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Walgreens scenarios for the week of 9/27

September 27, 2009 by


I don’t shop at Walgreens often these days, but there are some deals that were too good to pass up this week. They were so good that I had to go to a 24 hour store so that I could get started at midnight. Check out this post to see what I got and how much I saved!

There are coupons (such as the $2 Theraflu and $2 Robitussin) that I posted about previously which are no longer available to print. Most of these scenarios assume that you don’t have these coupons since they are no longer available. If you follow these scenarios, you spend a total of $3.49 OOP.

Here are some scenarios for beginners or those starting out with no RR: (if you are new to shopping at Walgreens, you may want to read the “helpful hints” below first)

**If you have the Walgreens Healthy Savings coupon book and the $2 Theraflu IPs (I posted the link for these a week or so ago, but it is no longer available for print), buy 2 Theraflu, use your Walgreens $2 Theraflu coupon (it will automatically take $4 off if you are buying 2) and your 2 manufacturer’s Theraflu coupons and pay $0 OOP and get a $4 RR to start you off**

If you don’t have the Theraflu coupons, here is a starting point:

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Halls Refresh Sugar Free cough drops (20 ct) – $1

Use $.75 coupon from 9-27 SS insert

Spend .25 OOP, get a $1 RR

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Robitussin To Go 2 pk – $2.49

Use the $2 IP if you printed it (I posted this a week or so ago, but it is no longer available for print)

Spend .49 OOP, get a $2.50 RR

**If you don’t have the $2 IP, use the $1 Halls RR and spend $1.49 OOP and get a $2.50 RR

Transaction #3:
Buy 1 Emergen-C booster – $3.49
Buy 1 “filler” (I bought the Hunts tomato sauce which is .39 with the in ad coupon)

Use $2.50 Robitussin RR
Use $1 Halls RR

Spend .38 OOP, get a $3.50 RR

Transaction #4:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Buy 1 “filler” item (I bought the Hunt’s tomato sauce for .39 with the in ad coupon)
Use $4/1 Fusion coupon from 9-27 PG insert

Use $3.50 Emergen-C RR

Spend $1.88 OOP, get a $6 RR

Transaction #5:
Buy 1 Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion – $6.99
Buy 1 Halls Refresh Sugar Free cough drops – $1

Use $1.50/1 Vaseline coupon
Use $6 Gillette RR

Spend $.49 OOP, get a $7 RR (for the Vaseline) and a $1 RR for the Halls

Transaction #6:
Buy 1 Herbal Essence shampoo, conditioner, or styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Dentek flosser – $2 (make sure you are buying the correct one – check the ad for details!)
Buy 1 Chapstick – $2.99
Buy 1 “filler” (I used Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39 w/ in ad coupon)

Use $1 HE manufacturer’s coupon (8-23 RP)
Use $7 Vaseline RR

Spend $.37 OOP, get a $2 HE RR, $2 Dentek RR, $3 Chapstick RR

Transaction #7:
Buy Oral B 1-2-3 Advantage toothbrush – $3

Use $3 Chapstick RR

Spend $0 OOP, get a $3 RR

**You can roll the Advantage and Chapstick RR back and forth or roll them into the Emergen-C and pay .49 OOP.

Transaction #7:
Buy 1 Dentek flossers

Use $2 PG RR from HE (MAKE SURE IT SAYS “courtesy of PG” at the bottom – if you use the $2 RR from the Dentek another RR will not print)

Spend $0 OOP, get a $2 RR

(Note: Since the Dentek is $2 and the Herbal Essence products are $2 after the $1 off coupon, this is a great way to “roll” the RR back and forth)

Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. So, if you buy more than 1 Halls cough drops this week, you will not earn more than 1 RR. You will only get $1.

*You also cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy Halls cough drops, get a $1 RR and use it to buy another Halls cough drops, another RR will not print.

*Typically, you cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion with the same manufacturer and earn Register Rewards again. For example, Herbal Essence products, Gillette razors, and Oral B toothbrushes are all manufactured by Procter and Gamble. If you use Register Rewards earned from Herbal Essence products to buy an Oral B toothbrush, your RR will not print.

