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Ask DSM Readers: How Do You Save on “Luxury” Toiletries?

July 8, 2010 by Deal Seeking Mom 49 Comments

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Every week I’ll pose a question for you to share your experiences and tips. If you have a question that you’d like me to post, I’d love to hear from you!

Recently, Kristin emailed me with this question:

My husband and I switched about a year ago to a power toothbrush. It has been a great investment. Neither of us has had any cavities since, and our dentist appointments are always so fast because they don’t have to do a ton of cleaning. However, we do have to buy replacement brush heads for the toothbrushes every 3 months and the cost adds up. I think investing in our health is a money wise decision, but I’d still like to save money. My question is, how do DSM readers save on power toothbrush heads?

If you’ve been deal seeking for very long, you probably have a stockpile of free toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant and more. But what about “luxury” toiletries, such as electric toothbrush accessories, makeup and tanning lotion?

How do you save on toiletries that may not have Extra Care Bucks or Register Rewards offers as often as everyday toiletries? Where do you find the best deals on these items? Do you buy them in bulk?

Join the discussion — add your two cents to previous Ask DSM Readers questions too!

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  1. Jody

    July 9, 2010 at 10:53 am

    Well, if u are looking for cheaper toothbrush heads, i would sugest you buy them in bulk, at Sams Club or Costco, they are much cheaper when you buy them there. You may be getting more, but its not like they can go bad or anything, just store them in a closet and as you need them, take them out.

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  2. Jody

    July 9, 2010 at 10:55 am

    If you are looking for cheap make-up i would suggest walgreens or rite aid, they almost always have some makeup on clearance and you can save alot of money

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  3. Jessica

    July 9, 2010 at 11:47 am

    We use an OralB electric toothbrush and buy the heads at either Costco or Ebates + Drugstore.com. Remember that Costco takes coupons!

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  4. mamacoups

    July 9, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    These replacement heads go on coupon quite frequently at Costco. Sonicare and Oral B

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  5. rebeccazw

    July 9, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    My big splurge is Aveda shampoo and conditioner. It is pretty expensive and I don’t know of any way to get it at a discount. They do have a rewards card and I try to time my buying to when they are offering bonus reward points with a purchase. I will occasionally have enough points to get free products, but that’s about it. However, it’s pretty much my only splurge these days (along with blinc mascara!) so it is worth it to me:)

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  6. Jessica-MomForHim

    July 9, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    I’ve put them on Christmas lists before (or good for stocking stuffers). If each person gets a 2pk refill for Christmas, and you replace every 6 mo as one person mentioned, then you’re good for the year!

    I’ve never thought about using ebay or amazon before, so I will look into that for the future.

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  7. Jessica-MomForHim

    July 9, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    here is a coupon for $2 off Spinbrush product, including refill heads
    https://www.spinbrush.com/SpecialOffers.html

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  8. Francie Schmuhl

    July 9, 2010 at 10:52 pm

    For anyone who shops at Meijer, they are currently running a sale on the Oral-B brush-heads for our “power” toothbrush. If you stack the coupon for Oral-B that just came out with the Meijer SummerBucks, plus the current sale, it only costs about $15.00 for a refill pack of three!

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  9. Ruth Ann

    July 14, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    I stock up when I can, trying to combine sales and coupons. Target can be pretty good for that, especially if you can combine Target and manufacture’s coupons with a sale. That’s what I’m often able to do with Sonicare toothbrush heads, sunscreen (extra sensitive skin means I can only use a few brands and they’re not the cheap ones) and face wash.
    I also request every sample for every personal care product I can find. The little bottles of hair care and little bars of soap aren’t a lot, but they’re usually the good stuff and they last for a handful of uses. And those are uses I don’t have pay for the products.

    Also, on the topic of toothbrushes, I’ve found that soaking the toothbrush in rubbing alcohol for a few minutes and then letting it dry does a good job at killing the nasty bugs. I had just replaced my sonicare toothbrush head when I came down with strep throat. Rather than throwing the head away, I soaked it in alcohol for a few minutes after brushing every night for a week. No recurrance of strep and I got the full life out of my toothbrush head.

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  10. Alli

    November 19, 2010 at 7:19 pm

    I know this is a few months late, but I just had to share. I’m sure someone has said this before, but my tip: always keep your eye out for clearance bins. I was just at Fred Meyer. They had a pack of 3 Sonic Care heads on clearance for 50% off. I had a $5 off any multipack coupon so what normally would have cost $30 I got for $10!

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