Walgreens deals for the week of 3/14

March 14, 2010 by

Here are the Walgreens deals for the week. Some scenarios are mixed in with the match-ups. If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, make sure you read the FAQs at the end of the post!

FREEBIES:

*Spend $10 or more on participating products, get a $3 RR: Neosporin – $4 (ointment or cream, spray, Band Aid – $3 (8-30 pack antibiotic, flexible fabric, tough-strips, or water block), Benadryl cream or Readymist
$.50/1 Band Aid product – 3-14 RP
$1/1 Band Aid Product – 1-3 RP
$3/1 Neosporin and Band Aid product – 2-21 SS
$1/1 Benadryl topical – 3-14 RP
$2/1 Neosporin ointment or cream – Walgreens Activity book
$.50/1 Neosporin – 3-14 RP
$1/1 Neosporin – 1-3 RP

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Neosporin – $4/each
Buy 1 Band Aid – $3/each

Use $3/2 Neosporin and Band Aid coupon
Use $1/1 Neosporin coupon
Use $2/1 Neosporin Walgreens Activity Book coupon (should deduct $4)

Spend $3, get a $3 RR
Final Price = free after RR!

*Bic Brightliner highlights 5 pack – $.49/each (w/ in ad coupon)
$1/2  Bic Stationery products – 8-9 SS
**Remember to give the in ad coupon LAST!

*Buy Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength or Sensitive Toothpaste – $3.99, get a $3.99 RR
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste printable
$1/1 Colgate Sensitive toothpaste printable
$1/1 Colgate Total Enamel Strength, Advanced Whitening, Advanced Clean, or Advanced Fresh – 3-7 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Colgate Total Sensitive – $3.99

Use $1/1 printable coupon

Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $3.99 RR
Final Price = $1 moneymaker after coupons/RR!

*Spend $10 on Revlon cosmetics or implements, get a $5 RR (Revlon products are priced at 40% off this week) – this RR is good on your next purchase of Revlon cosmetics, but reportedly as long as you have one Revlon item in your transaction, you can use it to buy other items as well
$2/1 Revlon color cosmetic – 2-21 SS
$1/1 Revlon beauty tool – 2-21 SS
(My Coupon Hunter still has both of these coupons!)

-Eye shadow is priced at $4.99 regularly ($2.99 after 40% off)
-Revlon tweezers are priced at $2.99 regularly ($1.79 after 40% off)

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Revlon matte eye shadow – $3/each
Buy 1 Revlon tweezer – $1.79

Use 3 $2/1 Revlon coupons
Use 1 $1/1 Revlon implement coupon

Spend $3.79 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $1.21 moneymaker after coupons/RRs!

RR DEALS:

*Buy 2 or more participating allergy relief products, get a $5 RR: Zyrtec 4 oz Perfect Measure or 12 ct Children’s Chewable – $9.99, Zyrtec Liquid Gels – $12.99, Sudafed PE, Nasal Mist or Liquid – $4.99, Tylenol caplets or liquid – $4.99, Benadryl Allergy liquid or caplets – $4.99
$1/1 Benadryl Allergy -3-14 RP
$1/1 Benadryl Children’s – 3-14 RP
$1/1 Children’s Benadryl (Walgreen’s Activity Book)
$2/1 Sudafed PE – 3-14 RP, 12-6 RP
$1/1 Tylenol Cold & Sinus – 1-3 RP, 12-6 RP
$3/2 Tylenol Cold & Sinus or Sudafed PE – 1-3 RP
$2/1 Tylenol Cold & Sinus printable
$2.50/1 Zyrtec 12 ct or larger – 2-28 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Children’s Benadryl – $4.99
Buy 1 Tyenol Cold – $4.99

Use $2/1 Tylenol Printable
Use $1/1 Benadryl coupon
Use $1/1 Walgreens Children’s Activity Book Benadryl coupon

Spend $5.98, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $.98 after coupons/RR

*Buy Aveeno Ageless Vitality Skin Care – $44.99, get a $10 RR
Final Price = $34.99 after RR

*Spend $20 or more on participating Banana Boat or Hawaiian Tropic, get an $8 RR; spend $15, get a $5 RR:  items priced at $6.99
$1/1 Hawaiaan Tropic printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Hawaiian Tropic sun care products – $6.99/each

Use 3 $1/1 printable coupons

Spend $17.97 OOP, get an $8 RR
Final Price = $9.97 after coupons/RR ($3.23/each!)