Here is information on the manufacturers for this week’s RR (thanks HCW!):
Vaseline = Unilever
Theraflu = Novartis
Emergen C = Alacer
Oral B = P & G
Herbal Essence = P & G
Chapstick = Wyeth
Fusion Razor = P & G
Triaminic = Novartis
Robitussin = Wyeth
Vicks = P & G
Dentek=Dentek

*Register Rewards are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” and you can only use one manufacturer’s coupon per item. You will have to add “filler” items. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items. (this week, my favorite fillers were the .50 chicken broth, .39 tomato sauce, and .33 Halloween sticker/activity books)

*If you are buying items that would result in a “free” item or “overage” when combining a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon, give the manufacturer’s coupon FIRST, and the store coupons LAST to avoid beeping/issues at the register! Make sure that you are purchasing enough items in your total transaction to “cover” the overage. You will not get cash back and you will have to add items to cover the overage or they will not take the coupon.

*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” (including not using RR from the same parent company to pay) DO NOT let them tell you it is because you used coupons! Chances are they didn’t print because the catalina machine is not working. You have two choices: you can return your items and try again or you can contact the catalina company by doing the following:
*The store will give you a form to fill out and mail in to catalina
*Call 1-888-8coupon, option 3
*Use the online form to contact them: Contact Catalina Marketing (when I have tried contacting them this way, my results have not been very good….your best bet is to call)

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CVS deals for the week of 9/20

September 19, 2009 by

If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.

The “deals” this week are pretty slim in my opinion. Here’s what they’ve got:

FREEBIES:

Crest or Oral B Pro-Health toothpaste (4.2 oz), rinse (250 ml) or Oral B floss (27-55 yds) – $2.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Crest Premium Paste: Crest Multicare, Extra Whitening, Whitening Expressions, Any Whitening Plus Scope, Any Vivid White, Sensitivity, Any Pro-Health, Or Weekly Clean, Any 4.2 Oz. + – 08-30-09 PG
$1/1 Crest Rinse, Any 440 mL. + – 08-30-09 PG

Dry Idea, Right Guard sport, or Xtreme – $2.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 3 per household)
**There were $2/1 printable Dry Idea coupons that don’t expire until 11/30/09 – if you have these coupons, the Dry Idea will be free after ECBs!
$1/2 Right Guard, Dry Idea or Soft & Dri Products, Any – 08-16-09 SS or 7-12-09 SS

OTHER ECB DEALS:

*Buy AquaFresh Iso-active whitening foaming tooth gel – $3.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household) – get it for $.99 after ECBs and coupons!
$1/1 printable here

*Buy Clairol Perfect10 hair color – $11.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$2/1 Clairol Hair Color, any except Balsam PG 8-30-09

*Buy CoverGirl Simply Ageless foundation AND Olay Regenerist facial care product, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Covergirl Face Product, Any (1) Free WYB (1) Covergirl Foundation, Any – 08-30-09 PG
$1/1 Covergirl Products, Any – 08-30-09 PG
$1/1 Olay Facial Moisturizer Or Facial Cleanser, Any – 08-23-09 RP

*Buy Colgate 1 pk toothbrush for adults or children, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/2 Colgate Adult Or Kids Manual Toothbrush, Any – 08-30-09 SS

**Prices start at $1.99 at my store, so you can get two for $1.99 after coupons and ECBs

*Buy Crest, Fixodent, or Oral B multi-packs, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Fixodent Adhesive, Any 1. Oz. + – 08-30-09 PG
$1/1 Oral-B Crossaction Power or Crossaction Whitening Brush, Any – 08-30-09 PG

*Spend $15 on assorted candy, get a $5 ECB: Child’s Play Double Bubble or Tootsie Midgee – $5, Sour Patch or Swedish Fish – 2/$3, Mars minis – $5, M&Ms 27 oz – $6, Theater box candy – 2/$2, Mars fun size mixes (31.5-34.5 oz) – $8, Orbit or Eclipze Bip Pak gum – 2/$5, Extra/Wrigley’s/Orbit gum – 2/$4, Hershey’s Milk Duds or Whoppers (9-12 oz) – 2/$4 (limit 1 per household)
$1/2 Dove, M&M, M&M Premium, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, Twix Or Twixels Products, Any 4.4 Oz. + – 09-13-09 RP

*Buy Gillette cartridges (4-12 ct), get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Gillette Fusion Shave Gel Free WYB any Fusion Cartridge 8-16-09 RP
Gillette Deodorant Free WYB any Fusion Cartridge 8-16-09 RP

*Buy Kiss or Broadway Artificial nails, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household, PSA $4.99) – look for $1 peelie coupons on the boxes

*Spend $15 on Neutrogena cosmetics, skin, hair, or men’s care, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Neutrogena Haircare item, Any – 09-20-09 RP

*Buy 4 Pepsi products (12 pk, 12 oz cans) or Aquafina pure water (12 pk, 16.9 oz bottles) – 4/$12, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*Buy Propel or Gatorade 6 pk, 16.9-20 oz bottles – 2/$9, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*Spend $30 on ROC skin care, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3 and $10 printables here

