CVS: Deals for the week of July 20-26, 2008

Here are the best deals I see so far for this week:

**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.**

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

Buy $15 worth of CVS baby care products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Includes:
CVS-brand diapers are $6/pack
CVS-brand wipes are $2, free with the July Beauty book $2/1 coupon (if your store consider these skin care)
CVS-brand baby lotion, baby swabs, baby powder are all $2 each, free with the July Beauty book $2/1 coupon

*DEAL IDEA*
If you plan to do multiple transactions at CVS this week and have multiple copies of the $2/1 Beauty skincare coupon, buy one $2 product per transaction and use one $2/1 coupon per transaction. After you've purchased eight of these free items, you'll also get a $5 ECB!

Buy 1 Glade Scented Oil Refill Pack at $2.49, Get $1 ECB (Limit 5)
Use $1/1 coupon here
$0.49 after coupon and ECB

Buy $10 Worth of Physicians Formula Organic Cosmetics, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)--I don't think there are currently any coupons for this, but this is a great deal for those of you who prefer to use all-natural, organic cosmetics!

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

Click here to print your coupon for a free American Greeting card at CVS (Thanks, Michelle!)

L'Oreal Vive Pro - on sale B1G1. Buy 2 and use B1G1 coupon from the 07/13 SmartSource insert. Get both free!

Trident Xtra Care - on sale B1G1. Buy 2 and use B1G1 coupon from the 07/20 SmartSource insert. Get both free. Plus, this should also produce a $1 ECB!

Colgate Total - on sale B1G1. Buy 2 and use two $1.50/1 coupons from August All You magazine and/or this printable coupon. Should be free or almost free after coupons.

Almay Cosmetics - on sale B1G1. There aren't any manufacturer's coupons out for this, but there is a $3/1 CRT that some are getting so make sure you check your CRT stash!

All Detergent - on sale B1G1. Buy 2 and use 2 $1/1 coupons here to get the bottles for around $1.50 each after sale and coupons!

See ad scans for this week here (courtesy of Hot Coupon World). See all deals for this week with coupon match-ups 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 skincare product coupon from July Beauty booklet
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)
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 recent insert
Free plus overage after coupon, ECBs, and rebate!

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!

Comments

[mary]

There is a Physicians Formula 1.00/1 coupon in the 4/20 smartsource ad. exp.7/31

1.00 off "all" detergent is found in the 6/22 redplum ad

[Amy]

Yes there are indeed coupons for the Physicians Formula Organic. I have found both $5/1 and $3/1 coupon peelies in the cosmetic section at both Rite Aid and Longs!

[Amy]

Yes, there are also coupons for Almay Cosmetics out. I found them in my folder I received on the coupon exchange. They look like they are from a newspaper insert and they are $1/1 any Almay cosmetic or skincare product and expire 8/30/08. I hope this helps!

[Kacie]

Where do we find the July beauty book?

[Amanda]

There is a coupon for the Physcians Formula. You can find it on a tear pad at Rite Aid. It is $5 off a Physicians Formula organic wear origin natural complexion kit. I think this kit is pretty expensive and includes powder, bronser and a consealer stick.

[Jenna]

There are $5/1 Physician Formula ORGANIC coupons out. I found them on a tearpad at my Walgreens. (exp date on the ones I have is 6/1/09)

Also, there are Almay $1/1 coupons out from the Sunday supplements several weeks back. I think they expire in August.

[Kat]

I get my coupons from the Boston Globe, and I have two Physicians Formula coupons for:

Save $1.00/any Physicians Formula cosmetic product including Mineral War Talc-Free Mineral Makeup

and

Save $1.00/any Physicians Formula cosmetic product including Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Shadow and Liner.

Sorry I don't know what dates/insert!

[Melissa]

Did everyone receive the BOGO Free Loreal coupon? I am not finding it in my SS insert dated 7/13, and I have it in full. THANKS!

