CVS Deals - Week of 10/16/2011

This week's CVS deals have something that's not normally offered- a $10 gift card for purchasing $30 worth of specially marked items.  The great thing about this offer is that you can choose from a few gift cards, including an American Express gift card, so you can use it on just about anything.

Coupons make this deal even better- the $30 requirement is for the price of the items, not the price after coupons.  So with a little planning, you can spend less than $30 and still get the gift card.

I got:

• Two Colgate toothpastes: $1.99 each on sale, two $1 manufacturer's coupons.
• Wisk laundry detergent: $4.99 on sale, one $2 manufacturer's coupon.
• Two Duracell 8-pack batteries: $5.99 each on sale, two $1 manufacturer's coupons.
• Charmin Freshmates: 2/$5 on sale, one $0.50 manufacturer's coupon.
• Four Pringles cans: 2/$3 on sale, one $1/4 manufacturer's coupon.

 There's also a good deal on Ivory soap to have on hand or to donate:

• Ivory 3-pack soap: $0.99 on sale, one $0.20 manufacturer's coupon.

Two final deals, if you're interested, gets you some medication for super cheap:

• Prevacid 28-count: $18.99, $18 manufacturer's mail-in rebate on the CVS website.
• Two Theraflu packet boxes: 2/$11 on sale, two $2 manufacturer's coupons, $3 Extra Bucks back.

Happy shopping everyone!

Lunchtime Links for October 14th, 2011

• Maryland Pink and Green: Cute idea for displaying paper.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Mini pumpkin donut muffins. 
• The Kitchn: Greek pastitsio.
• Serious Eats: Smoothies in DC.
• Bakerella: Cakespy in Seattle.

Pink Hunter Boots

 

Looooooooooooooooove my new Hunter boots!  And yes, any of you that have seen DC Cupcakes or know the Georgetown Cupcake sisters might recognize these as the boots they wear, haha.  Which isn't the ONLY reason I got them... but it helped, haha.  

I saw these on a Gilt sale recently and had to snag them.  Unfortunately they're a little snug to wear with jeans but I look forward to wearing them with tights!

Lunchtime Links for October 13th, 2011

• Cupcakes for Breakfast: Pumpkin whoopie pies.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Mini chocolate chip pancake muffins.
• Mango & Tomato: French onion soup sandwich.
• The Budget Babe: Rachel Bilson's pink jacket and white dress.
• Picky Palate: Double chocolate pumpkin cake with pumpkin spice buttercream.

S'mores Wedding Favors

How cute do these look??

For S and D's wedding, they had chocolate-covered s'mores as their wedding favors.  I tried both the caramel and the pumpkin flavor and they were v. tasty!

The gift tags were a custom order, made by Hey Love Designs - I love the colors and the fun font.  They were the perfect compliment to the wedding colors and the romantic feel of the whole event.  Definitely check her out if you're interested in party accessories or other design work!

Lunchtime Links for October 12th, 2011

• Hostess with the Mostess: Pumpkin themed party.
• The Kitchn: Four meals featuring sweet potatoes.
• Bakerella: Cake pop kits and cards.
• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Recap from TVGasm.
• Take a Megabite: Cider and donut cupcakes.

CVS Deals - Week of 10/09/2011

• Playtex Sport tampons: $7.99 on sale, one $2 manufacturer's coupon, $3 Extra Bucks back.
• Finish Powertab dishwashing tabs: $2.99 on sale, one $1 manufacturer's coupon.
• Lipton iced tea bottles: 5/$5 on sale, three $1/2 manufacturer's coupons, $1 Extra Bucks back.

One thing I hadn't mentioned before is the benefit of joining the CVS Beauty Club.  It's free to join, and all it takes is to sign up and then link it to your existing CVS card.  You get $5 Extra Bucks back for every $50 in beauty products that you spend, and get coupons for items as well.

For example, this week I received an email coupon for $2 off any Dial product.  I used that towards:

• Dial 3-pack soap:  $1.88 on sale, $1 Extra Bucks back.

Because CVS takes off the coupon amount ($2) even if it's over the item price ($1.88), it makes sense to buy something small to cover the remaining overage.  In this case, I bought a bag of CVS brand candy for $0.88 with the soap, and spent only $0.93 total for both.  

Happy shopping, everyone!