Jill Cataldo

Here are your best Black Friday deals for CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens! Note that despite being Black Friday ads, these deals start ON Thanksgiving itself, so get your scissors ready. These are some crazy sales. If you do even SOME of them as I've outlined them for you, between the two pharmacies, you can get paid $21 to TAKE about $170 worth of products home! Happy shopping, and Happy Thanksgiving! (If you're looking for this week's "regular" Deals of the Week, find them at this link.)

CVS/pharmacy:

WOW, does CVS have an overload of Black Friday specials. Their ad actually begins 11/24, ON Thanksgiving, and runs through 11/26. Many, many things are free after Extra-Care Bucks, and some are moneymakers too! If you do ALL of these "Free after ECBs" and "Moneymaker after coupon/ECBs" deals as I've written them, you will get PAID over $11 to take more than $94 worth of better-than-free products home! Ready to jump in?

FREE AFTER ECBs: (over $45 worth!)

Advil (10ct.) is on sale for $2.99. Buy it and get $2.99 back in Extra Care Bucks, making this FREE!

Advil PM (4ct.) is on sale for .99. Buy it and get $.99 back in Extra Care Bucks, making this FREE!

Balance Bar (1.76oz. single) is on sale for $1.69. Buy it and get $1.69 back in Extra Care Bucks, making this FREE!

BeKool Fever Patch (4ct. gel sheets) is on sale for $4.49. Buy it and get $4.49 back in Extra Care Bucks, making this FREE!

CVS Alkaline Batteries (AAA or AA 4-ct.) are on sale for $3.99. Buy them and get $3.99 back in Extra Care Bucks, making this FREE!

I know, I know... you didn't think you were heading to the stores this weekend because you didn't want to face a mad sea of bargain-hunters chasing Black Friday sales :) But on Thanksgiving Day, both Walgreens and CVS/Pharmacy started some great free-after-Jingle Cash (Register Rewards) and free-after-Extra Care Bucks deals that will have you taking lots home for very, very little... with some nice moneymakers too! These are worth going out for, and the pharmacies -shouldn't- be too crazy, right? These deals are good through Saturday, Nov. 27th.

First, Walgreens. Pages 6 and 8 of their new ad have some fabulous freebies and moneymakers, which are all free after Jingle Cash/RRs, or they're paying YOU to take them out the door...

If you're planning to go to Walgreens today, head over to Walgreens.com and print a Friends and Family coupon for 15% off anything in the store! This makes many of the free-after-Register-Rewards items MONEYMAKERS (the Alive! vitamins are $8.50 with a $10 RR - use the $1 coupon under this week's Deals, pay $7.50 and get $10, etc.) Print before you go! :)

Reader Joy W sent this photo in from her trip to Walgreens tonight to buy dog treats.

O-kay. Dog treats are $3.99 a bag, or two for $7 when they're NOT on sale.

But hey, they ARE on sale now... for $4.49 a bag or two for $8! Sale! Sale!

But that "sale" costs .50 more per bag.

Seriously, how many people are sucked in by this kind of marketing?

Note that at this time, Walgreens does not have a formal coupon policy. The following documents were obtained by iheartwags.com, an excellent site for following Walgreens sales:

Email to Walgreens Corporate with questions on policy:

Walgreens Ref #1825791‏
From: Power.Center@walgreens.com
Sent: Mon 1/12/09 5:25 PM

January 12, 2009

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