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CVS February Monthly Deals

Free Deals:

• Buy CVS Children's Chewable Aspirin (36 ct.) @ $1.99, get $1.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
  
  
• Buy Extreme Energy 6-hour Shot @ $4.99, get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
  
  
• Buy Earinse @ $7.99, get $7.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
  
  
• Buy Gillette Shampoo or Conditioner @ $4.99, get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: $2/1 from the 1/18 P & G
    
    
• Buy Mylanta @ $5.99, get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: $3/1 from the 12/14 RP
    
    
• Buy Stayfree Pads (14 - 24 ct.) @ $3.99, get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: BOGO from the 1/4 RP

For a list of all the monthly deals plus coupon matchups and discussion, see Slickdeals here.

CVS Deals Week of 2/1 - 2/7

Money Making Deals:

• Buy 2 L'oreal Revitalift products, get $10 ECBs (Limit 2)
  
  • Coupon: $2/1 from the 1/4 RP
  Best Deal: Buy two cleansers @ $5.99 each, use two coupons, pay $7.98 OOP and get $10 ECBs

Free Deals:

• Buy Excedrin 10 ct. Vial @ $2.49, get $2.49 ECBs (Limit 1)

Other Good Deals:

• Buy $10 of Glade products, get $5 ECBs (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: $1/1 from the 2/1 SS
  Best Deal: Buy four candles @ $2.50 each, use four $1/1 coupons, pay $6 OOP, get back $5 ECBs
  
  
• Electrasol 20 ct. tabs are on sale $2.99
  
  • Coupon: $2.50/1 from the 1/4 SS (note, this coupon expires 2/1, so you'll have to go out on Sunday if you want to use this coupon!)
    
  $.50 per box after coupon!

For a list of all the weekly deals plus coupon matchups and discussion see Slickdeals here.

On Coupon Organization

I began using coupons about a year ago. As I've changed my shopping habits, I've also had to change the way that I organize my coupons. When I first started to use coupons, I only bought one newspaper a week and didn't really do many of the grocery deals. I was mostly using coupons for my trips to CVS, so every week I would clip them all and organize them according to their type.

My current system is drastically different. I usually buy at least 4 or 5 papers a week and sometimes as many as 10.

First, I sort the different inserts:

Then, I sort the pages so that all the identical pages are together:
Next, I put staples through the pages where the coupons are (I usually staple at least two coupons per page and try to make at least one of those on an item I think I'll use).
Once all the pages have been sorted in this manner, I put the stapled pages into a clear sleeve with a clip on top (to prevent any pages from falling out). I also write the date of the insert on the front page. Those sleeves go into a three ring binder.
Having all of the identical coupons stapled together is extremely helpful, especially when I'm preparing for one of the grocery store promotions.

The downside is that I can't really take advantage of any deals that I might just happen upon because I only carry the coupons that I know that I can use with me. This is actually just fine with me, though, because I often am shopping with at least one small child, so realistically I'm not able to shop for anything that I haven't planned for.

What method do you use to organize your coupons?

CVS Deals Week of 1/25 - 1/31

Free Deals:

• Buy Gillette Fusion Razor @ $7.99, get $4 ECBs (Limit 1)
  
  • Coupon: $4/1 from the 12/28 P & G
    
• Buy Gillette Shampoo or Conditioner @ $4.99, get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: $2/1 from the 1/18 P & G

Other Good Deals:

• Buy $20 worth of Pepsi products, get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
  
  • Items include:
  • Lays 10.5-11 oz. @ 2/$4
  • Pepsi 2 liter @ 4/$5
  • Pepsi 12 pk. @ 3/$10
  • Stacy's Chips @ 2/$6
    
    • Coupon: $1.50/1 from the 1/25 SS
  • Tostitos 10 - 13 oz. @ 2/$6
• Best scenario: Buy 7 bags of Stacy's Chips, use 7 $1.50/1 coupons, pay $10.50 OOP, get back $10 ECBs! So, you're only paying $.50 for seven bags of Stacy's Pita Chips (which our family loves!).

