CVS Products -- love em or hate em?

[mama22qts]

Pretty often we need CVS products to use their CVS brand coupons. It's hard to know which are decent and which are junk. What's your experience? I personally like:

CVS lip balm
CVS travel wipes
CVS napkins
CVS psoriasis shampoo (great stuff!)

but I didn't care for:

CVS paper towels
CVS toilet paper.

[nozymom]

I have tried & love the quality and price of CVS brand diapers & pull ups...I have been using these for my daughter and am very pleased with them. I really stocked up during BOGO sale and had CVS brand coupons to go along with the sale...and free package for every so many puchased ( either 5 or 10 pkg's not sure on exact number)

[grammaof4andmore]

I recently tried CVS paper towels and didn't like them. My daughter uses CVS diapers and thinks they work great.

[mominmichigan]

We like these CVS brand items:

cotton balls
powder
travel wipes
witch hazel


We don't like these CVS brand items:

sandwich bags
papertowels

[mpmama2re]

Like-

Cvs baby wipes unscented

do not like-

Cvs kids multivitamins

[notsonewtodeals]

Like
Explorers/Supreme Diapers
Plastic Baggies

[bravesrule62382]

Recently tried the Batteries and Paper Plates (the ones like Dixie) when the had the Free $3 CVS Item. No complaints on either.

[thumperac]

glad we got this going again on here as I almost bought some CVS papertowels, but will now pass.

I have tried and liked:

sandwich bags
paper plates

[deemergirl]

I realize that I may be in the minority, but I love the CVS brand PREMIUM paper towels (select a size). I don't care for their regular ones.

Also like the freezer bags and cashews.

[hrivas]

I like the Premium paper towels too. I also liked the sandwich bags and the freezer bags. The baby wipes were awesome too. Other than that, I don't care for much else.

[BensMomma]

I love the CVS contact solution

[Daniellematis]

The skin effects is a CVS only product and the lip plumper makes my lips red all around the edges. I have the same stuff from N.V. Pericone and it does not do that. I thought this stuff would be weaker if anything since it is 1/2 the price, but NOOO it is much stronger. Be careful!

[Shirley645]

Love their premium nuts all varieties

[lsfla]

I have been buying the CVS bottled water for $1.09 with the $1 off any CVS product coupon.

Living in an area where there are lots of hurricanes this is a great way to stock up.

[Spacegirl99]

Hate: CVS TP!!!! (Would prefer sand paper to their TP!)
CVS Diaper Rash Ointment


Love: CVS Potty Time Flushable Wipes (the ones like Kandoo)
CVS triple antibiotic
CVS Bubble Bath (Peaches and Cream)

[SaraBW]

This is a recent discovery that I love: CVS version of Teddy Grahams. Only $1/bag and so good!

[bethn]

LOVE: CVS packing tape - got lots with $3/1 CVS brand coupons.

[sbp]

I bought the Playskool wipes (they're sold only at CVS, so I think it's ok to post in this thread). The packaging is set up to use as is, since there's a closable lid, but the slit to get the wipes out is TINY. After the first use, I ripped it open and put them into an empty Pampers wipes tub. The wipes were good, but if I hadn't had a tub to put them into I would have been seriously frustrated with them.

[noychoy]

I love the Crest vivid white toothpaste, and now cvs has their version, but I'm waiting to buy it until Im out of toothpaste lol has anyone tried it yet??

[noychoy]

I just love the Cristophe products for curly or wavy hair! It smells like the shampoo and conditioners they use on your hair at the salons, and it makes my hair soft! lol I just thought I'd post that for those who haven't tried it =). And just think if you have a dollar off or a coupon for cvs brands, try the 1.99 small bottle sometime! Its great!

[Qbert]

Has anyone tried the CVS toilet bowl cleaner (a "tablet" you throw into the tank)? I need it and the brand name equivalents are more expensive.

[noychoy]

Its alright, but I still prefer the teflon one by is it clorox ( having a fog brain tonight) lol

[too-old-now]

I had a big ECB to use up recently, and I decided on a whim to get one of the CVS one-time digital cameras (it will give me more ECBs). Well, I had left it in the trunk of the car last night. This morning on the way to work I was in a car accident. While nobody was hurt, I was able to take pictures of the scene and the damage. If there are problems with the insurance I have proof, if I don't need it I can delete the pics.

For $10, its not a bad idea to keep one of these in the car.

[too-old-now]

You can view/delete them before you bring it back for processing - when they process it they will give you prints as well as a picture CD.

[Spacegirl99]

You can only view/delete the last picture taken, though. Also, once you take the last pic on the camera, it won't let you view/delete it. It just says camera full - return for processing.
They take great pics though. My mom bought a whole bunch of those and the video cams when DD was born.

[Zulaya]

Oh yeah those vitamins are nasty. DD and DS wouldn't eat them so I thought I'd try to finish them out... they're vitamins after all right? I tried but couldn't do it. Blech!

Hm, Maybe there are two kinds of kids multivitamins? I bought two bottles of the gummies with a bogo crt, and the kids LOVE them. In fact, I'm almost worried that they're too much like candy. I've never seriously worried about a vitamin overdose until now.

In fact, theyr'e vegetarian friendly, have the most detailed allergy warning I've seen in a while, and the kids remember to take them better than I remember to give them.

So, I'd say for the gummy vitamins, everyone loves them...too much.

--Sara

[pansygirl]

I really like the CVS Bandaids and the CVS MSM.

[cuzisaidso]

The kids love the peanut butter filled pretzels. 99 cents

[KimD]

The CVS Zinc is excellent. (Not the Life Fitness, but the main CVS brand). Keep this on hand and take it at the first sign of getting sick - it works wonders.

[mama22qts]

Hm, Maybe there are two kinds of kids multivitamins? I bought two bottles of the gummies with a bogo crt, and the kids LOVE them. In fact, I'm almost worried that they're too much like candy. I've never seriously worried about a vitamin overdose until now.

In fact, theyr'e vegetarian friendly, have the most detailed allergy warning I've seen in a while, and the kids remember to take them better than I remember to give them.

So, I'd say for the gummy vitamins, everyone loves them...too much.

--Sara
I bet the gummy ones are good, but let me tell you the regular kind are NASTY!!

[mama22qts]

CVS gummy candy is excellent! There's an entire thread on this subject on another board, but someone said that the same folks who make haribo gummies make the CVS brand. I don't know if that's true, but they taste very similar. YUM!

[MrsPinecone]

I like the CVS Ultra Soft Stretch diapers pretty well-- they are like a lot of other store brands. I am not so hot on the wipes, even though a lot of people said they they really liked them. I think I'll stick to Huggies wipes once I use up the big stash of CVS wipes.