*Buy 2 Salon Wish gift cards, get a $10 ECB (limit 2 per household, minimum purchase of $25 per card)

*Buy Scope Outlast mouthwash twin pk – $6.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*Buy Sensodyne Iso-active – $4.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 printable here

*Buy Zantac 150 (24 ct) or Zantac 75 (30 ct) – $9.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 2 per household) – it’s like getting it for $1.99 after coupons and ECBs!
$5/1 printable here
$1.50/1 Zantac 75 Product, Any – 05-17-09 SS
$1/1 Zantac Product, Any – 05-17-09 SS

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Kodak Power Flash camera
*Post cereals (Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat, Fruity Pebbles)
*Sally Hansen nail color (through Tuesday only)
$1/2 Sally Hansen Nail Color, Any – 09-13-09 RP

OTHER DEALS:
*Kleenex facial tissues (110 ct) – $.96 (limit 4)
$1/4 Kleenex Facial Tissues, Any (4) Single Boxes Or (1) Bundle Pack, Any Excluding Individual Kleenex Pocket Packs Or Juniors Tissue -08-02-09 SS
*Nabisco cookies – 5/$5 – .50/each after coupons!
$1/2 Nabisco Cookies Or Crackers, Any 4-28 Oz. Boxes – 08-23-09 SS

CVS $/$ COUPONS
**Get a booklet with 2 $4/20 coupons from the pharmacy when you ask about their ReadyFill program

**Register your card with your e-mail address at CVS.com and get a $4/20 plus other valuable e-mail coupons

Click here to find out how to get a $25 gift card with a transferred prescription.

The following scenarios are for people who are new to shopping at CVS and have few (or no) ECBs to start with. (These are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not want/need them):

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health toothpaste – $2.99

Use $1 manufacturer’s coupon

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy Zantac – $9.99

Use $5 IP
Use $2 ECB from Crest

Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $3 ECB

or…

Buy Aquafresh – $3.99

Use $1 IP
Use $2 Crest ECB

Spend $.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB

If you have a $4/20:
Buy 1 Zantac – $9.99
Buy 1 Crest Pro Health – $2.99
Buy 1 Aquafresh – $3.99
Buy 2 Colgate toothbrushes – $1.99/each

Use $5 Zantac IP
Use $1 Crest coupon
Use $1 Aquafresh IP
Use $1/2 Colgate coupon
Use $4/20

Total before coupons = $20.95
Total after coupons = $8.95, earn $8 ECB ($3 for Zantac, $2 for Crest, $2 for Aquafresh, $1 for Colgate)

My scenario:
Buy Crest Pro-Health toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 3 Dry Idea deodorants – $2.99/each

Use $1 Crest coupon
Use 3 $2 Dry Idea IPs

Total before coupons = $11.95
Total after coupons = $4.96, pay w/ ECBs ($5 adjusted down), earn $5 ECB ($2 for Crest and $3 for Dry Idea)

Frequently asked questions:

Do you really do multiple transactions at your stores?

I usually have $20-30 ECB on hand, so I don’t have to break up my transactions as much as I did when I first started, but when I was getting started, I would do multiple small transactions and even now sometimes if I am doing several deals, I have to break things up. If you are doing multiple transactions, I recommend that you let the cashier know up front that is what you are planning to do. If there are several people in line, let them go in between your transactions. This gives you time to clip your ECBs and get prepared for your next transaction.

My store was out of all the freebie items first thing this morning. Can I get a raincheck?

This all depends on your store. I have contacted corporate about this before because some stores in my area give rainchecks and others won’t. According to corporate, this is up to the individual stores.

I bought the wrong item or I bought the RIGHT item and my ECB didn’t print. What can I do?

If you bought the right item, show the store clerk your ad and your receipt. They should be able to manually print your ECB at the store. If they don’t know how, you can call customer service and they can add one to your account that will print within 48 hours (you have to wait 48 hours from your purchase time to do this so they can “see” your transaction in their computer).

If you bought the wrong item and didn’t receive ECBs, you can do a return and purchase the correct item. If you paid using ECBs, they will have to give you money on a gift card.

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CVS deals for the week of 9/13

September 12, 2009 by

If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.

