CVS ExtraBucks Deals

CVS has some great ExtraBucks deals this week until Wednesday, 11/26 - I would highly recommend heading over before then to grab these deals!

Here are the items that I picked up today:

- Kraft macaroni and cheese: $0.99, get $0.99 ExtraBucks back.
- Reese's FastBreak bar: $0.79, get $0.79 ExtraBucks back.
- Sour Patch gum: $1.57, get $1.57 ExtraBucks back.
- 5 gum: $1.00, get $1.00 ExtraBucks back.
- M&Ms snack pouch: $0.79, get $0.79 ExtraBucks back.
- Swedish Fish theatre box: $1.67, get $1.67 ExtraBucks back.
- Starbucks DoubleShot drink: $1.50, get $1.50 ExtraBucks back.
- Advil 4-count: $0.99, get $0.99 ExtraBucks back.

Since you get the same amount of ExtraBucks as the price you pay, you essentially get that money back to spend on a later purchase.  Make sure you have a CVS ExtraCare card to get these deals this week!

Birthday Cake M&Ms

As most of you probably know, I am a sucker for Limited Edition flavors, especially for standard grocery store items.  So when I saw these Birthday Cake M&Ms at CVS, and they wound up being free with my ExtraCare card and sale, I couldn't get these in my hands fast enough!

These M&Ms are thicker than regular milk chocolate M&Ms - very similar to the peanut butter flavor.  I expected to see white chocolate inside, maybe with sprinkles; however they were solid milk chocolate.  They definitely tasted different than the regular milk chocolate flavor, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.  Not quite frosting, but like chocolate with an extra taste of sugar, maybe to mimic the sprinkles on a cake?  Unfortunately these weren't amazing and I probably wouldn't buy them again, but I'm definitely happy to have tried them out! 

Valentine's Day Cards

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I love sending cards year-round, but I especially love sending cards for the holidays, when there's an excuse to use themed stationary items.

This year, USPS came out with these Cut Paper Heart stamps which are not only perfect for Valentine's Day cards, but would be cute for weddings and other celebratory mailings. 

In addition to sending Valentine's Day cards to friends, I also participated in Hey Love Designs' Valentine exchange, which meant I got to send out a few extra cards this year :o)  This year I used a mix of different types of cards - some purchased at CVS, some crafted using heart ribbon and my cupcake stamp, and a Tiny Prints order of personalized cupcake cards as well.  When I posted the photo below on Instagram, I hadn't mailed out my cards yet, which is why the Tiny Prints ones are partially hidden, haha.

Now that I've mailed out my cards, you can see the Tiny Prints cards above- aren't they super cute? These are meant to be classroom Valentines so they're very small, but I just put them into regular sized envelopes for mailing so it wasn't that big of a deal.  Whether or not you're sending out cards this Valentine's Day, I hope you're all spreading the love to friends, family, and loved ones today! 

CVS Deals - Week of 02/09/2014

This week is a great week to stock up on some items if you're starting to feel sick, or just paranoid about getting sick from everyone else around you, haha.

- Softsoap hand soap: $1.88 on sale, $1 CVS kiosk coupon (just scan your Extra Card to get this)
- 2 Advil Congestion Relief cold medicine packs: $4.99 each on sale, $3/2 manufacturer's coupon, $3 ExtraBucks back.

And as with most weeks, great dental care deals this week as well:

- 2 Crest mouthwashes, 500ml: $3.99 each on sale, $1.50/2 manufacturer's coupon, $6 Extra Bucks back ($3 per item)
- New Crest Sensitive, or CrestBe toothpaste: $4.99 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon, $3 Extra Bucks back

Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of 05/05/2013

This week, there are lots of great deals on toothpaste, greeting cards, and body lotion at CVS!

First, for those of you that continue to suffer from seasonal allergies like me, you can get a box of Kleenex for super cheap haha.

- Kleenex 100ct, lotion 70ct, or upright 60ct: $0.99 on sale, $0.25 CVS kiosk coupon (it will print out when you scan your ExtraCard).

- Two Colgate Optic White toothpastes: $2.99 each on sale, $1/2 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back.

- Hallmark greeting cards/gifts: Buy $20 of Hallmark items, get $5 Extra Bucks back.  And yes, this does include the $0.99 and $1.99 cards!

