did you get your $4 off $20 4th of july coupon?

apparently some people have been having trouble receiving their emails from cvs. but, if cvs issued this coupon to you, and you did not get your email, you can still access it! (the theory is that this will not work for everyone, only for those who the coupon was issued to, no report yet on whether the coupon "beeps")

follow these instructions:

to get your coupon, you need your mid and cid codes.

So look at any old email from cvs you may have and at the bottom of your email, find the unsubscribe link. right click on that link and select "copy shortcut" or "copy link location." paste it somewhere (like notepad) so you can see the whole address. look for mid=, cid=, and possibly e=. it will look something like this:
e=xxxx@xxxxx.xxx&mid=xxxxxxxxx&cid=xxxxxxxxxxxx
copy that section.

open up one of the coupons that is not for your card. look for that same e=xxxx@xxxxx.xxx&mid=xxxxxxxxx&cid=xxxxxxxxxxxx
section. replace it with your personal info (make sure the e, mid, and cid are in the same order as the coupon that is not for your card.) try your new url

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if the coupon was issued to your card, it will appear! complete with your name!
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if it has not been issued to you, you'll just get a page not found message

btw, some people have already used the 4th of july coupon today 7/3, with no problem.

via slickdeals

how to print beauty handbook coupons

so everyone has been complaining (and rightfully so) about the ridiculous size of the coupons on beautyhandbook.com so let me explain step by step, how i go about printing them.

there are easier ways, but i do it this way. i like to use pdf because this way you don't lose quality. poor quality can mean the coupon will no longer scan at the register and who wants that hassle?

1) download and install cutepdf writer, its free, useful, and cute!

2) download and install foxit reader its free and seems to run faster than adobe. my version of adobe does not have an "page scaling" print option, so i need to use this. perhaps newer or paid versions of adobe do include this option?

3) go to beautyhandbook.com and click on the coupon you want. when the pop up window opens with the coupon click the print button. if you use ie, try what renee says:

I use IE, so I have this problem with these coupons also. In the 7.0 version, there is now a small printer image right above the webpage you are viewing. It is where your tabs appear. If you click on the down arrow next to the printer, there is an option for PRINT PREVIEW. Click on that and then in the last drop down on the page, reduce the size to 50% and click on the printer icon.

If you don't see the area in the tabs area that I am talking about, you can select PRINT PREVIEW from your File menu at the top of IE.

if you do use internet explorer, why not download firefox? even if you really prefer ie, it never hurts to have another browser to try when something is not working right in the one you are using.

4) near the top of the print options window there is a drop-down menu for the printer you want to use. now that you have installed cutepdf writer, it should be listed as one of your choices. select cutepdf writer and click print.

5) it may take a second... then cutepdf will prompt you to indicate where you want to save the pdf and what you want to call it. so name it and select someplace where you will be able to find it, like your desktop.

6) now open the pdf you just saved (with foxit) resize the window and play with the scrollbars until only the portion of the image you want to print is visible. like this:


(you think i don't hear you laughing at my desktop?)

7) now click print and change the options to
♥ printer name: cutepdf writer
♥ print range: current view
♥ page scaling: 75%
♥ auto center: un-checked
click ok

8) ...cutepdf will prompt you to indicate where you want to save the pdf and what you want to call it. so now you might want to name it blahblah_cropped and again, select someplace where you will be able to find it, like your desktop.

9) now you have a saved pdf of the resized and cropped coupon. you can open it and print without having to mess around with the options again. useful if you want to print more as you need them.

hope this was clear and useful!

p.s. it would be a lot easier if i could just post the resized cropped version, wouldn't it? but that would be illegal. cvs, if you are listening, why don't you tell beautyhandbook.com to fix their craptastic website so that the coupons are a reasonable size?

6/26 email coupons

printable coupons

all expire 6/29/08

these coupons seem to work with any cvs card:

♥ $2 off one Aquafina 16.9 oz. 12 pk. water OR four Aquafina 20 oz. single serve

♥ $5.00 off any In-Store Photo Book 6" x 8" or larger

♥ free Ellin Lavar Penetrating Balm wyb Ellin Lavar shampoo and conditioner

♥ $1 on Propel Invigorating Water or Gatorade G2, 20 oz.

♥ $2 on any $10 purchase of Cortizone 10 or Gold Bond Cream 1 oz.

♥ $1.00 on any carton of Edy's Slow Churned® Rich & Creamy ice cream

♥ $4 off Futuro

these coupons have been reported as card-specific (they "beep" if not issued to your card):

♥ CVS Brand Chapblock Ultra with SPF 30, free (*Maximum $1.59 value. some cvs stores sell this for more than $1.59!)

