You probably saw me list the Accu-Chek diabetes monitoring kit in my CVS Deals for this week. Well, I made my CVS run tonight and grabbed the monitor. While hubby was driving us home, I looked at the box at saw two little magic words: MAIL-IN REBATE!
So I opened up the box and low and behold inside is a card. Fill out your information, attach a copy of your recepit, send it in and they will reimburse you the cost of your kit ($9.99)! And wait, it gets a tiny bit better, the card is actually a postage paid envelope! You don’t even need a stamp.
So here is my revised Accu-Chek Deal at CVS
Accu-Chek Compact Plus - $9.99
-Get $9.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
-Submit for $9.99 Mail-in Rebate
Final Price = FREE + $9.99 overage!
Note: I could have just grabbed a magic box. I saw the mail-in rebate listed on the right side of the box. It is the last bullet point under “What’s Inside”
Also, I have been able donate these monitors to a free clinic or shelter as long as the plastic case the actual monitor is in has not been broken.
Happy Saving!
Shellie loves to share her frugal finds to help you get more with less. A spender at heart, she balances her frugal lifestyle with the occassional splurge.
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I have donated tons of monitors and other free items I have received this over the years. I then am able to write the donation off on my taxes (you must have a receipt from the place you donated it for your tax records)
Thank you for sharing what you do with these monitors. I’ve seen many bloggers talk about going out and buying tons of them to make money, which always struck me as kind of tacky. I wish everyone noted that these are a good item to donate, and not just something to be bought for the $$$ making opportunities.
I would agree with Lisa about the mentioning of the donation when listing the free monitors. What a great service you would be doing to the donation sites. I felt like Lisa did that it was kind of tacky to buy them up if you didn’t need them. With the economy the way it is, this would do everyone some good. It will make me feel happy to donate and it will be making someone less fortunate a little happier too. Thanks for your great website.
The bad news is that you probably won’t get the rebate back. Many couponers have tried it (including me) and the meter companies usually have coupons out that make their meters free so they won’t give you a rebate on the item if there’s a coupon on the receipt (even CVS extracare bucks!) They really make their money off the refills and test strips.
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