THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED
I saw this interesting scenario when I was at Target yesterday doing a little shopping. So, I thought we should do a Pop Quiz!
Take a look at the picture above for Aleve Products. With using the $2.00 off Aleve Product Coupon from the 01-06-13 SS , which deal is better?
A- Aleve 50 Count Tablets $6.49
B- Target Brand 50 Count Tablets $3.59
C- Get a FREE $5 Gift Card with purchase of 3 Boxes of 100 Count Aleve for $8.99 each
If you have an answer, leave it in a comment below with what deal you think is the best.. and why! Anyone who comments will automatically be entered to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card for participating! I’ll give those out on Friday with our Giveaway Winners Post. :)
Ashley
I think the best deal is C. Buy 3 100 ct. boxes and receive $5 giftcard.
Ashley
I think the best deal is C. Buy 3 100 ct. boxes and receive $5 giftcard.
You will pay alot more upfront but you will end up with more for less money in the long run.
Cami Ewell
My guess is option B. It is cheaper if you divide the price for each individual pill.
SLBAZZ
C. 300 pills for less than $16 seems like a good deal; that is if you have 3 $2 off coupons
Mandy
Deal B is the best price, because the price per pill is the lowest at $0.0718. Deal A works out to be $0.1298 per pill, and Deal C is a close second at $0.0732. I love math like this!!!
lynne
If you have 3 coupons c is only $0.0532 each. So long ad you have multiple coupons c turns out to be the best.
Tara
The best deal is C.
samantha spezzano
C is the best! Though $8.99 x 3= $26.97, if you have 3 $2 off coupons, that takes the total down to $20.97. If you subtract the $5 giftcard, you’re at $15.97! If you divide this by 3 (to get the price per box) you get $5.32 a box. These boxes also have double the count of the “cheaper” target brands! So in my opinion, option C is the best price per unit!
Lisa
It is B in my opinion. You pay the least of 50 that way, otherwise with C it is 3.66 per 50.
Carissa
I think C because its double the amount of the target brand but only $2 more per box
Cindy Hansen
The best deal is B.
Marcie
I think Option C is best, if you buy three boxes and use three of the $2 off coupons. With the $5 gift card taken into account, each pill is about 5 cents. Option A is 9 cents per pill and Option B is 7 cents per pill.
Karyn Reed
Without even doing the math I would say that I would buy the off brand because I wouldn’t use 150 or more of the medication before they expired so they would go to waste.
nanu
absolutely agree with you smart thing to do spend less and get just what you need . why do you need 300 pill of Aleve they will expire soon.
Kara
B! Option C is 50 pills for $3.61. – Option B is cheaper!
Megan
Deal C is the best price with the $5 gift card and using the coupons, but you have to want/need that many pills! If you’re not going to use them by the time they expire, you’re better off going with deal B.
Nicole
Deal C is the best. With the coupons and the gift card deal it makes each tablet only about 5 cents each. 🙂
Camille
C is the best deal per pill even with just one $2 coupon, but you also have to think about whether you’re really going to be using 300 Aleve tablets before they expire, because otherwise you are just wasting the money you think you are saving.
Andrea
Well it depends if you are using 1 coupon or 3 coupons. If 1 coupon, then B is a better deal. But if you have 3 coupons, buy C!
Rlene Ricaf
My answer is C. With all the coupon and giftcard, it cost $.066 per tablet.
Talina Watts
I think the best option is C, assuming you have at least 1 of the $2 off coupons and you will use the $5 giftcard toward other good deal purchases.
Becky
I think C is the best deal because those work out to $2.66 a bottle if they were 50 count bottles like A and B.
Matthew Peterson
Option C is best if you would ever end up using 300 pills. (8.99*3) – (2*3)[coupons] – 5[giftcard] = about $0.05 a pill whereas the off brand is about $0.072 a pill and the other aleve is more
amy b.
The best option is C. But that’s a lot of medicine. If you are a smaller household, I’d go with B since its only .01 more per pill.
Kelli Jones
I am not completely sure what the Aleve coupon says, but if it is $2 off 1 box. And IF you have 3 of those coupons then C is the best deal!!! It comes out to be just over $.05 per pill.
C is the better deal even if you only have 1 coupon. That turns out to be just over $.06 per pill.
The Target brand is just over $.07 per pill.
So I definitely choose C!
Heather
If able to get three $2.00 off coupons, then definitely option C. That makes it .05 each pill compared to .07 and .08 in first two options.
Vanessa
Option C is the best if you have 3 $2 off coupons and get the $5 gift card
Jennifer
Option C if you use the 3 $2 coupons and get the $5 gift card this would be the best deal. However, you must check the expiration date to make sure you can use it all by the time it expires. It ISN’T a good deal if you waste it. Fun quiz! I love this kind of thing.
Melanie F
Using the coupon, option C is the best deal.
Amy
Option B. each pill is still cheaper!
Ellis
C is the best option if you have 3 coupons and get the $5 back
Jamie Durling
C is the best deal. With all coupons and GC in scenerio C, each tablet comes out to be .053 cents. In scenerio B Each tablet is just over .07 cents AND it is the offbrand! BUT also you have to think how long is it going to take me to use all of these pills? For me, MY family would never be able to use all those pills. So it would be a waste for me.
Sally
b is cheaper
Karolyn J.
Option B because the price per unit is the cheapest.
Kelsie Sanchez
B and C are very close without the coupon, but once you use the Aleve coupon it definitely makes option C the best deal!
Hollie De Rosa
C is the best deal
Tandi
C is, only if you have the 2.00 coupon, and i liked jamie’s point. you always have to consider expiration dates.
Kim T.
Option C is definitely cheaper, but only if you have the coupons for Aleve.
Kristen Johnson
Option C if you have 3 $2 off coupons.
Alexandra
most of the coupons state you can only use 1 coupon per purchase, so i think to get the name brand its better to with A. but being that the generic works just as well, B. is a good deal.
Angie
C is the answer because you have a 2.00 off coupon plus 5.00 gift card making it 19.97 for all three and you divide that by the count making it .06 per pill.
Laurel
Deal C is cheaper if you use 3 of the $2 off coupons from the SS. You end up paying $20.97, but then you get a $5 Target gift card making it only $15.97 for 300 Aleve.
Tiffany Voss
I only have one coupon, so C would still be more expensive. I don’t go through very much aleve, and would purchase the target brand 50 for the cheapest price right now.
Krista
The answer is C. Getting the gift card back makes it a better deal.
Brittani
The best deal is C! Taking into consideration the $5 giftcard with purchase of 3, and the $2 aleve coupons you would get 3 100ct bottles for $15.97! You would pay $21.54 for the same amount of target brand pills.
Sara
Option C
Tim
I believe option C.
Hilarye
I think it depends on how much you use. Pills going to waste because you won’t use them is not a deal. At my house we go through a lot so deal c is where it’s at.
Kaylene
I think Option B is the best for my needs. Option C would be slightly cheaper if you take into account the 5 dollar giftcard, but you also end up with 300 tablets! The difference is very minimally cheaper per pill with option C, so if you are only wanted 1 bottle, B is definitely the best. If you’re going for quantity, then C is technically better.
Merissa
I personally think the store brand is the best. Option B. Yes Option C is better if you have the coupons but who really needs that many pills??
Abby
Option C is a much better deal.
Jenny
C is the better deal by a few cents as long as you have the coupon, but you would have 300. I’d go with B because I wouldn’t buy that many for my small family.
Mindi
Without coupons the target brand is the best buy at the lowest price per pill. Bt once you take the discount with the coupon the 3 100 count Bottles are a much better price per pill.
Alyssa Hepworth
For my family, B because we don’t use pain relievers too often. If I were to buy option C, chances are we would end up throwing a lot away because I don’t see us using anywhere near 300 pills before the expiration date.
carmen
I think it is c. You would pay less per pill that way.
Stephanie B.
Option B ends up being a better deal.
Brittany
C is the best deal. you get 5 dollars free to use stuff you gonna use anyways.
Jennifer
Option C!! 🙂
Carol
C is by far the best!
Shan
If we aren’t using any coupons, B is best once you figure price per pill.
Katie Prettyman
I’d have to stick with B for sensibilities’ sake 😉 We’d never use that many pills – but then again we could sell them for a profit!! lol
Cara
If price is comparable enough, I prefer name brands to store brands, so option C would be my pick. Granted, it gives you 300 pills, but if an emergency were to hit tomorrow, I’d have plenty that I would be happy to share with neighbors/friends that were unprepared. I always try to stock up on products that I think would be beneficial to others in an emergency.
Carolyn Kuntz
Option c
Option a – if you buy 6 (since each is only 50) cost is $38.94 – $12 (assuming you have 6 coupons) total cost is $26.94
Option b – if you buy 6 (since each is only 50) total cost is $21.54
Option c – if you buy 3 (100 count) – cost is $26.97 – $6 (assuming you have 3 coupons) = $20.97 – $5 (Target gift card for buying 3) = $15.97
Penny
option C if you’re going strickly by price. But who uses 300 Aleve before the expiration date?!?!?
I’ll take the 50 count target brand without coupons and minimum requirements every time!
marci
Best deal is B. Target brand. It’s cheaper per pill…those you would actually have to look and see if the dosage is the same.
marci
Haha…nevermind…I forgot to add in the $2 coupon. C is the better option then if you have the coupon 🙂
MyKeshea
I think C is the better option when using coupons.
With option A (including the $2 coupon), you would pay about $0.09 per pill.
With option B, you would pay about $0.07 per pill.
With option C (including three $2 coupons and the $5 gift card), you would pay about $0.05 per pill.
Christine
Deal C is the best if you have 3 coupons, 5.3 cents a pill, or 2.66 for a 50 ct. Deal B is 7 cents a pill, Deal A is 9 cents a pill. We would definitely go through 300 no problem, they last for years.
But, if you need ibuprofen and won’t waste a large amount, it is SO much cheaper to buy at a store like Sam’s Club. Right now at my club they have 1500 pills for $12.88- that’s less than 1 penny a pill, or 43 cents for a 50 ct!
bambi
The best option is option B. You have to buy 3 boxes of option c to get the $5 card. 3 boxes=$26.97. Subtract the $5 card for a future purchase its still $21.97. Option B is only 50 count so to equal the amount of medicine in option C you would need to buy 6 boxes (option c is 100 count). Option b X 6 boxes = $21.54. 21.54 is cheaper so option B still wins even though you don’t get any target money!
Lexi
Option C if you have the SS Coupon… And will use 300 pills before they expire 😉
Sunny
C,total would be 15.97 for the 3 boxes and a $5 gift card.
Alecia
My guess is option A, unless you have coupons to pair with option C.
Leigh
OPTION C is the best deal. Not only do you get the best price per pill (0.66 & stocked up) but, you also get to use a coupon & receive a $500 gift card. It almost sounds to good to be true. I’d not believed it had I not done the math.
FYI: This is how I always shop!! I know I look funny punching my calculator but, I want the most for my money. Thanks for the creative idea & giveaway!!
Faith
guess I’d go with B, but I’ll probably pass altogether since we don’t use that pain reliever much.
Cristal
Option C is cheaper, if you want that many. You get the $5 gift card and with $2 coupon on Aleve it actually comes out cheaper by 6/10 of a cent.
Susan
If you have one coupon, option C comes out to be $0.06657 a pill and option B comes out to be .0718 a pill. So C is the best, if you need that many pills!
nichole diemert
I say option B
TONY CUEVAS
C is the best scenario!
Katie W.
Option B is actually slightly cheaper, unless you happen to have a coupon for Aleve.
Natalie Lund
If you are buying the same amount of pills of each brand, it would cost $26.94 for option A, $21.54 for option B, and $15.97 for option C. So buy option C, stock up and save.
Amy
My answer is C for that many although if you don’t need that many then the Target brand is still a good deal.