- Bic Soleil disposable razors 3-pack: $6.99 on sale, $3.00 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back.

- Aquaphor/Eucerin body products: Buy $20 of either brand, and get $10 Extra Bucks back. I got two tubes of Eucerin intensive repair hand cream and one tub of Eucerin original healing cream, with a $3/2 manufacturer's coupon and $1.50 manufacturer's coupon.

Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of 04/28/2013

This week has a great candy deal, as well as some great deals for seasonal allergy sufferers like myself!

First and foremost - FREE CANDY!

- Hershey's or Mars single candy: $0.99 on sale with an Extra Care card, $0.99 CVS coupon (from the coupon kiosk).  I got a Snickers bar to enjoy for a snack this week, woo.

Next, a few allergy-related products:

- Zyrtec 5-count tablet pack: $6.00 on sale, $6.00 manufacturer's coupon = FREE!
- Advil allergy & congestion relief: $4.95 on sale, $3 manufacturer's coupon.
- Three Puffs Plus tissue boxes: $0.99 each on sale, $0.20/3 manufacturer's coupon.

Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of January 27th, 2013

This week, there are great deals on a few items that I normally stock up on (yes, that includes the M&Ms, haha):

• 4 bags of M&Ms (any flavor): 4/$12 on sale, two $1.50/2 manufacturer's coupons, $4 Extra Bucks back.
• 2 Colgate toothpastes: $2.99 each on sale, one $1/2 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back ($1 Extra Buck for each item).
• 2 Febreze candles: $2.99 each on sale, one $1/2 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back ($1 Extra Buck for each item).

Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of 12/9

This week's CVS circular has a lot of holiday candy and cold medicine deals, which makes sense since both of those are prevalent this time of year, haha.  So, if you are sick and/or craving holiday candy, head on over to CVS this week for some great deals!

- Four M&M holiday bags: 4/$10 on sale, two $1/2 manufacturer's coupons, $3 Extra Bucks back.  This includes the cute mini holiday baking M&Ms, which are great for holiday cookies and other treats.

- Buy 2 Advil, Robitussin, or Dimetapp medicines, get $3 Extra Bucks:

• 50-count Advil tablets: $4.99 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon;
• 10-count Advil congestion relief: $4.99 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon.

Happy shopping everyone!

CVS - Hallmark Card Deal

There's a great deal on Hallmark cards this week at CVS if you use your ExtraCare card!

When you purchase three Hallmark cards (excluding boxed cards) and scan your ExtraCare card at the register, you get $3.00 in ExtraBucks back for a future purchase.

I tried this out with three $0.99 Hallmark cards and I got the $3.00 ExtraBucks on my receipt, which is basically like getting all of my money back.

This is a great deal for any Halloween cards you want to send out, or just to say hello :o)

M&Ms Salty & Sweet Snack Mix

Most of the time when I hear about a new snack that's out on the market, I have to try it right away (hello, Birthday Cake Oreos?)  The M&M's snack mixes were no exception, since I'm a huge fan of the salty/sweet combinations.  Luckily for me, these happened to be on sale at CVS at the same time I had a coupon for it, woo!

This particular type of snack mix included roasted peanuts, pretzels, mini chocolate chip cookies, and regular milk chocolate M&Ms.  First things first- YES I am aware that one could make this mix at home by buying the ingredients separately, nothing too complicated here.  However, I will say that this cost me less than $1 which I am pretty certain would be less than buying all of the components separately, especially considering I wouldn't be eating this for an extended period of time, haha.  A good handful with the right ratio of salty and sweet components was quite tasty, and I could see this as being a good road trip or house party snack option. 

One disappointing feature was the abundance of pretzels long after the other components were gone - so if you're a huge fan of mini hard pretzels, you'll be delighted, haha.  I would not buy this at full price in the future, but if it's on sale I'd like to give the other bags a try (except the one with raisins, UGH). 

Birthday Deals Roundup

It should come as a surprise to no one that given my love of coupons, I sign up for emails from a lot of companies/stores.  The main reason for doing so is for the birthday deals that they send out, woo!  Since the list of deals is pretty good, and a few friends asked about emails that I've received, I figured I'd put it out into one big list here to share with you all.

