Anyone know which CVS store out of all of the Raleigh area is the most likely to still have FAECB items still in stock? I managed to get several items that I wanted, but there are still a few things that I wasn't able to get - the 2 CVS stores I went to were about wiped out of the sale items. There have got to be like 10 CVS stores around, but I am not sure which would be the least-visited.

12/21/2008 3:28:31 PM

I was there at 8:30a and there was a group of 4 who had been there since 7a according to the cashier. She said they came in and each of them went a different direction with their own carts, and they grabbed as many of each FAECB product as they could - basically wiping out the whole store inside of 10mins. Then they were huddling in the back going over what they could buy and which card they could use....they sat there forever with all this stuff in their cart, having not even checked out yet!

They started doing small orders one by one, each time going back to the Pharmacy department to huddle and plan strategy...OMG it was freaking nuts.

For my first Sunday FAECB shopping experience, I gotta say that if this is how it is going to be every weekend - I will quit right now. I was pissed, to say the least. I didn't get the EAS drinks, A&H kits, and several other things that I didn't really want but I noticed they were gone. I did get 2 rainchecks though.

12/21/2008 3:50:36 PM

lol which CVS did you try? I want to avoid that one in the future.

12/21/2008 4:08:24 PM

CVS at Tryon/Walnut, diagonal from the new HT and next to that ginormous church thing.

OH and I just realized after checking my receipt that I did in fact get the wrong Loreal eye shadow - no wonder my transaction total was so high. Now I get to make a return!

[Edited on December 21, 2008 at 4:30 PM. Reason : .]

12/21/2008 4:29:26 PM

The 2 day sales are always horrible like that, and it's worse because most stores will not write rain checks for the 2 day stuff. I have cut way back because it's so hard to find stuff in stock, and it's a PITA to get a rain check if you can even get one.

12/21/2008 10:12:01 PM

well she returned my eye shadow no problem, and i kinda used $2 worth of coupons on the items, but got full price back when i returned them...

i got a rain check for 1 of the EAS drinks and 2 of the A&H kits. i could have gotten more, but not worth it to me. takes them forever to write out those damn RCs.

12/21/2008 10:15:21 PM

Went to another one and ended up getting everything but the Arm and Hammer kit. I woulda done great today if I hadnt forgotten (.99 of ecb on my last order, although it allows for lots of free stuff tomorrow

12/21/2008 10:20:56 PM

^^^^^^ Oh man, I went to that one late in the day, there wasn't much left.

Luckily, I went to the Garner one down the street from me, and they had a LOT of stuff left

12/22/2008 11:17:03 AM

I saved 60 dollars on my first CVS ecv trip!! I was super excited

12/22/2008 12:23:16 PM

that's the CVS i go to and it's always out of the superawesomecrazyamountofextracarebuxdeal items.

12/22/2008 12:33:27 PM

i got everything, but i also went at 7:20am around 9 after i finished rolling bucks most things were gone at the cvs on cary parkway and chapel hill rd

12/22/2008 12:47:00 PM

FREE HAIR DRYER TODAY @ WALGREENS

Conair Gel Grips Ionic Styler Dryer

$10 w/ $10 RR

12/22/2008 1:06:00 PM

I didn't want to make a separate thread on this but thought I'd share something that's happened to me twice in the last 3 days at the same grocery store. I go there almost every day because it's right next to my house...

So I went in Friday night just for a bottle of wine. Found the bottle I wanted for $8.99 on sale with the club card. Take it to the register and it rings up $11.99. I tell her it was $8.99 and she has to call the wine dept. and verify. Of course, it was $8.99. Well, that grocery store's policy is that if an item is mis-marked, you get the item free PLUS $5.00 cash. So I got a free bottle of wine and $5.00.

So I go in again this AM to get a bottle of juice and some ear drops for my son. The juice was $3.99 and the ear drops were $9.99. The ear drops rang up as $11.99. I tell the lady they were def. $9.99 and she is pissed cause she has to walk to the end of the store and check. So she comes back and says "Yeah, they were $9.99" and I say "No, they are free." She says "Oh Yeah!" thinking that I didn't know their policy. I then say "Use the $5.00 to pay for the juice and please put the change in the Ronald McDonald donation box" and walked out. Free juice, free ear drops, and 72 cents to charity.

12/22/2008 1:21:14 PM

Quote :

"FREE HAIR DRYER TODAY @ WALGREENS Conair Gel Grips Ionic Styler Dryer $10 w/ $10 RR"

I've called 3 of them and they're all out. And no RCs either.