Erika
With the coupon & target cash, option C is the cheapest. When you divide the price by the amount of pills you receive, you figure out the cost per unit price. Option C ends up being .067 per pill, option B is .072 & option A is .090. I almost forgot the coupon and said option B!
elena
C is the best value for the money, but make sure to check the expiration date!
Lori Stevens
Option C is the best when considering the $2 coupon per bottle, the $5 Target gift card and the 100 pill count per bottle. That is why I rely on my phone calculator while shopping to figure out the best deal!
Rach
No Coupons B, Coupons C
I agree though, my family could NEVER use that much medication before it expired…B would be the best option for us.
Sarah
I am going with option C under the assumption that you have 3-$2 off coupons to use and with the $5 target card it is like getting them for $16.97 which works out to be .0565 cents a piece.
Cane Mommy
C is the best deal even if you just have 1 coupon. If you have 3 coupons, WOW!
Ashley
If you have 3 of the $2 off coupons, it is only 5.3 cents per pill with option C (counting the gift card as cash, since I shop at Target enough that I would definitely use it). Even with 1 coupon for $2, the price is still better.
Tayna
I say option B. You are going to be spending almost $30 with option C just to get $5 to spend at target only. Plus the off-brand works just as good as the name brand stuff.
Nina
I have to go with option B!
Sarah
Ooh, this is tricky, since the “best deal” could mean a few things.
The best deal based on price per pill is C (if you have 3 of the $2/1 coupons and count the $5 gift card as money off the purchase of the pills, it’s about $.05 per pill).
Practically, though, there are probably very few people/families who need 300 Aleve pills or would even be able to use them all before they expired (unless they plan to donate them). So, even if the price per pill is cheaper, if you can’t use them or don’t need them, it’s not a better deal.
The next best deal based on price per pill would be just purchasing 1 box of the 100 count Aleve with the $2/1 coupon (which would be about $.07 per pill). If you wouldn’t use 100 pills before they expired and don’t care whether or not you use the Aleve brand, the Target Brand 50 count is also about $.07 per pill (and you wouldn’t have to pay as much up front, so it’s the best out-of-pocket deal).
To be honest, the best deal for me would be buying none of them, since I have a decent stock and don’t use Aleve very often!
Amanda
Offer C is best if you can afford to stock up for years haha! After taking into account they have double the medicine count, if you use all available coupons you pay close to the same for double the amount and are set for a VERY long time unless you are a heavy user 🙂
Karen
Deal C is best if you use 3 coupons snd receive $5.00 GC.
Kelli
I think option C is the best deal
aimee
I think option C if you have at least one $2 off coupon.
Natalie Butler
Obviously C is the best deal!~
Melanie
The best deal is C. Taking into account the $5 Target gift card (free money) plus using the $2 off coupon, the overall price of buying the 3 bottles of Aleve would be a better deal.
Amanda DeLaney
I like deal C the best, if you have 3 Aleve coupons it makes it the cheapest per pill.
Tyana
The target brand. Cause it’s $21.54 and the Aleve brand would end up being $21.97 with the $5 gift card.
Courtney
Option C- for sure! If you’re buying 300 pills, C would only cost .05 per pill.
Kelly
Deal C because it is 100 count
JoAnne
C but only if you have access to three coupons.
Tyana
I didn’t see that there was a $2 off coupon. In that case the Aleve is cheaper
April
For me, it’s option B. So you don’t have to spend more money.
Wendi
Coupon C
Charity
C is the best deal! It gives you the most pills for the price.
Wendi
I would go with deal B. Deal C is a “good deal”, but just because it’s a good price doesn’t mean it’s worth it. If you don’t use all of those pills, that would be a waste of your money.
Beth Enk
I am going to say c but I usually end up going for option b in serino like this unless it’s something I really use a lot of.
Marci
I would go with B because I don’t think I would use all of them up in time. C is a better deal, but would be a waste of pills for me.
jennifer
option c is better deal if you have the $2 off coupons and can use the target gift card on another future purchase and if expiration dates do not expire.
option c is $0.05 per caplet with 3 $2.00 off coupons and $0.07 per caplet with only 1 $2 off coupon
option b is $0.07 per caplet if you do not have coupons or want 3 bottles
option a is $0.09 per caplet
Michelle
Option C is better if you have the coupons, but if you don’t then option B
Shauna Larsen
Deal C. (As long as you have 3 Aleve $2.00 off Coupons). That is a lot of pain relievers….so be sure and check the expiration date!
Becky
I think option B is the best. Its not name brand and unless you need alot of pills 50 is plenry. You can always get the pills again at the same price.
Meghan
Price per pill, the best deal is Option C, especially with three coupons. For our household of two, the best deal would be Option B, since I know we couldn’t use 300 Aleve before they expired, so it would end up as wasted money. It’s fun to see how alike/different we all think at the store! 🙂
Randall
I think that C is the correct answer. Although you end up paying more up front, it is the overall best value.
Heidi V
Option C is the best deal if you have three of the coupons and will actually use all of that medicine.
Carolyn
Option A comes out to $0.089 per pill when you take the coupon into account, option B comes out to $0.072 per pill and option C comes out to $0.067 per pill when you take into account the $2.00 off coupon and $5.00 gift card. So option C is the best deal!
Wendy Shields
A = 4.49 per 50 count box
B= 3.59 per 50 count box
C= 6.66 per 100 count box after all the deals or $3.33 per 50 count
But for only .26 cents per 50 count, I would go with B unless you use a ton of Aleve. 🙂
Lani
I would go with option B. You would be getting a cheaper cost per pill with C but, I could never use that before it expires. One thing that I’ve learned from couponing is don’t buy things you’re not going to use because ultimately that doesn’t equal to saving money.
Wendy Shields
My figures above are based on having only 1 of the coupons for the entire purchase. 🙂
Bethany
C is is the best price per caplet if you use 3 of the coupons. If you aren’t going to use 300 caplets before they expire, it might not be the best option for you. But if you will, C has the best price per unit.
Austin Smead
C if you have three coupons!
Meghan
Option C is the best price per pill, if you use the coupons. For our household of two and a baby, though, Option B is most likely to get used before the expiration date. 2 boxes of Option C would collect dust in my medicine cabinet and get tossed out after it expired, so it would be a waste of money in the long run. It’s fun to see how each of us think alike/differently at the store!
Jeni
Option C is the best deal per pill.
Shannon
C. Especially if you more than one $2 off coupon.
Leeann Williams
Deal B!
Amy
The best deal is C because it’s .06 cents per pill. But B is only .07 cents per pill, which may become the better option if you’re unlikely to use 300 pills before they expire. Or if you don’t have the money for that many pills up front right now.
Rhonda
I’d just buy one bottle of the store brand…really, 3 bottles would last my family for years and might expire before we used it all-which negates any “good deal” I thought I had.
Melissa
Option C is the BEST deal. You pay less per pill.
Keola Kinghorn
Option C is the cheapest because of the FREE $5 Gift Card
rachna
Deal C is better as you get a good brand, more tablets and a target gift card after using $2 off coupons !
Megan Elwell
I choose option C. Cause I just want the 5 dollars gift card.
Lane Hansen
option c is the best deal with the 5 dollar gift card and $2 coupon.
Heather Tanner
Option C. Even if you only have one coupon for the three, it’s cheaper than buying 6 of A with 6 coupons. Option B is better than A, even with 6 coupons.
Katie
If you have 3 of the coupons, C is the best deal
Sara M
As long as you have 3 $2 off coupons option C is best. You’re paying 20.97 for 300 pills but get $5 back so really 15.97. Target brand would be $21.54 for the same 300 pills.
brandy bisbee
i say ‘c’ is the best answer. you might end up paying more in the trip, however the cost per pill is cheaper, especially if this is an item you use often…plus they usually have a long shelf life.
Katie R.
I’m saying that option C is the best deal.
Laura
The best deal is C when using the coupon and getting the $5 giftcard.
Julie
C
SueAnn
I would say C. You pay more up front but less after $5 gift card.
Erin
If you use 3 of the coupons and get a $5 card back, then deal C is the best price per pill.
Mia
If you’re just looking for the best deal, C would be the best. Even if you don’t take the gift card into account, and have three 2.00 coupons, it’s best! So with the gift card, it’s even better!
lacy hilton
I would say b is the best. With option C you are getting tons a pills (probably more than you can use) and you have to buy a lot to get the gift card. So I would spend less and go with target brand B.
Kristal
Definitely C!!! Using the coupons (must have 3) is a better deal even before the $5 Gift Card. The $5 Gift Card is a bonus!
Lisa klein
Deal C, assuming that you have 3 coupons and can use that many pills before they expire.
Jenn
You notice the store brand is for 50 pills @ 3.59 while the Aleve is 8.99 for 100 pills. You have to buy double the amount to equal the Aleve and if you didnt have coupons involved its only around a .40 cent difference if you buy the same amount of pills INCLUDING the $5 giftcard. But if you have the $2 off coupon obviously the Aleve is the better deal. You save about $2.40 buying the Aleve compared to the off brand but in my opinion…unless you use that on a daily basis, save your money and go with the off brand a box at a time.
devanbradshaw
Option C if you have the coupons
Breana
If you don’t have coupons then deal B. If you have coupons then it could be deal C, since it is really close to deal B before any coupons.
Emily Davies
The Target brand are a better deal. The $5 Gift Card option works out to be $0.0732 per pill where as Target is $0.0718 so its super close! I would personally go with Aleve though because that is a brand I love and Trust where I have never used the Target brand pills before!
naomi
C! If you have 3 coupons.
Suzanne
For the lowest OOP you should buy option B the Up & Up brand. However, if you want to stock up at the best prices per unit/pill option C with the $2/1 Aleve coupon and the $5 GC back would be the best option.
Leticia Chetty
With the coupons: option C because Aleve 100 count cost about $2.61 for 50 ct after all the discount)
Without the coupons: option B because Aleve 100 count would be about $3.61 for 50 ct
I also think that your purchase will depend on how often you use Aleve and if you would be able to use all of them by the expiration date.
shannon
This is why I love this website, so much information to learn!! As you have said before, just because it has a coupon doesn’t mean it is a deal if you are not going to use the product. Deal B would be better for our household.
Gretchen
With three coupons, and the gift card, option C is best!
Michelle
I think C is the best option. You get more for your money using the $2 off coupon and getting the $5 GC.
Jackilyn
C, with your 3, 2.00 off coupons and the gift card factored in
Theresa
Assuming we are judging the deals as posted, and not using any coupons, then B is a better deal as it results in a lower price per pill. (Option B is .0718/pill versus Option A at .1298/pill and Option C at .0732333/pill)
Janae Balibrea
The 50 ct 3.59 Target brand. It comes out to $.0718/pill. The other one, while technically $22 (after subtracting the $5 gift card) for 300, still comes out to $.073/pill.
Sarah J
For the lowest price “C” is the best options. For my family though “B” would be the best deal because there is no way we would go through 3 bottles before they expired so I would end up throwing some away, voiding any savings I would have receive from the $5 gift card.
Lindsey R.
C is the better option. With the coupon as well as the $5 gift card, plus you are getting double the amount in each bottle.
Hillary
It is 7.1 cents vs 7.3 cents to buy 3 of the target brand vs. the sale Aleve (100 for 8.99, figuring in the $5 gift card discount you will receive). Almost the same. I guess it doesn’t matter, so for me I would buy the Up brand because I don’t need 300 tablets.
Heather Bailey
B. It’s only a little bit cheaper than C, but cheaper is cheaper.
Mandi
Definitely C is the best price assuming you are using three of the Aleve coupon. When the coupons and giftcard are taken into account, each box of 100 Aleve is cheaper than each box of 50.the store brand is the cheapest per box, but wight this deal you are getting twice the amount of pain killer for little more.
Hillary
oops, that was per pill. 7.1 cents vs 7.3 cents per pill
Jennifer Keyes
C is the best deal per pill if you have a coupon for ALL 3 bottles, if not I’d go for the Target brand since I’d never use 3 bottles before they expired anyway 🙂
Amanda H
Option C is the best deal, if you want to shell out that much money at one time. Each bottle is $6.99 (with coupon) and with the $5 gift card you spend $15.97 (after gift card) for 300 pills which equals about 5 cents a pill.