I am going to start doing a combined hot deals/coupon match-ups post. These are not ALL of the deals for the week. These are just the deals that I saw and thought were “hot deals.” (Keep in mind that the amounts of your coupons may vary slightly from what is posted here depending on your area)

FREEBIES: (after ECBs/coupons)
*Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste (4 oz) or 360 Acti-Flex toothbrush – $2.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Colgate Total Advanced printable here
$1/1 Colgate Max White, Colgate Max Fresh, Colgate Total, Colgate Sensitive Or Colgate Kids Toothpaste, Any 4.0 Oz. + – 08-31-09 SS

*Dyna Pep energy micro-shot (2 pk) – $4.99, get a $4.99 ECB (limit 2 per household)

*Buy Listerine Total Care (16.9 oz), Reach toothbrush (2 pk), or Reach floss (30 yd) – $3.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$2/1 Reach Toothbrush Or Value Pack, Any – 06-14-09 SS
$3/2 Reach Floss, Listerine Mouthwash, Any 1-Liter +, Reach Toothbrush And/Or Reach Access Flosser, Any – 08-02-09 SS
$1/1 Listerine printable here
BOGO Free Reach toothbrush – 4-26-09 RP

DEAL SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Reach Toothbrush 2 pk – $3.99

Use $2 Reach toothbrush coupon

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB

Then:
Buy a combination of 2 Reach Floss, or Reach toothbrushes (the size of mouthwash listed doesn’t work with this deal) – $3.99/each

Use $2 Reach toothbrush ECB
Use $3/2 Listerine/Reach coupon

Spend $2.98 OOP, get a $4 ECB

OTHER ECB DEALS:
*Buy All 2X Ultra detergent (64 loads) – $9.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household) – get it for $6.99 after coupon and ECBs!
.40/1 printable here
$1/1 All or Surf laundry detergent – 8-2-09 RP

*Buy Aussie (33.8 oz), Pantene (25.4 oz), Herbal Essences or Head & Shoulders (23.7 oz) – $5.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household) – get it for $2.99 after coupon & ECBs!
$1/1 Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner Or Styling Product, Any – 08-23-09 RP
$1/1 Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner, styling product, or haircolor – 09-13-09 RP
$1/1 Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner, any (exclude trial size) – 08-30-09 PG

*Buy Clairol Natural Instincts Haircolor – $5.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household) – it’s like getting it for $.99 after coupon & ECBs!
$3/1 Natural Instincts Hair Color, Any One (clairol) – 08-30-09 PG

*Buy Claritin (24 hour Liqui-gels, 24 ct, tables, RediTabs, or 12 hour Claritin D 30 ct) – $19.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$3/1 printable on coupons.com
$3/1 Non-Drowsy Claritin-D, any 10-count + – 08-30-09 SS
$4/1 Non-Drowsy Claritin, any 20 ct + – 08-30-09 SS

*Buy Degree Ultra Clear or Dove Ultimate Clear deodorant – 2/$7, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household) – pay 2/$3 after coupons and ECBs!
$1/1 Degree Men Or Women Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant, Any – 08-02-09 RP
$1.50/1 Degree women fine fragrance mist/stick printable here
$1/1 Degree for women Ultra clear printable here
$1/1 Degree for men printable here
$2/1 Dove Visibly Smooth printable here

*Buy Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner, or styler – 3/$10, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household) – pay $2.25/each after coupons/ECBs!
.75/1 Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner, or treatment (excluding trial size) – 08-16-09 RP

*Buy 2 General Mills cereals (2/$6), get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household) – pay 2/$3 after coupons!
$1/2 General Mills cereals listed: Boo Berry, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp (any), Count Chocula, Dora the Explorer, Franken Berry, French Toast Crunch, Golden Grahams, Kix, Lucky Charms (any), Reese’s Puffs, Trix – All You, August 2009
.75/1 General Mills-Any Frosted Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Banana Nut Cheerios or Yogurt Burst Cheerios Cereal
$1/2 printable coupon here
Various printables on coupons.com

*Buy milk – $2.49, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household) – THIS IS REGION SPECIFIC! (CHECK YOUR AD FIRST!)