12/22/2008 2:03:30 PM

unless you go right when they open, they will probably all be sold out


I've heard that people went yesterday to Walgreens, found them and then hid them so they could get them this morning

12/22/2008 2:11:34 PM

I've also heard people bought them yesterday, and returned them this morning. Then turned around and bought them again, getting the $10 RR. Why didn't I think of that?

12/22/2008 2:48:29 PM

b/c you are a good person

those people give couponers a bad name

I didn't go to CVS yesterday and I don't plan on going today


I do want to do the Coke deal (buy $15 get $5ecb). My brother and I drink Coke Zero all the time at work.

[Edited on December 22, 2008 at 2:49 PM. Reason : f]

12/22/2008 2:49:47 PM

They are gone here in Wilmington.


You are a good couponer if you get the cvs deals, I actually needed most of the things free after ecb's this time

12/22/2008 3:31:08 PM

hahahahaha

my mom just called me @ work all excited b/c she got ECBs for the first time

Apparently they are still doing the American Express deal (buy 3, get $10 ECBs). I told her about hte gas card rebate and I just printed out the rebate form for her.

She is so excited.

12/22/2008 4:40:19 PM

I got wayyy drunk Saturday night and went to CVS around 3 pm to get my free excesdrine and halls cough drops. I got both those items free and did one listerine...this woman came in behind me and grabbed 5 listerines and hurried up to the cash register. I swear, some people really are crazy.

I got to my hometown, Lexington sunday night and took my mom to show her how ECB's work and to get her some stuff. I spent 40 cents and 27 cents and got two contact solutions, 2 listerine, an air wick sprayer thingy, some eye shadow, some nail polish...

They had almost everything and I got a raincheck for the arm and hammer essentials...to use in my classroom

I love this CVS in Lexington.

Thumper: Sucks you had a bad first experience...just keep in mind that you are not crazy and you should not let yourself get frusterated because people out there are. Just roll with the punches and get the next deal. It works that way sometimes.

12/22/2008 8:40:45 PM

this cvs thing is interesting. what do you guys do with all the stuff you get?

do you find that you have excess "inventory" at your house or apt and end up donating some of your supply to charity or anything?

i tend to stock up on staple items like shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream, etc when im at the store only because i dont want to go back later. i usually stock about 6-12months of personal care items

if i could get this shiz for free, i can really get my budget in line!

12/22/2008 9:33:47 PM

I am buying for 2 and most of the stuff I get on deal is for my wife, I just stock up and give the extra to my parents. I really dont buy what I dont use but I do have about 20 razors now

12/22/2008 10:41:14 PM

I stock up on shampoo, soap, razors, conditioner and feminine products


I also let my brother, sister-in-law and her fiance pick through my pile every once in a while....when they leave my house, they say they feel like they just robbed a CVS.

12/23/2008 9:20:45 AM

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"do you find that you have excess "inventory" at your house or apt and end up donating some of your supply to charity or anything?"

eh i give my stuff to coworkers, mom, friends, and a single mom i babysit for who has three kids, it saves everyone money that way!

12/23/2008 10:40:21 AM

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"this cvs thing is interesting. what do you guys do with all the stuff you get?"

I stockpile lots of razors, toothpaste, shampoo, etc. Every time we have someone visit, I give them a bunch of stuff. Also, I sold a LOT in a yardsale last summer.

12/23/2008 10:40:38 AM

I got a coupon in my email yesterday from CVS for either a free bag of pretzels or free roll of tape


Just went and got peanut butter filled pretzels

12/23/2008 12:42:22 PM

My boyfriend is getting some peanut butter pretzels. Wish I could eat them or he'd never see the bag.

12/23/2008 2:17:00 PM

Quote :

"Just went and got peanut butter filled pretzels "

I did that last night too! And I used the $3 off Lumene Q for some shower gel. All Lumene products are 50% off right now, so it was $7.99 - 50% - $3Q = $1 OOP.

I thank each of you for getting me hooked on this!

12/23/2008 2:26:22 PM

I didn't get any other q's except for the free q

12/23/2008 2:29:26 PM

Say it ain't so!
PM me your email address and I'll forward it to you, it's non-card-specific. And there were 4 Qs in the email, not just the 1.

12/23/2008 2:42:21 PM

you got peanut butter pretzels and didn't give me any?

12/23/2008 2:46:00 PM

^it's a small 6oz bag. and it's in one of the 54123692145 CVS bags that currently litter the living room floor and kitchen table. good luck finding it

[Edited on December 23, 2008 at 2:47 PM. Reason : .]

