Comments on: CVS: J&J Money Maker, FL & MI Milk Deals + Upcoming Electrasol FREE Deal

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:55:37 +0000

Pippi - the ECBs will not automatically print when you use a raincheck, but most CVS clerks are adept at forcing the ECBs to print after the sale. You will also want to make sure they ring up your items at the correct price - I bought Tylenol this past week with a raincheck and the cashier forgot to override the price to $3.99 until I pointed out that the raincheck was for a lower price.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:43:10 +0000

Yes! You still get the ECB's with a raincheck....so that is great! =)

By: Pippi

Pippi — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:19:30 +0000

Thanks Laura. Will purchases made with rainchecks still generate ECBs?

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:40:07 +0000

Pippi - I usually go shopping around midnight to snag the deals when they first start, but that's also because I work late evenings doing tech support and get off work at 11:30pm on Saturdays. This probably isn't a great option if you have a "normal" schedule. :) If your store doesn't have the quantity you want to buy when you're there, simply ask for a rain check. Just make sure to redeem your raincheck before the coupons expire.

By: Pippi

Pippi — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:58:17 +0000

Okay girls, I'm new to the CVS game. I've been practicing with easy scenarios for the past couple of weeks, and I've saved (even made) a hefty sum each week. Now, this Electrasol deal seems too good to pass up, and I'm suspecting I'll have to pounce first and pounce fast before all the product flies off the shelves. But to what lengths do you go? Do I need to be waiting when the store opens in the morning? Visit a 24-hour location, stock my cart at 11pm and wait for the witching hour? Buy the items now, full price, and return them next week during the promotion only to purchase them again? I've thought of doing that, but I'm not sure that CVS would refund my full purchase price during a sale. Would it work? Is this practice frowned upon? Our stores get cleaned out pretty quickly. What's a penny-pincher to do?

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:51:09 +0000

Angie, it looks like it's all month long!

By: angie

angie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:49:58 +0000

thanks tara. any idea the valid dates to shop to get the free coupon?

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:30:16 +0000

There is a limit of one deal on the Electrasol, so you can get a total of five free boxes. I just looked up the ad, and it says 20-ct. I'm assuming it will include the gel packs and tablets.

Also I just saw that every card holder will get a coupon for a free item when they make a purchase this week like last year. I think I got free aspirin, but I know there were several items.

By: becalive

becalive — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:36:04 +0000

Is the electrasol powder form or in the tablets?

By: angie

angie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:48:17 +0000

so on the electrasol deal, is the limit one offer or 5?

By: mari

mari — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:02:09 +0000

Does anyone know if the jandj on sale for .99 @ cal.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:16:43 +0000

Thank you all for your input. I will try to get 20....it was 4/$4 and the limit was 5. Let's see what happens...=)

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:03:56 +0000

Bianca - no, she should be able to buy 20. I actually bought 12 bars the week the deal was active and my receipt said I still hadn't reached my limit. The limit is on the 4/$4 deal, not the individual bars themselves.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:56:57 +0000

Hillary - It sounds like the clerk who wrote the raincheck made a mistake. There's a spot that says "quantity" and normally this means the maximum number of items you can purchase. I'm assuming your clerk wrote 4 on that line instead of 20. However, there's no spot on the raincheck form (both the old form and the new form) to include the number of times you can repeat the deal, so the clerk should have written 20. Hopefully he wrote down the ECB event code so the manager can verify it, but just in case, I'd bring a copy of that week's circular with you to the store.

By: Bianca

Bianca — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:23:53 +0000

Hillary, I'm pretty sure that you can only buy 5 Soy Joy bars. When they say 4/$4, it means that they are 1.00 each (It's just kind of a sales tactic to get you to buy more). If the deal was buy 4 Soy Joy bars, get $4 ECBs and there was a limit of 5, then I think you could get 20 bars. Does that make sense?

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:50:23 +0000

You can get $1/1 coupons for the J&J at Walgreens! Wendy´s last blog post..Cutest Baby Project Ever!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:36:21 +0000

Thanks Tara and Rei! I got some q's and can't wait to run this deal. CVS is an addiction I tell ya! Tracy´s last blog post..vanilla

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:15:57 +0000

Sheesh, thanks, Rei! Having a rough morning after a run to the ER to have my ankle looked at. Good news is it's not broken. Bad news – I won't be able to wear my cute new silver strappy heels that I got for a steal at JCrew yesterday at BlogHer this week. :(

By: Rei

Rei — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:09:45 +0000

Hi Tara, I think your original post was correct...the electrasol is free after ECB. I double checked the ad - it's $4.50 each ($22.50 for 5). Rei´s last blog post..Restaurant.com – 80% Off!

By: Briana

Briana — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:55:55 +0000

Milk Deal is valid in Indiana...It is Dean's Milk but same deal!