Comments on: CVS Weekly Ad 8/30-9/5

By: kelli

kelli — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:44:13 +0000

I just got home from CVS and all went well. They let me use my $4 ECBs that expired yesterday and I got some pretty good deals.

3 cans of Progresso soup
1 Clairol hair dye
2 Airwick (the ones that were on sale a few weeks ago, I had a rain check)
- $4/$20
-$1.10 off 3 Progresso soups
- $2 off Clairol
- (2) $6 off Airwick, adjusted to $5.99 each
- $3.89 ECBs, adjusted down from $4

I paid a total of 82 cents and that was all tax and I got $4 ECBs back, $2 from the hair dye and $2 from the soup.

By: kelli

kelli — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:55:02 +0000

Thanks Jenny, I thought that I’d read that they’ll usually let you use them if they’re only a day or two past. I’m going to go to the nicer of the two stores in my town, hopefully I’ll have good luck. :)

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:18:30 +0000

Kelli,

Most stores if you ask nicely will still accept them so run out today and grab something even if it doesn’t give ECB’s back no reason to not use $4.

By: kelli

kelli — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:28:44 +0000

I just realized that I have $4 ECBs that expired yesterday… I thought that they were expiring today! ahhhhh! do you think there’s any way that they’ll still let me use them? :(

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:15:28 +0000

Neither one of the toothpaste had the hang tags at my CVS my ECB printed no problem.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:45:23 +0000

Emily,

No,there doesn’t have to be a tag on the product shelf to get your ECBs. Sometimes they just don’t have time to get all the tags on from week to week. If I don’t see a tag for ECBs where one should be, I always ask, and they always give it to me.

I usually have to go to more than one store to get the deals, but always get a raincheck, and make sure they put on the rain check the EBCs that are due!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:31:53 +0000

A good idea is to ask the store when they get their shipments in. I have found that my store gets them in Wednesday night so they are on display on Thursday. This way, there is a fresh shipment of deals. This works if it is a weekly deal. I have also called to ask about a product and they put it on hold for me too. This helps with some of the frustration. If all else fails, rainchecks!! :)

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:24:35 +0000

Emily,
It can be very frustrating to work out a “grand plan” only to get to the store and find that they don’t have any of the products that you think they should have on sale! What I’ve learned here on Southernsavers is, use this site as a guide, but as soon as you get inside the store grap a sales flyer. Store sales can vary greatly from one city to another, newspaper coupon inserts can vary greatly from one paper to another and when it’s time to check out – even your cashier can make a differece in your total.
Ask for rainchecks if they are out of a product that is in your sales flyer. I cut out the ad and clip it to the raincheck and the coupon and then look for these items on my next shopping trip.
Keep trying, it’s worth every penny saved!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:07:35 +0000

Emily,
The one CVS in my little hometown never had anything when I tried to go get stuff. It’s like they get ONE of whatever deal they have and then they don’t get anymore in until the sale is over…It’s frustrating!
Also some of them start their sales on Saturday night, so people go early and snap up the free stuff.
I finally moved to a big city where I have access to lots of stores, so I can usually find the stuff at one or the other!
Keep trying…don’t get discouraged!

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:11:41 +0000

Ok, I’m a newbie and would really like to take advantage of CVSing… I went last night with high hopes but it didn’t turn out quite like I expected. I went thinking I would buy the Glade Fragrance Collection candle (+ $3 off Q), Aquafresh and Sensodyne toothpastes (+ $1 off for each Q), and 2 boxes of the twin packs of Renu Sensitive Eyes contact solution (+ $2 off each box Q). My CVS (Hwy 99 in Murfreesboro) was out of both toothpastes (there also wasn’t an ECB tag under either one like I saw for other products – does there have to be a tag to get ECB’s??), apparently they didn’t even stock the contact solution, and I couldn’t find any type of Glade products anywhere…

Does anyone have any advice? Are the deals different in different areas or should they all be the same? I also still saw the $5 ECB for $15 in Neutrogena products – wasn’t this from last week??

Should I try a different one in town or something?

By: julia

julia — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:29:24 +0000

Yes

By: diane

diane — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:34:26 +0000

I printed the bayer contour q off, but it says you need a prescription. Do you?

