get $5.99 ECB
Free = $3.00 money maker after coupons and ecb

Thanks, Wild for CVSC

A coupon's full potential

So you've been emailing companies for a while. After receiving your free item coupons you probably want to rush out to the store and use it right away. While there's nothing wrong with this method it's not utilizing the coupon to it's full potential. Want to know how I use them? Read on...

Let's say I have a free item coupon for any Neutrogena product up to $10. It could easily make for a moneymaker deal at CVS. I would wait until a deal came along such as CVS offering a $3 ECB when you buy $10 worth of Neutrogena products. Use that free coupon to get your free product and still get the $3 ECB. Cha-ching. $3 moneymaker.

Another way to use free item coupons are to stack them with store coupons. Very often, CVS sends out emails with $4 off $20 purchase. It's $20 before coupons so my $10 neutrogena free item would get me halfway there. If I had other free items coupon I can use them at the right time to get the most bang for my buck.

I hope this gives you a better insight of how to utilize coupons to its fullest potential.

Read my post about how to get these coupons here.