*Spend $20 on Nexxus shampoo, conditioner, styler, or hairbrush, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*Buy Purex Ultra Concentrate liquid laundry detergent – $3.49, get a $1 ECB (limit 5 per household) – it’s like paying $1.49 after coupons/ECBs!
$1/1 Purex Natural Elements detergent printable here

*Buy Scope Outlast Mouth rinse or Crest toothpaste with Scope Outlast, get a $2 ECB (prices start at $4.89, limit 1 per household) – pay $1.89 after coupons/ECBs!
$1/1 Crest Premium Paste: Crest Multicare, Extra Whitening, Whitening Expressions, Any Whitening Plus Scope, Any Vivid White, Sensitivity, Any Pro-Health, Or Weekly Clean, Any 4.2 Oz. + – 08-30-09 RP

*Spend $6 on Suave shampoo, conditioner, styler, or body wash, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/2 Suave shampoo or conditioner printable here

*Buy 2 Children’s cold and flu remedies (Tylenol/Motris/Sudafed), get a $3 ECB (prices start at $6.49) – get 2 for $6.98 after coupons/ECBs!
$3/2 Infants Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol, Children Tylenol Cold Product, Infants Motrin, Children’s Motrin Product – 09-13-09 RP

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*CVS Pharmacy batteries

*CVS Pharmacy Powerflash disposable camera

*Gatorade or Sobe

*Jack’s Links jerky, nuggets, or tender cuts
FREE Jack Link’s Flamin’ Buffalo Chicken Nuggets, 6.2 oz or larger – from 8-28 All You Magazine (get 2 packages for free with this coupon)

*Nature’s Bounty or Flex-a-min
$1/1 Nature’s Bounty Vitamins and Supplements, Any – 08-23-09 RP
$1/1 printable here
$1/1 printable on coupons.com

*Revlon cosmetics (PSA $1.99)
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, Any – 08-16-09 SS

OTHER DEALS:
*Cheez-It crackers – 2/$5 – $1.75 after coupon
.75/1 Cheez It Whole Grain Crackers

CVS $/$ COUPONS
**Get a $5/25 CVS printable coupon by completing the Ready-fill quiz here (it appears in the scrolling ads toward the top in the middle of the page – you can use it ONCE only)

**Get a booklet with 2 $4/20 coupons from the pharmacy when you ask about their ReadyFill program

**Register your card with your e-mail address at CVS.com and get a $4/20 plus other valuable e-mail coupons

Click here to find out how to get a $25 gift card with a transferred prescription.

The following scenarios are for people who are new to shopping at CVS and have few (or no) ECBs to start with. (These are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not want/need them):

You’ll get $12.96 in commonly used household items for $3.97 OOP!

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99

Use $1/1 coupon

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Reach toothbrush 2 pk – $3.99

Use $2 Reach toothbrush coupon
Use $2 Colgate ECB (they will have to adjust it down to $1.99)

Spend $0 OOP, get a $2 ECB

Transaction #3:
Buy 1 Purex detergent – $3.49

Use $2 Reach ECB
Use $1 Purex printable

Spend $.49 OOP, get a $1 ECB

Transaction #4:
Buy 1 milk (if your area is participating in this promotion) – $2.49

Use $1 Purex ECB

Spend $1.49 OOP, get a $1 ECB

My transactions for the week: (I’m down to $14 ECBs on my card right now) $39.39 in merchandise for $1.49 OOP, $10.99 in ECBs left to spend

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 2 Dyna Pep energy micro-shot – $4.99/each
Buy 1 Reach toothbrush (2 pk) – $3.99

use $1 Colgate coupon
use $2 Reach coupon

Total before coupons = $13.96 – pay w/ ECBs (they will have to adjust them down), get $13.98 in ECBs back

Transaction #2:
Buy 2 Reach toothbrush 2 pks – $3.99/each
Buy 2 Purex Ultra Concentrate liquid laundry detergent – $3.49/each
Buy 2 Jack’s links

Use BOGO free reach coupon
Use 2 $1 Purex printables
Use Free Jack’s links coupon

Total before coupons = ~ $22.94 (I’m estimating that the Jack’s links are around $3.99, but I don’t know for sure)

Total after coupons = $8.97 (pay w/ ECBs), get $6 in ECBs back (and I still have a $4.99 ECB left as well)

Transaction #3:
Buy 1 milk – $2.49

Use $1 ECB from Purex

Spend $1.49, get $1 ECB back

Frequently asked questions:

Do you really do multiple transactions at your stores?

I usually have $20-30 ECB on hand, so I don’t have to break up my transactions as much as I did when I first started, but when I was getting started, I would do multiple small transactions and even now sometimes if I am doing several deals, I have to break things up. If you are doing multiple transactions, I recommend that you let the cashier know up front that is what you are planning to do. If there are several people in line, let them go in between your transactions. This gives you time to clip your ECBs and get prepared for your next transaction.

My store was out of all the freebie items first thing this morning. Can I get a raincheck?

This all depends on your store. I have contacted corporate about this before because some stores in my area give rainchecks and others won’t. According to corporate, this is up to the individual stores.

I bought the wrong item or I bought the RIGHT item and my ECB didn’t print. What can I do?

