Money Saving Mom

CVS: Deals for the week of July 6-July 12, 2008

Here are the best deals I see at CVS this week:

******ECB DEALS******

As always, remember that if you've not updated your email address here, you can do that and print out a $4/$20 CVS coupon.

Buy 2 Dawn Dish Detergents at $1 Each, Get $1 ECB (Limit 5)
Use 2 $1/1 coupon from 07/06 P&G insert (some areas will only get $0.25/1)
Free after coupons and ECBs!

Buy $20 Worth of Select Olay Skin Care Products (including Gillette, Old Spice, Zest Body Wash), Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1) There will be many coupons for the participating products in the P&G insert on 07/06.

*Best Deal*

Buy 4 Olay Regenerist Facial Moisturizers or Cleansers at $5.99 each
Use 4 $3/1 coupons from the 07/06 P&G insert
Spend $8 out of pocket plus tax
Get $10 ECBs back!
Free plus overage after coupons and ECBs!

**Be sure to use your $3/15 or $4/$20 Face Skin Care CRTs if you have one--these have been pretty prevalent recently and will make this an even better money-maker!**

Buy $10 Worth of Febreeze Products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)

*DEAL*
Buy 2 Febreeze sprays at $3.99 each
Buy 2 Febreeze Air Effects at $2.50 each
Use 2 B1G1 coupons from the 07/06 P&G insert
Spend $7.98 out of pocket plus tax
Get $5 ECBs
Approx. $0.50 each after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Playtex Tampon (16-18 ct.) at $4.99 each, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 coupon from 06/22 insert or $1/1 printable coupon
$0.99 plus tax after coupon and ECBs 

******NON-ECB DEALS*******

Powerade is on sale B1G1 (making it 2 for $1.49) this week. Use 2 $0.75/1 coupon from the 06/08 SmartSource insert to get both free!

Pert shampoo is on sale 2 for $5. Use $2/1  or $3/1 coupons from 06/29 insert to get them for  free or $0.50 each!

Honey Bunches of Oats are on sale B1G1. Use free coupons from recent rebate offer or 2 $2/1 coupons here to get it free!

See all deals and coupon match-ups for this week here.

******JULY ECB DEALS******

 Buy 1 15-count CVS brand cleansing towelettes at $2.99, Get $1 ECBs (Limit 5)

*Deal*
Buy 1 15-count towelette at $2.99
Use $2/1 CVS skincare product coupon
Spend $0.99 out of pocket
Get $1 ECBs back!
Free after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 CVS Pantiliners at $0.99, Get $0.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs!

Buy 1 5-ct. CVS Tampons at $1.49, Get $1.49 ECBs (Limit 2)--now reported to be working correctly
Free after ECBs!

Buy 2 Sure Deodorants, Get $3 ECBs (Limit 3)

*Deal*
Buy 2 deodorants at $2.79
Use 2 $1/1 coupons from 05/11 SmartSource insert
Spend $3.68 plus tax out of pocket
Get $3 ECBs back
Then, send in for B1G1 free rebate from Sunday's insert
Free plus overage after coupon, ECBs, and rebate!

Buy 1 15-count CVS brand cleansing towelettes at $2.99, Get $2.99 ECBs (Limit 5)

*DEAL*
Buy 1 15-count towelette at $2.99
Use $2/1 CVS skincare product coupon
Spend $0.99 out of pocket
Get $1 ECBs back
Free after coupon and ECBs

 Buy 2 Trident Xtra Care Gum (Priced at $1.25 to $1.49), Get $1 ECBs

*DEAL*
Buy 2 Tridents
Use 2 $0.75/1 coupons from the August All You magazine (There's also reports of tear pad B1G1 coupons, too!)
Spend $1 to $1.50 out of pocket
Get $1 ECB back!
Free or $0.50 after coupon and ECBs (Thanks, Heather!) 

Buy 1 Bic Soliel Razor and 1 4 ct. Cartridges, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 4)
These are reported to be priced at around $6.99 each. Buy both and use two $4/1 coupons from the 06/02 SmartSource insert.
$0.98 after coupons and ECBs

See all deals with coupon match-ups for this month here.

******ESPECIALLY FOR BEGINNERS******

New to CVS-ing? Don't try to make heads or tails of this post because it probably won't make a lot of sense to you. Instead, go here where I explain the CVS program in full detail. Want to join in the fun and incredible savings? Then go here where I share more about how to make it work for you. After that, Go here for FishMama's July tutorial for newbies.
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Share Your Scenarios!

Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. Please include full details on coupons you are using, etc. so that those who are just beginning to get the hang of CVS can especially benefit from seeing things broken down for them like this. If you don't have a blog, feel free to share your scenarios in the comment section.

Note: So as not to confuse the newbies, please only post deal scenarios/deals which are applicable at CVS this week. Thanks so much!

Walgreens: Deals for the week of July 6-July 12, 2008

The deals looked really slim at Walgreens this week to me. Here's are two I saw:

Buy 1 Bayer Heart Advantage Aspirin at $4.99, Get $2 Register Rewards
Use $2.50/1 coupon from 05/18 SmartSource insert
$0.49 each after coupon and Register Reward

Pledge - on sale for $3
Buy 2 and use B1G1 coupon
Send in for $2 EasySaver rebate (#21)
$0.50 each after coupon and rebate

Be sure to check out the details and deals you can get with this children's coloring/coupon booklet.

Also, the diaper deal mentioned last week is good all month. However, since diapers are no longer on sale for $5.99 like last week, it isn't quite as sweet. For those who missed it, though, it's still a great deal:

Buy 3 packages of Walgreens diapers at $7.99 each
Use $2/1 coupon from the Prescription Savings booklet (should take $2 off each pack)
Use $5/2 coupon from EasySaver July booklet (should take $2.50 off each pack)
Get $5 Register Reward (this is advertised in the July EasySaver booklet so if for some reason it doesn't print, be sure to politely ask them to re-ring your order or give you the $5 on a gift card)
$1.82 per pack of diapers after coupons and Register Rewards

See the ad scans for this week here, courtesy of Hot Coupon World.

JULY MONTHLY REBATE DEALS

Buy 1 Nature Made Rx Essentials at $9.99, Get $9.99 rebate
Use $1/1 coupon from 04/20 or 06/01 insert*
Free plus overage after coupon and rebate!

*From Bethany:

If you're a Nature Made member and have points banked, request your own $5 or $7 coupon from their website.

Buy 1 TheraBreath Starter Kit at $10.99, Get $10.99 Rebate
Free after rebate

Buy 1 Hebert's Fully Loaded Chocolate Bars (2.75 oz.) at $0.99, Get $0.99 Rebate
Free after rebate 

New to shopping at Walgreens? Start here.

What deals did you see this week? What are you buying this week?

And I'm outta here...

I just cleaned out my entire inbox (okay, well, there are still a few dozen emails in there that can wait!), posted quite a few deals (see below), and am shutting down the computer for a 48-hour media fast. I don't plan to moderate comments, blog, or even check my email for two days while I just enjoy some quality family time. I've been eagerly anticipating this little "vacation" all week long!

We're planning a breakfast picnic tomorrow morning (homemade cinnamon rolls and fruit) while watching our community July 4th parade. After the parade, my husband and I are dropping our girls off with friends and sneaking out for a date (all by ourselves--something we've only done a handful of times since having children!), and then we have an evening of fun and festivities planned at our friends' home.

We'll be skipping the Super Savings Saturday round up this week (save your great savings stories for next week!) but I'll be back with our usual CVS and Walgreens deals on Saturday evening. Here's to hoping you have a wonderful family celebration for July 4th as well!

See you soon!
Money Saving Mom

P.S. You won't want to miss next week's posts; I'm really excited about what's slated: I'll be giving away two money-saving books and two coupon organizers, hosting a fun blog event in honor of Chick-Fil-A's free food day (it's going to be quite comical!), sharing our financial accomplishments for the month of June and encouraging you to do the same, writing more in our series on Becoming a WAHM, and maybe--just maybe--we'll be unveiling the new blog design!

Graphic from AllPosters.com   

Reader Tips and Deal Alerts: Rite Aid, Olive Juice Kids, Wachovia, Amazon, and Back-To-School Sales

Rite Aid: Free $30 Gift Card for Prescription Transfer - From Jen:
Rite Aid is offering a $30 gift card when you transfer a RX to their stores. You can print multiple coupons here and it's good until 7/31.

Olive Juice Kids: Classic Clothes at a Great Price - From Meggan:
I just found some great deals on the final sale section at Olive Juice Kids. These clothes are so classic and modest and feminine. The boys clothes are pretty classy too. With this code SPARKLER, you get five dollars off EACH ITEM! I got flipflops [not final sale] for .95 and dresses for $5.95 and $9.95. They are very high quality and great for little girls.