[cheapone]

I hate CVS dental floss. It shreds between my teeth, and then I have the little shreds stuck there. Yuck!!

[Qbert]

I saw these yesterday. They're $4.19, and the CVS ones are $1.99, or .99 after a 1/1 coupon. Plus, they're bigger than the Clorox (more ounces).

So unless y'all say I MUST get the Clorox, I'm going with the CVS for less than 25% of the price.

My CVS tablet works fine. After 3 weeks of use, the toilet is still clean.

[justlucy06]

We like the CVS Cashews ok and I loved the Caramel Corn that I got today. 10 boxes for $10 (used $2/$10 heart CVS coupon) along with incorporating it into one of those $10 off/$50 coupon deals.

I'm hoping to stash it in the back of my growing stockpile so that 8 or 9 boxes last until Easter.

Oh and I love the Life Fitness Gum (which I've heard is a CVS product) especially when I got a number of packs of it free.

[anothershopper2]

I bought the Gentle Tape (like the brown bandages) to wrap around a sprained ankle and when DH tried to put it on, it started to stick to itself (which it says it does)... but it's like cheap packing tape, once it touches itself, there is no prying it apart. It got all tangled and I tried to get it back into a usable form unsuccessfully. I would NOT recommend this product. But it was the only one of its types in the store. It was the 3 inch one that cost $4.99 in my store.

There are money back guarantees on CVS brand... how do I use that? DH wasn't really even able to use it once - like it should have been used. Do I just take the open package back to the store?

I do like the Toffee Popcorn w/peanuts :) i didn't like the apple juice - as I felt it tasted strange and felt a little bit watered down. Even for $1, I would rather spend the extra money on Motts.

[ekoukla]

I like the large kitchen garbage bags with deodorant and yellow string ties. Very easy to use and not flimsy. I also like the paper plates (with blue/purple flowers) because they are much like Dixie brand.

ekoukla

[ekoukla]

I also like the Christophe brand hair accesories and clips. They were included in a promotion last Nov./Dec. so they were free. They are very expensive, but I can't complain when they are free.

ekoukla

[PHmom]

I have to say how much I love the Life Fitness pain patches, I started getting them for the overage (with the $3 cpn from the Heart Beat booklet, since they're $1.99) but my knee was hurting so I decided to try one a couple of weeks ago and they're great! They stick on well and move with you, since I put it on my knee, most patches come off after a while since you're bending your knee and walking, but these actually stay on pretty well. They do start to peel off eventually (like when you've been going up and down the stairs doing laundry all afternoon - LOL).

[ambytes]

I'm diabetic and use the CVS brand swabs I like them. My daughter loves the CVS gummie candy.

[GeorgiaPeach]

I would just like to add that I have been trying the "free and clear" trial laundry detergent(my fillers:)) and I really like it! This is coming from a mom that usually uses Dreft on the kids clothes! Thumbs up on this one!

[coupons and cards]

I've been real happy with the CVS flushable wipes. I first bought them as a filler to use a $10 off $50 coupon. They were on clearance. I had to go back and buy more!

[backyrat]

I tried the CVS brand scrubber sponges (for washing dishes) and hated them. They deteriorated so much more quickly than other brands I have used.

[puakinikini]

has anyone ever tried cvs brand hand sanitizer? does it really good? any suggestion

Yes, I have used this - I stocked up last winter when it was reduced and Purell was twice the price.

It is fine - but makes your hands a bit drier than the Purell. The ingredients appear to be comparable - but you may need more hand lotion.

[DannieJo]

Thanks to the OP for recommending the CVS Psoriasis Shampoo. I used it yesterday and for the first time in years, my scalp doesn't itch intensely!

:yourock:

I totally agree that it's great!

[Ree]

Has anyone tried the spices? I noticed they are on sale again this week.

[anothershopper2]

I really like the BIG Quilted Paper towels that were on ECBs last week - the 3 pack. It was decent quality and could give bounty & the other other name brands a run for their money. I doubt that I would specifically buy the CVS brand, but it does live up to my expectations. Of course the regular paper towels that are $1.99 - are the cheapest towels known to man. I'm not sure if they even soak up anything.

[Dawlphin022]

You can only view/delete the last picture taken, though. Also, once you take the last pic on the camera, it won't let you view/delete it. It just says camera full - return for processing.
They take great pics though. My mom bought a whole bunch of those and the video cams when DD was born.

In order to view the last picture you just have to turn the camera either back off and then on, or just turn it back on. Then you will be able to see it. I tried the camera out too and didn't think I could view the last pic either, but found that way to work. I agree that the pics turn out good plus it comes with a cd so you can download them or get reprints!!

[DorothyB]

I got a $3 / $10 CVS products last week. Today, when I was trying to spend the one I had, I got ANOTHER one on the same card.

Honestly, I'm having a hard time finding $10 of CVS products to buy, so looking for some help. I want to buy items I would normally purchase at a price (after the $3 discount) less than or equal to what I would normally pay.

Shockingly (to me), the WalMart brand of NyQuil is $4.99 for 20 oz. Even with a 30% discount, the CVS brand costs more. I tried latex gloves (use them occassionally with horses, cleaning hair out of drains or other yucky clean-up jobs) - price doesn't come anywhere close to this week's sale at Walgreen's.

I've stocked up on pain meds, toothpaste, shampoo, t paper and paper towels already so don't need those. Tried pricing bottled water and it was too much (although with next week's sale, I'll have to do the math again).

I might get more "sudafed" equivalent. Today I ended up buying 4 cans of bathroom cleaner and a hydrogen peroxide.

I don't normally buy chips, graham crackers, paper plates, etc. Tried lightbulbs today, but they didn't have what I was looking for. Don't need diapers. Tried pricing bar soap and laundry detergent.

What do you spend yours on??

[MissChele]

Love the Honey Wheat Pretzel Twists!!


MissChele

[Zulaya]

Bottled water
Mini Pretzel twists
CVS brand gummy vitamins (YUM)
CVS brand disposable cups/plates/bowls

Basically, as long as I have ECB's to spend on it, I don't mind spending a couple dollars more than I would at Walmart (etc). My theory is it's pretty easy to roll a $4/20 with other coupons to make a dollar or two profit each week at CVS, so I never end up spending "real" money. On the other hand, anything I do at walmart comes straight out of my checking account.

What I'd do, do one of the break even deals for the week, add the $10 of CVS products that you'll use at some point, even if not this moment, the total will put you in a position to use a $4/20 email. Between the $3 (from the $3/10) and the $4 (the $4/20), you'll spend $3 for $10 of CVS brand stuff, which if you're doing, say, this week's Excedrin will still put you ahead by $2 or so (and you'll have 6 bottles of Excedrin to do whatever you do with Excedrin lol).