• Buy Post Cereal is on sale BOGO for $4.59
  Coupon: $2/1 found here
  Buy 2 boxes, use 2 coupons and pay only $.59!
  

Shoppers Triple Coupons 1/22 - 1/28

Shoppers is tripling coupons starting today and ending on the 28th! Be sure to check out your stores weekly circular here to be sure that they are participating. For this promotion, their ad states:

Unlimited Triple Manufacturer's Coupons up to $.99
On any single item, please limit yourself to four manufacturer's coupons. If the value of the triple coupon exceeds the retail price of the item, you will receive the item free.

I'm kind of disappointed that they aren't doing the double/triple promotion this time, but with all those $1/x coupons out there, this will probably make for an easier trip, inshaAllah (God willing).

You can find discussion of this deal here on Hot Coupon World.

More CVS Deals for this Week

Here are a couple more deals for CVS this week:

Free Deals:

• Buy two Maybelline Mineral Products (prices start at $7.99), get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
  
  • Coupon: $3/1 foundation from the 10/26 SS
  Buy two foundations @ $7.99, use two $3/1 coupons, pay $9.98 OOP, get back $10 ECBs
  
  
• Buy three Hallmark cards (prices start at $.99), get $3 ECBs

CVS Deals Week of 1/18 - 1/24

Free Deals:

• Buy CVS Pharmacy 24hr Allergy Relief 5ct. @ $3.79, get $3.79 ECBs (Limit 2)
  
  
• Buy Rogaine Regular for Women, Extra Strength or Foam for Men @ $19.99, get $5 ECB (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: $15/1 printable here
    
    
• Buy two Maybelline Mineral Products (prices start at $7.99), get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
  
  • Coupon: $3/1 foundation from the 10/26 SS
  Buy two foundations @ $7.99, use two $3/1 coupons, pay $9.98 OOP, get back $10 ECBs
  
  
• Buy three Hallmark cards (prices start at $.99), get $3 ECBs (Limit 5)
  

Other Good Deals:

• Buy $20 worth of Pepsi products, get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
  
  • Items include:
    
    • Aquafina 12 pk. @ 2/$6
    • Gatorade/Propel/Sobe 32 oz. @ 4/$5
    • Lays 10.5-11 oz. @ 2/$6
    • Pepsi 2 liter @ 4/$5
    • Pepsi 12 pk. @ 4/$12
    • Stacy's Chips @ 2/$6
    • Starbucks Frap @ 3/$5
    • Tostitos 10 - 13 oz. @ 2/$6
      
  If you purchase three 12 packs of Pepsi and three bags of Lays or Tostitos chips, you can also submit for this rebate
  
  
• Buy Herbal Essences @ $2.99, get $1 ECB (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupon: $1/1 from the 12/ 28 P & G

For all of the weekly deals plus coupon matchups and discussion, see Slickdeals here.

Kmart Super Double Coupons 1/18 - 1/24

It's time for Super Double Coupons at Kmart!

It looks like for this round of super doubles some stores will be doubling up to $3! Unfortunately, for me, my store is only doubling up to $2 (I'm also assuming that not all stores are participating). To see what your store is doing, go here and enter your zip code.

For coupons at Kmart, there is a limit of four of any item using double coupons and a limit of 75 coupons per customer per day. They do not accept internet coupons.

There is discussion here on Slickdeals regarding what's free after coupon during doubles.

P & G Saver Insert in This Sunday's Post

Big Savings in this Sunday's paper. This is just one of the inserts planned for this week's paper. This week's Proctor and Gamble insert will contain coupons valued at $57.00 on their products. Great savings!

Free Travel Bag w/ Samples & Coupons from Colgate

FREE Travel Bag w/ Samples & Coupons from Colgate-Palmolive (ARV $25)

Thanks to Deal Seeking Mom for this lead! What a great way to use some of the free Colgate products we have been getting at CVS and Shoppers over the past few weeks! I think this is will make a wonderful donation to the women's shelter since it contains all the basic toiletries one needs (of course, I'll keep the coupons!).