If you are interested in signing up for any of these, I would HIGHLY recommend having a separate email account just to sign up for these types of emails.  I do that so that my main email account isn't completely flooded with promotional emails, because that would drive me completely insane, haha.

Also, clearly I did not use ALL of these coupons, but it's fun to see what companies offer each year, haha.


- Againn DC: 20% off coupon.
- AMC Theatres: Free large drink (for AMC Stubs members).
- Baskin-Robbins: Free single scoop of ice cream.
- Bebe: $10 off coupon.
- Ben & Jerry's: Free single scoop of ice cream and $3 off of an ice cream cake. 
- Buca di Beppo: Free birthday brownie sundae. 
- California Tortilla: Free burrito (for Burrito Elito members).
- Cold Stone Creamery: Buy one creation, get one free coupon.
- Container Store: Birthday post-it set. 
- CVS: $3 Extra Bucks (for Beauty club members).
- DSW: $10 off coupon (for Premiere rewards members).
- Ella's Pizza: One free pizza. 
- Godiva: $10 off coupon (for Godiva rewards members).
- Hard Times Cafe: $5 off coupon.
- Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut and coffee or fountain drink.
- Macaroni Grill: Free dessert.
- Maggiano's Little Italy: $10 off coupon.
- Noodles & Co.: Free bowl of noodles.
- Philosophy: Free birthday gift set (lip gloss + mini shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath) with online purchase of $25+.
- Progressions Salon: 10% off salon service. 
- Qdoba: Buy one entree, get one free coupon.
- Red Mango: 500 points ($5) added to my Club Mango card.
- Rent the Runway: $50 off coupon.
- RiRa Irish Pub: $10 off coupon.
- Rita's Italian Ice: Free regular Italian ice. 
- Sephora: Fresh Sugar mini lip duo (for Beauty Insider members).
- Sprinkles: Free cupcake.
- Wasabi Sushi: Free plate or kids' bento box. 

CVS Deals - Week of 07/15/2012

I only had two deals at CVS for this week, but these are pretty great!

- Unreal candy bar: $0.75 on sale, $0.75 Extra Bucks back.
- 2 Colgate Max toothpastes: 2/$5.00 on sale, two $1 manufacturer's coupons, $3 Extra Bucks back.

Three items for free with coupons, can't beat that!

Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of 07/08/2012

We're back with some great deals from CVS this week!

First, some great candy deals:

- Hershey's Simple Pleasures: $0.67 on sale, $0.67 Extra Bucks back.

- 2 Skittles/Starburst candies: 4/$2 on sale, $0.50/2 manufacturer's coupon.

There's also a few deals on household/toiletries:

- 4 Kleenex tissues: Buy one get one free, $1/4 manufacturer's coupon.

- Gillette Venus & Olay razor: $9.99 on sale, $4 manufacturer's coupon, $4 Extra Bucks back.

- 2 Colgate Total toothpastes, 2/$5.98 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back.

- Listerine Total Care Zero mouthwash: $3.99 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon, $1 Extra Bucks back.


Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of June 10th, 2012

There are lots of great deals on toiletries and cards this week at CVS!

- 2 Irish Spring body washes: 2/$7 on sale, $1/2 manufacturer's coupon, $4 Extra Bucks.

- Spend $10 on Nivea products, get $5 Extra Bucks back.

• Nivea Men body wash: $4.88 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon.
• Nivea lotion: $6.88 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon.

- Spend $7 on Neosporin, Band-aid, or Benadryl products, get $3 Extra Bucks back.

• Neosporin Moisture Essentials body wash: $10.49, $2 manufacturer's coupon, $3 Extra Bucks back.

- Schick Hydro 5 razor: $8.99 on sale, $4 manufacturer's coupon, $3 Extra Bucks back.

- Aveeno sunblock: $7.49 on sale, $1.50 manufacturer's coupon.

Buy 3 Hallmark cards ($1.49+), get $3 Extra Bucks back.
- 3 cards: $2 each (the next price point after the ineligible $0.99 cards), $3 Extra Bucks back.


Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of June 3rd, 2012

It's another great week of deals at CVS!  All of these are everyday items that are good to stock up on.

- Pantene shampoo and conditioner: 2/$6.90 on sale, $3/2 manufacturer's coupon.

