It seems many times that there are several similar deals from week to week in competitor stores. I would think that we all want to make wise decisions with our money. For example, this week, Walgreens, Target, and CVS all have a pretty good deal on John Frieda Products. I have listed each deal below and what you would pay out of pocket for each. What do you think is the better deal? As you look at the comparable deals below (and other similar deals as they occur), here are some questions you might want to consider.
1. Which deal has me spending the LEAST out of pocket?
2. Do I have ECBs or RRs expiring or that I need to use soon that I could put toward this deal?
3. Is this a wise use of my ECBs or RRs on this item, is it something that I need or is it something high on my priority want list?
4. Do I have to drive across town spending gas money that might not be necessary just for this one deal, when I could go somewhere closer for a very similar deal?
Option #1 Walgreens $5 RR wyb (3) John Frieda 3/$15 -$5.00/2 John Frieda Root Awakening Products, Any Excluding Trial Size And Kits – 05-02-10 SS -$3.00/1 John Frieda Root Awakening Product 06-06-10 SS -$2.50/1 John Frieda printable **Buy 3 John Frieda, use three $3/1, spend $6.00, receive $5RRs, makes them $0.33 each! Option #2 CVS $3 ECB when you spend $10 on John Frieda Collection shampoo, conditioner or styler $5 Limit 1 -$5.00/2 John Frieda Root Awakening Products, Any Excluding Trial Size And Kits – 05-02-10 SS -$3.00/1 John Frieda Root Awakening Product 06-06-10 SS -$2.50/1 John Frieda printable **Buy 2 John Frieda, use two $3/1, spend $4.00, receive $3 ECBs, makes it $0.50 each! Option #3 Target John Frieda Root Awakening Products on sale $5.99 -$5.00/2 John Frieda Root Awakening Products, Any Excluding Trial Size And Kits – 05-02-10 SS -$3.00/1 John Frieda Root Awakening Product 06-06-10 SS -$2.50/1 John Frieda printable -$3/2 John Frieda hair care products Target printable**Buy 2 John Frieda, use two $3/1 and one $3/2 Target Store Printable, spend $2.98, makes it $1.49 each!
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I chose to get the deal at CVS since I had ECB’s that were going to expire this week. Got a great deal with no out of pocket and I’ll use the ECB’s I got back next week!
I bought 6 newspapers for the first time ever, so that I could do the deal at Walgreens, AND at CVS! 🙂 My daughter loves the frizz ease products, so this is going to be a great savings for her!