Much ado about nothing, or CVS deals this month

I posted previously about the lack of great CVS deals recently, and it doesn’t look like that will be changing anytime soon. With that said, here is an overview of the best of the CVS deals for the first half of August. Remember these are YMMV depending on whether you have the coupons mentioned.

Week of 7/27 to 8/2 (SlickDeals discussion here)

  • Kodak DVD is $9.99 less $9.99 in ECBs, making it free (limit 3)
  • Select Revlon Limited Edition cosmetic items are $9.99 less $9.99 in ECBs, making them free (limit 1). Use the $1 off in the 4/6 SS or $2 off in the 7/20 SS to make money on the deal.
  • Band-Aid Products 6-80ct. are $2.99 less $2 in ECBs, making them $0.99 (limit 1). Use any of the following to make it cheaper or free: $1 off in 5/18 RP, 6/5 SS, or 6/22 RP; $0.50 off in 4/27 RP or 7/27 SS
  • Schick Intuition Plus razor is $3.99, and after the $4 coupon in the 7/27 SS coupon insert it would be free.
  • Maybelline Define-a-lash Mascara is on sale for $5.99. If you buy two you get $10 in ECBs back, and if you have two of the $1 Maybelline coupons from the 4/27 RP it is then free after ECBs (Limit 2 deals, or 4 Mascaras). The deal is advertised as buying a mascara and the Garnier Nutritioniste eye roller for $12.99 together for the $10 ECBs, however the deal works just buying two of the mascaras.

Week of 8/3 to 8/9 (SlickDeals discussion here)

  • Extreme Energy is $4.99 less $4.99 in ECBs, making it free.
  • Colgate MaxFresh Burst or Total Advanced Toothpaste is $2.99 less $2 ECBs back. Use the printable $1.50 coupon for the Total Toothpaste here to make a little money on the deal.

Week of 8/10 to 8/16 (SD discussion here)

  • Buy a new card and get a $9.95 credit on your new Green Dot card when you use it to make a purchase at participating CVS by Sept. 1. Activation on these is usually $9.95, so after a small transaction at CVS is becomes free. These are great for things like the Trilegiant gift card hussle.
  • Nothing else worthwhile

All of August deals (SD discussion here)

  • Children’s Advil Infant Drops .5 oz or liquid 4 oz (age 2-11) are 5.79 less 5.79 in ECBs back, making them free (limit 1). Use this printable coupon for $1 off to make a little money on the deal.

As you can see, this is shaping up to be a very disappointing month. No wonder people on SlickDeals are talking about cashing out their ECBs! Thankfully Walgreens has a lot more to offer, which I will post on soon.

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