And if you have a target red card you can save a little more 🙂
Kristy
So here is the break down of the math- I timed everything by 3.
opiton A- 6.49 x 3=19.7/150 (number of pill)= .13 cents per pill
option B= 3.59 x 3=10.77/150 = .07 cents per pill
option C = 8.99 x 3= 26.97- $2 dollar off coupon – 5 (gift card you get back)=19.97/300 = .07 cents per pill if you have three 2 dollar off coupons your total is 15.97/300= .05 cents per pill.
option c is best if you have 3 $2 dollars off coupons plus you get name brand. If you only have one $2 dollar off coupon and you don’t care about the name brand then option b and option c is the same price per pill.
Samantha W
Without the coupons, I would get option B. If I had the coupons, option C: gift card, trusted brand and a good deal. Fun idea to post this!
Lindsey
I’m going to say C.
SSameer
I think the best deal is the one that works best for you. Even though the cost per pill is the least in deal C (provided you have three coupons), I dont think I will be using 300 pills before it expires and I am not a brand crazy person so the best deal for me is Deal B
Jenny
Option C is the best deal but option B would be my pick because I don’t like spending a lot of money to save a dollar or two overall. Because then I’d end up with a ton of medication and I wouldn’t use it before it expired!
Michelle Carter
If you have three of the coupons then C would be the best deal taking into account the $5 gift card, but ONLY if you will actually use that many. It’s highly unlikely we’d use that many before they would expire so we’d end up wasting a bunch.
gina
Did the math, and I think option B is less expensive by a few cents per 50 count of pills. Good quiz!
gina
I mean C with the coupon!! Oops I almost forgot about it.
kimee
C is cheapest per pill if you use 3 $2 off coupons.
Kristi
If you have 3 coupons and will honestly use that many, C is the best. For our fam, B is the best ‘deal’ and money saving, because we would waste most then use. It depends on the person which ‘deal’ is best for them.
Jennifer read
I would do b because I wouldn’t need that many pills that you would have to purchase in c.
Melanie Jepperson
Option C is the best deal as long as you have 3 $2 coupons for each bottle.
Jenny
If you use the coupon, B is the best deal, because you get twice as many for less than twice what the Target brand is.
If you have the coupons, etc. the $5 gift card does not make it the best deal. You always feel that that means you’re taking an additional $5 off. You’re not. It’s a $5 off a future purchase. Which is great, and if I had all the coupons, I’d do that and then go get some Legos or something.
Trisha
I think C is the best deal, but I would buy option B because my family would not go through that much before they would expire.
Nicole
Option B
Heather S.
Option C would only be cheaper with coupons. Otherwise B is best. Honestly, I would never go through that many pills before they expired, so I would go with B anyways. It would be best for my situation.
Lisa
Option C is the cheapest. The only question is will you go through this many? If not, grab the generic brand for only about 20 cents more than a bottle in option C. If you have three coupons, though, option C is awesome!
Shay
With the coupons and gift card I would go for C!
Jennifer
Deal c if you have three coupons
Erica
I think that C is the best deal. With my calculations, option A is about .09 cents per tablet (after you use the $2 off coupon), and option B is about .07 cents a tablet. But option C would mean that you do $8.99*3= $26.97. Subtract the $2 off coupon and the $5 gift card, makes it $19.97. Then divide that by the 300 tablets and that makes it about .066 cents a tablet, so they are only about 6.5 cents if you get 3 of the 100 count boxes.
K Carter
Technically C, but I don’t need 300 Advil, nor do I like to mess with coupons and gift cards that I manage to lose so I would buy B.
Becky Westover
Option C is the best deal per pill even if you only use 1 $2.00 off coupon
Ellen
If you didn’t use a coupon(s), then the Target brand would be cheaper. Using your coupons makes the Aleve 100 ct. pills cheaper. So my answer is C.
Lex
Option C is cheapest, especially if you had 3 coupons.
Leslie
A and C are both good deals. Option C is .43 cents less (factoring in the $5 card), but you would have to buy 6 boxes, where with A you would only have to buy 3 boxes.
Brianne
B is the best deal. If go by a per pill price the Up and Up is the cheapest.
Megan Moffat
I think deal C is the best! If you’re using 3 $2.00 coupons and factoring in the $5 gift card.
Diane
I would go with deal C. More bang for your buck!
Rachelle E.
C is best if you combine coupons with the $5.00 GC. If you aren’t planning on using that many pills than you may want to go with option B.
Rachel Workman
C is the best deal with the coupon, without it B would have been the best option.
Kenzie
My guess is C. I think with the coupons it makes it the best choice.
Erin
This is kind of a trick question. If the best deal means spending the least out of pocket, go with the store brand tablets. If you factor in coupon(s) and the gift card, the best unit price is on three 100-count bottles, which you’d pay between $20.97 and $24.97 (depending on how many Alleve coupons you have) out of pocket, plus you’d get a $5 Target gift card. However, if you can’t use 300 Alleve before their expiration and you can’t/won’t use the Target gift card, this wouldn’t be the best buy.
Lisa
By math c is the best option unless you don’t need this much Aleve. If you are buying more than you will use c could turn out to be the most expensive!
Rebekah
B is the best deal. C would only work out to be cheaper if you had multiple coupons. Plus, in my family there is no way we’d be able to use 300 Aleve before the expiration date.
Rebecca
I would have to say option C.
Kristi
I think c is the best option if you have 3 $2.00 coupons (and get the gift card) and are planning to use that much Alleve in the near future.
Riana
It depends! If you don’t have the Aleve coupons, then Option B is your better deal at $.07 each pill. If you have 3 of the Aleve coupons, then option C is your better deal at $.05 each pill after you factor in the gift card. Or, if you don’t use pain reliever very much, your best deal is D-none of the above , because you probably have pain reliever in your stockpile! 🙂
Melissa Walton
If you are one to be able to use enough before the expiration date AND have enough coupons to stack them then C…however in our house we’d go with B because we wouldn’t use enough to make it worth our while 🙂
Hannah Rossaert
Best deal is B
Abbie Fox
B! Stores can be so tricky tricky but the Target brand is still the cheapest.
Tiffany
I don’t ever have multiple copies of coupons, so for me B is the best option.
Emily Adams
C is the better deal as long as you have 3 coupons for the Aleve, otherwise if you only have one coupon than the Target brand would be the better deal.
Lisa
I would say B however if you have the oney and coupons go with C
Sue Darby
C is the better deal…in my opinion!
Each bottle will be $7.99 after the use of a $1.00 off coupon!
$23.97 retail for 300 Aleve pills plus a $5.00 gift card in return.
$18.97 for 300 pills….to me is the better deal!
Then use the $5.00 gift card for a bottle of wine. Get an early start on using the Aleve for the cheap wine headache! 🙂
Merisa
Option B is the least amount per pill.
lisa
Option C, if you have three of the Aleve coupons.
Carrie M
B is the best price per pill option.
Bethany
Option B for our family, because it’s only saving money if you actually use the product. As others have said above, 300 pills are a lot and our family would not use them all before they expire.
Jennifer
Buying the Aleve is the better deal, even if you can only use the $2 coupon off of one bottle the price of the Aleve is .066 per pill and the Target brand is .0718 per pill.
Sara
option c, $5.32 + tax
John
Deal C is best after coupons & gift card!
Ana
Option C is the best price per pill with all discounts included. But you have to also think about how often you use the medicine. My family . . . probably only 2-4 pills a every one or two months. It’s not worth it for me to buy 300 pills. They would expire WAY before I would use them. So for me . . . the Target Brand saves me money because I am not spending money on something I won’t use.
Lindsey
C
Kandy
If you can use all 3 coupons then c is the best choice. Even if you ca only apply 1 coupon , plus the gift card option c is still the better value.
Melissa
You asked which is the better deal…for me it would have to be option B, simply because I would never use 300 pills (option C) before they expired and if I can’t use them then it’s a waste of money.
heather yeomans
TARGET ITS .071 A PILL
jennifer miller
c is the best deal
Liz
C is the best!;)
Kelly
C is best
Angela Cope
do the math option C is the cheapest option per pill!
rebecca
A better deal is not always the one that entices you to buy more than you really need. The gift card couldn’t be used on this deal anyway; it would be good for your next trip to Target, hence enticing you to spend money again. I would go with B because it costs less per pill, wouldn’t be more than what I need or could use before the expiration date, and doesn’t lure me into spending more money up front thinking I’m doing myself a favor in the long run.
amanda
Option c. Because if you buy 3 and have 3 of the coupons its 15.97 after gift card and you would have to buy 6 boxes of the target brand to get 300ct and it would be 21.54 for all 6 boxes
Julie
Deal C is the best deal if you have the 3 coupons. But B is better if you don’t have the coupons.
Mindy
Option C is the cheapest, UNLESS you use the $1 off $3 Up & Up item target coupon found on their website. Then option B is a tiny bit cheaper.
Alisa Haws
Price per pill is cheaper for B
rhonda laney
it depends on when the experation date is. also how many pills does your family go through usually.
right now Its just me at home so I would get b.
Michelle
I’m going with B for a couple reasons. 1: I don’t receive three newspapers, so I don’t have access to three of the same coupon. 2: I don’t believe my family would go through 3 bottles before they expired, which would be wasting the money in the end. Its nice to stock up, but I’m learning to stock up on only how much my family will use.
BreAnn Hunter
Deal C is the best if you have 3 of the 2 dollar off coupons. You would get double the pills for 5 dollars more so it is less per pill.
Amanda S
I agree with everyone who says that Option 3 is financially the best deal. But if you are not going to use 300 pills before they expire (and in my household, we wouldn’t), then Option B is the best bet for a lot of people. Actually, I just get the Target brand of ibuprofen 24ct when there are Target coupons for $1/1 available because it’s sold for $0.99 at my store, so it ends up being free!
KoriAnn Anderson
Option C is the best deal. 🙂
Chad
Option B is the cheapest per pill option
Leslie Rowberry
I would choose option C because my husband and I WILL use it. We are not picky on which pain reliever we have in our house.
Danielle
Option C is the best deal, however if you won’t use the $5 gift card Option B is better for you. I don’t know how many times I’ve gotten a “deal” with a gift card and then never returned to use it. Overall though, lowest price per pill (with the coupon) is C.
Nancy C
The best value would be C, which would cost less per 50count than the other options. I would also think about how much you will be using the Alieve as if you don’t use it very often, the Target brand would be the way to go….my opinion anyway.
kathy
That would be B, the per tablet price is the cheapest.
kathy
I take that back, if you have the coupon for 2$ off then yes, C would be cheaper.
JennyG
Option C is the best deal with the Aleve coupon, even better if you have a coupon for each box!
Rachelle
If you only have one $2 off coupon then deal c would be cheapest at .06cents a pill. Option B is .07 cents a pill. For my family though would be deal B simply because we would never go through 300 pills of naproxen before they expired. I am willing to pay 1 cent extra for each pill to not have to buy $19.97 worth of naproxen that I won’t end up using.
Rhonda Miller
Overall, I think deal C works out to be the best deal in the long run.
Annie
I think the best deal is option C!
Robinne
I am going with C. If you can get more pills for less money – More power to you! My Brother needs Aleve now, so I am going to show him this deal! Thanks!
Ashley C.
C is the best deal, but only if you need that many pills. You could buy them with a friend and split the cost 🙂
Callie
If you need that much Aleve and plan to use it before it expires and if you plan to purchase other things at Target (making the $5 gift card worth it) then option C is the best deal because it would cost less per pill considering the coupon(s) and the $5 gift card. But if you don’t need that much Aleve then option B is better because, though you are spending slightly more per pill, you are paying less during that particular purchase and only buying what you need.
Martha Pepper
Option C is the best price per pill. $19.97 for 300 pills ($.066 per pill). I don’t take that many pills so I would personally go for option B. $6.99 for 100 pills ($.069 per pill.)