If you bought the right item, show the store clerk your ad and your receipt. They should be able to manually print your ECB at the store. If they don’t know how, you can call customer service and they can add one to your account that will print within 48 hours (you have to wait 48 hours from your purchase time to do this so they can “see” your transaction in their computer).

If you bought the wrong item and didn’t receive ECBs, you can do a return and purchase the correct item. If you paid using ECBs, they will have to give you money on a gift card.

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CVS deals for the week of 8/30

August 30, 2009 by

This week, I’m going to combine my “hot deals/coupon match-ups” post with my scenarios post.

If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.

These are not ALL of the deals for the week. These are just the deals that I saw and thought were “hot deals.”

FREEBIES:
Buy 1 Bayer Contour Monitor – $14.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Up to $30 off Bayer Breeze 2 or Contour meter – 2-1 RP or 3-22 SS inserts

Buy 1 Clairol Natural Instincts Loving Hair Color – $4.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household
$4/1 Clairol Natural Instincts Hair color – 8-2 PG (this expires tomorrow!!)
$2/1 Clairol hair color – 8-30 PG insert
**The $4 coupon beeps, but the box is pictured on the coupon AND it says “any” so they should push it through!!

Glade Fragrance Collection scented reed diffuser or soy candle (4.9-10 oz) – $6.99, get a $6.99 ECB (limit 1)
$3/1 Glade Fragrance Collection – All You Magazine August issue
$2/1 Glade Reed diffuser or soy based candle printable here

OTHER ECB DEALS:

*Buy Aquafresh Iso-active whitening foaming tooth gel – $4.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Aquafresh printable here

*Bounce Dryer bar (2 ct) or Tide Stain release liquid (20 oz) or duo pac (10 ct) – $3.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2)
$2.50/1 Bounce dryer bar coupon from Vocalpoint
$1/1 Bounce dryer bar – 8-2 PG and 8-30 PG
$1/1 Tide Stain Release Duo pac, liquid, or powder – 8-16-09 SS
$1.50/1 Tide Stain Release – September Parents Magazine or from fliers at Gymboree
.75/1 Tide Stain release – 8-30 PG

*Gillette Fusion, Venus Embrace, or Spa Breeze razor – $8.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Gillette Fusion razor – 8-16-09 RP
$2/1 Gillette Fusion razor – P&G Year of Savings booklet
$2/1 Venus Embrace or Breeze razor – 8-16-09 RP
FREE Gillette shampoo WYB Gillette Fusion razor – 8-2 PG (expires 8/31/09!)
FREE Gillette body wash WYB Gillette Fusion razor – 8-2 PG (expires 8/31/09!)

*Head & Shoulders, Gillette, Pantene Restoratives shampoo, conditioner, treatment, mask or balm – $4.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Pantene Expressions or Restoratives – 8-9 RP
$1/1 Head & Shoulders conditioner or shampoo – 8-2 PG (expires 8/31!)
$1/1 Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner – 8-30 PG
$1/1 Pantene styling product – 8-30 PG
$1/2 Pantene – 8-30 PG

*Milk – $2.49, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household) – THIS IS REGION SPECIFIC – CHECK YOUR AD to see if it’s included and to verify pricing!

*Sensodyne Iso-active foaming tooth gel – $4.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Sensodyne Iso-active printable here

CVS $/$ COUPONS
**Get a $5/25 CVS printable coupon by completing the Ready-fill quiz here (it appears in the scrolling ads toward the top in the middle of the page – you can use it ONCE only)

**Get a booklet with 2 $4/20 coupons from the pharmacy when you ask about their ReadyFill program

**Register your card with your e-mail address at CVS.com and get a $4/20 plus other valuable e-mail coupons

The following scenarios are for people who are new to shopping at CVS and have few (or no) ECBs to start with. (These are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not want/need them):

$2.98 OOP for $30.95 in merchandise, $3 ECB left to spend

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Clairol Natural Instincts Loving Care Hair Color – $4.99

Use $4/1 Natural Instincts coupon (this will only work through 8/31)

Spend $.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Glade Fragrance Collection candle or Reed Diffuser – $6.99

Use $3 Glade coupon from All You (or $2 printable)
Use $2 ECB from hair color

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $6.99 ECB (it will be $2.99 OOP if you have the $2 coupon)

Transaction #3:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Buy 1 Gillette shampoo – $4.99

Use $2/1 Gillette Fusion coupon
Use Free Gillette Shampoo WYB Gillette Fusion razor coupon
Use $6.99 ECB from Glade