[Angela]

I'm so jealous. Evidently my paper doesn't come with any of the coupons that everyone else gets. I didn't get the Loreal Vive coupon last weeek or the Trident coupon this week. I'm sort of bummed. I was hoping to make the good deal even better.

[Heidi]

I have a coupon still for Physicians Formula $1 off that expires 8/31. I don't remember what insert it was from though...

[morgan]

Just so you know, I tried to use the 3/15 coupon (the one that you print out) and was told by the manager that CVS will no longer be excepting printed coupons unless my name was on them...I don't know if this has happened for other people or not...

[morgan]

Just so you know, I tried to use the 3/15 coupon (the one that you print out) and was told by the manager that CVS will no longer be excepting printed coupons unless my name was on them...I don't know if this has happened for other people or not...

[Lorelei]

Thanks for all your CVS info Crystal. I've started doing the non-EBC deals since I don't go there enough to take advantage of the ECB deals!! Unfortunately we didn't have the Trident coupon in our SS insert today. :( I was all ready to go out and get it!!

[qdchair]

You said that the L'Oreal is B1G1 free this week and if I use another coupon for B1G1 it will be free for all of it? So sorry, but can you explain this? I was thinking that you will pay for one and get three free.. Please help. Thanks.

[Tiffany]

I went into Kmart and got the back to school ad. In it there is a manufacturer coupon for bogo free Trident gum. The same gum that is bogo free at CVS this week and if you buy 2 you earn $1ecb's. I did it 5 times and earned 5 ecb's total plus 10 packs of gum, FREE!

[Erin @ Coupon Cravings]

I can confirm the $1 ECB does in fact print out with the Trident gum. I actually forgot about this so it was a nice surprise when I hit CVS this morning! Unfortunately in my area we didn't get the BOGO coupons in today's paper -- they were $1/3 instead. Oh well. The ECB made up for it! :)

Erin @ Coupon Cravings

[Becky]

ok so I am jumping on the CVS bandwagon here. My question about the EBC. I bought diapers and gum today so I have a total of 6 EBC's. When I want to use them do I have to use all six? make sense? Or can i use 3 one time and 3 another? Do the EBC's just keep accumulating? like if I went back and purchased something else that gave EBC's (like the clean and clear stuff) would it add another 5 to my 6? Sory I am full of questions!

[Becky]

sorry me again. You dont have to publish my comments if you dont want to.. I have 1 question I did forget to ask. Do you have to save the little coupon on the bottom saying how many EBC's you have or can they look it up by your card? Or do you turn those in when you want to use them?

[Gretchen]

There is actually another Physician's formula $1.00 off coupon from the 6/01 SmartSource that expires 8/31. Hope that helps.

[Mrs. Noonzie]

Every time I go to the beauty handbook website, there are no coupon links. Is there an actual coupon book that I can pick up somewhere each month?

[christine]

What is the "July Beuty book"? I asked at my CVS and they were not aware of it...

[Tami@ourhouse]

Thanks for all the work you put into these posts!

I can never find the beauty booklet. Where is it in your store?

[Kathie]

I have a question that I don't know if you'll know the answer to or not, but I am unable to print most all of the coupons you link to. I'm getting an error message b/c my printer wants to save the file I guess, so I adjust that in my printer's brain, and then I get the message again - driving me crazy!! I have a more computer savvy friend coming over in a few weeks and I'll have him take a peek, but figured I'd throw it out to you too. Any ideas? It hurts to know I'm not using the coupons :). Thanks!

[Melissa]

I love your site! I just discovered it and I'm amazed a what you can do! Just a quick question (sorry if you've already covered this somewhere else). In this post you talked about the Vive Pro shampoo that is B1G1 right now. How does it make sense that you Buy 2 with the coupon and get both free? I went today and got the B1G1 deal and had 2 $1 off coupons, so I got both for $3.... Your deal is WAY better. I have two of those B1G1 coupons from the 7/13 paper.... thanks!