Of course, what exactly you do depends on what you use, what coupons you have, etc, etc, but that's the basic game plan I'd use.

Hope that helps some?

--Sara

[server18]

I like the CVS brand of fabric softner. It goes on sale B1G1 quit often.

[DorothyB]

What I'd do, do one of the break even deals for the week, add the $10 of CVS products that you'll use at some point, even if not this moment, the total will put you in a position to use a $4/20 email. Between the $3 (from the $3/10) and the $4 (the $4/20), you'll spend $3 for $10 of CVS brand stuff, which if you're doing, say, this week's Excedrin will still put you ahead by $2 or so (and you'll have 6 bottles of Excedrin to do whatever you do with Excedrin lol).

--Sara

That is sort of what I was doing. However, in today's scenario, I was "using" the $5 / $30 to decrease the cost of my Purex to make the "cost per load" lower. So, I was only looking at the 30% discount generated by the $3 / $10 CVS. If I hadn't done the CVS, I would have bought MORE laundry detergent. As it is I got almost 200 loads worth - I NEVER do over 5 loads per week and probably average 4 or less, so this is a year's worth.

Anyway, it helps a little. There are times that your scenario is exactly what I would do - use the $10 of CVS to bring the purchase up enough to use the $x / $xx total purchase.

I did price check the CVS "sudafed" and it is less than Walgreen's already - don't know WM price, but this will be good to use for my next $3 / $10.

[junecleaver]

I love the cvs brand rasberry shortbread cookies (mmmm so good)

[thriftycj]

After spending 6 hours at the pool on Saturday and not reapplying my Waterbabies SPF 50 very well, I was much in need of sunburn relief products. My mom knows of my CVS addiction and scolded "surely that CVS of yours has something that will help!"

I woke up Sunday morning quite pleased to find the $3 ECB deal on sun car products! :) I got the alcohol-free lidocaine/aloe gel in a tube and the big bottle lidocaine/menthol/aloe gel. Both have worked quite well (along with all that excedrin I bought!), though there is a lotion product out there (don't remember the name... used to get in when I lived in Miami) that I do like a bit better... probably because it smells fruity.

I also got a pot of the zinc oxide spf 45 sunscreen. jury is still out on that... it started to sting after awhile, but that might just be my sensitive skin and the fact i was really sweating and it was getting in my eyes.

Ended up getting a great deal as the kansas city stores accept expired CVS q's:

All 3 products = approximately $11.50 + 4 newspapers = 16.50
-- $3/15
-- $3/10 CVS purchase
-- BOGO Free CVS Item q ($3.79)
-- $3 ECB

Total OOP = $3.71, including the cost of 4 inserts with the Pro Vive q's and the $2 Excedrin Back and Body q's which helped me to get ECB overages on other transactions later that day! :)

Also... there are lots of products that are CVS only labels... for example, all the Essence of Beauty products. There are also CVS lightbulbs, packing and clear tape, calculators, hair dryers, etc. Spend some time looking around the store... there's more CVS brand stuff than you realize!

[MeghanR]

I like the baby wipes. Sometimes I buy DH the body wash that is like Old Spice High Endurance. There was something else that I like that I was going to post about, but I can't remember what it was.

[MeghanR]

I remembered the other thing I was going to mention. I recently bought CVS napkins when they were BOGO. The napkins are fine, nothing special, but I really like the drawstring on the package that keeps it closed, so all your napkins don't fall out.

[extechy]

I personally like this feminine products, vitamins, and lotion.

[junecleaver]

I hate cvs paper towels, just bought them today:frown: They are very rough and crispy.:mad6:

[pilesoflaundry]

Has anyone tried the CVS toilet bowl cleaner (a "tablet" you throw into the tank)? I need it and the brand name equivalents are more expensive.

A plumber once told me never to use those, they are really bad for the plumbing and the toilet. Something about they eat the rubber in the parts inside the tank. :shrug7:

I hate the cvs toilet paper. I really like the wipes and the bottled water is fine.

[olive15]

I've only bought CVS pain relief products, ie. naproxen & ibuprofen. Will try some of the other reccommended items!

[newmum02]

Does the tablet turn the water blue?

My CVS tablet works fine. After 3 weeks of use, the toilet is still clean.

[mrorke]

I like the CVS versions of...
Cetaphil soap and lotion
Hydrocortisone ointment
Flexible Fabric Band-aids - These are BETTER than Band-aid brand!
Bengay
Handwipes -travel size


I Hate the CVS version of
Aluminum Foil - It is so thin and flimsy.

[saveit]

I do not like CVS brand wet wipes they are very thick, which is good but I dont think they are soft whatsoever.

[noychoy]

I love the salted cvs almonds in the 1lb bag MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lol , and I love the Cvs 1000 sheet per roll toilet tissue, it lasts so much longer then those little rolls! and the pretzels they are tasty! I dip them in some sour cream( not cvs, but if only.... Woots discounts) lol

[SavingsFool]

I have tried and love the tall kitchen bags that are non tie. I have not tried the large bags or the tie ones, but if they are anything like the 13 gallon bags I am sure I would love them too. lol

Edited to add:
Oh yeah and the pain relievers work great too. Nuprin works great.

[Drew's Mommy]

I do not like the CVS brand toilet paper at all!!!!!!!!!! It is so thin and you might as well be using nothing at all IMHO! LOL:hysterical:

[jjoseph]

Has anyone tried the new CVS brand sonic toothbrush? I understand it d, the price looks good and there is a built in toothbrush sanitizer.

[pattydileo]

I had the same problem. Not worth saving the money.

My sons loved the Divine chocolate cream cookies. I tried them and have to agree.


CVS pads are a NO NO, they didnt have enough sticky in the front or the back so it almost folds in half! *ughhhhh*

[dragonflylover]

Hubby and I like the cvs shower gels. Some of them have the scrubby bead things in there too. Then there is the 3/10 crt and 1 ecb for each bottle you buy. long story short, we have a few bottles of shower gel right now and it all smells great. I really like the ocean rain or mist or something like that. :biggrin:

[ilovearedtag]

Just recently got my first 2.50/10 CVS products, so I bought some CVS paper towels. Love them! They work great! Also bought some trashbags, ziploc type bags and some antibacterial hand wipes. Have yet to try those things yet.......I do love this thread though b/c I haven't tried much CVS branded things in the past and love to hear how the things hold up(or not!)! :smile:

[noychoy]

I just bought peppermint EoB lotion. Oh it smells heavenly!

[selover_girl]

cannot stand the playskool diapers, the velcro doesnt stay attached very well. we have had quite a few diapers end up somewhere in the leg area of babys sleeper.

i really like the cvs explorers they are really absorbent and they actually stay on!!!

