CVS is the place to shop with week with a ton of freebies on things like Crest toothpaste, Crest mouthwash, Aussie hair styling products, Colgate, and Cover Girl make-up.
If you use CVS’s Extra Care Bucks program and coupons you can get some great deals this week. Your first step is to learn the ins and outs of the Extra Care program and to learn to read this shopping list. If you are just getting started and have questions, please leave them in the comments as other readers and myself are willing to help you learn how to save money.
Your turn: What other great deals did you get at CVS this week?
3-Day Sale (Sunday and Monday Only)
All Reading Glasses –on sale buy one, get one free (Limit 4)
Cottonelle 12pk. Bathroom Tissue $5.49 (Limit 3)
Use $1/1 from 1/17 Smart Source insert or February All You Magazine
Final price: $4.49 after coupon
Week-Long Extra Care Buck Deals
Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield Toothpaste or Rinse for $3.50, Earn $3.50 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 2)
Use $0.75/1 toothpaste from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert or
$2/1 Rinse from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Spend as little as $1.50, get $3 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: Better than free after coupons and Extra Care Bucks
Buy 2 Cover Girl products, Earn $5 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
***Deal idea***
Buy 2 Clean Liquid Foundation or Powder priced around $6.00 each
Use Buy one Cover Girl product, get one free coupon from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert,
Plus, use $1/1 Cover Girl product from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert (if your store will allow you to use both coupons for two products)
Spend $5.00, get $5 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: Free after coupons and Extra Care Bucks
Buy 1 Aussie Conditioner, Shampoo or Styler for $2.99, Earn $2 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 from 2/14 Red Plum insert
Spend $1.99, get $2 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: Free after coupons and Extra Care Bucks
Buy 1 Colgate Advanced Toothpaste for $2.99, Earn $2 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 from January and February All You Magazines
Spend $1.99, get $2 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: Free after coupons and Extra Care Bucks
Buy 1 Gillette Disposable Razor for $5.79, Earn $2 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Use $3/1 from 1/10 Red Plum insert This coupon is only good on a large-sized package and the sale is on smaller packages. Bummer.
Spend $2.79, get $2 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: $0.79 after coupons and Extra Care Bucks
Buy 2 select Neutrogena products (prices start at $5.29), Earn $5 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Buy 2 and use combination of two $2/1 printable coupons or $2/1 from December All You Magazine
Spend as little as $6.58, get $5 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: As low as $0.79 each after coupons and Extra Care Bucks
Buy $12 in select Glade products, Earn $4 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 3)
***Deal idea***
Buy 2 Sense and Spray or Lasting Impressions for $6.00 each
Use two $3/1 coupons from 1/24 Smart Source insert
Spend $6.00, get $4.00 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: $1.00 each after coupons and Extra Care Bucks
Buy $20 in select Benefiber, Gas X or Maalox Products (prices start at $5.39), Earn $10 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
***Deal idea***
Buy 3 Maalox at $5.49 each (based on online price)
Buy 1 Benefiber Orange at $6.39 (based on online price)
Use two $3/2 Maalox from 12/6 Smart Source and one $1.50/1 Maalox from 12/6 Smart Source
Plus, use $2/1 Benefiber printable coupon or $2/1 from 1/10 Smart Source insert
Spend $16.36, get $10 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: $1.59 each after coupons and Extra Care Bucks
Buy 1 Brita Pitcher Filters 3 pack for $17.99, Earn $5 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 from 1/17 Smart Source insert
Spend $16.99, get $5 Extra Care Bucks
Final price: $11.99 after coupons and Extra Care Bucks**
**Added bonus: Receive a $5/1 Brita filter printable coupon when you make a pledge
Week-Long Coupon Deals (non-Extra Care Buck)
Reach Floss $1.99
Buy 3 and use $3/3 CVS printable coupon (click on “In-Store Coupons” in the upper right-hand corner)
Plus, use three $1/1 from 6/14 Smart Source, 10/4 Red Plum, 10/18 Red Plum or 1/3 Red Plum #1 inserts or printable coupon after registering
Final price: Three free after coupons
Sobe Life Water—on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use buy one, get one free printable coupon (Internet Explorer version) or (Firefox version)
Final price: Two free after coupon
Nature’s Bounty Vitamins and Supplements—on sale buy one, get one for a penny
Buy 2 and use two $2/1 printable coupons
Final price: Price varies, but potentially two free after coupons
Flexamin Products—on sale buy one, get one for a penny
Buy 2 and use two $6/1 from 1/10 Red Plum insert (expires 2/16)
Final price: Price varies, but potentially two free after coupons
Wisk 3x HE or 2x Ultra ($6.79-8.49) —on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use two $2/1 from 1/31 Red Plum insert (you may have only gotten a $1/1 coupon)
Final price: As low as $1.40 each after coupons
Purex Detergent ($5.19-$6.49) —on sale buy one, get one for a penny
Buy 2 and use $1/1 Natural Elements printable coupon (Internet Explorer version) or (Firefox version)(if included in sale) or
Two $0.35/1 coupons from 1/10 Red Plum insert
Final price: As little as $1.60 each after coupons
Thanks to The Thrifty Mama for putting a starting list of deals together, that I added to based on the forums at A Full Cup.
