Heads Up Monday! CVS deals for the next two weeks

**If you're new to the CVS game this post won't make much sense to you. Go here first to read my Beginner's Guide to CVS and learn everything you need to know. Then read the rest of this post for tips on how to make the game work for you, too!

Here's what I see for the week of 8/24:

Money Maker!

Pantiliners:
$1.49 Kotex Lightdays (earns $1.49 ECBs, limit 1)
-$1 (from 7/20 SS or printable here or here)
Profit of $1 after coupon and ECBs!

Free!

Energy Drink Mix:
$5.99 Zipfizz energy drink mix (earns $5.99 ECBs, limit 2)
Free after ECBS!

Maxi Pads:
2/$9 Stayfree pads (earns $5 ECBs, limit 1)
-$4.50 B1G1 Stayfree coupon (from 6/29 RP)
Profitof $0.50 after coupon and ECBs!


Nearly Free!

Tampons:
$4.99 Playtex tampons, gentle glide or sport (earns $3 ECBs, limit 1)
-$1 Gentle Glide and Sport (from 6/22 RP)
$0.99 after coupon and ECBs!

KY:
$10.99 KY Liquibeads (earns $5 ECBs, limit 1)
-$3 any KY (from 6/22 SS)
$3 after coupon and ECBs (use $2/$10 CVS coupon to get it for $1!)


Other Deals:

Soda:
Get $3 ECBs when you buy 4/$12 Pepsi Products (limit 1)

The Semi Annual Beauty Sale is back!

- Get $5 ECBs when you buy $15 worth of Nivea or Eucerin (limit 5)
- Get $5 ECBs when you buy $19.99 worth of Skin Effects (limit 1)
- Get $5 ECBs when you buy $15 worth of Neutrogena (limit 1)
- Get $5 ECBs when you buy $15 worth of Maybelline or Garnier (limit 5)
- Get $3 ECBs when you buy $5.99 worth of Revlon, Nailen Fing'rs (limit 1)


Here's what I see for the week of 8/31:

As of right now, I am unable to find any ad scans or deal listings online for this week. If any of you know where this info is available online, please send me the link! I'll keep searching, and will update this post when the info is available.

A few freebie offers

• Free Obama Pin
• The Free Uncle Bens "Ready Rice" is available at Smartsource. Scroll through the pages to find the offer. No coupon to print, when you check offer and click "print now", a window opens to input your mailing address. No need to install coupon printer.
  
• Free pack of Stride Gum (click Settle, enter your birthdate, and answer a few silly questions).

Free Gluten-Free Juice

Click on the following link to order your free trial of Gluten-Free and Casein-Free, nutritionally complete, ready-to-drink juice boxes (2 each of three flavors, a $25 value!).
Enter promotion code PPC008 at checkout to get the product free, and choose free shipping. No credit card is required!

Heads Up Monday delay...

I'm sorry for the delay in my Heads Up Monday post, as well as my CVS scenarios this week. The past few days have been crazy. I had to take my 4 month old for an MRI yesterday at the hospital because she had a seizure, and today I had to take my husband to the airport because he's flying to San Francisco to stand in his good friend's wedding. He'll be gone until Sunday, so I'll have my hands full with the three girls until he gets back! I'm glad that he has this time to spend with his friends though, and work has been stressful for him so he really could use the vacation. We're definitely looking forward to Sunday though, and his return!

Tomorrow my agenda is clear, with the exception of some laundry, a little bit of housework, and of course spending time with the girls! Hopefully I can get some computer time in and catch up on my blogging.

As always, thanks for hanging in there, and for all the emails you all send me when unexpected times of infrequent posting occur. I really appreciate all the support I get from you all!

Free or cheap Clean and clear this week at CVS and Walgreens

CVS and Walgreens both have deals on Clean and Clear products this week.

At Walgreens, all Clean and Clear are BOGO50% and you'll get a $10 RRs when you buy $30 worth of products.

