Check you emails!!

[cranra28]

Originally Posted by californiashopper

Not sure about where you are, but here in CA (our ads are somtimes different though), Zyrtec is $19 this week, and it's part of the J & J deal (spend $20, get $10 ECBs back).

Thanks but I'm buying Zantac. Plus, I already did the J&J deal w/ Sudafed and Tylenol cold. After q's and ecb's, I paid $3 for $20 of cold meds.

[nida84]

i got a survey email and got $5ecb's straight up, my FIRST ONE, finally! geesh

[californiashopper]

Originally Posted by cranra28

Thanks but I'm buying Zantac. Plus, I already did the J&J deal w/ Sudafed and Tylenol cold. After q's and ecb's, I paid $3 for $20 of cold meds.

Oops, sorry!! Zantac/Zyrtec, I got confused!

[californiashopper]

Here's what I did with my $5/$30:

3 Revlon nail polish (already bought three earlier in the week) - $11.97, minus $3 MQs, get $9 ECBs
4 Benadryl allergy - $20, minus $4 MQs, get $10 ECBs

used $5/$30

Actual cost - 97c

[kteach99]

Originally Posted by angiek8

hope you have your cvs card with you. we were there just a couple of weeks ago and i was able to burn up more than $100 in cvs money i had in cvs. cvs bought out longs so they do accept the ecbs (just not the expired ones), they just still are going to operate as longs. they even take the x/xx coupons. good thing is things were just as cheap at longs as they are at walmart in maui, since everything is expensive. think i found 3 longs locations while i was there. let me know if you need any tips on free things to do while you are there. we did a week for 4 for about $800 and figured out how to cut it down next time thanks to cvs/longs money that we accumulate with all their freebies and x/xx coupons.

Good job on your $800 week in Maui! I assume that did not include airfare, which has gone up TREMENDOUSLY in the last 18 months. We used to be able to fly over for under $300 each roundtrip from San Diego, but now you can't get a flight for less than $600 or more since Aloha Airlines went out of business. One good thing was I found our favorite sunscreen here, which I could not find anywhere at home, so we stocked up at Walmart, where it was about $4 less than at Longs. I will go check out Longs tomorrow...they carry local produce, and I want to see their ad to see if there are any good deals...good to know I can use my ECBs there!

[kteach99]

Originally Posted by angiek8

hope you have your cvs card with you. we were there just a couple of weeks ago and i was able to burn up more than $100 in cvs money i had in cvs. cvs bought out longs so they do accept the ecbs (just not the expired ones), they just still are going to operate as longs. they even take the x/xx coupons. good thing is things were just as cheap at longs as they are at walmart in maui, since everything is expensive. think i found 3 longs locations while i was there. let me know if you need any tips on free things to do while you are there. we did a week for 4 for about $800 and figured out how to cut it down next time thanks to cvs/longs money that we accumulate with all their freebies and x/xx coupons.

Originally Posted by Poochie

Even though I do like getting deals I think I'd rather be in Maui than in CVS Go have fun and do some snorkeling @ Hana ama Bay (sp) and drive up to Haleakala Crafter for the sunrise, or take a hellicopter tour of the island. (I'm jealous--haven't been there since our honeymoon!) Enjoy yourself CVS will wait on you until you get back.

Went snorkeling today...saw LOTS of colorful fish and at least 5 sea turtles! Have biked down Haleakala in the past....way cool!

[Suzanne]

PSCmom, be patient. It took a couple MONTHS before I received anything from CVS. Now I get the emails regularly.

[Mamacita]

Hey, what's the deal? The coupon I got this week in my email was for $5/$30...first $20, then $25, now $30??!! Kinda chintzy if you ask me.

[cranra28]

So, I tried for the Revlon polish and the mgr. denied me. I went to a different CVS , not my regular store, to save time. The cashier was forcing the q's through but hit something wrong, had to get the mgr. to void it out and then the mgr denied my q's. My dh agreed w/ the magr. that nail polish isn't makeup. Umm, than what is it?
So, I had to get something else to use my q and dh picked up $14 ear buds. Somehow I think it was all a big conspiracy!! LOL

[angiek8]

Originally Posted by kteach99

Went snorkeling today...saw LOTS of colorful fish and at least 5 sea turtles! Have biked down Haleakala in the past....way cool!

yes, i would rather be in maui any day than at cvs. but it was nice to be able to use all the freebie money accumulated at cvs to lower food/shopping costs while there. actually, my hubby has been with the airlines for 5 years now, so no airfare costs. it's the perk for him driving 500 miles a week to and from work. and he has a website he goes to where he got us a 2 bedroom condo for $263 for the week. there was a studio this week for only $105 for the whole week. if you are adventurous, you should check out the bamboo forest. i can give you specifics if you want. my family's favorite thing to do there. you hike/trail through this bamboo jungle only to end up at your own personal waterfalls to play in.