[tunkany]

The paper towels stink! They turn to mush. I hate the toilet paper, too. Diapers are as good as other brands. I actually prefer them to Huggies (that leak the nasty gel stuff) and Pampers (the smell-ugh). The zip lock bags work pretty good, too. My DH likes the mouthwash. Haven't tried much else...

[Zulaya]

I actually prefer them to Huggies (that leak the nasty gel stuff)

/hijack on

OMGosh, it's been 6 years so I'd almost forgotten, but you are SO right about huggies. Nasty stuff. And beware if you ever drop one in a bathtub or toilet (don't ask, and no it wasn't intentional), Omgosh what a MESS! Funky gel pellet thingies everywhere!

And those diapers can get to weigh like, what, 15 pounds or something if you actually leave them overnight. Sure, they don't leak, but holy cow, is 15 pounds of (lets be genteel and say "liquid") taped to your baby a good thing?

Don't get me wrong, sometimes it's the best you can do, like if the baby is sleeping through the night for the first time and you really don't want to wake him or whatever. I'm not being critical. But when you remove such a diaper, you can't help but think this wasn't really what babies were intended to sleep in:)

/hijack off (Sorry!)

I actually like the paper towels ok. They're definitely not viva, but I'd say they're the equivalent of something like Bounty Basic.

It's probably been a year since I posted about the gummy vitamins, but my kids STILL love those. Definitely need to pick some more up this week. The Absolute Divine butter cookies are also pretty good. Not the best butter cookies I've ever had, but definitely in the passing range.

The trash bags are likewise passable. We use the ones with the pull ties on them, and you have to be careful doing the pull ties so you don't rip the bag, plus you have to sort of push the gathering top of the bag up and coax the ties along when you go to tie it. My husband finds this tedious, but not tedious enough to tell me to stop buying bags at CVS for with funny money:)

I like their paper plates, Very equivalent to dixie. The plastic cups are tolerable, but I wish they had a dixie equivalent for those also. On the plastic bowls, I don't buy them, and wouldn't recommend them to someone using them with pets or small children. They're somehow more unstable than the paper dixie style bowls, and I personally dislike cleaning clam chowder out of the carpets.

I'll let you know about the toothbrushes in about a year when those finally get to the top of the pile:) And the only way they'll get to the top in a year is because I tend to swap out toothbrushes after anyone's been sick, so with 3 children, we have the potential to burn through a lot of toothbrushes:)

Can't think of anything else off the top of my head we've used. Oh, plastic silverware. It's plastic silverware. The white kind, not the really deluxe plastic silverware that's clear and thick and heavy. Works well enough. I mean, it's throw away plastic silverware, so my expectations are pretty minimal, but they certainly pass for me.

--Sara

[saveit]

I bought 2 CVS-brand single rolls of toilet paper as filler items (the single roll that says 1000 sheets), it was only $.83 per roll, but it is so terribly rough! :shrug7: It reminded me of gas station toilet paper, rough and very thin and breaks apart easily. Thank goodness the Cottonelle 20pks are on sale!

[arahzel]

Use the CVS Colloidal Oatmeal baths on my daughter. They work great!

[areinn]

I must be the only person that likes the CVS toilet paper. :shrug7: I put it in the kids bathroom because they go through TP so quickly. I put better stuff in my bathroom. Also, my son loves the chewable kids vitamins, the gummies and the regular ones. I just got him 4 bottles, so he has a year supply.

[wispering_faeries]

I like the liquid hand soap, Playskool wipes (I buy the refills and put them in a Huggies tub. Easy to pull out one at a time), and the beauty bar soap (like Dove).

Has anyone tried the danruff shampoo. The one equivalent to Head & Shoulders?

[sdimon]

The CVS seasoned nuts are TDF!!!
I also love the Absolutely Divine peanut butter cookies.

[lightm]

Love and adore the Premium select as size paper towels... I use them all the time as fill.. never will I buy paper towels anywhere else.

The little bags of pretzels that are 2/$.99 are consumed like mad by my lil guy, so instead of a candy bar fill it's pretzel time! :)

[gvt611t]

I like cvs travel size wipes,ziplock bags, baby toothpaste.:smile:

[eaton3000]

Diapers are as good as other brands. I actually prefer them to Huggies (that leak the nasty gel stuff) and Pampers (the smell-ugh)./hijack on
...I'd almost forgotten, but you are SO right about huggies....
/hijack off (Sorry!)

OK, I'll third that. My son had bad bad skin as an infant (eczema while we were figuring out what foods he was allergic to) and the CVS diapers were so gentle on his skin. Plus they fit his body type well. Preferred them to Huggies and Pampers and Luvs! Cost benefit was just icing on the cake.

Also we preferred the CVS brand Eucerin creme to the real Eucerin creme as it was less thick and it spread easier. (We used to grease up our babies [see eczema comment above].)

[barbliny]

I have tried and like:

CVS tall kitchen garbage bags
CVS zip freezer bags
CVS spice drops - always my last minute grab when I'm in the negative

[aaahchuu]

I agree and they're too scratchy.

I do not like CVS brand wet wipes they are very thick, which is good but I dont think they are soft whatsoever.

[seedlady]

How do you know what's CVS brand - cause I don't see too many items that say CVS.

their list says over 3000 items- i haven't tried them all yet !

look for skin effects, cristophe, lumene, playskool, nuprin, life fitness, anything that says cvs brand, and anything that the upc starts with 50428.
look for things that say cvs quality, have the cvs checkmark, or are distributed from woonsocket, rhode island.

[simisaver]

I think the large trash bags are great!!

[Wolfie1991]

I like:
Trash bags
sandwich/snack/gallon bags
their Viactive copy cat-tastes better in my opinion

Not to keen on:
paperplates (dixie style)-too thin, and really ugly pattern

[seedlady]

Not too keen on:
paperplates (dixie style)-too thin, and really ugly pattern

gasp- you don't like my purple flowered plates? i liked the sandal print last summer- one of my daughter's friends is a shoe adorer.

i just tried the raw almonds this week- they are excellent. equal to trader joes quality.

[Zulaya]

How do you know what's CVS brand - cause I don't see too many items that say CVS.

(Quoted from the CVS FAQ)
I have a coupon good on "CVS brand items". What does this apply to?

CVS labeled items (of course!), Gold Emblem, Lumene, Life Fitness, Essence of Beauty, Playskool, Blade for Men, Cristophe, Nuprin, Round The House and Skin Effects.