Amber Mae
C is the best… if you shop at Target a lot. If it’s out of the way and you won’t end up using the 5 dollar gift card then it’s better to do option B.
Kendra Pierce
Targer brand wins the race coming in at .071 per pill. Aleve is second at .073 per pill so really they are both going to be .07 per pill. So depending on if I need 300 or not would be my deciding factor 🙂
Chelsea Green
Option C, with the coupons, gift card and the larger amount of pills, it has the lowest price per pill cost.
Jessica
The best deal is the Target Generic
Lisette
C is best if you have even 1 $2 off coupon. If not B would be the best deal.
Erin R.
Well, with the coupon and the gift card, C works out to be slightly cheaper than the Target brand. But I can’t imagine how long it would take me to get through 300 pills so I would still buy the Target bottle for $3.59. I guess it depends on your own personal needs which is the best deal.
Aimee Ashton
I think that c is the best. I love when Target offers the $5 gift cards with so many items purchased.
Lauri B.
Option A works out to about $.09 a pill. Option B works out to about $.07 a pill and option C to just a little less than that. The best deal is between B and C depending in your budget that you should have set no matter where you are or what deal you are buying. I get a monthly “food storage” budget as well as a weekly “non-foods” budget (which is smaller and has to cover everything from dish soap to diapers) If there is room in my monthly budget set aside for stocking up then option C it is!!! If not then walk away with option B this time and know that another deal will surely come along soon 🙂
Cindy Teichert
Definetly “C”! works out to be something like 22.00 for 300 pills if you are looking to stock up, if not, might want to just buy the target brand.
Lindsey Wright
Doing the math on it, The big box of aleve is cheaper. With the coupon combined with the 5 dollar gift card, you get 300 pills for 19.97 where as the target brand if you were to buy 300 pills would come to about 21 dollars. And you are getting the name brand as well. So option C! Which some people think that is a ton of pills but it is a great thing to put away in your food storage.
Becky
If you factor in the coupons, and the 5.00 gift card, C is the best deal since it is cheapest per pill. If you don’t have the coupons, B ends up being a better deal since it would be the cheapest per pill.
jennifer
C. 300 pills and the extra $5 gift card. You are paying less per pill.
Jessika
If I understand correctly, with the $2 coupon and getting a $5 gift card, option C is the best deal in the long run. 3 boxes ($8.99×3) – $7 = $19.97/300 pills total = $0.06 per pill. I personally would choose option B though, because my family probably wouldn’t use 300 pills by the time they’d expire, so we’d basically lose money with option C if we didn’t use them all.
katie c
I’m going with C as the cheaper option.
Debbie
The answer is C, if you have a $2 off coupon for each of the 3 boxes that you’re buying.
Jennifer P
C is the best deal when you use the coupons!
Tara
Option B is cheaper
Carrie
B
Lydia Barlow
It depends on how you use your $2 coupon. If you use it on the 100 count Aleve and get the $5 gift card, that is by far the best deal at $.06 per pill. However, if you don’t need that much pain killer, then the Target brand is best @ $.07 per pill.
liliya zaslavskiy
c is better deal if you will use 3 coupons and will get 5$ gift certificate you will get best value per tablet
gurmeet
option B , if you dont have any coupon handy
KaDee
The price per pill is cheaper if you go with option C. With the 3 2.00 coupons and the $5 voucher it makes them out to be .05 each. It will last you a long time and is cheaper in the long run. Of you don’t want a lot of them and don’t want to spend so much I’d go with B.
Carrie
Woops! Didn’t notice the $2 off coupon at first. That makes C the best deal, not B as my previous comment states.
Ginny
C!
Ginny
C – it’s the cheapest (counting the $5 gift card) and you get the most amount of pills
Brian S
Factoring in tax, and using the tax rate of the area in which I am living (7.5%), B comes out to be $0.077, or $0.08 per pill. C comes out to be $0.080, or $0.08 per pill. In this case they cost the same, but since C does not need to be rounded up as much, I would get more “value” per pill (paying $0.08 per pill for a $0.080 pill instead of paying $0.08 per pill for a $0.077 pill).
Without factoring the gift card, C would require a coupon discount of around $3.50 total to be equal to that of B (per pill).
Brian S
Now, whether or not I use 300 pills before they expire is another thing.
Jessica R. Wagner
Option C. is the best option. $8.99×3=26.97 then with coupon for each box make the total 26.97-6=20.97 So you will pay $20.97 but with the $5 gift card it will technically make it $15.97. Which makes it the cheaper option if you are figuring a total of 300ct. for each scenario.
michelle
Option c is the best deal as long as you have 3 of the 2 dollar off coupons. Then you will be paying only .05 per pill. Great deal
Michele
I think the best deal is C. If you buy 3 boxes at 8.99 each that gives a total of 26.97. Then use 3of the $2.00 off coupons (1 for each box) which makes your total 20.97. With the $5 gift card it’s like you’re paying 15.97 for 3 boxes of 100-count Aleve. 300-pills for 15.97 is a great deal and better than the other two deals.
Answer A comes out to 13.97, but you don’t get as many pills and answer B is $10.77 for 3 boxes but again you don’t get as many pills.
Angela Sadovich
The answer is B! Once you divide the c deal all out, B is still better.
Shannon
Option C if you have 3 of the Aleve coupons, but if you’re just a casual couponer like myself and only have one of those coupons then the Target Brand (B) would be cheaper.
ES
B- Target Brand 50 Count Tablets $3.59
Lindsay Abney
Deal C is the best at $.53/pill. That is, as long as you have 3 of the $2 off coupons!
Katie P
If you can use the $2 off on the buy 3 alieve offer, then per pill, that is the best deal (calculating in the $5 gift card off of the purchase). However, if you can’t, the target brand is the best per pill cost (but only slightly from the buy three)
Jackie
Option C is the best price if you have three coupons. I would probably go for the target brand, it would take me years to get through 300 Aleve! 🙂
Jenny B
Deal C is the best if you have 3 of the $2 off coupons. You do have to pay more up front, so I say if you use a lot of Aleve stock up. If not just go for the target brand.
Michelle
c is the best deal! A=$ .09 a pill, B=$.07 a pill and C=$.05 a pill ( you need to use 3 of the $2/1 Aleve coupon from the Boxtops ss 1/6 for C to be the best deal)
Tisha
Deal C is the best. Not only do you get the name brand instead of store brand, the amount per pill is cheaper buying the Aleve. You would have to buy 6 boxes of the target brand to get the same amount of pills in deal C, (buying 3 boxes)but would pay more for the target brand.
Vickie
Option C is the best deal if you have three coupons.
Rachel
The third option is the best price overall because you get the $5.00 Target gift card. However, if you don’t go through medicine that fast, and you end up throwing half of it out, then the Target brand is the better deal. I have a big family, and I’m not opposed to taking a few expired ibuprofen, so I’d probably stock up while I can. 🙂
Tanya
Option C because you will get 300 pills for $15.97 (including $5 gift card). You would have to buy 6 Target brand 50 ct bottles which would = $21.54. That was pretty tricky because at first glance, I would guess the Target brand.
Susan Schaffer
B is a better deal per tablet if you don’t have any more coupons to add to the c option.
Kaitlin
Option C! It’s only $3.33 per 50, as opposed to $4.49 for option A, and $3.59 for option B.
McKenzie Kennedy
Target brand is barely better than going with the Aleve plus a gift card BEFORE using a coupon. So, with a coupon, the gift card deal is the way to go!
Melissa S
The best deal would be option C.
Even if you didn’t use any coupons, option C would be $7.32 per bottle (after the $5 gift card) … or $3.66 per 50-count. The other options would cost more for 50 count.
If you used one coupon, each bottle would be $6.65/$3.32 per 50-count
Two coupons … $5.99/$2.99 per 50-count
Three coupons … $5.32/$2.66 per 50-count
Melissa S
My bad …. option B would cost less than option C if you had no coupons
… but not that much more (per 50-count)!
Kathy
Definitely “C” – though I’m not a big medication taker – I love having this in my car/all first aid kits/diaper bag/ 72-hour kits, and because these things are so subject to temperature fluxuations, I like to change them out as much as possible… the choice “C”, with the $2 coupon and $5 gift card, makes them $.01 cheaper per pill! And I do like name brands – especially when they are cheaper!
Kristina Pease
Option C is the best if you have all the coupons. I would probably not have all the coupons so I would personally buy option B.
Amy
C is the best deal with the gift card and coupon.
Cameron
It ALL depends!! Especially on two things. Do you still get the gift card if the coupon is applied to C? If you do, AND are going for quantity, the best answer is C. If the coupon doesn’t apply because you are getting the gift card, then the best answer is B. With C, you have you buy a total of 300 capsules, so if you do the math and act as if you were buying 300 for all the options, C is the cheapest at $15.97, BUT if the coupon for $2.00 off doesn’t apply to option C then option C becomes $21.97, and then B is the cheapest at $21.54 for 300 capsules.
JILL
c
Camillia
(C) is the best deal if you’re looking solely at price per pill. (A) works out to 8.98 cents per pill, (B) works out to 7.18 cents per pill, and (C), w/ only 1 $2 off Q & the GC works out to 6.66 cents per pill.
Trudy Benson
C is the best value because they are 100 ct bottles.
Michelle
C, if you would use the gift card on something you need anyway.
Lori Lennon
C is the best deals. It comes to 0.069 cents a pill (if you have 3 coupons) or 0.076 if you (only have the one coupon)plus you get the $5 gift card. B is 0.071 cents a pill. A is the most.
Kristy
If you have just one $2.00 of coupon option C is your best bet as the price would be $.066 per pill, if you don’t have the $2.00 coupon option B is what to go for as the price would be $.0718 per pill.
Alice
Option B! It’s the best deal even without the coupon. Most generic brands have the exact same active ingredient. I know many said option C but ONLY if you will go through 300 pills before it expires. For my family, we will not use that many so option B is best.
Whitney
I think deal C is the best.
Shauna Clegg
I think the answer is B, because it is still cheaper even after the gift card.
julie
C. $8.99 x 3 aleve = $26.97 – $6.00 (3/$2.00 coupons) = $20.97 – $5.00 gift card = $15.97 divide that by 300 pills =.053 cents per.
Or
C. $8.99 x 3 = $26.97 – $2.00 (1/$2.00 coupon) = $24.97 – $5.00 gift card = $19.97 divide that by 300 pills = .067 cents per.
Either way C is cheapest.
A. = .09 cents per pill.
B. = .072 cents per pill.
Christy
C is the better price per pill, but that is over $20 for pills that I may never use. I would go with the store brand and spend under $5, keeping my grocery bill more reasonable 🙂
Madalyn
For the same amount of pills, option C is the best deal… ONLY if you have the $2 coupon. BUT, neither my husband or I use medicine all that much, and I don’t just waste money on stuff I am not going to use. So, I would most likely buy the generic Target brand. And everything I’ve tried that is “generic” for Target is just as awesome anyway. 🙂
Marilyn Kline
B is the best deal unless you have Aleve coupons then C is the better deal.
Jessica McDonald
C, to get 300 pills for almost $16 is a great deal! that is if you have your coupons!!
Alexandra C
I believe it’s C, B, A (Best to worse).
C – comes out approximately ~$16, = (9-2)x3 – 5 = 300 count
B – comes out approximately ~ $21 = (3.60×6) = 300 count
A – comes out approximately ~ $27 = (6.50 – 2) x6 = 300 count
Katie Mecham
If you have coupons AND you need a lot of medication option c is best
If you do not need a ton of medication it is better to buy option b even though it costs more per pill it is less money out of pocket.
Anne Kaiser
Option b unless you have multiple coupons for options c.
Andrea
The target brand per pill is the cheapest!
Allison F.
Deal C is is the best deal even if you have only one coupon. However, if you don’t go through that many then stick with the target brand and buy only a bottle at a time since it is the next best deal.
Julianne
Option C is the cheapest per pill. So, if you need 300 pills & can afford paying more up front. C it is!