Spend $15.00 on any of the participating Colgate-Palmolive products listed below, and you can get a FREE travel bag full of samples and coupons worth $25.00! Just fill out and print the mail-in form found at: http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/OC/SpecialOffers/FastStart.cvsp Have your printer ready to go because it will prompt you to print as soon as you submit it!

Participating products:
Colgate Total
Colgate 360 Toothbrush
Softsoap
Palmolive
Speed Stick
Irish Spring

Valid while supplies last.

Don't throw that green onion away!

Did you know that you can regrow green onions?! After you've used green onion for whatever you're making, don't throw the root part away... put it in water and in about a week you'll have yourself homegrown green onions.

I got directions on how to regrow green onions from here.

Rite Aid Deals Week of 1/11 - 1/17

Remember, with all Single Check Rebate (SCR) deals, the limit is one! Also, there is a $5/$25 Rite Aid coupon available thanks to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Free Deals:

• Buy Electrasol @ $4.49, get $2 SCR
  
  • Coupon: $2.50/1 from the 1/4 SS
    
    
• Reeses Whipps are on sale $1 for 2
  
  • Coupon: $1/2 from the 1/4 SS

Other Deals:

• Buy Huggies Jumbo Pack or Training pants @ $9.99, get $2 SCR
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $1.50/1 Jumbo Pack from the 1/11 SS
    • $2/1 Training pants from the 1/11 SS
      
      
• Buy 2 Huggies Wipes @ $3.69, get $2 SCR
  
  • Coupon: $.50/1 from the 1/11 SS
    

• Spend $25 on Kimberly-Clark products (includes Huggies), get $10 Rite Aid Gift Card

The previous three deals overlap such that if you purchased:

2 Huggies Jumbo packs and 2 Huggies wipes
Used: 2 $1.50/1 coupons, 2 $.50/1 coupons, and the $5/$25 Rite Aid coupon
You would pay $18.36 OOP, get back $4 in SCR and a $10 Rite Aid Gift Card
Meaning, you're only paying $4.36 for everything!

For all the weeks deals with coupon matchups and discussion, see here on Slickdeals.

CVS Deals Week of 1/11 - 1/17

It looks like a lot of this week's deals are actually part of the bonus deals that are running from 1/4 - 2/14. A lot of these items are household products, so be sure to check out the Slickdeals board here (where there's a complete list of the items being promoted and the corresponding coupons) to see if there's anything that your household needs. Also, you may notice that the limit on the Soy Joy deal has been raised to 10, plus there was a coupon in last Sunday's paper that makes this a money maker!

There's not really much this week in terms of free, but here you go:

Free Deals:

• Buy Colgate Total 4 oz. @ $2.79, get one free (Limit 6)
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $1.50/1 printable here
    • $1/1 Colgate Total toothpaste, 1/4 SS
    • $1/1 any Colgate toothpaste, 1/4 SS
    • $1/1 any Colgate adult manual toothbrush, 1/4 SS
  Buy two tubes and use two $1.50/1 coupons, get both free!

Other Deals:

• Revlon Cosmetics are BOGO (PSA $1.99)
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • $1/1 Beauty Tool from the 10/12 SS, 10/19 SS, 11/16 SS, 1/11 SS
    • $1/1 Color Cosmetic from the 10/12 SS, 10/19 SS, 11/16 SS, 1/11 SS
    • $2/1 Color Cosmetic 1/11 SS
      

For all the weekly deals plus coupon matchups and discussion, see here.

Also, don't forget about your monthly deals!

Bloom Triple Coupon Days 1/9 - 1/11

InshaAllah (God willing), it looks like Bloom will tripling coupons this weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). Their policy is to triple up to $.99 and allow a limit of 20 coupons per customer (I didn't see anything about a limit on identical coupons).