[mamaknowsbest]

my favs are the Free&Clear laundry detergent,(greatfor sensitive skin) cvs brand pads/liners,cvs toothbrushes,bodywash,lotion,make-up remover cloths,diapers,wipes,wet-jet cleaning pad refils-totally awesome and go on sale at BOGO ,all things i like.:BigHand:

[tonnie]

I purchased a bunch of these and when we returned from disney had them developed out of 7 cameras 5 had orangey pictures. I dont know if it was from the developing or the camera but i will not purchase another. The pictures were not sharp either. The best thing is the photo disc I was able to make three memory books.

[KristinesShower]

I buy the aloe vera gel (clear) in case quantities for my body whips! It is the best aloe gel I've found for the price (and I've gone through about 5 suppliers in the last 6 years)

[redheadwhosings]

Just bought sandwich bags and they seem fine!

[redheadwhosings]

Well, I just tried the Quart bags and they are quite a bit thinner and not as roomy as name-brand ones. If I were using them for freezing, I would probably go w/ a name-brand, but just for holding items, they are fine.

[Mrsmom03]

I actually have not had a problem with any of their products I have tried so far - sandwich bags, aluminum foil, tissues, hand sanitizer, cough drops and a few others. If the price is right and there is a coupon on top of that I'll give them a try!

[solitarymanner]

I LOVE the CVS pistachios.....and I believe they are on sale again this week !!!

[mama2two]

Tried and like:
the supreme "caillou" diapers,
aluminum foil,
slider quart bags,
13 gallon white kitchen trash bags,
the "premium" toilet paper (about 4.99 for 12 pk)
the "premium" paper towels (2.99 for 3pk)

Did NOT like:
the single roll printed "select a size" paper towels (.99/roll) too rough and won't "absorb" anything, might save them for the car, for picnic or quick pick ups, more like rough napkins than paper towels

[misschris]

Has anyone tried the toothbrush sanitiser yet? It is in the Feb book and earns 3$ ecb's. Mine isn't working right and I am debating just returning it, or exchanging it for another. Any one have any luck with these?

[Zulaya]

I bought their scale. It almost worked for a single day, and since then it hasn't even turned on. I want to return it, and certainly could under their refund rules, but I hesitate because the clerks are very suspicious of me as it is, and I don't have the box anymore...

Anyway, that's my experience with the scale. Hopefully it was a fluke.

--Sara

[adriansmommie]

I don't care for the baby wash. It is kind of runny. Not what I am used to at all. I do like their contact solution.

[freshstart]

Anyone tried CVS liquid softener?
I need to roll some CVS coupons and would like to buy the limit of 5 to get some ECBs back.

I never tried this softener before so I'm not sure if it's worth buying.

Thanks

[miacat]

The peanuts are good! I tried to use my ECBs for as many grocery items as possible.

[jedda]

I loved the CVS brand fruit flavored water. It was in single serve 20oz bottles for 69c, and it was good to fill up a negative balance, or to finish one of those $/$$ CVS brand only coupons.

At one point last summer they marked them down to 7c ea. (90% off, I guess) and after using one of their $/$$ coupons I bought a cart full for next to nothing. Unfortunately, I think it was discontinued because none of the CVS around here carry it anymore.

[jedda]

Sorry, posted that last one before I was actually finished!


We also buy:
Candy (their gummies are at least as good as anyone elses, and then they have CVS bags of brand named stuff like Smarties, Tootsie Rolls and Atomic Fireballs)
Hand sanitizer
cotton balls
nail polish remover
all kinds of office stuff like envelopes, note pads, and even sticky notes
baby wipes

Oh yeah, I forgot about the one's that we didn't like:
diapers
apple juice (I totally agree with the poster who said it tasted funny and watered down)
most of their cookies (crumbly and bland, and from my experience they are often half crushed), although my ds is in love with their tri-colored sugar wafers.
and their brand of tissues will scratch your nose up.

I've never tried their tp because I've only heard bad things about it. I HAVE tried their paper towels, and I could take 'em or leave 'em. I like the Target brand better.

[jkmur827]

I don't like the CVS brand paper plates - 2 out of every 3 are stuck together so bad that I just leave it together and use the 2 as 1 - so net effect I lose about 1/3 of the package of paper plates used.

So far though, I've been satisfied with their other products.

[lovetorebate]

I love the diapers and wipes. And their Gold Emblem Strawberry Creme Shortbread Cookies are yummy! They remind me of the Pepperidge Farm ones, but for 1/2 the price and twice as many cookies!

[jene31]

For those of you talking about the CVS diapers and wipes...do you mean the actual CVS ones or the Playskool ones? I have yet to find a diaper I like better than Luvs and the only wipes I like are Pampers Baby Fresh. I'd love to find some cheaper wipes that are comparable.

I just got my first $2/$10 CVS brand coupon today in a 'begin a new...healthy routine' brochure I picked up at the pharmacy counter.

Thanks!
Jennifer

[amybw]

For those of you talking about the CVS diapers and wipes...do you mean the actual CVS ones or the Playskool ones?

I use the actual CVS brand for my son. They say "explorers" or supreme on them. I have tried just the plain cvs diapers and didnt like those as well.
i have been using these for over a year and I am pretty pleased with them. The gel stuff inside doesnt seem to get as clumpy as other diapers do when it gets wet.


DH said today that cvs qtips are okay. The sticks arent bendy. LOL

[MaryMary]

CVS brand window cleaner bottle is very flimsy, sprayer nozzle got clogged almost immediately.
No CVS 1000 sheets TP for me (Scotts like), layers separated almost to half roll.
Freezer and storage bags I'm also not fond of: too thin compare to Hefty's, zipping piece fell off on many of them.

[Mandy]

love love love the scented soft cloth wipes! its almost all I'll buy (unless the others are nearly free)

[keysmom]

I'm very fond of the unscented soft cloth baby wipes. They're the only kind I'll buy now. I commented to my husband recently how much I liked them and I needed to buy more while they're on sale this week. He reminded me that he was the one who picked up a package of them first months ago (because they were the best priced), and I had chided him because they were not the brand name we normally bought!:giggle2:

I am also trying out new CVS products as we run out and I need a cheap/free filler; lately I've bought the coffee filters, aluminum foil and kitchen sponges (yellow/green scrubby) and like them just fine.

[KristinesShower]

I am extremely happy with the paper sticked Qtips from CVS. So much so that I will buy them all the time now over the J&J brand! That is a hard thing to do too - I've never bought anything but those my whole life.

(in the small travel size they have a coupon in them for the bigger ones!)

[Roxy]

We love the CVS Unscented baby wipes (not Playskool brand). I think they are called Soft Cloths. BTW, haven't tried Playskool brand.

[sdimon]

I gotta rave about the CVS baked cheese snack crackers yuuuummmmyyy. They are so crisp and cheesy and just the right amount of salt and no trans fats. I prefer them to cheezits any day!! We go through a couple boxes a week here.