*Buy Celcius Green Tea (4 pack, 12 oz) – 2/$9, get a $3 RR

*Buy Coppertone Sun Care – $9.99, get a $2 RR
$1/1 Coppertone printable
Final Price = $6.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy Dental Care: 2/$7, get a $2 RR: Oral B Cross Action toothbrush, Crest Pro-Health, Extra White Plus Scope or Outlast toothpaste, Scope White or Outlast mouthwash
$1/1 Crest Premium toothpaste – 2-21 PG
$.75/1 Oral B Crossaction – 2-21 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Crest toothpastes – 2/$7

Use 2 $1/1 coupons

Spend $5 OOP, get a $2 RR
Final Price – $3 after coupons/RR ($1.50/each)

*Buy Electrasol Finish – $3.49, get a $1 RR
$1/1 Finish Quantum automatic dishwasher detergent tabs printable
Final Price = $1.49 after coupons/RRs

*Buy 2 or more Jergens Natural Glow products, get a $5 RR (priced at $7.49/each)
$.75/1 Jergens Natural Glow products – 3-7 SS
Final Price = $8.48 ($4.24/each!) after coupons/RRs

*Buy Kellogg’s Special K Protein (6 ct bars, 7 packet water mix, 4 pack shakes) – 2/$9, get a $3 RR
Final Price = 2/$6 after RRs

*Buy Pepsi products – 4/$13, get a $3 RR
Final price = 4/$10 ($2.50/each!) after RR

*Spend $6.99 on Playtex tampons, get a $2 RR
$1/1 Playtex Gentle Glide printable on smartsource.com
$.50/1  Playtex Gentle Glide tampons – 3-14 and 1-3 SS
Final Price = $3.99 after coupons/RRs

*Buy ROC Brilliance Skin care – $49.99, get a $10 RR
Final Price = $39.99 after RRs

*Spend $20 or more on these Vicks products, get a $10 RR; spend $15, get a $5 RR: Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil liquid or caplets – $5, VapoPads (6 ct), VapoSyrup (10 oz), Formula 44 – 6 oz – $5/each
$1.50/1 Vicks products – 2-21 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Vicks products – $5/each

Use 4 $1.50/1 coupons

Spend $14 OOP, get a $10 RR
Final Price = $4 after coupons/RRs

BOGO FREE DEALS: (remember you can use two coupons)

*Blue Diamond almonds
$1/2 Blue Diamond almonds – 1-17 SS
*Excedrin (20-24 ct)
$.75/1 Excedrin – 2-28 SS
$1/1 Excedrin Migraine printable
*Knox or Ester C supplements
*Nature’s Bounty vitamins and supplements
*Purex (w/ in ad coupon)
*Theragran-M multivitamins
*Walgreens alkaline batteries
*Walgreens calcium or glucosamine supplements
*Walgreens Gold Seal vitamins
*Walgreens pain relief

FILLER ITEMS:
*Big Roll bathroom tissue – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Easter candy (Hershey’s bunny, Cadbury egg, or Reese’s egg) – $.39 w/ in ad coupon
*Hershey’s candy – $.49 w/ in ad coupon
*Ravinia knee highs – 3/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Royal gelatin – 5/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Scotch mailers – 3/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)

OTHER DEALS:
*Gold Medal flour – 2/$3
$.75/1 Gold Medal flour printable (no longer available)
*Reynolds wrap aluminum foil – $.89 (w/ in ad coupon0
*Ultra Tuf trash bags or Household cleaners (Soft Scrub, OxiClean, Lime-a-way, Arm & Hammer Pet Fresh, Spray ‘n Wash) – $2.99

The following scenarios are for those are just starting to shop at Walgreens and who have few, if any, RR to spend: $33.08 in merchandise for $5.09 OOP, $6.99 RR left to spend