There's discussion of this promotion here on Hot Coupon World and it looks like there are already some good matchups!

CVS Deals for Week of 1/4 - 1/10

These look to be the best deals this week. Check here for a full list of this week’s deals and discussion.

Don't forget about the CVS bonus pack deals, which are good today (1/4) until February 14.

ECB Deals:

Buy 2 Colgate (Total 6 oz, Total 2in1 4.6 oz, Colgate 360 toothbrush or any Max Fresh paste or brush) @ 2/$5, get 2 ECBs (Limit 3)

Coupons:

• $1.50/1 Colgate Total toothpaste printable here
• $1/1 Colgate Total toothpaste, 1/4 SS
• $1/1 any Colgate toothpaste, 1/4 SS
• $1/1 any Colgate adult manual toothbrush, 1/4 SS

Buy 1 Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner or styler @ 2.99, get 2 ECBs (Limit 1)

Coupons:

• $1/1 any Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment 10/5 RP,11/9 RP, 1/4 RP
• $1/1 any Garnier Fructis Style Product, 10/5 RP,11/9 RP, 1/4 RP

Buy Cottonelle bathroom tissue, 20 double rolls @ $12.97, get 4 ECBs (Limit 5)

• Coupon: $.50/1 any 4-pack or larger Cottonelle toilet paper, 12/14 SS

BOGO Deals:

Buy 1 @ $7.49 All Laundry Detergent (Original 2X 26 - 32 loads or Small & Might 3X 32 loads), get 1 free (Limit 8)

Coupons:

• $1/1 All, Detergent, Small & Mighty, $1 off printables here and here
• $.40/1 All or Surf Laundry Detergent, .40 printable
• $.40/1 All or Surf Laundry Detergent 1/4 RP

Buy 1 Progresso Soup @ $2.99, get 1 free (Limit 8)

Coupons:

• $1/4 any Progresso Soup, 11/9 SS, 11/23 SS, 12/7/08 SS
• $.50/2 any Progresso Soup, any 11/23 SS, 12/7/08 SS, 1/04 SS

Another MM at CVS this week

Well, you only have today and tomorrow to do this deal, but it's a good money maker.

• Buy $20 of Glucerna products, get $5 ECBs (the shakes are priced @ $10.49)
  
  • Coupon: $10/1 received by completing the following steps:
    
    • Go here
    • Click on Join Now
    • Enter personal details (use CATALINA as promo code) and click "Create Account"
    • Enter details on this page and click on "Calculate Body Mass"
    • Select "Lose weight" from option, click on "Next"
    • Fill in the required details and click on "Finish"
    • Click on "Return to your personalized home page" link
    • The Glucerna $10/1 coupon is on this page
    • As with most online coupons, you can print it twice
  So, if you go through all that and go in the next couple days (this deal is part of the 12/28 - 1/3 weekly deals), you'll pay $.98 OOP, and get back $5 ECBs!
  

CVS Bonus Pack Deals 1/4 - 2/14

These deals are already out in a lot of stores. It seems that if they're out at your store, then the promotion has begun.

Money Making Deals:

• Buy 6 pack Soy Joy bars @ $6, get $6 ECBs (Limit 10)
  
  • Coupon: $3/10 from the 1/4 SS
    

All of the deals in this promotion as well as coupon matchups and discussion can be found here on Slickdeals.

CVS Deals for January

Money Making Deals:

• Buy NasoGel Drip Free Gel Spray 1.52 oz. @ $7.99, get $7.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
  
  • Coupon: $2/1 printable here

• Buy Children's Throat Cooler Ice Pops 6 ct. @ $4.99, get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 5)
  
  • Coupons:
    
    • B1G1 from the12/7 SS
    • B1G1 printable here
    • $1/1 found inside the boxes of some
      
      

Free Deals:

• Buy Nutra Trim Weight Management chewing gum 48 ct., get $3.99 ECBs (Limit 3)

All the monthly deals plus coupon matchups and discussion can be found here on Slickdeals.