Stephanie Loveland
Deal c 🙂
Aide Gaytan
I am going with B. because it would still be cheaper than C. with the $5 gift card.
nicole
opyion c is the best price per pill. $8.99 – 1.67 ($5 gc when buy 3) – $2 (coupon) = $5.32 / 100 pills = $.053/pill. Option A $6.49 – $2 (coupon) = $4.49 / 50 pills = $.0898 / pill Option B $3.59 / 50 pills = $.0718 pill
Avelina C.
C. I came up with $.066 which included using 3 $2.00 coupons and my red card 5% off.
Marie Lyma
The best option is C. Even if you only have one aleve coupon if you include the gift card that makes the price of 50 pills to just $2.33.
caryn
b for me… I would never use that many pills of aleve before it expires, and not just because of price per pill being slightly less
Melissa McKee
The Target brand is still cheaper by $0.07, for each 50 count box!
Melody
I’m going with option C. Lowest price per pill when you count the coupon and the gift card. 🙂
Mary
B. even if you were to use the coupon and get the $5 card it’s cheaper.
Candace
C!!!! cause the count is double!!!
Cindy
B- Target Brand 50 Count Tablets at $3.59 is the best buy.
Cindy
I forgot about the coupon. That would make C the best option.
amee guy
option c, although it takes way too long to figure it out, so i would just walk by. 🙂
Misty Barry
If you can use one coupon on deal C, then it makes them $3.33/50, which would be the cheapest. 😉
Tiffany
Option C , after coupons and target card is the best option as long as you need 300 Aleve. 🙂
Leah Parkinson
I would say C is best deal!
Yona
C is best
PJ
The Target one.
Aleve is 3.66 for 50 if you get the three deal or 6.49 for the 50 bottle.
Target is 3.59 regular price for the 50 count.
Jentry Nielsen
Option B is cheaper, but only by 43cents.
Laura L.
deal b, the Target brand, is the best
anna
Can we have an option D? Aleve 200 ct for $6.99? Do you have to buy all the boxes? Also, I personally don’t count gift cards toward a deal when I get them, I count them toward a deal when I spend them. It’s not the same as cash unless you use it, and some rewards and gift cards expire.
anna
I meant 100 ct, not 200
Ricki Munford
Option B even with coupons and gifts card, the store brand is still the best value. And if you’re on a budget, you don’t have to buy three bottles!
Hailey
Option C is best if you have the coupons…and need that many!
ashley
option C is the best deal if you need that many pills. they are on sale, plus coupons and gift card…great deal! thanks
Randee G
Option C if you have 3/2.00 off coupons! If you only have one than B and C end up being the same
Angela B.
I think the answer is C…it would be 5 cents a pill
Kate
With the Aleve coupon, C is the best deal. Plus, who wouldn’t want a $5 gift card?
Casey England
Target deal with the 5$ gift card is better
JS
Option C is a better deal…if you need that much Aleve. I would personally choose the generic just because I don’t need that many pills.
Steph
The best deal is buying 3 of the 100 ct Aleeve for $8.99 with 3 – $2.00 coupons and getting a $5.00 gift card BUT ONLY if your family uses 300 pills before the expiration date. If you end up throwing away one box of 100 then you’d be better off going with the store brand of 50 pills for $3.59
Mary
B if you don’t have any additional coupons. It’s .0718 cents each pill opposed to .0732 for option C.
laurie
C is the best. .05 a pill if you have 3 coupons. But thats alot of headaches to have 🙂
Deana
It would be C, the quantity of a 100 for the equivalent price after the $5 gift card, is $3.99…making them 3.9 cents a piece…versus 7.8 cents for B. I didn’t figure A.
Melissa
IF you need 300 pills and IF you have 3, $2 0ff coupons then option c would be the best deal since you would receive the $5 target gc.
waneta
C is best deal. 6.66 cents per pill if you use 1 coupon.
Erica Nelson
I like option 3. I like getting a gift card.
Briana
option c is the best deal. even if you only have one $2 off coupon, with the $5 target gift card each pill is going to come out to be about $.67. in option b, each pill is about $.71 (if i’m remembering my math right! :)). that’s a lot of excedrin! 🙂
Elizabeth Sipe
I say option 3 is the best deal. Buy the 3 boxes at $8.99 each and then get the $5.00 gift card!
Steve Watson
I’m thinking Deal C, but let’s do the math:
300 pills + $5 gift card = $27
300p +5D = 27D
300p = 22D
13.64p = D
D = 100C
P = 7.3C
So, about 7.3 cents per pill with deal C
50p = 359C
P = 7.18C
So, about 7.2 cents per pill with deal B
SO, assuming that Target’s offbrand is just as good as genuine Aleve, B is a better deal by about a tenth of a cent per pill.
Steve Watson
However, if the $2.00 coupon is compatible with other offers (which these things usually aren’t), the scales tip back into C’s favor significantly.
Rachel
Option C is better cost efficient in the long run. Each pill ends up being $.05 as opposed to the $.07 or $.08 a pill like the other options.
Ricqui G
My guess is option c. You are receiving more bang for your buck.
Katrina Fisher
Option B is the least expensive deal.
Surya Berlangieri
Option B is the better deal cause you get 50ct for $1.49 and option C you get 50ct for $2.66 .. 🙂
Erica Wankier
C
karen whittington
Option c is the better price put only because of the coupons and gift card. However if you really need to use three bottles of aleve you should really see a doctor. Or you can offer to share with a family member or friend
Rebekah
Option C would only be $.o5 each pill.
Jessica
c is better since it is 100 count, but I don’t use that much drugs, so unless i was sharing with 2 other people, I would still buy option b
Whitney D
I would do option B. It’s less expensive and having that many pills around the house isn’t the best of thing. You most likely won’t use all of the 300 pills in Option C before they expire. Going through a pharmacology class I learned that it’s best to never use medicine once it’s expired so you shouldn’t have large quantities of pills around the house.
Elaine Hughes
The answer is simple when you do the math.
A. 6.49 – 2.00 coupon = 4.49/50 = .0898 cents per pill.
B. 3.59/50 = .0718 cents per pill.
C. 26.97 (3 boxes x 8.99) – 2.00 -5.00 = 19.97/300 = 0.665 cents per pill. And that’s if I only have one of the Aleve coupons. If I have 3 of the $2 Aleve coupons, that knocks the price down to .0532 cents per pill.
Either way, answer C is the best deal per pill price. However, if I don’t have the need for 300 pills before they expire, I can either donate them to my son’s school, or I can buy the Target brand as the second best per pill price. Answer A is definitely the most expensive price per pill.
brittany hoyt
Deal B is the best deal. It is cheaper per pill.
Adam M
I would actually do B. 300 pills would go bad before I could use them all, even if I am saving money in the long run. Since I have to buy 3 do get the $5 gift card and it is comparable enough to the name brand, I’d do B.
April K.
C is a better deal… $9×3= $27 – $5 gift card = $22 – three $2 off coupons = $16 for 3 100-capsule bottles.
Tammy
It’s better to buy 3 Aleve with coupons and get the gift card. They are 5 cents a tablet. The target brand would be 7 cents a tablet.
Andrea
While option C is less per pill, I would never need or use that many before they expire. Yes, I could donate them, but why pay for things to donate when I have so many other freebies to donate? Option B is the best because it’s the least out of pocket and the amount that I would use before they expire.
Kathy
Per pill, Option C is the cheapest, assuming you have (3) $2 off coupons. It comes in at .05 cents a pill! Option B comes in at .07 cents a pill. Option A at .09 cents a pill. If you don’t have the cash to get three boxes, go with Option B.
Teresa Larsen
Definately C!!!
Meredith Harker
I would go for the 50 ct Target brand. Really, who needs 300 pills? That would take years to use!
Kristen
If you have 3 $2.00 off coupons then I think option C would be the best deal….If not, then option B
Danielle
B is the cheapest if you don’t mind store brand!
Jackie
Option B is the cheapest price per pill.
Felicia
The best deal is C. After the $5 gift card, one 100-count bottle works out to be only slightly more than the 50-count. You get more for the money!
Michelle
With coupons and price- option C
We don’t use Aleve at our house, so technically none 🙂
Ann
Target brand is cheaper, and the initial oop is lower.
April Welch
I would say C is the best price per pill but B is a good price and you won’t have meds that will go bad.
Tiffany
Option c now. But I don’t really need that many pills. Hm….
Tara
I think this is a trick question! Deal C may save the most money, but unless you have someone to share with, the 300 pills would go to waste at my house. For me, deal A is best with a coupon. I prefer Aleve over the other brand and would be able to use it before it expires.
Kylee
Technically the Target ones are the cheapest ($0.072/pill), but a lot of people prefer the name brand of medicines, so the 3 boxes of Aleve deal with the $5 gift card is pretty much just as good ($0.073/pill if you subtract the gift card amount from the price.)
Christy
A is $8.98 per 100 pills.
B is $7.18 per 100 pills.
C is $5.32 per 100 pills.
C is the best deal.
Bri Bolander
I say b!
Shellie
C is cheapest per pill, if you’re going to use all 300 of them! It would take me forever to go through that many…
Megan McCurdy
B is the better deal if you are pricing each pill individually.
Farrah S
Option C, when using (3) $2 off coupons and $5 target gift card, the price per unit is the cheapest
Sydnee Coccimiglio
The best deal is deal C. If you have three of the $2.00 off coupons you can use those towards the purchase plus you get the $5 gift card. This makes the total $15.97 for all three bottles which is only $0.05 per pill. Deal A ends up being $0.09 per pill and deal B ends up being $0.07 per pill.
Melanie
C because you are getting more pills for less money per pill
Kath
depends on how many you take and how frequently. The generic bottle in the middle # c is best at .0718 cents each especially if you have no coupons and don’t use it a lot. If you take it a lot and had coupons than #c would be a better buy and the pricing would depend on the amount of coupons you have.
Katie
It’s been said many ways, many times now… but I would go with C because of the $2 off coupons and the $5 gift card. Unfortunately, our family goes through A LOT of pain killers so that would actually be a great deal for us!! :0)
Jen H
Option c. I was going to say b but saw that the coupon applies to option c as well.
leslie innes
C is the better deal especially if you have 3 coupons AND use your Target red card to save another 5%! LOVE TARGET!!!
However I agree with buying what you would use and that is alot of Aleve, but you could always donate a box or even two to a local food bank, homeless shelter, womens shelter or group going oversees on humanitarian mission.
Alicia G.
Deal C is the best. If you use 3 coupons it come to 0.053 a pill and if you only use 1 coupon it comes to 0.067 a pill (rounded up). Although, buying so many pills in Deal C doesn’t make sense for our small family. Just buying 1-50 count bottle may mean we have to throw some of the pills away when they expire. For our family buying Deal B for 0.072 a pill makes more sense and less waste.
Kadi A
C is the best deal…. BUT since I wouldn’t use them all before they were well past expired, I’d go with B.
geekbearinggifts
If you can use the coupon with either size of Aleve, and you count the $5 gift card as a discount on this purchase instead of on the transaction where you actually use it… Hmm, let’s see:
Option A: $6.49 – $2 coupon = $4.49 tablets total cost/50 tablets = 8.98 ¢ per tablet
Option B: $3.59 total cost/50 tablets = 7.18¢ per tablet
Option C: 3 x $8.99 = $26.97 – $5 gift card = $21.97 – $2 coupon = $19.97 total cost/300 tablets = 6.65¢ per tablet
So option C is cheaper per tablet, but will your family use them all before they expire? Throwing away unused medication is neither frugal nor good for the environment. If you choose this option, plan on splitting the cost with friends, or donating the extra bottles to a charity which accepts medication. Our food bank doesn’t, for instance (they just throw them away.)
I would still go with the house brand unless someone in the family uses large amounts of Aleve on the advice of their doctor. I know someone, for instance, who was prescribed prescription strength ibuprofen (800 mg per dose) but buys generic ibuprofen (200 mg per tablet) over the counter at Sam’s Club and takes four to equal the prescription dose. Ends up much cheaper for the year, and she doesn’t have to keep refilling a prescription.