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Colgate Sensitive toothpaste – $3.99

Use $1/1 printable coupon

Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $3.99 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 3 Revlon matte eye shadow – $3/each
Buy 1 Revlon tweezer – $1.79
Buy 1 Scotch mailer – $.34 w/ in ad coupon

Use 3 $2/1 Revlon coupons
Use 1 $1/1 Revlon implement coupon
Use Scotch in ad coupon
Use $3.99 Colgate RR

Spend $.14 OOP, get a $5 RR

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 2 Neosporin – $4/each
Buy 1 Band Aid – $3/each
Buy 2 Bic highlighters – $.49/each
Buy Colgate Sensitive – $3.99
Buy 1 Royal Gelatin – $.20 w/ in ad coupon
Buy 1 Revlon tweezers – $1.79

Use $3/2 Neosporin and Band Aid coupon
Use $1/1 Neosporin coupon
Use $2/1 Neosporin Walgreens Activity Book coupon (should deduct $4)
Use $1/2 Bic manufacturer’s coupon
Use Bic Walgreens in ad coupon
Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use Royal Gelatin in ad coupon 
Use $1/1 Revlon implement coupon
Use $5 Revlon RR

Spend $1.96 OOP, get a $3 RR (Band Aid/Neosporin) and a $3.99 RR (Colgate)
*You can start with scenario #2 and continue to repeat the scenarios to “roll” your RR
 
Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you can use ONE manufacturer’s coupon and ONE store coupon per item

*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. (for example, if you buy 2 Colgate toothpastes, you will only earn RR for one)

*You also typically cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy the Colgate and use the RR from that to buy another one, your RR will not print.

*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. (there are LOTS of great filler items this week – check out the weekly match-ups for ideas)

*If you are using more than one RR in a transaction, always give the RR with the highest value FIRST. Sometimes strange things happen with coupons and taxes and even if you think you have planned out your scenario very well, you will end up with more overage than you planned for.

*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)

This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering.

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Get your 3/14 insert coupons now!

March 13, 2010 by
If you’re wanting to start a stockpile or are working on building your stockpile, getting multiple coupons to match up with hot sales is the key.  I’ve also learned that you have to jump on the coupons right when they come out because they go quickly these days.

My Coupon Hunter has posted the coupons that will be in the 3/14 inserts, so you can get them now!  There will be two inserts in this Sunday’s paper ~ one Red Plum and one Smartsource.

Here are some codes you can use on the site as well:

HOT – 10% off orders over $5
SHIP – Free shipping on orders over $5 (you can combine this with the code above)
TEN – 10% off orders over $5
PRIORITY – Free shipping on orders over $15

Here are the “hot” coupons I see:

RED PLUM:

$.50/1 Band Aid Products (expires 5/31/10) – get these for cheap at Walgreens and Target this next week and then submit for the Princess and the Frog $5 rebate (if you’re planning on buying the movie)

$1/1 Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner, or styling product (expires 4/30/10) – pair this with the free styling product WYB shampoo, conditioner or styling aid and get two products for cheap (these coupons expire on 3/31 and you can find them on My Coupon Hunter, too!)!

$.75/1 McCormick Spice, Herb, Extract, or Food Color (expires 4/11/10) – there are many McCormick spices that are in the $1 range at Walmart, so you can get these for close to free with this coupon!

$1/1 Tropicana Trop50 orange juice (expires 5/31/10) – $1/1 orange juice coupons are hard to come by!  This goes on sale for $2 fairly often, so you should be able to get it for $1 after coupon!

SMARTSOURCE:

$.35/1 Eggland’s Best eggs (expires 6/30/10) – if your grocery stores triple coupons, I can usually get these eggs for less than the store brand using the coupon

$.50/1 KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce or marinade (expires 5/15/10) – if your grocery stores double coupons, watch for 10/$10 sales and get this for free!

$2/1 Hidden Valley Farmhouse Originals dressing (expires 5/15/10) – Hidden Valley Ranch is our favorite dressing and coupons don’t come out very often, so I’m excited about this one!

$1/1 Lay’s New Potato Chips (expires 4/25/10) – I just tried these for the first time yesterday and they are good!


