Katie recently emailed to tell us about her successful search for a deal on sunscreen:
I’ve been on the hunt for deals on sunscreen. Today, I hit the jackpot!
It’s just my husband and me, so I knew we wouldn’t need more than two bottles. But still, sunscreen is expensive. They can easily run $10+ per bottle! Totally not in our budget.
For weeks, I would watch the coupons & sales on sunscreen, to no avail. It was just too expensive still.
Well, today I stopped into my local CVS to return a Redbox movie (I used a free Redbox code thanks to a tip I found here on MoneySavingMom.com!) and pick up a gallon of milk ($2.69 after a $1 ExtraCare reward… which is a great deal on milk in our area!) Then, I spot them. Bottles of name-brand sunscreen marked 75% off!
I found a bottle of Aveeno for myself at $2.75 and a bottle of Banana Boat for men for $2.63. But wait. There’s more…
I quickly took out my phone and searched my Checkout 51 and iBotta apps. There was a $2 rebate on Checkout 51 for the bottle of Aveeno! Yay! There was also an iBotta rebate for $1.25 off the Banana Boat bottle. Score!
Here’s how my total broke down before tax:
Aveeno sunscreen:
$2.75 (the price after the 75% off discount at CVS) – $2 Checkout 51 rebate = $0.75Banana Boat sunscreen:
$2.63 (the price after the 75% off discount at CVS) – $1.25 iBotta rebate = $1.38I was so excited over this deal, I just had to share! I’m a drugstore deal gal time and time again… and today just happened to be my extra special day at CVS!
Katie works full-time at a local university and is pursuing her master’s degree. Her husband is teaching at a local university and working on his PhD. Thanks to tips from MoneySavingMom.com and lots of hard work, they’ll BOTH graduate debt-free!
Jennifer B. says
I think I’m more impressed that Katie and her husband will both graduate debt-free! Way to go!!!!
Susan says
Awesome!
Just a friendly piece of advice — be sure to check the expiration dates on sunscreen. Sometimes they are marked down that low because they are close to expiring.
Kim says
I’ve heard the SPF is generally good for about one year. It’s usually recommended to buy sunscreen every year.
Jennifer says
Wow! Congrats! Isn’t a fabulous feeling to score a great deal? I have been dragging my feet to sign up for Ibotta and Checkout 51. I guess I better give them a try 🙂
kristin says
Great job! For others out there looking for cheap sunscreen, I have discovered that Dollar Tree sells it and it seems to work fine, although it isn’t name-brand. Works for us!
Amy says
I found Coppertone sunscreen at Dollar Tree this week.