Renee R
As long as you have 3 of the coupons, C is the better deal by about $.02 /pill
thanks for the opportunity
Amanda C
C is the cheapest. $8.99 x 3= $26.97, if you have 3 $2 off coupons, that takes the total down to $20.97. If you subtract the $5 giftcard, you’re at $15.97…… but unless you plan to share, 300 pills will be hard to use before expiration so I personally would buy B.
Lynn
I think it is option C. Thank you for the give away. 🙂
Susan
option C
Melissa Kessler
The third choice is the cheapest BUT what are the chances you are actually going to use 300 pills before their expiration date???? So for that reason I would choose the Target brand so I didn’t have to waste any medicine OR money! Thanks for the question and the give-away!
chris allen
Deal C is the better deal if you have a use for that many pill…I would probably go with the target brand as we dont use it that often around my house.
Tara Olson
I think the best deal is the Target brand, but it actually only ends up being cheaper by liked $0.40 cents. But it is still cheaper, even with the $5.00 gift card for buying the Name brand.
Heather
C is the best
Heather
C is the best deal.
Kelly H
Whether you have one or three of the $2 coupons,option C offers the lowest price per pill. However, you do have to take into consideration how much Aleve you and your family are going to use before it all expires. It’s never a good idea to buy more than you need, regardless of the price.
Jess
Deal C, if you can afford to buy them all up front. And if you have a $2 off coupon for each box. If you don’t have the cash to come off at once,or only one coupon, Deal B is a very close second.
Paola
Option C. Once you take into account using 3 $2 off coupons and the $5 gift card, you’ll be paying $5.32 per bottle, or $2.66 per 50-caplets.
Ami
Option C is cheaper even with only 1 coupon once you factor in the giftcard. But like many others on here I would personally buy option B since I wouldn’t use that many pills before they expired and would be wasting my money.
Monica
Assuming you don’t have any coupons then deal B is your best option at .0718 per pill
Bryan
The off brand is good. I like the aleve too. The gc is for you to spend more, so go for the off brand option b.
Aimee
Option C is cheapest overall
Leesa
With more than one $2 coupon the best deal would be C! Even with one $2 coupon the deal works out to be .07 cents per caplet, which is the same as the store brand works out to be. I like getting the $5 gift card to use at a later time though! It can be fun to see how many of the gift cards, that you earn through these deals, you can save up over the year and use at Christmas time!
Judy
I say C is the best option. If you use the $2 off coupon and get 100 pills for $6.99, that’s almost double the pills for the price of the 50 pill box. Plus add in the $5 gift card and its a steal.
Kierra
I think option C is best and I love getting those gift cards!
Emily C
Offer B is the best deal!
Bridgette
Option C is the best deal if you have 3 coupons, otherwise it’s B.
Erin
Deal C is the best. But I would still buy the off brand because I would never use that much medication.
Sara
Deal C is the cheapest but need to have a use/need for that many pills!
Debbie
Option C is the best price per pill, but there are some other things I think you need to factor in. I used to buy pills in bulk, but I noticed that the older the pills get (even by just a couple years), they don’t work as well, and I don’t use them often enough to have them all taken by that time, so there is a potential money loss there with the larger Aleve. However, my daughter has tested different types of medication in her biochemistry class, and noticed that in some cases when the medication is not name brand, there is less of the actual drug and more of the “filler” that makes it the pill/capsule shape. So that makes the Target brand (option B) possibly not great. So, with the coupon, option A might be the best, as I know it should work and a smaller bottle should be able to be used up before the expiration date.
Janie Sabin
Deal C is the best option, but you have to take into account that you might not use that many pills. So if you would only use a few pills then Deal B would be better.
Courtney
I would say deal B is the best deal.
Cheryl Woda
If you have coupons To use then the best deal is C, buy 3 100 count . boxes and receive a $5 giftcard.
Sara
Option c is best. Both option b and c come out to about $.07 per tablet. If you can get the name brand for the same as generic it’s a deal, especially if you need to stock up. Of course, if you don’t want to spend more up front option b is better. It just depends on your needs.
Jennifer
Option 1 is definitely the worst value. The other two calculate to about the same if you have only one coupon. If you have more, then the third option is definitely a better buy per pill. But it is only the way to go if you will actually use that many of the pills before they expire and if you don’t mind a little bit more in the inital outlay of cash.
Angie
With the coupon, C is the better option. 🙂 If you don’t have a coupon, B is cheaper, barely, but it is.
tiffini
Personally I’d go for C! If you have 3 of the $2 off coupons you can make each Aleve for $6.99 which would thus make the total $20.97 MINUS the $5.00 gc you’d get back so it’d really be like getting 3 for only $15.97!!! Not bad at all!
Kim
B is a better deal. It is only .0718 per pill while C is .0732 per pill and A is .12 per pill.
Jessica
Deal C with coupons, and at a price like that giving up what you won’t use is a great option!! Or even trade others for their deals, it works out well in my couponing community 🙂
Kambee
A all day long you get more for your money after coupon and gift card cause it looks tricky but you just have to have awesome powers
Denise
C is the best, they are giving you $5 to buy 300 pills for 8.99. You are really paying 3.99. You can keep one at home one at your job and one for hubby at his work. Or give away to someone else!
Kambee
It’s c all day long not a i looked at the pictures backwards cause after coupons and your 5 back and two dollars in coupons plus double pills in the bottle it’s better
Donna Shelley
The 100 count Alieve. I also have 3 coupons for 2.00 off of a bottle of 80 or more.
Tracie W
I’d go with option B, because I couldn’t go through the 3-100 bottles before they expire and B is cheaper then A.
Megan
Deal c is better!
Jane
Option C
William
C is the best deal. Target’s coupon policy states, “Limit of 4 identical coupons per household, per day (unless otherwise noted on coupon). Therefore, you can use three $2 Alleve coupons (assuming the coupon is $2 off per product—I don’t have the actually coupon so I don’t know) and as long as the coupon says you can use more than one identical coupon (see Target coupon policy). With option C you get 300 tablets for $15.97. With option B, 300 tablets would cost $21.54. With option A, 300 tablets would cost $26.94. Therefore, C is the best deal.
Penny
Deal C if you have 3 $2 off coupons.
Karla
Well, like most of you, i think C is the better deal because each pill works out to only 5 cents (with 3 $2 coupons and the gift card), but also, i am an Aleve user. I’ve never used the Target brand pain releiver, so i’m not sure if it’ll work for me as well as the name brand even if it were cheaper than 5 cents a pill. Just my opinion. I’m a baby when it comes to pain. my pain killer’s gotta work.
Christie
I think deal c is the best if you have 3 couponsto use with it. It makes it the lowest price per pill.
Emi Sorensen
Deal B is the best!
Cindy
Deal B is the best. And frankly, even if it were slightly more expensive, it would be better, because unless you’re knocking back the Aleve, you’re not going to go through that much medication before it expires.
Rachel Hewson
Well….. I would go with *C*
Here is the breakdown
A- Aleve 50 Count Tablets $6.49 – for 300 tablets it would cost $38.94 use 4 $2.00/1 coupons (I think target allows 4 like coupons) it would bring your TOTAL to $30.94
B- Target Brand 50 Count Tablets $3.59 – for 300 tablets it would TOTAL cost $21.54
**********C- Get a FREE $5 Gift Card with purchase of 3 Boxes of 100 Count Aleve for $8.99 each – for 300 tablets it would cost $26.97 use 3 $2.00/1 coupons and it would bring your TOTAL to $20.97 then you receive a $5.00 GIFT CARD bringing your TOTAL down to $15.97 or $5.32 per bottle or $0.05323 per pill *********
Analise
C is the best deal 🙂
Rebecca
I think this could be different answers. If you need 300 Aleve pills – and have 3 coupons for them, then C would be the cheapest option. But personally for me, B would be the cheapest option since I don’t think I would even go through 50 before it expires. So my opinion it’s a matter of what you’ll need and use as to which is the best deal.
Jamie
B is the best deal. For 300 pills you pay 21.54. While for C you would pay 26.97 and after a $5 coupon you would still be paying 21.97 which is 0.43 more than B.
Jamie
Oops. I forgot about the coupon. Then it would be C.
Janci
Option C is the best deal with the coupon and using the $5 gift card for the purchase. Mathematically, it works out to the lowest amount per pill. 🙂
Sandra
I think c but only if you have 3 coupons. With coupons it works out to 6.99 a bottle but it is 3.49 per 5 pills. Plus gift card
Maria
Deal C – Because the Advil is for 100 tablets. You use the coupon and get the $5 gift card so it’s like you only spend $20 compared to Target brand of $21.54. 🙂
Maria
I mean Aleve. lol
Cassie
My guess is C if you have coupons to go along with the purchase.
Silvia Rojas
I think the best dela is c. When taking in consideration quantity of pills being obtained for the price offered plus the gift card then dela c is the best
Stephanie
Option B is the best deal because I would never use that many pills from option C before expiration.
Cindy
C is the best
Naquel
C is the right answer because it ends up being cheaper per pill.
Emali
Option C if you have coupons, if not I’d opt for B
Kathy
My opinion would be (B) considering they have the same active ingredients at a cheaper value
Kathy
Clara Jones
Definitely C! With the two dollar off coupon it would cost 19.97 for 300 pills. You would pay 21.54 for that many Target Brand pills and (including the $2 off coupon) you’d pay 36.94 to get the same with the Aleve 50 count!
Holly Smith
Option C with the coupons and gift cards.
Kelly
Personally, I’d opt for choice D. 🙂 Generally Smith’s or Walmart will have a sale on their 500 count bottles for about $5.99 or less. That’s when I buy. That way you’re getting 500 pills rather than 100 pills for 5 or 6 dollars. Way better deal. I’d leave those choices on the shelf!
Sharon Watson
C – The 100 count of aleve is a better deal
Kristen
If you only have one $2 coupon, then B is best. If you have 3 coupons, then C is better. Fun quiz!!
Jerri
With the $2 coupon and using the $5 gift card, C is the best deal. And I hate math!
Sarah
Choice C. With the coupon and the $5 you get back, each pill is $0.0665 each. No need to have pain!
Jewel Yoder
Definitely C!
maren watkins
option C!
Brianne
Option C is the best option. 🙂
Sandee
C is the better deal
Jen Schenk
I think C is the best option
Jennifer
C
Nani
C would be the best deal provided you had 3 -$2.00 coupons to use. You would pay more upfront but the per pill cost works out to be the best deal.
Allyson
Yeah I say C
Rajathi
Deal C since you get the $5 gift card when you purchase 3 and if you have 3 ss coupons then that brings the price down for each and you get a lot more for your count as well
Lynne
Since I don’t have any coupons, B is the best deal!
Heather B
B if you only have one SS coupon
dayna
C is the best (assuming you have 3 coupons). Price per pill is cheapest.
amy
deal c if you have 3 coupons =.05 per pill. even with only 1 coupon, it still is .06 per pill!
Juli Dunn
C- is the best deal!
Heidi K.
Target deal is the best because for 100 of them it would be $7.18 and the Aleve 100ct with the gift card deal deducted would be $7.32.
Sarah Mangone
The best deal is option C as the price per pill (if you have 3 coupons) is the cheapest at roughly .05/pill. However, my family would never use that many so for me, the best deal would be option B at roughly .07/pill.
Jaylene
Probably option c but I don’t get newspaper coupons so I buy off brand. Without 2 dollars off its cheaper to get off brand
Karen
C. but make sure you get bottles that have a long expiration date. 😉
Heather Rogerson
A- Aleve 50 Count Tablets $6.49-2.00 coupon = .089/pill
B- Target Brand 50 Count Tablets $3.59 = .071/pill
C- Get a FREE $5 Gift Card with purchase of 3 Boxes of 100 Count Aleve for $8.99 each
3 boxes *8.99-2.00 coupon=24.97-5.00 gift card = .066/pill
My answer is C
Jamie Viebach
Option B has the best per-pill price, given you have no coupons and can use that many before the expiration date. (If you have to throw some out, the per-pill used price goes up!)