$.75/1 Lysol toilet bowl cleaner (expires 4/13/10) – these go on sale BOGO free at Walgreens about once a month so I pair that sale with two of these coupons to stock up!

I get this question, a lot:

Is it worth it to “buy” coupons when your goal is saving money? It seems kind of counterproductive.


If you are looking to stockpile items on a budget, the best way to do this is to pair coupons with sale prices and in order to really stockpile items, you are going to need multiple coupons. I know that some people buy multiple newspapers, but that doesn’t really “work” for me because then I have the extra work of coupon up with all of that paper. Using a coupon clipping service or eBay to get coupons is more time and cost effective for me because then I’m only getting coupons for the things that I want and need and they’re already clipped!


The savings far outweigh what I spend.

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Check out Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University for FREE!

March 13, 2010 by

My husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class a year ago and it was a life-changing experience and really helped my husband and I to get on the same page about our finances. 

Right now, Dave Ramsey is offering a FREE Financial Peace University lesson. The lesson will consist of Dave teaching his steps to get out of debt, build wealth, and save for the future. The free lessons will be held the week of April 5th-April 12th.  Register for your free Financial Peace University lesson now – sessions are filling up quickly, but they are continuing to add host locations so that everyone can find a class to attend!

If you haven’t taken a Dave Ramsey class before, I totally recommend checking this out.  Even though I’d read several of his books, I loved the class and it really helped me to understand how to put the plan in place.  In the meantime, I also recommend checking out this article from Dave about how to get on the same page regarding finances.  It was one of my favorite lessons from our Financial Peace University class.

Working With Your Differences – Nerds and Free Spirits Unite

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CVS deals for the week of 3/14

March 13, 2010 by

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

Starting on Sunday (1/17), you can double your quarterly ECB earnings! The way this works is that you earn 4% instead of 2% on any CVS brand items that you purchase and $2 instead of $1 for every two prescriptions you get filled (valid through 3/15/10). Enter your Extra Care card number here or print this coupon here and use it at the register on your next visit.

Tag your reusable bag: Buy a Greenbag tag for $.99 at the register, get $1 ECB every 4th visit – limit 1 use per day, per household

If you haven’t already, register your CVS Extra Care card here and you should receive a $4 off a $20 purchase coupon in your e-mail. This also registers you to receive other e-mail coupons!

ECB DEALS:

*Buy Alli refill pack – $59.99, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $49.99 after ECBs

*Spend $50 on American Express Prepaid Gift Cards, get a $5 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $45 after ECBs

*Buy Aussie or Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner, or styler – $2.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Aussie products – 2-14 RP
$2/1 Aussie styler WYB Aussie shampoo/conditioner – 3-14 RP
FREE Herbal Essences styling product when you buy Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner, or styling product – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Herbal Essence – 3-14 RP

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Aussie shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99

Use $1 coupon

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $1 ECB
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/ECBs

or

Buy 1 Aussie shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Aussie styler – $2.99

Use $1 Aussie coupon
Use $2/1 Aussie styler coupon

Spend $2.98 OOP, get a $1 ECB
Final Price = $1.98 after coupons/ECBs for 2 items!

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Herbal Essences shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Herbal Essences styler – $2.99

Use $1/1 Herbal Essences coupon
Use free styler WYB shampoo/conditioner/styler coupon

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $1 ECB
Final price = $.99

*Buy Centrum Ultra – $9.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Centrum Ultra – 2-14 RP
Final Price = $6.99 after ECBs/coupons


*Buy Claritin Non-Drowsy – $19.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household) – includes 24 hour Liqui-Gels (24 ct), 24 hour tablets, 12 hour RediTabs or Claritin D 30 ct
$4/1 Claritin Non-Drowsy – 2-21 SS
$4/1 Claritin D Non-Drowsy – 2-21 SS
Final Price = $10.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy CoverGirl Outlast or Shineblast – $8, get a $3 ECB (Limit 2 per household)
$1/1 CoverGirl product -3-7 PG
Buy one CoverGirl face product, get one free – 2-7 PG insert

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 CoverGirl Outlast or ShineBlast lip colors – $8/each

Use $1/1 coupon
Use BOGO free coupon

Spend $7 OOP, get a $6 ECB
Final Price = $1 after coupons/ECBS ($.50/each)!