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About Carrie Rocha
The Lakeville CVS on Cedar & 160th is marking all of their clearanced items down to 90% off! There is lots to choose from too! I got an umbrella stroller for $1.49 (yes..one dollar and 49 cents!!), lots of Easter basket toys for $.39 each, Hydroxycut for $2.99, electronic handheld games for $1.49. Not to mention the regular ad items-diet coke, 4/$10 which I bought two sets of and used a $4/20 coupon, DiGiorno pizzas, BOGO for $.01, did two sets and I had four $1 off coupons, and I got the mouthwash. :) Also, I was curious to see what the regular price of the pizzas was to see if the BOGO was really a good deal, and it really was. They were $6.79 to start, in case anyone is interested in knowing that.
The Rogers CVS had sunscreen on clearance for $2.
Question on CVS: Their flyer says “Estra Bucks offer limit of 1 per household with card”. Doe this mean that I can’t get all the extra bucks offers (on various items)? I have to just pick one offer?
Nope, just means that you can only get the Extra Bucks on that one item x times. For example, if they are giving you 2 Extra Bucks on an item and it’s limit is 1 per household, then you can only buy that item 1 once to get the extra bucks (if you were to purchase the same item again, you wouldn’t recieve additional Extra Care bucks.) Hope that helps.
CVS did not honor the buy one get one free SoBe Lifewater at Lakeville (Dodd and Cedar) They only gave me $2.00 extra bucks for the Crest. They were out of some of the Covergirl products, so I got a raincheck – and they gave me one free because they were out! I had to ask where the clearance 90% off stuff was – they only had about 8 items left….but still a great deal!!!
Does anyone know if the lakeville cvs (off 50) has clearence 90%off?
I was there today and asked where the clearance was and they only had a few things marked down. Nothing 90% off that I could see. The cashier said they didn’t really have a clearance area. Sorry, hope that helps.
I should clarify-the CVS I went to with the 90% off in Lakeville was on Cedar and Dodd-not Cedar and 160th (that’s actually Walgreens). :)
Just wondering about the Gillette razor deal…I could only find a $2 off coupon and the $3 off coupon was for the Schick disposable razors. Not sure if I just didn’t get that coupon because of circulation differences or if it is a mistype. Thanks!
I did find the $3 off gilette coupon, but FYI this deal doesn’t work…
“Buy 1 Gillette Disposable Razor for $5.79, Earn $2 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Use $3/1 from 1/10 Red Plum insert
Spend $2.79, get $2 Extra Care Bucks back
Final price: $0.79 after coupons and Extra Care Bucks”
Doesn’t work because the $5.79/extra care package is a small size, and the coupon is for a larger pack only.
Gigi and Erica – I’ll update the list to reflect that the coupon doesn’t match :(
I am new to the whole ECB things at CVS and am trying to figure it all out. I went today and wanted to use some ECB from last week, but had the same number of items as coupons and needed a small items to add to my order if I wanted to use the ECBs. What do you buy for filler items at CVS? I wanted to get something really cheap, but am not familiar with the store yet. Any suggestions?
CVS does not require the same number of items as coupons! The only time I need filler items there is to get my total high enough to use a higher value ECB.
Oh wow, that is good to know! Somehow I missed that. I thought I had read all the “rules” but I see there is always more to learn. Thanks for the info!
Yes this is the one thing that is sooo nice that differs from wags! I believe you can also use them for the same deal (correct me if i am wrong) rolling your ecbs! if needed :)
Kierstin – Yes, you can use ECBs you earn from a deal to pay for the same deal again, if the limit for that deal is 2 or higher. That makes it pretty simple to figure out.
I searched for the coupon for Wisk Buy 2 and use two $2/1 from 1/31 Red Plum insert and could only find 1.00 coupons. Am I missing something? I have looked twice but that doesn’t mean I didn’t miss it. Anyone help?
