CVS Ad 8/17: Best Freebies, Deals & Sales

Here are the best sales and deals I spotted in the CVS ad for August 17 - 23, 2014.

If you're new to shopping at CVS, go here to get started, and be sure to snag a free Extra Care card from your cashier when you head into the store.

Best deals in the 8/17 CVS ad

• Dawn Dishwashing Liquid -- on sale for 99 cents per bottle.  Use this 30 cents off coupon (sort by Household to find it fast) and get yours for 69 cents instead.
• Coke 2-Liters -- on sale for 99 cents each.  Scan your Extra Care card at the CVS Coupon Center for a 24 cents off coupon, and pay 75 cents for yours.
• Hershey's King Size Chocolate -- on sale for $1.49 each.  Scan your Extra Care card at the CVS Coupon Center for a 50 cents off coupon.  That knocks your price down to 99 cents.
• Special K Cereal -- assorted varieties priced at $1.99 per box.  If your store carries Kellogg's Special K Chocolate Almond Cereal, use the 70 cents off coupon from the 7/13 Red Plum insert, and get yours for $1.29 instead.
• Smuckers Preserves -- on sale for $2 per jar.  Use the 50 cents off coupon from the 8/10 Red Plum insert (this may have been regional, so you might have to order it.)  Your new price drops to $1.50 per jar.
• Dial Body Wash or Bar Soap -- on sale 2 for $7, with $2 back in Extra Bucks.  Use the $2 off 2 coupon from the 8/3 Red Plum insert, and pay $1.50 each for yours.
• Eggs -- on sale for $1.99 per dozen.
• Jif Peanut Butter -- on sale for $2 each.
• Clairol Nice N Easy or Natural Instincts Hair Color -- on sale for $6 per box, with a free $10 CVS gift card back when you spend $30 or more on select products.  So buy five boxes for $30, then use five $2 off coupons from the 8/10 Smartsource insert.  You'll pay $20 out of pocket, and then you'll receive your $10 CVS gift card.  So that's like spending $10 for 5 boxes of hair color, or just $2 per box!
• Tide Simply Clean & Fresh -- 25-load bottle priced at $2.94 each.  Buy two and use the $1 off 2 coupon arriving in the 8/17 Red Plum insert.  Your price drops to $2.44 each, which is less than 10 cents per load.
• Boost Multi-Packs -- on sale 3 for $22, with $5 back in Extra Bucks when you buy three.  Use three of this $2 off coupon (sort by Beverages to find it fast; requires multiple computers.)  Your price falls to $16, and then you'll receive your $5 back in Extra Bucks.  So that's like paying $11 for three multi-packs, or $3.67 each.
• Nexxus Conditioner or Treatment -- priced at $10.49 per bottle and up.  Use the $6 off coupon from the July 2014 issue of Allure magazine.  Your price drops as low as $4.49!  It looks like there may be some bonus-sized packs available in stores as well.
• Clear Care Cleaning & Disinfecting Solution -- priced at $9.99 each, with $5 back in Extra Bucks when you buy two.  So buy two for $19.98, then use two $3 off coupons from the 8/17 Smartsource insert.  You'll pay $13.98 out of pocket, then receive your $5 in Extra Bucks for next time.  So that's like $8.98 for both, or $4.49 each.
• Prevacid -- 42-count pack on sale for $25.  Use the $5 off $25 coupon from the 7/13 Smartsource insert, and snag yours for $20 instead.
• All CVS Batteries -- on BOGO sale, no prices listed in ad.
• All Shea Moisture Products -- on BOGO sale, no prices listed in ad.
• Summer Clearance -- on sale for 50% off, no prices listed in ad.

You can see the complete ad for the week over on i heart cvs right now. Let me know if I missed any great deals, and I will add them to the recap.

If you don't have the right coupons for these sales, or enough coupons to stockpile at the lowest prices, head over to CouponDede.com to see if she's got copies for you. 

See more CVS freebies and deals here.