Amanda
Option C is the best deal.
Holly
Per pill, the Target brand (choice B) is two-tenths of a cent cheaper than choice C (three boxes + gift card). I think choice B is the best deal. Plus, if you buy 300 Aleve, they may expire before you can use them up.
Mandi G.
Of the 3 choices above, Deal C is the best, especially if you have 3 coupons and you factor in the $5 gift card. However, buying 400 pills for 12.98 or 14.49 at Sam’s Club or Costco respectively is still the best deal!
Amy Caldwell
Deal C. $8.99 x 3= $26.97, if you have 3 $2 off coupons, that takes the total down to $20.97. If you subtract the $5 giftcard, you’re at $15.97! If you divide this by 3 (to get the price per box) you get $5.32 a box. They also have 100 pills per box and the others only have 50
Amy Smith
Deal C is the best even if you only have 1 aleve coupon from the paper because you end up paying about $6.65 a bottle, but you get twice as much (if it were split into 2 -5o count bottles it’d be like paying $3.32 – cheaper than the target brands 3.59/50 ct). If you have 2 or 3 coupons – even better!
Rebecca Anderson
Deal c because you get 5.00 cash back and you getmy count foryour money, if they did do the 5 dollar cash back , diffently B . a better deal
Gail
c. cheapest per pill at .066 ea (with coupon and $5 gift card credit)
Bernice Mattila Garcia
Deal C would be cheapest per pill, if you have 3 coupons and factor in the gift card. However, your initial out of pocket would be higher than if you got the Target brand (check the database/Target coupons website to see if there are any coupons on Up &Up products, you might score them cheaper than the scenerios listed here). I wouldn’t buy any Aleve, because of medical concerns – saving myself $$ right off the bat! LOL
The other concern, would your family use up 300 tablets before the expiration? Not cheap enough for a donation item. Perhaps you split the cost with a buddy – meh, likely no.
Lydia
I think it’s B) It’s cheaper per pill. Even if you get $5 back after buying 3 boxes, the off brand was still cheaper per pill.
Lydia
I meant C. I just read that there is a coupon on the Aleve as well. Without the extra coupon it would not have been a better deal.
Diana
C is cheapest if you need that many.
Heather G.
C is the best deal.
kt
Answer: it depends on your situation.
B is the best choice for MY family. If you have 3 $2/off coupons, then C would be a better price per pill… BUT, my family doesn’t need 300 Aleve pills. Why spend $16 when you can spend $3.60?
You can’t take them while pregnant or nursing!
Kristen Francom
My answer is C. With all the coupon and giftcard, it cost $.066 per tablet.
Megan
I think the best deal would be C. 🙂
Shara
C!! 300 pills @ (8.99*3) – (6)[1/6/13 SS] – 5[giftcard] = about $.05/pill. Target brand runs about$.071/pill.
Aleve Wins!!
Emily
After doing the math, C. is the best deal. I took the cost and divided it by the amount of pills in the bottle to get my answer. A is the most expensive at .0898 cents per pill. B was next at .0718 cents per pill. C was the cheapest at .06656 cents per pill.
Margaret Wright
The Target brand is the best deal. First its the cheapest per pill. Plus you can buy mulitples and have them store better for longer term, meaning you don’t have to open 100 at a time. Also, its a better deal because you don’t have to buy so many. Target brand all the way
Margaret Wright
whoops, I forgot to use the coupon. But I still don’t thinks its worth buying so many. I would still go with the target brand
erica f
I think C is the best deal at $.073 for avtotal of 300
Tahja
It depends on how much you can use before it expires.
50 ct = .0898 per pill
100 ct = .0699 per pill
3×100 ct =.0665 per pill plus you have to carry over the 5.00 to your next shopping trip.
Most meds loose their efectiveness after 6 mo expiration. If you are using 300 Alive you might want to see a dr for your pain.
Kristi
C is the best deal. its approx $27 for 3 boxes but then you subtract $6 (3 $2 coupons) and the $5 gift card you’d get back, you will end up paying less than $16 for 300 pills. That’s cheaper than A or B.
marnie hammond
option c is the cheapest if you have 3 coupons. If not then option b
Tabatha
I think the best deal is option B. Granted option C is cheaper, provided you have 3 of those coupons, and you negate the $5 gift card.. but medicine doesn’t have very long shelf life, so unless you have people to share it with (or some major pain issues that you don’t want to see a doctor about), I’d go with option B. 😉
Heather O.
Option C is the cheapest for 300 pills which is how many you would have to buy for the $5 gift card. It would be $19.97 for 300 and including the $5 gift card. Although I have a hard time taking a gift card out of the total price of an item because I usually buy something totally different with a gift card. We use mint so everything has a category and an associated budget. So I often use extras like that to put towards a budget that needs a little help. So if it were me the cheapest would be B for 300, $21.54. Option C would be $24.97 for 300 without the gift card. Sorry for the long reasoning, that is my rational when I am out shopping and comparing deals.
Christy Ballard
I would say B- it is cheaper per pill. Unless of course the Target brand does not have the same ingredients.
Gaye Lee Whipple
Unless you’re living on Aleve, the most prudent buy would be the store brand.
Nancy
It depends on what your budget is! Deal C gives you the cheaper price per pill, but do you really want to spend $20? If you don’t need all 300 pills to get you through the day, then deal B, the generic item, would be the cheapest way to go. You would spend approx $4 (with tax), get the product that would hopefully take care of your pain, and still have $16 left over to spend on whatever else you need. Sometimes spending more money to get the cheapest price per pill isn’t always the smartest thing to do.
Adeline
Option C would be better. If you use the coupon and get the gift card, it ends up being cheaper than the other two options.
Kathryn
Option c
Trina
C is the best deal per pill when you factor in the $5 gift card and $2 off coupon.
Caroline
C would be the better deal best price per pill
Wifee2013
I’m new to couponing so any deal with a coupon sounds good to me!
Tricia Flower
B is the better deal!
Bree A.
C. More up front but cheaper in the long run.
Jullee
With the Coupon C is the better deal.
Stacy L
You have to buy 6 boxes of 50 in Scenario A&B to equal the 300 pills in C. In B you can’t use the 2.00 coupon though because its store brand. C is the best buy, 300 pills plus the 2.00 coupon, plus the 5.00 rebate.
Nicole reeder
If you plan on using a gazillion pills and killing your liver along the way, then option c is the best buy. But only if you have lots of coupons which I don’t even get the paper. Option b would be best in my situation because I only use medicine if I’m dying and wouldn’t use 300 pills. Plus I’d need a liver transplant or funeral as a side effect.
Nate
If you are going straight price per pill and have three coupons, option C is the best. Aleve, however, has an expiration date. I would never use 300 pills of aleve before they expire, so that would be a waste of my money. Thus option B would be best for me.
Tiffany Davis
I’m going to say the best way to go would be deal B and use the Target coupon for $1 off a $3 or higher up and up product. That makes it cheaper than Deal C per pill (even after the $5 gift card and when you use three $2 coupons).
Chris
C is the best deal but as mentioned many many times (wow, you get lots of comments!), that’s ALOT of pills. It would be a good deal if you can combine your purchase with a friend to get the best price but share the pills – my friend and I do this all the time!
Dottianne Pitzer
The answer is C. you are getting 100 pills for 3.99 AFTER one takes in account the $5 gift card. IF you have a coupon then it would then make it even less than that.
Felicia
Option C if you have 3 coupons:)
chrissy
i would say b its cheaper
Heather Herr
A would be .0898 per pill. B would be .0718 per pill. C would be .053 a pill if you have 3 coupons for $2.00 off. If you only have 1 coupon, it would be .066 per pill. So still cheaper. Option C.
Danielle
The up&up (Deal B) is the best deal on a per pill basis
Michelle Gray
Deal C as long as you have 3 Qs.
Melissa Dakla
Deal C
Crystal Cote
The best deal is C with 3 $2 Qs they work out to
Deal A would be 26.94 for 300 pills
Deal B would be 21.54 for 300 pills
Deal C would be 15.97 for 300 pills after 3 $2 Qs and $5 GC
Sharyl
Option #3 – 3 Boxes of Aleve + $5 Target Gift Card.
By using qty. 3 of the $2 off Aleve coupons, you are only paying $6.99/box + you get the $5 gift card. In total, you are only paying $.05 per pill. The next best deal is the Target brand at $.07 per pill.
Mary Johnson
Well option A would come to .089 cents per pill Option B would be .071 cents per pill. Option C if you use three of the $2.00 off coupons and take into account the $5 gift card it would be .053 per pill.
Option C would be the best deal
Megan
I think option B is the best, figuring the price per bottle is cheaper than C, even after the gift card. I assume if you had other coupons, then C might be a better deal, but with the scenario exactly as it is presented, I would go with option B.
Alisa Reeder
Option C if you have the Coupon…I don’t get the paper so I wouldn’t have the coupon. Also, I know we wouldn’t use 300 pills before they expire.
mamichelle
Definitely B because the price per pill is much lower.
Melissa
B 🙂
Donna Engdahl
c is the best deal
Clara
C– but only if you can use that much. Buying tons that outdates is not a good deal
Julie S
C is the best! I love those $5 gift cards. =)
Sandy M
Option C. Using the coupons and getting the gift card is a smokin’ deal. The option C bottles have twice the amount of product, so you’d have to double the price of bottles A and B to be looking at the same quantity!
Ashley B
C would be the best deal, as long as you could use the coupons as well. I would personally go with option B though, since I don’t think my family would use up 3 boxes of Aleve before they expired. Sometimes the ‘best’ deals aren’t the best for you!
brandy
Option B is the cheapest and the most expensive is option C; even using the coupons and getting the extra $5 it is still the most expensive to buy.
Sandy
Deal C-definitely. Wether you have 1 or 3 $2.00 coupons, it’s still the best deal.
Brittany Pead
Option C is the cheapest.
Sarah Watters
This is my FAVORITE pop quiz EVER!!! I am a coupon AND math GEEK!!!
Here are the scenarios:
Option A: Using the $2.00 off SS coupon, bringing the price down to $4.49 per box = $ .09 each pill
Option B: No coupons, just straight $ .0718 each pill
Option C: 2 different scenarios
1) If you have only ONE $2 off SS coupon, then here’s your math:
$8.99 x 3 bottles = $26.97, less $5 Target GC offer, less $2 coupon = $19.97/3 bottles = $ .0665 each pill
2) If you have THREE of the $2 off SS coupons, then here’s your math:
$8.99 x 3 = $26.97, less $5 Target GC, less $6 in coupons = $14.97/3 bottles = $ .0532 each pill
SOOOO… The mathematical answer would be OPTION C, either way you look at it. Having 3 of the $2 off coupons is obviously best, but if you only have 1 of them, it’s still your better price per each pill than Option B, by just a little bit.
HOWEVER… If you look at it from a REAL WORLD standpoint, or at least my personal view, OPTION B is the better choice for my family. I personally take Aleve products, and so does my husband, but we don’t take more than maybe 2 in a week at the most. Therefore, 300 tablets would last me 3 years, maybe more, and would long outlast the expiration dates on the bottles. I would be better off buying a Target brand bottle every 6 months.
But ON THE OTHER HAND, if I were to go in with 2 friends, and if I had 3 of the $2 off coupons, I would do it this way: Purchase the 3 bottles with the 3 coupons, charge each of my 2 friends $6.99 per bottle (which is a slightly better deal than the Target brand) and keep the $5.00 off Target GC for myself, bringing MY total down to $1.99 (considering the GC) and a lovely $ .02 per tablet. And THAT would be the BEST DEAL. Of course after going out to lunch with those 2 friends, even with lunch coupons, etc… I would spend way more $$ on the FRIEND OPTION, but it would certainly be more FUN!!!
