Kids Cold and Flu Deals at CVS

When your kids get sick the last thing you want to do is have to run them out to the store to get medicine!  I like having things handy.  After the last monster cold my daughter had, I realized I was running low on cold and flu stuff, so I headed out to CVS with my giant coupon bag to see what I could do!

I was excited to see PediaCare on clearance, but unfortunately the one pictured was not the correct type for the clearance deal.  Maybe you will have more luck!  Clearance price was $4.34, plus I had a $1 coupon.

I did, however, get some Children's Advil and Pedialyte.  The Advil trial size bottle retails for only $2.77.  Because it is a full price item, I could use my 20% off CVS coupon to lower the price.  If you have a CVS card just register online with your email address, and you will usually get a coupon each week for either a percentage off or a dollar amount of (i.e. $5/$30).  You can print the coupon or send it directly to your card, and the cashier will ask you at checkout if you want to use it.

Any who....I also had $2 coupons for the Children's Advil from the Sunday paper a few weeks back.  They had no size restriction, so I could use them on this small size for the most savings.

Next I picked up the Pedialyte, also full price at $5.99.  I bought 2, and my 20% coupon applied to these, plus I also used a $1.50/1 coupon on each one.  You can print 2 copies of this coupon from the Pedialyte web site.

I also had a $5 Beauty Club Reward.  If you sign up for the Beauty Club you will get $5 reward every time you spend $50 on beauty products.  The great thing is CVS tracks the before-coupon price, so I earn these rewards a lot when I am not actually spending that much out of pocket.  So, I had the $5 reward that I got today, and a $1 reward from last week.  I ended up with a lot of rewards last week, but they were all for big amounts that I could not use today.

So my retail was $23.06.  My 20% took off $3.62, and I used $11 in coupons and $6 in rewards, making my total only $2.44 plus tax, $3.06.  And, the Pedialyte is generating a $2 reward when you buy 2.

I am hoping to find some PediaCare on my next trip.  The small Advil were definitely the right price today, but they don't last long!!  At least I know I have some on hand if I need it:)