♥ $3 off $15

♥ $4 off $20

♥ $5 off $30

new cvs coupons at beautyhandbook.com

beauty handbook

you can print these online or look for the book at cvs

♥ $1 off 2 SmartWater 1 liters, exp 8/31/08

♥ $2 off any Skin Effects purchase, exp 8/31/08

♥ $3 off any 2 Sally Hansen nail color or treatment, exp 8/31/08

♥ $1 off any 2 Dasani or Evian 1 liters, exp 8/31/08

♥ $1 off any CVS/Pharmacy brand Suncare 3 oz. or larger, exp 8/31/08

♥ $2 off any CVS/Pharmacy Brand defining Skincare purchase, exp 8/31/08

♥ $2 off any CVS/Pharmacy skincare purchase, exp 8/31/08

♥ $2 off Cristophe, exp 8/31/08

♥ $1.50 off BreathRX of $8 or more, exp 8/31/08

♥ $2 off 24-7 Minerals or Skincare purchase, exp 8/31/08

$3 off $15 purchase coupon, exp 6/14/08

this coupon was published in Akron Beacon Journal
Sunday, 06/01/2008
Page A9

you can sign up for a 14 day free trial of their electronic edition and print the coupon! (it is not restricted to any geographic area.)

if you don't feel like registering for the free trial, you could use a publicly shared log-in from bugmenot.com

thanks to MISTERCHEAP on fatwallet!

free malt o meal cereal

it has been reported that cvs has 9.2 oz Malt O Meal cold cereal boxes for $1. check endcaps in the seasonal section.
print out $1 coupons (2 can be printed per computer)
print another 2 coupons (2 can be printed per computer)
and get 4 boxes for free!

via hot coupon world

free viactiv (with coupon from 3/2 newspaper), through 5/31

viactiv flavor glides $8.99
-$4 cvs viactiv coupon
-$2 viactiv flavor glides coupon (from 3/2 newspapers)
=$2.99
and receive $3 ecb!

via a full cup

new cvs coupons: ellin lavar, bayer, playskool diapers, viactiv

these were emailed to some cvs extracare cardholders 5/29/08

get em here
coupon list
and if it should vanish from the internet...
slickdeals list

$2 on any AZO Urinary Tract or Yeast infection product, exp 6/1/08
"Print this coupon to use at any CVS/pharmacy store. Save $2 on any AZO Urinary Tract or Yeast infection product with your ExtraCare card."

$3 on Playskool Mega Pack diapers, 34-60 ct., excludes Newborn size, exp 6/1/08
"Print this coupon to use at any CVS/pharmacy store. Save $3 on Playskool Mega Pack diapers, 34-60 ct., excludes Newborn size, with your ExtraCare card."

$1 off NEW Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage, exp 6/1/08
"Print this coupon to use at any CVS/pharmacy store. Save $1 on NEW Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage with your ExtraCare card."

$4 off Viactiv Flavor Glides, exp 6/1/08
"Print this coupon to use at any CVS/pharmacy store. Save $4 on any Viactiv Flavor Glides - Calcium or Multi Vitamins with your ExtraCare card."

$5 off 2 Ellin Lavar Hair Care Products, exp 6/1/08
"Print this coupon to use at any CVS/pharmacy store. Save $5 when you buy two Ellin Lavar hair care products with your ExtraCare card." good deal!

2 Free Sierra Mist, May 25 and 26 Only!

"During the two day Memorial Day sale on 5/25 and 26 CVS will offer Sierra Mist 2L Bottles BOGO. Use these manufacturer coupons to pay for one and get both free! (YMMV on cashier refusing if BOGO, but usually they accept as long as you have two bottles per coupon)

Coupon good on regular and diet varieties. Two print outs per computer yields four free bottles. AGAIN MAY 25 and 26th ONLY!!" - MisterCheap

print coupon: b1g1 sierra mist

via fatwallet

$5 off $15 cvs coupon in li newsday 5/18

Not restricted to NY area. Expires on 6/1/08. page A-47 in the Early Sunday Edition, page a45 in regular edition! (page number may vary)

♥ register at newsday

♥ put in the required information: where it asks if you currently subscribe to the Newsday print edition, say YES, then put an address and some phone number. it doesn't even have to be in NY.

♥ go to the e-edition

♥ the coupon is in issue for 5/18/08, on page A045.

via fatwallet

"i heart cvs" mentioned in article on abc7news.com!

"As founder of the Chilling Effects Clearinghouse, an online resource to help Internet users understand their rights, Seltzer regularly posts cease and desist letters received by Web sites including one recent letter pharmacy chain CVS sent to a Web site called IHeartCVS.com.

The letter claimed IHeartCVS had infringed on intellectual property rights by posting "links to in-store redeemable CVS coupons." The Web site was asked to "destroy any and all unauthorized reproductions of CVS' intellectual property."

"I'd argue that links to pages on CVS' site are not infringements of copyright," Seltzer said."

Secrets of online shopping discounts
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

i agree with seltzer... but i removed those links anyway because i was afraid dreamhost would shut down my site if cvs asked them to. but i still ♥ to bookmark them :)

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where have all the coupons gone?

as some of you may know, there were some unreleased (not emailed to anyone yet) cvs coupons found online. and now none of the links work any longer. okay, now they're back!

did cvs pull them because people were using them already? or is this just a technical glitch on their end?

$3 off $15 purchase, expires 6/6/08

from the washington post e-replica

to use washington post's e-replica, you will need to register for the free trial - they do not ask for credit card information or any payment up front.

navigate to the "district" section for 4/24/08, page 128 is the cvs ad.

thanks to soleus on fatwallet

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