Wachovia: Way 2 Save Program - From Tasha:
Wachovia also has a new program that we LOVE. It is called the “Way 2 Save” program. It just adds a dollar to every purchase. Instead of just rounding up like Bank of America you just add a full $1 that is directly transferred to this savings program. You can also transfer up to $100 yourself each month. Also, like Bank of America, they will PAY you to save. The first year is 5% APY and the second and third year is an added 2% APY. Here is the link to check it out.

Amazon: Kashi Deal - From Kristy:
Amazon is offering $20 off of a $49 purchase of Kashi products this month. Most of their cereal and bars are too high for me, but their Whole Grain Pilaf works out to a pretty decent deal. It is $16.54 for six boxes. If you buy 3 deals, that would be $49.62 minus $20 which brings you too $29.62 or $1.65 a box (there are 9 meal servings or 15 or so side servings per box), delivered because you get free shipping. 

Kroger: Free Plus Overage After Rebate Pert Plus Botanicals - From Jeannine:
I just went to Kroger and purchased the Pert Plus Botanicals shampoo.  It was $3.35 and I had a $3 off coupon from this past Sunday's paper (6/29/08).  On the outside of the bottle there was a mail-in rebate offer for the price of the bottle (up to $3.99).  I just made a profit of $3 and got a free bottle of shampoo!!

Back-To-School Sales Starting Soon! - From Sharon:
Just a reminder to your readers with school age children or who are teachers to be on the lookout -- the big school supply sales will start this weekend. I was in Wal-Mart yesterday and they were stocking up really big. Most years in my area spiral notebooks go on an unadvertised sale at Wal-Mart for $0.15/each the weekend after the Fourth. But you have to be there to catch it because they don't usually put that sale in the flyers. Last year I got crayons and glue stick packs for $0.10 each (I used these in goody bags for my son's birthday party as well as for Christmas goody bags for my Sunday School children. Another good one to watch for is the pocket folders with clips for $0.05 at Staples and Office Depot a little later in the month.

CVS: More deals and an update

**Check your email inboxes! CVS sent out a bunch of $4/$20 coupons today--good for tomorrow only!**

It appears like the $2.99 facial towelettes which were giving $2.99 ECBs back are now only giving $1 back. The bad news is that you won't get any overage on them. The good news is that they are still free:

Buy 1 15-count CVS brand cleansing towelettes at $2.99, Get $2.99 ECBs (Limit 5)

*DEAL*
Buy 1 15-count towelette at $2.99
Use $2/1 CVS skincare product coupon
Spend $0.99 out of pocket
Get $1 ECBs back
Free after coupon and ECBs

Another weekly deal:

CVS brand Q-tips are on sale for $2 this week. If your store considers this a skincare product, you can use the $2/1 coupon and get these free! (Thanks, Motherbear!)


And another free (or almost free) monthly deal:

Buy 2 Trident Xtra Care Gum (Priced at $1.25 to $1.49), Get $1 ECBs

*DEAL*
Buy 2 Tridents
Use 2 $0.75/1 coupons from the August All You magazine (There's also reports of tear pad B1G1 coupons, too!)
Spend $1 to $1.50 out of pocket
Get $1 ECB back! (Thanks, Heather!)

Walgreens: Free plus overage Woolite and Spray n' Wash

From Bethany: 

Woolite and Spray 'n' Wash are on sale for 2/$5 at Walgreens this week. There is also a July EasySaver rebate (#30) for $2 on each, making them .50. To sweeten the deal further, use either this or this printable $1 Spray 'n' Wash coupon. You'll make a profit of .50 a bottle.

Note: The end price I've listed is purposely lower than the one in the ad flier. For some reason Walgreens combined two different rebate offers in one ad photo, confusing the final price. If you do the math on the deal, it still comes out correct.

Regional Store Deals: Food Lion, Kroger, Winn-Dixie, Hy-Vee

Food Lion: $10/$50 Coupon - From Mommy Making Money:

Yesterday's Washingon Post (7/2) has a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase at Food Lion grocery store. It was in the front section, and it's good through Sunday, July 6th.

If you don't get the Washington Post, you can sign up for a 7-day trial here of their online edition (it's free) and print the coupon. It's on page A10.

Kroger: Free Totinos Pizza Rolls - From Melissa:

Kroger has their Daytona deals going on right now, where you buy 10 of certain items, and you get $3 off your order. Totino's pizza rolls (15 ct.) are on the list and are on sale for 10/$10. There is a $.35 coupon here and here. My Kroger doubles coupons up to $0.50, so it was $.70 off, making them $.30 each, or $3.00 for 10. Minus the $3 for buying 10, and they're free.  Plus, they count your pre-coupon total toward the $100 you need to get the $.10/gal. gas discount, so you get $10 credit for that.