*Buy CVS Omeprazole Magnesium – $14.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $9.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy CVS Premium Ultra bath tissue – $9.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $6.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Disney’s Princess and the Frog – $19.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 5 per household)
Final Price = $16.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Spend $15 on Dove, Degree, Caress, or Lever, get a $5 ECB (Limit 1 per household): Dove shampoo, conditioner, styler – $4, Dove Men + Care body and face wash – $5, Degree or Dove deodorant – 2/$5, Caress/Dove/lever bar soap or body wash – $7
$1.25/1 Dove Men+Care body wash – 1-31 RP
$1.50/1 Dove Men+Care body and face wash printable
$2/1 Dove Visible Smooth antiperspirant/deodorant printable
$3/2 or $1.25/1 Degree Men deodorant printable
$3/2 or $1.25/1 Degree Girl deodorant


SCENARIO:
Buy 6 Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant – 2/$5 (assuming they are included)

Use 6 $2/1 printable coupons (you would need 3 computers)

Spend $3 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $2 moneymaker!

SCENARIO:
Buy 6 Degree Degree Girl or Degree Men deodorants – 2/$5

Use 3 $3/2 Degree deodorant printable coupons

Spend $6 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $1 after coupons/ECBs!

**The ad doesn’t specifically list which Dove/Degree deodorants are included, but it does say Ultra Clear and Ultimate Clear are excluded

*Spend $10 on Easter candy, get a $3 ECB (limit 2 per household):  Mighty Malts – 2/$3, Peeps – 2/$2, Theater Box candy – $.99, Reese’s minis – $3.99, Hershey’s chocolate bunnies/Reese’s eggs/Cadbury Creme Egg, Mini Eggs, Giant Kiss – 2/$5, Starburst/Jolly Rancher/Sour Patch/SweetTarts jelly beans – 2/$4, Russell Stover or Hershey’s boxed candy – $4.99, Orbit or Eclipse gum – 2/$3, Hershey’s or Nestle single bars – 2/$3, Mars candy – $.88
$2/3 Hershey’s candy – 3-14 SS

*Buy 2 Essence of Beauty portables, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price ~ varies

*Buy GenTeal, Zaditor, Clear Care, or Aquify twin pack – $14.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$1.50/1 GenTeal eye lubricant – 1-10 SS
Final Price = $10.49 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Gillette disposable razors (2-12 ct) – $6.49, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Gillette disposable razors – 3-7 PG
Final Price = $2.49 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Gillette Fusion cartridges, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*Spend $10 on Glade products, get a $4 ECB (limit 2 per household): Glade Sense & Spray, PlugIns Lasting Impressions, or Fragrance Collection Reed Diffuser or Soy candle – $6, Glade scented oil Plugins – $4, Glade Essential oils candle, Plugins scented oil refill or Sense & Spray refill – 2/$5
$3/1 Glade Sense & Spray automatic starter kit printable


SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Glade Sense & Spray – $6/each

Use 2 $3 printable coupons

Spend $6 OOP, get a $4 ECB
Final Price = $2 after coupons/ECBS ($1 each!)

*Buy Green Dot MasterCard or Visa Prepaid card, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final price ~ varies

*Spend $15 on Hallmark cards, get a $3 ECB (may be American Greeting cards in some areas)
Final price ~ varies

*Buy Neutrogena Clinical, Aveeno Ageless Vitality, or ROC Brilliance, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Buy Neutrogena Clinical Product, get a $15 MIR
$5/1 Neutrogena Clinical printable
Final Price – vaires

*Spend $15 on these Neutrogena products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household): Neutrogena Healthy Skin or Healthy Defense – $11.99, Neutrogena Acne Facial Care or Advanced Solutions System, Neutrogena or Neutrogena Deep Clean – $6.99, Neutrogena Moisture or light night cream – $9.99, Neutrogena Ageless Intensives – $15.99, Neutrogena sun care or sunless tanning – $9.99, all Neutrogena men, Neutrogena Anti-Oxident Age Reverse or Ageless Restoratives – $17.99
Final Price – varies

