How special is your Almay?

March 10, 2014 By: Coupon Maven

A reader emailed tonight and asked if it was okay to use the $5-off-2 Almay printable at CVS this week due to the fine print.

And I thought, “What new fine print did we not see now?”

This:

“Not valid on special offers.”I’m reaching out to Almay to see how they define “special offers.” Hopefully, it’s not reminiscent of Pom Wonderful’s experimentation with wording that excluded coupons from being used during sales…

Outlander says

March 10, 2014 at 8:00 pm

I think I’m gonna go tomorrow before they answer you. :)
SSMark1 says

March 10, 2014 at 8:11 pm

That is very VAGUE! Waiting for the day: “Coupon may only be used on full retail price and can not be combined with other offers. Limit 1 coupon per transaction and limit 1 per family and limit 1 coupon per visit. Coupon can not be combined with any store coupons, sales, special offers, discounts, buy one get one, or clearance items. And is only valid on the 3rd Saturday of months that begin with ‘M'” to appear on coupons… This is getting crazy.
susieqs2 says

March 11, 2014 at 6:35 pm

I printed the coupon yesterday print, and when I went to print the minute maid orange coupon on coupons.com I noticed the Almay coupon was available to print. I was able to print two more today.
Coupon Maven says

March 12, 2014 at 9:10 am

Almay responded today on Facebook:
sandibrown says

March 12, 2014 at 11:59 am

Just returned from CVS, where I bought a mascara (which rang up at $8.79, not $5.99) and an eyeliner that rang up at $5.99. I used the $5 coupon. The coupon was honored but no Extrabucks came out. At the bottom of the receipt I saw that the only one of my items counted toward the “buy 2 get 6 EB” offer. I was told that I couldn’t get extra bucks because I had used a coupon, and then referred to the manager. I was on my lunch hour and didn’t have time to stay to argue my point.