Winn-Dixie: Baby Club - From Jen:

Join the Winn-Dixie baby club and you'll receive coupons in your email for lots of freebies. I have gotten the following from them so far: free photo frame, free baby dish and spoon, free baby products (body wash, shampoo, lotion or powder), free baby wipes, and even a $10/$50 coupon!

As usual, Wendy has the scoop on the Hy-Vee deals here.

Starbucks: FREE drink card in Sunday's paper!

I know, I know, I'm really behind here. I'm trying to clean out my inbox before the long weekend...

Many areas received an insert from Starbucks in their Sunday newspaper. This insert included a free drink card redeemable DAILY for a free 12 oz. hot or cold coffee drink from Sunday through July 14, 2008!

Okay, since we're not getting the paper right now (long story!) and I've yet to find a paper from Sunday in the recycling bins yet, can someone tell me whether this coupon was in the Kansas City Star? If so, I'm going to turn the recycling bins inside out till I find one! :)

Free Nivea for Men shaving gel and more!

Sign up here to get your free sample of Nivea for Men Extreme Comfort Shaving Gel.

More freebies:

Free Sue Gregg recipes sampler

Free sample of Old Spice body wash here

Free Gillette body wash and shampoo sample

Free sample and coupon from Balneol

Free sample of Pero Caffeine-Free Instant Natural beverage

Sign up for The Homeschool Minute newsletter and get a free copy of their ebook, Homeschool Dialogues.

For those of you who are homeschoolers or those of you looking for educational things to do with your children, you'll want check out HomeschoolShare.com. I just discovered this goldmine of educational freebies, unit studies, resources, and more and am so excited to use it in our beginning homeschooling! Thanks so much for passing on the link, Edwena!

Walgreens: Children's coloring book/Coupon booklet

From Mercedes:

Keep an eye out at your local Walgreens for a coloring book like the one pictured above.  It contains $20 in savings in the following Walgreens coupons:

$1.00 Crayola Color Explosion or Color Wonder
$1.00 Gerber Tooth and GUm Cleaner 1.4 oz or No Spill Cup 7 oz
$1.00 Band Aid Adhesive Bandages 20 or 25 pack Licensed Characters or
20 pack ultra assortment
$1.00 Johnson & Johnson Baby Products Powder 22 oz, Lotion 15 oz or
14 oz
$1.00 Childrens Be Kool Gel Sheets
$1.00 Digestive Relief (Gas-X Infant Drops 1oz or 24 ct Maalox Childrens
Chews)
$1.00 Motrin Pain Relief Childrens Liquid 4 oz, Infant Drops 1 oz, Childrens
Drops .5 oz
$1.00 Tylenol or PediaCareChildrens Cough/Cold Medicien Liquid 4 oz
$1.00 Triaminic (18 ct chews, 14 pack thin strips or liquid 4 oz)
$1.00 Huggies Jumbo Pack Snug N Dry or Supreme Natural Fit Diapers or
Pull Up Training Pants
$5.00 Comfort Scanner Temporal Thermometer
$1.00 FlinstonesChewables or Gummies Multivitamins 60 ct
$1.00 Zooth Licensed Toothbrushes
$2.00 Nix Lice Treatment Liquid 2 oz.
$2.00 PediasureNutripals 4 pack nutrition drink 8 oz or 6 pack nutrition
bars
$1.00 Kids Orajel Plaque Revealing Rinse

It costs only 99 cents and can be purchased in the pharmacy area. These coupons can be combined with manufacturer coupons for additional savings. Since they are a Walgreens coupons if you buy more than one item you only need to have them scan one coupon to have the savings applied to all the items purchased.

Also, I notice that Sure deodorant is $2.99 per Walgreens website.  There's a $1.50 off one coupon in the Easy Saver catalog.  There were BOGO coupons in the inserts today and $1 off on the 5/11 inserts.  This is what you can do:
$5.98 two Sure deodorants
-2.99 BOGO coupon
-1 $1 off coupon
-3 ESR coupon for $1.50 applied to both items
=1.01 in overage!
Make sure to hand the manufacturer coupons first and to have something else in your order to absorb the overage.

Happy savings!

Credit to Greenatw and Justmeagain at HCW for the heads up on the coloring book and sharing a picture of it.