By: Angela P

Angela P — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:35:50 +0000

Quen #97 – Thank you very much for the zip code! It is the only way I got the glade Q! You Rock!

By: Jewel

Jewel — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:20:41 +0000

Gotta tell you about my fun tonight:) Stopped at CVS and had some fun..
2 pringles-$3.00
Q-$1.00
1 Tide -$5.98
Q-$1.00
1 cascade-$4.49
Q-$1.00
1 Glade candle-$6.99
Q-$3.00
Total=$20.46
Minus$6.00 in Q’s
And 4 off of $20
ECB $7.98
SMILES GRAND OOP=$3.54…AND RECEIVED $6.99 IN ECBS…..
I AM A NEWBIE AT THIS BUT HAD ALOT OF FUN.. IF ANYONE SEES WHERE I COULD HAVE MADE A BETTER DECISION ON USIN MY ECBS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. I LOVE THIS SITE:)

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:48:31 +0000

I went to CVS on my way home from work with kids. Got the Glade deal, then did the razor deal. I had a $2Q for the Venus razor and one for free shaving cream when the buying razor. So I figured I would use my $6.99 ECB from the candle for the razor. I don’t know what the cashier did but my total was only $2.15, so I spent more out of pocket then planned but got to keep my $6.99 ECB and earned $3 ECB more. Turned around and used the $3 ECB to but chocolate for the “Hungry Natives” so patiently waiting to go home:)

By: kelli

kelli — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:50:26 +0000

Christie (#154) – thanks for the tip on progresso soup! I’ve got $4 ECBs that I somehow haven’t used that expire on Friday. I’ll have to run over and do this deal. :)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:04:01 +0000

When I was in my CVS yesterday, I noticed a deal that wasn’t in the flyer. Apparently my CVS has a large quantity of cereals in stock that they are now trying to get rid of. They are priced at $1.77 a box. Not sure if any other stores are clearing out their inventories this week as well but it may be a good idea to start keeping an eye out for this deal.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:50:05 +0000

Just wanted everyone to know that CVS has all of their summer items on clearance for 75% off! I just went and got the glade candle EBB deal and then turned around and used it to get a large wheelie rolling cooler for $2.00! (regularly $24.00)! Even without EBB it was only around $8.00 on clearance- GREAT DEALS!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:41:18 +0000

I went into CVS in Easley, SC today and they had the the Aquafresh and Sensodyne but they were in a weird place on the oral hygiene isle like by the toothbrushes and rinse and not with the other tooth pastes. They were on the shelf but had no price or anything, like they had been thrown up there last minute.

Also, I was going to go with the Colgate 360 toothbrush instead of the Colgate twin pack toothpaste since I bought the Sens. and Aqua. but I found out, it’s the 360 Deep Clean and NOT the 360 Sonic that qualifies for the 2 ecb. The ad just says 360 Clean toothbrush, so now I have to go back an exchange to get my 2 ecb’s!

By: Christie

Christie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:35:06 +0000

there is a $1.10 off (3) cans of Progresso Soups at smartsource.

makes it less than $1 per can after Q and ECB.

also there was a $5 off coupon for the Wrinkle Free product awhile back. I’m not sure of the price of the item, so I don’t know if it’s a good deal or not…..

I used 30341 for the aquafresh and sensodyne q’s last week… not sure if they’re still up, but maybe worth a look…

By: Ashley in FL

Ashley in FL — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:54:15 +0000

I also cannot get the Aquafresh and Sendodyne coupons. What zip codes did you use to print them?

Thanks!

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:09:36 +0000

CVS also has Tide on sale for 5.98. Used Dollar off coupon in paper and had $2ecb. total =3.40

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:01:05 +0000

This thing really works!! Thanks to your grand plans Jenny, I have come home with lots of great products rolling over my ecb’s (very little OOP) AND 19.99 worth of ECB’s saved up in just 3 weeks of CVSing!

By: Julie Ann

Julie Ann — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:24:20 +0000

Yea! I did the Glade deal and got free 64 Crayola crayons for my son (missed the Toy R Us sale last week)

By: Meredith

Meredith — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:47:22 +0000

Is anyone having trouble finding the sensodyne and auquafresh? I’ve been to two different stores and was told at one they don’t have that and at the other, I couldn’t get help. Am I looking in the wrong place?