[elund323]

CVS is one of my favorite stores and I haven't found a CVS Brand product I don't like. Not yet anyways.

[pvox]

I have found the CVS ultra liquid fabric softner and dryer sheets to be very good. :smile:
I bought them with my EBCs one day when I did not have much cash.:biggrin:

[jones10021]

I don't buy CVS products. I think they are a cheap remake. They even stack them next to original products and tell you to compare ingredients. I don't buy it though, even if I have discount coupons on CVS products.

[**PD**]

I really like most of what I have tried.
Here's what I"ve tried off the top of my head:

tp--the softer one--not the million sheets per roll one
facial tissue
trashbags--love 'em--they're strong and thick
diapers
wipes--much better than the Playskool wipes (which are considered a CVS brand too, I think)
Children's acetaminophin
cotton squares
cotton swabs
rubbing alcohol
paper towels
Gold Emblem water

I didn't like:

Gold Emblem juice
Playskool wipes. The CVS ones are much thicker.

[otownsaver]

I think the CVS kitchen trash bags are great. They work just as well as the more expensive brands.

[Wolfie1991]

CVS pull-ups are great, just like huggies to me!

[rrpate]

so far what i have tried is ok... juice, tp. imo scotts is better.. but its ok in a pinch.. or for a filler. it will get used.. for nose tissue i like soft so i like ones with aloe.. storage and freezer bags do seem a bit lighter than others but do the job ok.. cotton swabs i like ... no babies so i dont know about that stuff...

[suziebee20]

The 1000 roll toilet paper sucks. I thought it would be like the Scott TP, which I don't mind... my tush doesn't find it "rough" like most people. The first time I used it I noticed it didn't feel rough, but rather... err... wet. I have to use a LOT of it because it soaks right through. I unfortunetly bought a 12 pack and don't want to look like a dork returning it even though it has a guarentee. Instead of trashing it since I'm too cheap, I'm saving it to wrap my monthly feminine supplies in before throwing them in the waste basket.

[summerbabies0303]

We haven't had an issue with any of the products we've used...
Supreme diapers
Sinus headache
Infant and children's "tylenol"
"swiffer" sheets
After reading other posts, I may have to try their unscented wipes too.

[tobymax]

I like the cvs white drastring garbage bags but a little expensive but great to put in when you have overage!

[jubu_]

This is a recent discovery that I love: CVS version of Teddy Grahams. Only $1/bag and so good!

Wow, this is good to know. We'll definitely try them. I spend about $10 a week on Teddy Grahams alone (= $40/month = $480/year) :P

[tjohnson01]

i like the EOB lip gloss, batteries and cookies

[Indianagirl]

I like their bandaids, baby aspirin and alcohol pads (diabetic senior citizen). To me they are as good as name brands and a whole lot cheaper, especially with $/$$.

[imjabber]

I found the CVS hair gel to be "gummy" and hard to get out of the bottle.

[Kyrthira]

So far I've only used the CVS bandages, and I was kind of surprised that they were fairly good quality. The only thing I might have issue with is the absorbent pad being a little on the small side.

[lmk123]

My kids love their EOB sponges. I won't buy Hefty garbage bags anymore, because CVS' are just as good or better. I bought some of their hand lotion in a small-ish pink tube and its awesome. Good products!

[overkill375]

There diapers appear to be of good quality as are there bandages.

[havinfun]

I really like their knee highs. Not really a summer product, i know! I found them one day in an "emergency" and have just bought the CVS brand ever since (used to use dept store ones). They're a little thick -- maybe less smooth is a better way to put it -- but they really don't run easily and that's a good thing.

[anothershopper2]

I haven't read all the new posts but I have to say the CVS version of the Tide Pen is no good... and definitely doesn't work (at least for me).

[Sarasmommy]

We have used the Cvs hair detangler It works great

[Valerie$$]

I like a lot of the skin care , we hated the pretzels but DS LOVED the cheese puffs. Overall, CVS store brands are worth trying, and my store is aways nice about returns.

[Dela072]

I realize that I may be in the minority, but I love the CVS brand PREMIUM paper towels (select a size). I don't care for their regular ones.

Also like the freezer bags and cashews.
I like them too!! When I was an employee i bought a lot of CVS brand items, employees get 30% off CVS brand.
I never found a product I wasn't satisfied with. However I did not try the kids vitamins...lol.

[Jarezath]

Absolutely Divine, Gold Emblem, and Blade are also CVS Brands.

The absolute worst CVS product I will never buy again is their scotch Tape.

As an employee though, our number 1 CVS brand seller in my store is the 99 cent single roll paper towel.

[jeweltea]

The CVS brand of Swiffer pads are good and in fact the wet ones are in a better package than the real ones. I have not had any trouble with any of the other products that I have bought.

[newatthis]

i found out that i really like the CVS brand diapers (not the playskool):wavehi:

[Hevvymama]

I have loved everything I've tried so far, but the stuff I can't live without is the sunless tanning lotion, forgive me but I forget the exact name of the product at the moment. You know, like the Jergen's daily stuff. Only cheaper, yo! It's $4.99 a bottle for all but the tan/medium, which is fitty cents less, so that's the one I grab! I am hopelessly Caucasian, so I use this stuff like crazy, and it is every bit as good as the Jergens, or better. I wait until I get a $2 or $3/$10 CVS brand CRT and know I have some overage from another product purchase, and stock up. Try it, you'll love it...

[TheBargainBabe]

Yeah Hevvymama, I've seen that lotion but not tried it..thanks for the heads up!

I like my CVS hand sanitizing squirt thing. Mainly because I got a q for it for free though. lol

[jennyblue]

GREAT THREAD.

LIKE:
I usually stick to Pampers Cruisers or Huggies Supreme, but just tried the CVS SUPREME DIAPERS on the 2/$12 sale combined with the $5 ECB printout for buying $15/cvs brand baby items. They're very good. (Caillou is on them. I'm not putting them on the baby at night, but no leaks during the day so far.) I would buy them again.
The CVS SUPREME BABY WIPES ***UNSCENTED***. I love Huggies wipes, but I think I like the CVS supremes are even better.

DISLIKE:
CVS brand of "Dove" soap.
I ONLY use Dove soap and theirs looks so so so similar, I tried it. Nope... tossed it.

[Smokesignalcreations]

:biggrin:Yes my family has enjoyed these CVS products.
Paper plates,napkins,supreme diapers,baby powder,wet wipes,and banaids.