There's also quite a few Extra Bucks deals this week, which make for a great deal when combined with coupons:

- L'Oreal EverCreme shampoo and cleansing conditioner: $6.99 each, two $1 manufacturer's coupons, $5 Extra Bucks back.

- Bic Soleil Savvy razors: $7.79 on sale, $2 manufacturer's coupon, $3 Extra Bucks back.

- Crest Pro-health rinse and Oral-B power toothbrush: $5.99 each on sale, two $1 manufacturer's coupons, $10 Extra Bucks back ($5 per item).

- Oral-B Ultra Floss and Oral-B toothbrush: $2.77 each on sale, two $1 manufacturer's coupons, $4 Extra Bucks back ($2 per item).

- Tampax Radiant: $3.99 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon, $1 Extra Bucks back.


Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of 05/27/2012

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend!

Here are some of the deals at CVS this week:

First, some free candy:
- Mars candy: $0.75 on sale, $0.75 Extra Bucks back.

Also, some toiletry deals:
- Colgate 360 toothbrush: $2.99 on sale, $0.75 CVS coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back.
- Crest Pro-Health clinical gum protection toothpaste: $5.79, $1 manufacturer's coupon, $3 Extra Bucks back.
- 2 Cottonelle wipes: $1.99 each on sale, $1/2 manufacturer's coupon.

Finally, a deal on bug repellent, which is great to have for the summer:
- Off! Clip-on: $9.99, $2 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back.


Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of May 20th, 2012

There's a few great deals this week at CVS - especially for health items!

- Salonpas hot capscicum 1-count patch: $1.87, $1.87 Extra Bucks back.

Bandaid & Neosporin: Spend $10, get $3 Extra Bucks back.
  - Neosporin Essentials: $10.49, $2 manufacturer's coupon.

- 2 Dentek 150-count dental picks: $2.50 each on sale, $1.50 each Extra Bucks back.

- Secret deodorant: 2/$5 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon.

Lipton: Spend $15, get $5 Extra Bucks back.
- 3 Lipton iced tea packet boxes: 2/$6 on sale, one $1/2 manufacturer's coupon, one $1 manufacturer's coupon.
- 5 Lipton 20oz iced teas: 4/$5 on sale.


Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of 05/06/2012

Another great week of deals at CVS!

- Snickers bar: $0.75 on sale, $0.75 Extra Bucks back.

- Bic Soleil disposable razors: $6.99 on sale, $3 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back.

- Children's Allegra: $9.99 on sale, $5 manufacturer's coupon, $4.99 Extra Bucks back.

- 2 Colgate Total: 2/$5 on sale, $1/2 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back.

- Lady Mitchum deodorant: $1.99 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon.


Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of April 29th, 2012

Lots of great Extra Bucks deals this week at CVS, woohoo!  Mostly toiletries (which are always great to stock up) but one great snack deal as well.

Nivea lotion: Buy 2, get $5 Extra Bucks back.
- Nivea Extended Moisture hand cream: $4.89, $2 manufacturer's coupon.
- Nivea Extended Moisture lotion: $8.79, $2 manufacturer's coupon.

Crest or Oral-B Clinical Gum Protection products: Buy one, get $3 Extra Bucks back (limit 2).
- 2 Oral-B Pro-Health Clinical Pro-Flex toothbrushes: $6.29 each, two $1 manufacturer's coupon, $6 Extra Bucks back.

- 2-pack Colgate 360 Sonic Power toothbrush: $9.99 on sale, $2 manufacturer's coupon, $2 Extra Bucks back.

- Pantene shampoo and conditioner: 2/$6.97 on sale, Buy One Get One Free manufacturer's coupon, $1 Extra Buck back.

Skinny Cow snack packs: Buy Two Get One Free.
- 3 Skinny Cow chocolate snacks: $1.19 each, Buy One Get One Free manufacturer's coupon.


Happy shopping everyone!

CVS Deals - Week of April 22nd, 2012

So, I realize today is Thursday, but there were two great deals at CVS this week that I wanted to share with you all:

- Buy 3 Hallmark cards, get $3 Extra Bucks back: If you buy three of the $0.99 Hallmark cards, you will still get the $3 Extra Bucks back, essentially getting the cards for free!

- Blink eye drops: $8.99 on sale, $1 manufacturer's coupon, $8.99 Extra Bucks back.


Happy shopping, everyone!