Tips: CVS Products -- love em or hate em?

[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]

Originally Posted by jene31 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.