CVS rocks,
:whistle:
Smokesignalcreations:BigHand:

[did2008]

Everything I tried thus far in the CVS brand products is really good! I absolutely go crazy over the Gold Emblem SF gummy bears (i'm diabetic), and the CVS 2% anti-itch cream (compare to Benadryl) is better than the Benadryl. Someone said that the only place CVS tp should go is in a gift bag...well, what about TPing houses? (that's rude) I also bought the CVS brand Citrus Mouthwash and it's just about as good as Listerine (yeah, and i'm still stocking up on the Listerine this week at Rite Aid for my double rebates) along with a few other things. The foaming Antibacterial handsoap is just as good as Dial (and cheaper! I get a bottle everytime I go to CVS now b/c of the $2 off any skincare product) if not better. I can't wait to come up with a $/$$ off CVS brand product coupon b/c i'm stocking up on some CVS brand products.

BTW, the baby wipes are BETTER than Pampers...much thicker.

[regjockey]

Like:
GE nuts
GE candy(fruit slices and spearmint leaves esp.)
AD cookies(better than chips ahoy and other namebrand by a longshot imho)
Batteries
Chapstick(my august freebie :D)

[Zwella Ingrid]

I really like CVS brand cotton swabs. They have all the quality of Qtip brand, without the big price tag.

[Earthartisan]

I haven't tried a whole lot of CVS brand items... but the tissue we got last year was awful!!! That was a great item to donate =]

[mom2jessi]

Has anyone tried the CVS tampons. I got two packs of 72 last week. I was going to search for reviews, but for $3/box I could not let them go... have not tried them yet though.

[jennyblue]

I buy the plastic (not cardboard) ones - good.

[Zwella Ingrid]

I tried some and they seemed just as good as the name brand.

[ljclayer]

Like:
Supreme diapers
Soothing Hand Cream (fragrance free - mock of Neutragenas - comes in a tube)
candy covered peanuts

Don't Like:
Cotton Swabs (cotton comes apart easy)

[empress151]

i like the cvs instant hand sanitizer with aloe. that does NOT dry out my hands... and my hands get dry every time i wash them so that's saying something. the normal variety might be overly drying but the one with aloe is pretty good. i'm very curious about the cvs brand lotion with self tanner in it... i will have to look for that!

[Lilybluesky]

I like cvs tp 4000 sheets, kitchen trash bags, paper plates, their version of nyquil and the hand sanitizer.

I dont like the christophe hair care or the cotton swabs

[GingerKitty]

I've liked almost every CVS brand item I've bought so far, and I work at CVS, so I tend to buy a lot of our brand. The only complaint I have is that our paper plates are overpriced. You can get another brand sold in most CVS stores for cheaper than the CVS brand, and they're the same quality. Even with the employee discount, the non-CVS brand is still a better value.

[athiephilandgary]

I love the cvs playschool wipes. FYI they are a CVS product so you can use your store coupons on them. Also the cashews ROCK.

[ljclayer]

The Playskool wipes are a lot better if you leave them in their original packaging rather than rip them out of the pack and place into a different brand's tub. The Playskool wipes have a good pop up dispenser that is on the pack. In a different tub, they don't come apart easily. For the most part the Playskool wipes are way over priced, but recently with a sale + coupons I tried them out and liked them. Target brand is my favorite baby wipe, but my Target is not coupon friendly so I don't go there much anymore.

[amys]

Love the CVS:

Toilet Paper - very much like Scott brand
Abosultely Divine cookies - yummm I got cappucino chocolate chunk
bandaids - they are great, last through two showers and several times washing dishes before they come off
laundry detergent - just as good as Purex to me

[pilesoflaundry]

Hate the red fish candy, taste like cough medicine to me and I don't like the cvs beauty bars. The smell of them makes my throat hurt.

[PirateQueen]

Like:
White drawstring tall kitchen bags-better by far than the Walmart brand I had been using.
Paper Towels-(green packaging-recycled?) Got many 3 packs of these when the crt's for them were out. One pack was different in quality than all the rest-put those in the garage.
Dove bar soap knockoff-strange smell (like cashmere bouquet) but does moisturize nicely and rinses cleanly, and doesn't smell strong on my skin.
Dial & Irish Spring copies were well received in my house.
Blade Energy Drink-only the sugar free version is a winner here.
Christophe hair care-LOOOOVE it! I have baby fine, thin hair and the volumizing shampoo makes my hair shiny and soft w/o using a conditioner.

Don't like:
The Scott knockoff toilet paper. (I have 19 more rolls, boohooo)

[Benz1968]

Ummm there is something seriously wrong with the CVS brand Cinnamon. I bought one bottle to use for Pumpkin Pie. It had a horrible chemical odor. I am so glad I didn't use it. It would have ruined my pies. I tasted it trying to figure out what was up...of course I couldn't figure anything out except I was still tasting that horrific taste and still smelling it the next day......and yes I brushed my teeth..lol :giggle2: It was really strange. I thought surely it was a bad batch or something. I exchanged it and opened in the store to see...same horrible odor. I think they are trying to kill us off. :hysterical:

Sumthin really really wung. :shrug7:

[lbveggie]

Has anyone tried the spices? I noticed they are on sale again this week.

The Garlic and Black Pepper are comparable to other "store brands" But don't waste your money on the "Italian Seasoning" (dried herbs) ones. No taste at all!

[courtneyrtr]

We love the CVS Baby Wipes!! :biggrin: They work great!

[ljclayer]

I also like CVS baby wipes. I just found out I dont like their "fragrance free" hand lotion that is in a tube. Totally smells like fragrance! I got free with the $3 off 2 lotions q a couple weeks ago. Thinking about returning it, but time is an issue and it was free anyway, so I will likely donate.

[solitarymanner]

major disappointment for me on those Gold Emblem crackers that were such a "GREAT" deal a while back - the Baked Cheese snack crackers have MSG in them ! Me and MSG = not a good mix !!! beware !

[Chopstix]

I love CVS Wet Mopping Cloths Lemon Scented and CVS bandaids.

[texaslady22]

major disappointment for me on those Gold Emblem crackers that were such a "GREAT" deal a while back - the Baked Cheese snack crackers have MSG in them ! Me and MSG = not a good mix !!! beware !

I knew it!! These things are just so tasty--I love the crunchiness. They're so crisp, better than Cheeze-Its IMO. But I'm addicted to them. 3 boxes already. That explains it! MSG!!

[ameliemello]

I knew it!! These things are just so tasty--I love the crunchiness. They're so crisp, better than Cheeze-Its IMO. But I'm addicted to them. 3 boxes already. That explains it! MSG!!i love msg. seriously. it makes things soooo savoury good. ill try a box now!

[DebbieDH]

Hope this is not a repeat, I didn't read all the pages in this post. We love the CVS brand dry skin body wash. It's compaired to Dove, but better than Dove. :smile:

[savinggrace]

Just bought the CVS unscented hand moisturizer- strangely it IS scented and not good quality. El cheapo.