Spend $0 OOP, get a $3 ECB from the razor and a $1 ECB from the shampoo

Transaction #4:
Buy 1 Aquafresh or Sensodyne tooth gel – $4.99

Use $1 printable coupon
Use $1 ECB from the shampoo
Use $3 ECB from Fusion (they will have to adjust it down to $2.99

Spend $0 OOP, get a $3 ECB

If you have a $4/20: (this also works for the $5/25) $25.96 in merchandise for $7.97 OOP, $12.99 ECB left to spend
Buy 1 Clairol Natural Instincts Loving Hair Color – $4.99
Buy 1 Glade Fragrance collection candle or reed diffuser – $6.99
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Buy 1 Gillette shampoo – $4.99

Use $4 Clairol coupon
Use $3 Glade coupon (or $2 printable)
Use $2 Gillette Fusion coupon
Use free Gillette shampoo when you buy razor coupon
Use $4/20

Total before coupons = $25.96

Spend $7.97 OOP, earn $12.99 ECB ($2 from Clairol, $6.99 from Glade, $3 from Fusion, and $1 from Gillette shampoo)

If you have a $5/25, follow the scenario above, but you will spend $6.97 OOP and earn $12.99 ECBs

My scenarios:
Transaction #1:
Follow scenario above, pay w/ ECBs

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Bounce dryer bar – $3.99
Buy 1 Tide Stain Release – $3.99
Buy 1 milk – $2.49

Use $2.50 Bounce coupon
Use $1.50 Tide stain release coupon

Spend $6.47 (pay w/ ECBs), earn $3 ECB

Frequently asked questions:

Do you really do multiple transactions at your stores?

I usually have $20-30 ECB on hand, so I don’t have to break up my transactions as much as I did when I first started, but when I was getting started, I would do multiple small transactions and even now sometimes if I am doing several deals, I have to break things up. If you are doing multiple transactions, I recommend that you let the cashier know up front that is what you are planning to do. If there are several people in line, let them go in between your transactions. This gives you time to clip your ECBs and get prepared for your next transaction.

My store was out of all the freebie items first thing this morning. Can I get a raincheck?

This all depends on your store. I have contacted corporate about this before because some stores in my area give rainchecks and others won’t. According to corporate, this is up to the individual stores.

I bought the wrong item or I bought the RIGHT item and my ECB didn’t print. What can I do?

If you bought the right item, show the store clerk your ad and your receipt. They should be able to manually print your ECB at the store. If they don’t know how, you can call customer service and they can add one to your account that will print within 48 hours (you have to wait 48 hours from your purchase time to do this so they can “see” your transaction in their computer).

If you bought the wrong item and didn’t receive ECBs, you can do a return and purchase the correct item. If you paid using ECBs, they will have to give you money on a gift card.

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CVS Scenarios for the week of 8/2

August 2, 2009 by


The coupon match-ups for the weekly deals are here.

If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.

The following scenarios are for people who are new to shopping at CVS and have few (or no) ECBs to start with. These scenarios will only work through Tuesday: (these are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not need them or don’t have the coupons that match up with them) – there are LOTS of other great scenarios this week because there are so many great deals. If you would like to share your scenarios this week, please feel free to link up to your blog post (please link to the actual CVS posting) below!

**NOTE: From what I have read online, the ads were difference in California and Nevada and many of these deals were missing, so check your ad to make sure these deals are included.

The following scenarios are valid Sunday/Monday/Tuesday: spend $3.01 OOP for $10.95 in merchandise, $4 ECB left to “roll”

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Caliber or It’s Academic 5″ pointed or blunt tip scissors – $2.99

Spend $2.99, get a $2.99 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 2 Caliber/CVS Pharmacy 1 subject notebooks – $.99/each
Buy 1 Caliber/CVS Pharmacy ball point pens – $.99/each

Use $2.99 ECB from scissors (they will have to adjust it down to $2.97)

Spend $0 OOP, get $2.97 in ECBs

**You can continue to “roll” your ECBs into buying $.99 items

Transaction #3:
Buy Softsoap Nutri Serums – $4.99

Use $2/1 Softsoap printable
Use $2.97 in ECBs from previous purchase

Spend $.02 OOP, earn a $4 ECB

The following scenario will work all week:

Transaction #1:
Buy 2 Stayfree pads – $5/each

Use $1/1 Stayfree printable (YMMV on being able to use this with the BOGO free coupon)
Use BOGO free Stayfree coupon

Spend $4 OOP (if you use the BOGO free coupon), get a $5 ECB (or spend $5 OOP, get a $5 ECB if you can’t use the $1 coupon)