At CVS, all Clean and Clear are $1 off regular prices and you'll get $5 ECBs when you buy $15 worth of products (limit 5).

There is a $2/1 any Clean and Clear printable, and right now the print limit is 10 per computer!

Here's a sample scenario for CVS (prices have already had $1 taken off):

$3.99 Blackhead Clearing Scrub
$3.99 Blackhead Clearing Scrub
$3.99 Blackhead Clearing Scrub
$3.99 Blackhead Clearing Scrub

$15.96 before coupons

-$2/10 CVS coupon
-$8 (4) $2/1 Clean and Clear printables

$5.96 after coupons, earns $5 ECBs!


Do you have any good scenarios? If so, leave a comment and share them with us!

Free Pistons hats, just pay shipping

The Palace of Auburn Hills (go Pistons!) is celebrating it's 20th anniversary by marking down all of the hats they sell at the Palace Locker Room Store.

When you use the coupon code HALF it is supposed to take 50% off of your order. There must be a glitch in the system, because it is taking 100% off of the price. I ordered 2 hats, and the coupon code brought my total to $0. You pay shipping, it seems to be a flat $8 for ground shipping regardless of order size.

$8 for two hats is an excellent deal, since Hubs loves the Pistons, and he really needs a couple of new hats!

Hosting a House Party!

Not long ago, I heard about a website called HouseParty.com. At that site, big corporations sponsor parties to promote a new product or service that is available to consumers. Anyone can apply to host one of these parties, and there are usually at least a few available to apply for on the site.

There is no selling at these parties. If you're selected to be a host, the company sends you a package of products and related goodies for you to demonstrate to your guests. The parties can center around food products, DVDs of new shows coming on a television network in the upsoming season, toys, cleaning products, etc. There are countless companies wanting to get the word out to the public about their products, and sponsoring House Parties is becoming a very popular way to do that.

Hosting a House Party is a great excuse to get some friends together and socialize and have fun while trying out new items and scoring some free stuff.

I have applied to host 2 House Parties in the past, a Hershey's Bliss house party (a chocolate party, need I say more??) and a Party for the second Season of Ice Road Truckers, a show on the DIscovery Channel that my husband really likes. I didn't get picked for either of these, so I was starting to think that I may not be in the demographic that they're looking for.

I got an email a month or so ago that they were accepting applications for a Fisher Price House party. And the host package was amazing, better than either of the other two that I had applied for before. I was sure I wouldn't get chosen, but I applied anyways. I wanted this one way more than the other two, so imagine my glee when I got an email yesterday congratulating me on being chosen!

I am super excited about this party. First, they're sending some awesome toys my way. The package includes:

* 1 Laugh & Learn™ Smart Bounce & Spin Pony™ (ages 12 mos. to 3 yrs., MSRP $79.95)

* 1 Laugh & Learn™ Fun with Friends™ Musical Table (ages 6 mos. to 3 yrs., MSRP $49.95)
* 1 Amazing Animals™ Spinnin’Around Musical Zoo (MSRP $49.99, not available in stores until 8/18/08)* 1 Go Baby Go Crawl & Cruise Musical Jungle™ (MSRP $65.29, not available in stores until 8/18/08)
* 10 Fisher-Price toys to share with your guests, including Poppity Pop™, Rock-A-Stack®, and Friendly Flip Phone™

* 10 Infant Product Guides
* 10 coupons for the Fisher-Price online store
* 10 Gift Bags


Isn't that cool?!?! My daughters are going to flip over these toys. I'm excited about the Musical Jungle, because it looks a lot like the Drop and Roll Dinosaur that my 2 year old, Zoe, LOVES. These toys are perfect for my two girls. As soon as the party is over, they're getting packed away to go under the tree on Christmas. What a blessing.

My friends are already excited about the party, too. I have quite a few friends with chilcren who are between 6-3 years old, so it should be a great time!