I did not find a $2/1 coupon either. I only had the $1/1 in my inserts. Not such a good deal being only $1/1. Also, the CVS in Lakeville only had Wisk priced at $8.99 (I think, it might have been $8.89). Either way it was not such a good deal.
Where do I get the CVS printable coupon for the Reach floss?
on the CVS website, click on in-store coupons starting printing now. (above the H1N1 ad)
also if you need the $1off reach coupons. You can register here and print them.
https://www.reachbrand.com/html/special-offer.jsp;jsessionid=oVk2O7y4Y6BOhTAs8GrFJbIXnXg
if you go to cvs.com on the right there is a little scissors that says In-store coupons start printing now. That 3/3cpn is in there! HTH!
By Carrie’s wording, I take it some CVS stores will accept two coupons on B1G1 and some won’t. Can anyone confirm which stores will? (specifically will the one in Rogers?) Or is it even hit or miss depending on the cashier? Thanks!
The shelf tags said the ProHealth toothpaste expired 2/14/10 :( missed it by a day
I am not sure what a good deal on shaving cream is since I am used to paying full price, but CVS had Edge and Skintimate shaving gels for 2/$4. I found an Edge coupon in the 1/10 smart Source for $.75 off. That makes it $1.25 each. I thought that was a good deal.
Just a reminder on the Boost B1 get on 50% off – there is still $6 ECB on 3. Also Nature’s Bounty vitamins B1 and get 2nd for 1 cent. also has $3 ECB on purchase of 2. Not sure of exp dates of those two ECN promotions.
And another good deal. Renuzit Crystal Elements are $3.88 Coupon in last week’s insers B1G1F- 2/$3.99 —> $5.99 for one at Target
In my insert 1/31, there was a $2 Wisk Coupon. This was for the CT regiion. It must be based on regions where you get $1 or $2. However, if the CVS sale is B1G1, how can I use 2 $2 coupons. Won’t the store say one is for free?
Valerie, many stores allow you to use two coupons on B1G1 items, but it depends on your CVS. I’ve never had an issue with it at mine.
It looks like the crest deal was not at AV CVS..it had regular price on the shelf. Did I miss something?
Erica, the Crest deal is on the back page of the CVS ad. If the deal’s not marked on the shelf, show them the ad and they should honor it.
I was at AV CVS tonight and they did have it marked correctly…but they were out of stock.
Ran into something very strange at the CVS by my house. I went yesterday and most of the ECB and sales signs weren’t posted by the products. But the glade ones were, then tonight when I went back for a few other things the glad ones were taken down. I had to grab a flyer to make sure they were on sale this week.
Also ran into a slight problem with the CVS $3/3 coupon printed off the CVS website for the Reach floss. Apparently the CVS coupon is a manufacturer type coupon so it “beeped” because I had 3 other $1 off manufacturer coupons?? The cashier was the nicest guy and said he takes all CVS coupons and over road the system so it would accept the coupon. I’m wondering of anyone else had the same problem?
thanks i will try again. I did have all four of my kiddo in tow so they were distracting me. And my oldest is a couponer in training and she gets very excited in CVS and Walgreens….LOL!!!
Just so you know, there is a Walgreens AND a CVS on the corner of 35 and Hwy. 50 in Lakeville. I shop at both nearly every week. Nice to have the competition close by! The CVS is in the former Snyder’s spot across the street from Walgreen’s.
I love this too! I also love that we have two cvs and two wags so close to me that way i can usually get my stuff if its sold out at one!
Just got a survery from cvs and i qualified for this one so spent about 5min and got $10 :) excited to go to cvs!
I got the same one- almost deleted it cause it went to my spam folder. Easist $10 I ever made for 5 minutes work.
Went to CVS on my lunch break with coupons in hand. Purchased:
4 Soft Scrub Bleach 2/$4 – Had 2 -B1G1 coupons & 2- $2 off coupons from RecycleBank – all FREE
2 Kashi Cereal – 2 coupons for Free Kashi Cereal from RecycleBank
2 Oreo Cookies – 2/$6 – Used CVS Coupon for spend $20 get $4 off
Total $2
Second round:
4 Cheerios $1/each – Had 4 $1 coupons for any size/type cheerios – FREE
2 J&J Baby Shampoo $1/each – Had 2 $1 coupons – FREE
4 Right Guard Deodorant $1.29/each – Had 2 coupons for $2 off/2
4 small boxes of movie type candy – $1/each
Used CVS Coupon for spend $15 get $5 off
Total .49
Not bad for a lunch break!
FYI – My CVS on north Rice Street in Roseville will take expired CVS coupons and expired CVS Extra Bucks.