*Buy 2 reading glasses, get a $10 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final price ~ varies

*Buy Right Guard Sport, Xtreme, or Dry Idea deodorant – 2/$5, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/2 Right Guard printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Right Guard Sport or Xtreme deodorants – 2/$5


Use $2/2 printable

Spend $3 OOP, get a $2 ECB
Final Price = $1 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Schick Quattro Titanium – $8.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price – $3.99 after ECBs

*Starbucks Via Ready Brew – $5.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $4.99 after ECBs

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Arm & Hammer or Mentadent toothpaste
*Colgate Sensitive, Total Advanced, or 360 toothbrush
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste printable
$.75/1 Colgate 360 toothbrush printable
$1/1 Colgate Sensitive toothpaste printable
$1/1 Colgate Total, – 3-7 SS
*CVS photo book
*Kodak PowerFlash
*Nature’s Bounty or Flex-a-min
*Progresso soup
*Purex 3 in 1 sheets or Ultra Concentrate liquid
*Revlon foundation, powder, or concealer
$2/1 Revlon color cosmetic – 2-21 SS

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):  $3 OOP for $10.98 in merchandise, $1 ECB left to spend

**NOTE:  The Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant scenario above is a good way to get started IF this deodorant is included in the sale (the ad scans don’t specify which ones are included) – if it is included, this will be a great way to get started!

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 2 Right Guard – 2/$5

Use $2/2 printable coupon

Spend $3 OOP, get a $2 ECB

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Herbal Essence shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Herbal Essence styler – $2.99

Use $1/1 coupon
Use free styler WYB shampoo/conditioner/styler coupon
Use $2 Right Guard ECB (adjusted down to $1.99)

Spend $0 OOP, get a $1 ECB

If you have a $4/20:
SCENARIO #1:
Buy 2 CoverGirl Outlast or Shineblast lip color – $8/each
Buy 1 Herbal Essence shampoo/conditioner/styler – $2.99
Buy 1 Herbal Essence styler – $2.99

Use CVS $4/20 coupon
Use $1/1 CoverGirl coupon
Use BOGO CoverGirl coupon
Use $1/1 Herbal Essence coupon
Use BOGO Herbal Essence coupon

Spend $4.99 OOP, get a $6 ECB (CoverGirl) and a $1 ECB (HE)

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 6 Degree deodorants – 2/$5

Use 3 $3/2 Degree printable coupons
Use $6 CoverGirl ECB

Spend $0 OOP, earn a $5 ECB

Frequently asked questions:

Do you really do multiple transactions at your stores?

In the past, I usually had $20-30 ECB on hand, so I didn’t have to break up my transactions as much as I did when I first started, but now that I am starting over, yes, I am doing multiple transactions. 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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Freebie Friday: Huggies codes, Pampers points, Purex 3 in 1, Redbox, and more!

March 12, 2010 by

HAPPY FRIDAY! Here are some freebies for you. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards points ~ Here are some more points to add to your account:

5 point codes:
BRSJTFPNPXPQPGB
BFHFCXTSNWHKPGB

1 point codes:
BGGRDZBBNHCGPGB
BHFTWKKDNRTGPGB
BHDKRRTJGTKSPGB
BHDXQNGLHTWCPGB
BHDZCSZGHZPLPGB

Enter codes from participating packages of diapers or wipes, too! There is also a Pull-Ups instant win game. You have to enter codes from participating packages of Pull-Ups to win.

John Frieda ~ Get a free sample of Full Splendor Shampoo and Conditioner

Pampers ~ Enter the code MARFACEBOOK2010 into your Gifts to Grow account and get 10 bonus points (expires 3/31). Plus, sign up for 3 free Pampers Cruisers diapers from Procter & Gamble.

Purex 3 in 1 Laundry Sheets – Get a free sample of Purex 3 in 1 laundry sheets.

Redbox movie rental ~ Become a fan of Redbox on Facebook and then mark your calendars for March 17th – Facebook fans will get a free movie rental code!

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