If you don’t want/need the Stayfree, you could also do this scenario:

Buy 2 Tylenol – $4/each
Buy 1 Listerine – $3/each

Use 2 $2 Tylenol coupons
Use 1 $2 Listerine coupon

Spend $5 OOP, get a $5 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Blink tears – $7.99

Use $3 manufacturer’s coupon
Use $5 ECB from Stayfree (they will have to adjust it down to $4.99)

Spend $0 OOP, get a $7.99 ECB

Scenarios if you have a $4/20 coupon (don’t forget to scan your card at the scanners in the store and also to register your card at CVS.com)

Buy 2 Stayfree – $5/each
Buy 1 Blink tears – $7.99
Buy 1 milk – $2.69 (if this is working in your area)

Use BOGO Stayfree coupon
Use $3 Blink coupon
Use $1 Stayfree coupon (if your store allows)
Use $4/20 CVS coupon

Total before coupons = $20.68
Total after coupons = $7.68

Spend $7.68 OOP, get a $5 ECB (Stayfree), $7.99 ECB (Blink), $1 ECB (milk)

**If your area doesn’t have the milk deal, you can substitute 1 Band Aid ($2.99, use .50 coupon)….you will pay $7.48 OOP and get the same amount of ECBs listed above)

If you have a $5/30:
Buy 2 Stayfree – $5/each
Buy 1 Blink tears – $7.99
Buy 1 Gillette Venus – $8.99
Buy 1 Band Aid – $2.99
Buy 1 small candy or filler item (.50) – if you have your “FREE” CVS item CRT already, use this as your filler!

Use BOGO free Stayfree coupon
Use $1 Stayfree coupon
Use $3 Blink coupon
Use $2 Gillette coupon
use .50 Band Aid coupon
Use $5/30 CVS coupon

Total before coupons = $30.47
Total after coupons = $13.97

Spend $13.97 OOP, earn $5 Stayfree ECB, $7.99 Blink ECB, $1 Band Aid ECB, $3 Gillette ECB

Other potential scenarios:
Buy 5 Electrasol – $4.50/each

Use 5 $2.50/1 coupons

Spend $10 OOP, earn a $10 ECB

My Scenarios: (**I did the “Blink” deal early)

Transaction #1:
Buy 2 pocket poly portfolios – $.49/each
Buy 1 Caliber/CVS wooden pencils (10 ct) – $.99/each
Buy 1 Caliber/CVS pens (20 ct) – $.99/each
Buy 1 Caliber/CVS sticky notes (2 pk) – $.99/each
Buy 1 Caliber/CVS glue stick (3 ct) – $.99/each
Buy 2 Caliber scissors – $2.99
Buy 2 Caliber/CVS 1 subject notebooks – $.99/each

Spend $12.90 OOP (pay w/ ECBs), earn $12.90 in ECBs

Transaction #2:
Buy Softsoap Nutri Serum – $4.99

Use $2 IP
Use $2.99 ECB from scissors

Spend $0 OOP, get a $4 ECB

Transaction #3:
Buy 2 Pampers – $10/each

Use $3 Pampers coupon (from home mailer)
Use $2 Pampers coupon (from P&G Year of Savings)

Spend $15 OOP (pay w/ $5 ECB and $10 gift card), earn $5 ECB

**I will also probably buy a milk at some point during the week which will be the 5th milk I need toward earning a free milk coupon!

Frequently asked questions:

Do you really do multiple transactions at your stores?

I usually have $20-30 ECB on hand, so I don’t have to break up my transactions as much as I did when I first started, but when I was getting started, I would do multiple small transactions and even now sometimes if I am doing several deals, I have to break things up. If you are doing multiple transactions, I recommend that you let the cashier know up front that is what you are planning to do. If there are several people in line, let them go in between your transactions. This gives you time to clip your ECBs and get prepared for your next transaction.

My store was out of all the freebie items first thing this morning. Can I get a raincheck?

This all depends on your store. I have contacted corporate about this before because some stores in my area give rainchecks and others won’t. According to corporate, this is up to the individual stores.

I bought the wrong item or I bought the RIGHT item and my ECB didn’t print. What can I do?

If you bought the right item, show the store clerk your ad and your receipt. They should be able to manually print your ECB at the store. If they don’t know how, you can call customer service and they can add one to your account that will print within 48 hours (you have to wait 48 hours from your purchase time to do this so they can “see” your transaction in their computer).

If you bought the wrong item and didn’t receive ECBs, you can do a return and purchase the correct item. If you paid using ECBs, they will have to give you money on a gift card.

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