31. March 2008 by Lisa.

Not all Dollar Stores accept manufacturer coupons, but Dollar General does. I must say that they take coupons at face value though. No doubling/tripling here. Dollar General isn’t a true dollar store as not all items are priced at $1.

Some deals worth mentioning:

Colgate Toothpaste 6.4 oz.
Sale price 2 for $3
Use two 75c off coupons from this week’s paper
Pay 75c/tube.
Personally, I get all my toothpaste for free at CVS. If your CVS is always out of toothpaste stock, this may be a good deal for you.

Degree or Dove Deodorant 2.6-2.7 oz.
Sale price $2
use 75c Dove coupon or $1 Degree coupon

Stayfree assorted varieties
Sale price $3
Use $2 off coupon

Carefree To Go 18-22 ct. Regular or Long
Sale price 10 for $10
Use $1 off coupon
Pay nothing!

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31. March 2008 by Lisa.

If you saved your Walgreens inserts from Sunday’s paper, you’ll see Softsoap 7.5 oz. is on sale for 99c if you use the store coupon. Combine that coupon with the 35c manufacturer coupon and you’ll only pay 64c. Limit 3 per store coupon. That means you would use 1 store coupon and 3 manufacturer coupons to get 3 bottles at 64c ea.

Remember Walgreens has some wonderful freebies in rebate deals. I just don’t like rebating, but I know plenty of people who love it.

Free after rebate deals: Wal-Zyr 24 hour Allergy Relief, Jane Be Pure Mineral Blush or Kabuki Brush, Colgate Toothbrushes, Aquafresh Toothpaste, Tums Quick Pak, Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose System

Walgreens also offers register rewards similar to CVS, but I’ve heard bad things on the boards about people not getting their rewards after they’ve doled out the cash. Their rewards system, seems to me, is a little trickier than CVS. I’m doing well with CVS and I’ll stick with it. I only do Walgreens coupon stacking deals.

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31. March 2008 by Lisa.

There are many monthly deals, but I’ll only post the freebies. There are two:

CVS/pharmacy Pain Relief Rapid Release Gelcaps 24ct.
Buy one at $3.99 and get $3.99 back in ECB’s
Limit 5

Precision Xtra (I believe this is a glucose monitor)
Buy one at $19.99, and get $19.99 back in ECB’s
Limit 1

These deals last all month, even if the shelf stickers don’t let you know. Sometimes monthly deals are advertised in the weekly ads, and only have the shelf stickers up the week they’re in the ad.

Always keep your latest CVS receipt to make sure you don’t purchase a monthly deal when you’ve already met your monthly limit. I once overdid a toothpaste deal without realizing it and lost $15 in ECB’s. As soon as I purchased and saw the new receipt, lacking all the ECB’s I was anticipating, I attempted to return the toothpaste and that’s when I found out CVS doesn’t accept returns if you paid with ECB’s (otherwise people would cash in their ECB’s for money through returns). A painful lesson. I’ve learned not to fret over losses like that. I’ve rolled those ECB’s so many times and have been paid to take home so many products that I figure I can throw CVS a bone now and then. I chalk it up to the learning curve. Just keep and check those receipts!

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