12/23/2008 2:46:51 PM

Quote :

"2009 Coupon Schedule Jan 4, 2009 2 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum & Procter and Gamble Jan 11, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Jan 18, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Jan 25, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Feb 1, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble Feb 8, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Feb 15, 2009 No Inserts scheduled- Valentine's Day Feb 22, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Mar 1, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble Mar 8, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Mar 15, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Mar 22, 2009 Smart Source only Mar 29, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Apr 5, 2009 TWO Smart source and one Red Plum and Procter and Gamble Apr 5, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Apr 12, 2009 No Inserts - Easter Apr 19, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Apr 26, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum May 3, 2009 S & R May 10, 2009 S & R May 17, 2009 TWO S INSERTS AND ONE R INSERT May 24, 2009 Inserts scheduled - Memorial Day May 31, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Jun 7, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble Jun 14, 2009 Smart source Only Jun 21, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Jun 28, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Jul 5, 2009 No S or R Inserts- 4th of July Jul 12, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Jul 19, 2009 Smart source Only Jul 26, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Aug 2, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble Aug 9, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Aug 16, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Aug 23, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Aug 30, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Sep 6, 2009 No Inserts - Labor Day Sep 13, 2009 1 Smart Source and 2 Red plum Sep 20, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Sep 27, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Oct 4, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble Oct 11, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Oct 18, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Oct 25, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Nov 1, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble Nov 8, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Nov 15, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Nov 22, 2009 Smart Source Only Nov 29, 2009 No Inserts scheduled - Thanksgiving Dec 6, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble Dec 13, 2009 Smart Source & Red Plum Dec 20, 2009 No S or R Inserts - Christmas Dec 27, 2009 No S or R Inserts - New Year"

whooooo for Jan 4th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

12/23/2008 3:22:12 PM

YAY that sounds fabulous

12/23/2008 4:04:13 PM

everyone saw the CVS slickdeal today right? a couple coupons totaling 25 dollars off 50.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1091951

12/23/2008 4:20:33 PM

I don't end up with a huge surplus. I have about 2-3 months of supplies and the rest I have given to mom or friends or guests. I can't speak for anyone else in this thread but just because I can get it for free doesn't mean I do. I hate clutter so I try to just keep what I need on hand.

I met up with another couponer who shared a LOT with me for my nieces and nephew's christmas stockings. Couponers share a lot. And then again, they can also be very greedy.

12/24/2008 12:16:10 AM

the comment ab the cvs bags in the living room made me think of this...

as a "tree hugger"

i would like to take this moment to encourage you couponers and cvsers to bring reusable bags on your adventures

/plug for the environment

12/24/2008 12:37:22 AM

Quote :

"the comment ab the cvs bags in the living room made me think of this... as a "tree hugger" i would like to take this moment to encourage you couponers and cvsers to bring reusable bags on your adventures /plug for the environment"

I plan to order some cloth bags online today! They work for grocerys too!

12/24/2008 9:10:59 AM

CVS has reusable bags for a dollar, so you can pay with ECBs.

12/24/2008 11:17:20 AM

Sweet!!!

12/24/2008 1:57:12 PM

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"I plan to order some cloth bags online today! They work for grocerys too! "

...Why not buy from a B&M store?

12/24/2008 2:00:18 PM

What's a B&M store?

I said I'd order them because I really don't know where to get those kinds of bags. If you've got ideas, then I'd much rather get them locally and save s/h costs

12/24/2008 2:19:13 PM

brick and mortar

target
trader joe's
walmart
Kroger

12/24/2008 3:06:55 PM

^^do u know what ymmv means?

12/24/2008 3:13:12 PM

ymmv = your market may vary

e.g. Harris Teeter in NC might have a certain deal but the stores in VA may not

12/24/2008 3:57:16 PM

i've always heard it as "your mileage may vary"

but same concept i guess

12/24/2008 4:03:08 PM

i learn something every day i did not know what ymmv meant, and was too embarrassed to ask

12/24/2008 4:39:56 PM

rumor has it that HT is having triple coupons Jan 1-4 (thurs-sun)

there's a ton of coupons expiring on 12/31, but the Jan 4 paper is going to have 5 inserts. i think i'm going to sit out for first 3 days of triples, wait for the new batch of coupons, and then rock the Teeter on the last day of triples. nothin' like some free groceries to kick off the new year!

12/24/2008 4:48:46 PM

got an email from HT today saying they were having a super special 5-day sale beginning Friday 12/26 and to watch your email on Friday for the new ad. maybe it's gonna go on for the last 5 days of the year?

12/24/2008 6:26:20 PM

set em up

12/24/2008 6:59:04 PM