[Melissa]

I love your site! I just discovered it and I'm amazed a what you can do! Just a quick question (sorry if you've already covered this somewhere else). In this post you talked about the Vive Pro shampoo that is B1G1 right now. How does it make sense that you Buy 2 with the coupon and get both free? I went today and got the B1G1 deal and had 2 $1 off coupons, so I got both for $3.... Your deal is WAY better. I have two of those B1G1 coupons from the 7/13 paper.... thanks!

[Someone Being Me]

I got a good deal on Excedrin Migraine today at Walgreens. They have two boxes of 50 tablets bundled as buy one get one free. They accepted the 3.99 July Easy Saver Coupon for Excedrin Extra Strength plus the $2.00 coupon at http://www.internetdrugcoupons.com/excedrin.html. This made it $1.99 for two 50 count packages.

[miou]

The American Greetings printable coupon is for B1G1. You can print it more than once - I printed two.

[PurpleHeather]

Today, I purchased 4 tridents and use one BOGO coupon, which should have equalled 4 for 1.49. I didn't try just two because that didn't work for me with the Lifesaver gummies. Anyway, the coupon scanned as taking $5.97 off! They didn't even scan some of the other coupons I had because it took off so much. Ended up with a .57 total, and $2 ECBs back. Now, that's *my* kind of shopping trip!

[Robyn]

I purchsed 3 CVS baby wipes in 3 separate transactions yesterday, but I notice on the bottom of my receipt that my amount towards the $5 reward is staying at $2. Is there any indication in the ad that you have to purchase DIFFERENT baby items to get the ECBs??? Is this happening to anyone else?

[Holle]

Hi,

Can you tell me about this CVS "beauty book"? Is it a monthly thing, and where would you find one? I looked in my store and didn't see anything like it- maybe because its late in the month?

Thanks!

[Brandy]

This week is not very exciting at CVS, but Walgreens has some really good deals.

[Tami]

I just wanted to mention that the Revlon coupons in the insert on 7/20 for $2.00/1 s a good deal with their BOGO free or BOGE 1/2 this week. I bought two individual eye shadows that were $3.99 each and BOGO Free. I used two mfg coupons and got them free. Well, there was a little overage of 2 cents.

I don't have time to post my deals at CVS this week. But I saved $116.92, and my OOP was $1.82. I was a happy camper! I used MFG coupons, a 3/$15 CVS coupon and ECB's from last week. I also earned $16.00 in ECB's for next week. YEAH!!!!

[Grace]

Has anyone noticed the website has been changed and I no longer see the 4/20 for updating your email address. I had to reregister for some reason because it wouldn't recognize my email address. And also I also want to know where you get the July beauty book? Thanks Crystal for all the time you put into this.

[Katy]

They apparently restructured their online Extra Care system, so that you have to re-register in order to access your account. The link to "update your email" is no longer valid. Bummer!

[Roxanne]

CVS is no longer giving a $4/20 coupon for updating or registering your email address.

[Narelle]

Just thought I'd let you know that the diaper deal worked for me twice! I had gone ahead and bought 3 pack of CVS pull-ups and got back my $5 ECB, and then did another 3 (I was using the 3/15 coupon as well) just because the price was good for pull-ups anyway, got home, and notice that it had given me 5 ECBs for that deal also!

[Adelle]

I sent in my deals for this week, if anyone is interested. The sad part is that I was thrilled about the price I paid for tampons. Sad.

[Jackie]

Where can I find the CVS Beauty book that is referenced in the this post? I am not familiar with these coupons. Thanks Jackie

Buy $15 worth of CVS baby care products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Includes:
CVS-brand diapers are $6/pack
CVS-brand wipes are $2, free with the July Beauty book $2/1 coupon (if your store consider these skin care)
CVS-brand baby lotion, baby swabs, baby powder are all $2 each, free with the July Beauty book $2/1 coupon