[solitarymanner]

I would try bringing THAT back - people buy unscented for a reason !!!!

I got the Aloe Cool & Fresh light moisturizing lotion and i LOVE it (but it does have a slight scent)

[holamelitta]

I got the CVS version of children's liquid Zyrtec, and it seemed to work well for my daughter.

[BinahYeteirah]

CVS Tissues: decent quality, but I'm not picky.

CVS Ultra Dry Deodorant: I didn't stink, but I got a rash after a few days.

[bearsysc]

I knew it!! These things are just so tasty--I love the crunchiness. They're so crisp, better than Cheeze-Its IMO. But I'm addicted to them. 3 boxes already. That explains it! MSG!!


I know, I love these crackers - they are my new favorite!!

[thompson589741]

on the back of most of the cvs stuff I have says a money back guarantee. so you can take it back if you don't like it

[lukeysmom04]

All of their face products have made me breakout :( I tried 2 astringents (one "compare to clean and clear" and one "compare to neutrogena" and both did it.)
I looove their baby wipes (CVS and Playskool) and the playskool sippie is the first my son has used and it is great!

[jazzyvonn]

I love the CVS brand products that I have tried:

Absolutely Divine Cookies
Christophe Foaming Pomade
CVS kitchen garbage bags (yellow drawstring)
CVS version of the Tide to go pen (REALLY LOVING THIS)
CVS Nuts and Candies
Diaper wipes for my granddaughter
CVS cotton swabs

Have not yet tried many of the other products listed here but I am thankful for this thread.

[bearsysc]

Anyone know if the crackers are still printing ecb's? I'm going through withdrawl :hysterical:

Edit to add: The crackers are still ringing up $1.97 and printing 1 ECB on 2/16/09! :dance7:

[pilesoflaundry]

The premium cotton rounds are great, they don't have any lint and they don't fall apart when you soak them with nail polish remover or ear solution. I've been using them to clean my dd's ears, she just got them pierced and the cotton balls have lint and stick to the earrings and pull which hurts. It doesn't hurt that I got the rounds free :lol:

[mymagicktutu]

There tall 13 gal. drawstring kitchen trash bags 45 in a box $4.99 had a $3.00 off cvs coupon, also threre baby wipes.

[pilesoflaundry]

The shower reliever (cvs brand shower soothers) smell funny and melt too fast to do much good. This was the spearmint scent. I've noticed all their products have a weird chemically smell that burns my throat. I hate their soap too.

[solitarymanner]

some one gave me a gift for Christmas of the EOB shower gel - I LOVE the hanging bottle !!!! fits on my shower door and I just have to open the bottom to use !!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it !! Thanks CVS !

[brittanieholt]

Here are my thoughts. I really like:
Gold Emblem cheese crackers (but don't we all?! lol)
Soft Cloths, unscented, scented, whatever, like them all
Playskool baby wipes, unscented only

I didn't like the CVS version of the Brush-ups. Too minty for me but i havn't tried the
Oral-B ones either so I don't know. I got them for like $0.30 on clearance so fine with me.

I have bought but have yet to try the travel wipes, the supreme diapers, Playskool diapers, and the paper towels.

[mommy2three]

Didn't have time to read this whole thread, but we love the CVS drawstring trash bags! Not only are the sturdy, but they smell nice too! :)

[ljclayer]

I love the CVS hand cream that is comparable to Neutragena. Can't tell the difference between the two! I really need some of that NOW!

[Gransonec]

I'm on the fence about the Gold Emblem sugar free Absolutely Divine chocolate chip cookies. They are just okay. It seems to me that the cookies themselves aren't very sweet and most of the sweetness comes from the chocolate chips. Also, these things are practically in a vault - hard cardboard box surrounding a rigid container. How do a good bit of them end up broken up in the unopened package? I've opened 2 of the 3 boxes I bought recently and both have a lot of breakage.

[ekoury]

I just bought CVS Neti Pot - sinus problems. Love it. It is plastic and very light. Does the job well.

[talentetta]

Love any of the Cranberry Juice drinks, and the AD mini choc chip cookies that are $.40 after $1 CRT. I have about 15 of the 3 pack regular paper towels, since they were great for $2/10 CVS as part of $/$$ deals, along with $1 CRTs. I haven't tried them, but I'm sure I will like them better than some of y'all cuz they were nearly free, and paid for with all ECBs.

Cheese crackers are AD! and with ECBs and CRTs in Jan/Feb? who could go wrong? Better than any other cheese cracker, and I feel like I'm getting away with eating chips they're so crunchy!

Not crazy about the lotion, (light yellow creamy tube with blue printing. I think it's too watery, and doesn't feel like you've used it 15 min later. Too bad I have like 20 tubes of the $1.49 size....used $1 CRT and part of $2/10 and $/$$ deals. Free, but not great. Love the nuts, all of them, esp choc covered macadamias that were clearanced, and used $2/2 CRTs.

[reisert8]

Has anyone tried the spices? I noticed they are on sale again this week.
I made a spice cake last week. Everyone was asking if it had nuts as they were getting something hard in it. I finally went back & checked my ingredients. It was the CVS nutmeg. It was so gritty. Even though I had put it in boiling water as my recipe called for, it was still gritty. :sad:

[BringontheWonder]

I have a $3/$10 of CVS brand product coupon, and I've never opted to use one of those before. I'm going to use it this week, though. What are your favorite CVS brand products? I'm happy with their dryer sheets and I've used their Claritin knockoff. The Essence of Beauty items also seem to be of good quality. Has anyone tried CVS toilet paper or paper towels? I'd like some input before I do my shop. Thanks!

[pilesoflaundry]

I do not like cvs tampons.

[solitarymanner]

I do NOT like the CVS natural citrus mouth rinse !!!! got it as a freebie - it's gross !

[cline19d2]

I did not read the 20 previous pages so forgive me if this is a repeat. I bought the emerald mist aloe vera soap because it was on clearance and it stinks really bad. I thought it would be like irish spring but it is not!!

[cori n wes mom]

I like
CVS brand pantyliners (like carefree brand)
CVS brand batteries rock!
CVS brand pedalyte...the baby did not argue
CVS brand coq10
CVS brand excedrin
CVS brand temporal therometer...still working great!


Did not like
CVS brand tampons...they got thrown in the trash
CVS brand poise pad (bought them when I was pregnant cause I have a nasty habit of having my water break...) but they were just awful.
CVS brand thermometer underarm...stunk only worked a few times.

[disneygirl5]

I did not like CVS brand chocolate covered raisins. Nothing like Raisinettes. The chocolate was odd tasting.