Thanks, Melea, for the fun math word problem!!! =)
Sarah Watters
Nerd Alert!!!
I think mine is the longest answer here! Lovely… ^-^
Jacey Wilkey
I would go with option C. Technically you only pay about $.50 more and get double the amount.
Tammy Moffat
Option C is the cheapest per pill, but like a lot of other people have said- do you really need or will you use 300 aleve before they expire. If not, go with the store brand- option B.
Kristy
C is the better deal with the coupons. If you didn’t have any coupons, B & C are about the same cost.
Pam S
Deal C would be the best deal. If you buy 3 boxes of 100 @ $8.99 that equals $26.97, use the $2.00 coupon to make it$24.97…get the $5.00 gift card to make final cost of $19.97. If you bought the Target band you would have to buy 6 boxes which would make it $21.54 but you would not get a $5 gift card.
Amber Pananos
I am going with C
Purchace 3 & 8.99 +=26.97-5.00=21.97-2.00=19.97/3=6.65 for 100 pill box
the store brand for 50 pills is $3.59
100 pill box /2= 3.33 pr 50
SO “C” wins!!!!
Katy
I think the best deal is buy 3 and receive the $5 back. It makes each pill about a penny cheaper than the up and up brand.
Wendy
Deal C if one were to use 3 $2.oo off coupons for each of the 3 boxes. Then subtract $5 gift card from total for a rough figure of $5.33/100ct box or 5 Cents per tablet. Compared to the smaller Aleve box of 50ct with $2 off coupon cost would be 9 cents per tablet. Target brand would be 7 cents per tablet. Personally Deal B is better for me because I’m lucky if I get through one bottle before it expires.
Katie Anderson
Deal C is the best deal but unless you took the time to figure it out, many people would think there is no way for this to be cheaper than the off-brand!
Nicole
B. Generic still saves you about .40
Donna
I think I would choose Deal C!:)
Eli
Option C is the best! After coupons (you’ll need 3) and the $5 gift card, you’ll pay $0.05 for pill
Camille
I believe C is the answer because it gives you 50 tablets for about $3.33. Whereas, A is 4.49 for 50 tablets and B is 3.59 for 50 tablets. That was the easiest way for me to figure it out.
kathy
c. is the best deal. .066 a pill if you do it the way you said in that option.
Shelley
Option C is cheapest when factoring in the coupons and the gift card reward, but I have to agree with some who have commented above – for my family’s personal needs I would just buy option B for two reasons: 1) we often need the money up front…sometimes we can’t afford to spend $21 (instead of $4) in order to save money in the long run, and 2) the second and third bottles would probably expire before we used them. Thanks for making us all put on our thinking caps! 🙂
Brittany
Option A – with the coupon the 50 ct Aleve would be 0.0898 per pill (4.49 for 50 pills
Option B – 50 ct store brand would be 0.0718 per pill (3.59 for 50 pills)
Option C – If you buy 3 Aleve 100 ct and have 3 coupons that would be 0.0532 per pill (20.97 for 300 pills would be 0.0699 per pill but if you take off the $5 gift card, 15.97 for 300 pills)
I would go with Option C
Kim
I would say C because you can use the coupon plus get the gift card if you purchase 3
angela
I would say it depends. For me it would probably be B, but for someone else it could be different. You have to take into consideration if your body reacts differently to the target brand than the name brand, also the mg. Couldn’t see if the mg was the same on the large bottle as the small. Then look at the expiration date and see if you think you would use all of the pills before or by or around that date. Then how many coupons you have and how often do you shop at Target to use the gift card. Things to think about.
Randee Scott
B is the best deal, unless you have at least 2 coupons, in which case, C is the best price
Elizabeth Polish
I would pick B – I don’t have an issue with store brand and to buy an equal amount of pills (300) you’d buy 6 boxes at $3.59 = $21.54. With the Aleve box of 100 – you have to buy 3 for the $5 back. Spend $29 – $5 = $22.
Elizabeth Polish
Totally missed that $2 coupon – with that the best deal is the Aleve – buy 3 boxes of 100. $27- $2 coupon = $25, and get 5 dollars back. Comes out to $20 for the 300 pills. Definitely C!
Lucy Curtis
option C!
Theresa
C will yield the cheapest per pill price of course (assuming you have 3 coupons), but unless you’re popping Aleve like Tic Tacs why would you need that many? I’m not one to follow the “expiration dates” on medications because it’s a known fact that drug companies merely stamp those on there because they can’t guarantee the potency after that date, not that the medication is bad…overall it’s about how much I value my storage space. I don’t buy in crazy bulk for this reason and you really do end up saving more in the long run by buying what you need. Who needs 4 bottles of ketchup if you can’t afford to buy the burger it goes on? I would buy B and just use what I need. 🙂
Nian
If you will use the $5.00 traget gift card – the buy 3 would only cost $.03 if you use 3 $2 off coupons and add the $5 gift card.
Heather Webster
Two options, and it all depends on if Target will let you use the $2 coupon and still get the $5 gift card. If it won’t, then option C comes out to .0732 cents per pill and the Target brand comes out to .0718 per pill, making option B a better deal. But if Target lets you use the $2 coupon and still get the $5 gift card, then option C is by far a better deal.
Claire
C. Because it ends up being less than $3.50 for 50 pills.
Shannon
While mathematically C works out to be a cheaper per unit price I’d never go thru 300 aleves before their expiration date so for me B would be a better choice when you factor in the potential for waste.
monica laimo
the naproxin store brand is 2 cents cheaper than the target deal
Cayla
Deal C is better by a small margin. However, we don’t use Aleve very often in our household, so I would probably just get the Target brand. If this was on Ibuprofen or Tylenol, I would definitely buy the bulk for that deal.
Kristi
Holy tons of comments! haha – I would say C because it is 100 count, and once you take off the $5 gift card, it’s close to the same price as the target brand, but it’s double the pills!
Ramona Lasson
Depends on how you look at it. If all you need is 50 pills, then option B is the best way to go. However, if you have a need for 300 pills and you have coupons, go for option C. If your budget allows you to buy in bulk then do so. But don’t overbuy just to save a few cents per item when you are actually spending more money than you need to.
Bonnie
I would say that option B is the best option, if you only have one coupon. If you have the need/can use more pills, and had 3 coupons to use, option C would be awesome! That was a fun puzzle with coupons and deals. Thanks.
Raye W
You didn’t say if you had multiple coupons for the $2.00 off.
A . works out to be .089 per pill using the coupon.
B. works out to be .071 per pill
C. works out to be .066 per pill with one coupon and the $5.00 gift card (which I’d consider a rebate)….or .053 per pill with 3 coupons and the gift card.
C is still the best option if you can afford the up front cost.
Kim
Definitely C if I can use 3 of the $2.oo coupons.
Candace Martinez
Option C but your liver will take a beating!
Suzanne Coulliette
The best option is B. It is $19.97 for option C and only $10.77. That is if you only have one Aleve coupon.
Shani Harper
C!!!!
Kendra
If you have three coupons to use, option C is the cheapest per pill.
Jen
I would go with B unless you have coupons. In that case C would be better
Amanda Creo
The best deal is C. If you have 3 $2.00 off coupons then the pills are about 5 cents each. Even if you only have one $2.00 coupon C is still a better option because the pills would be less than the 7 cents a peice in B.
kelly schirado
C
Ashli
With the coupon, C is the best!
Audrey
C with the coupon plus the $5 Target gift card would end up being the best price per pill.
Malinda
C is the best deal (assuming you have 3 coupons). The coupons and gift card bring the price for each box of 100 down to just $5.33. That’s better than 3.59 for 50. 🙂
Anna
C. Then I might also give a box away.
Brittany
“C” is the best even if you only have one coupon. If you have 3, then it’s WAY the best.
Angela
C is cheaper with the coupon. B without the coupon. I had to think on this for a minute and figure it out. Thanks for the post!
Elizabeth
Given this scenario, without coupons, target brand is the better deal.
Bobbi Davis
Option C
Shelly
First, you’d have to be able to use 300 Aleve or Target brand before they expired, because if they aren’t used they aren’t a good deal. I’m pretty sure I would never even come close. You could buy as little as 50 with either the Target or the Aleve smaller bottle, so it might be a better deal just in the fact that they’d actually get used. If you want to compare price per pill, however, the 100 count with the $5 back would be the best deal. I did this assuming that you’d have the $2.00 off coupon for all of the Aleve you purchased and that they worked for both sizes of Aleve. Actually, it would be cheaper for the Aleve 100 even if you only had 1 coupon
Aleve 3 boxes of 100 count – 3 coupons
(8.99-2.00) * 3 – 5.00 = 15.97/300 = .053233 … per pill
Aleve 3 boxes of 100 count – 1 coupon
(8.99-2.00) + 8.99*2 – 5.00 = 19.97/300 = .066566 … per pill
Target Brand 3.59/50 = .0718 per pill
Aleve 50 count (6.49-2.00)/50 = .0898 per pill
That’s assuming you don’t lose the gift card before you use it. 😉
Maggie
The 3 boxes of Aleve with the coupons and the gc would definitely be the better deal … IF you use a LOT of Aleve!
beckie ford
It’s a close one, but I would say B is the best deal.
Beth
For me, B is the best deal per price of each pill.
Jenn
B is the best because then I could actually use the pills before they expire.
Celeste Dailey
I think C.
Kim
I believe deal C would be best! But like many people have mentioned, why would you use that many before they expire? If you split them with friends it would be great though too.
Devon
The best price per pill is the 3 boxes of 100 Aleve with the $5 gift card. That might not be the best value, however, since most people would end up throwing out a good number of them as they would expire before being used.
Jessica M
I would go with B, cheapest per pill. First I would never use the 3 boxes before they expire. I might think about C IF I hand a bigger household whom would use them, or maybe if it were a different brand.
Melissa
C is better with the $2 coupon, but I wouldn’t buy three boxes unless I had three coupons and was getting some for friends. They alwys expire before I use them all.
sarah
Option C is the best with 3 coupons plus we are talking target so I use my own sack to save another 5 cents and my target debit card to save another 5%. Then I donate two of the bottles to my mother in laws church that takes such products on their medical missions and I get a “credit” for my taxes as a donation in kind for the original amount of the bottles. It’s a win win win! 🙂
Amie
I would say option C if you have a coupon for each box otherwise I would go with option B.
Megan Hall
I’d go with B!
Rena Galvez
On a per pill basis C is the best buy at 6.7 cents per pill (assuming only one $2 off coupon, the price goes down if you have one for each bottle).
But of course, you’d have to be certain that you would use all 300 before they expire, because unused items are a waste of money. I would personally buy B.
NK
Option C is the best deal. Even if you used only one coupon, it’s still $0.26 cheaper than the Target brand.
Amy
option b for me.
Alison
Deal B is best unless you have multiple coupons, and in that case, it is deal C.
Monica
I think it could be B or C – depending on what you actually NEED for your family. If you’re not going to use 300 Aleve by the expiration, coupon or not, B is the better deal.
Andrea Romanczyk
Assuming you were buying the same number of pills in each scenario, B would work out best
A = $34.94 unless you use 3 coupons, then $30.94 For 300 tablets
B= $21.54 For 300
C= 29.67 for 300 or 26.97 if you count in the $5 target card
Audra
C is the best price per pill if you have the SS coupon. If you don’t have the coupon B is a slightly better price per pill.
michael newman
deal c is the best because after using the coupons and getting a $5 cvs card it still works out cheaper then b
Sara
I would do option b. unless we were huge aleve users. 300 pills seems like a huge addition to the medicine cabinet! 🙂
CJ
Using the coupon and getting the $5 gift card . . definitely C!
Krystal M
If you have coupons for each of the boxes and with the $5 gift card, option C is definitely the cheapest per pill — otherwise, I think it would be option B.
Angelina
I think the best deal is C. Even if you only have one $2.00 off coupon the price to buy 3 boxes and get the gift card would be the best deal.
Sarah
Deal C is the best – even with only one coupon its .066 where as deal B is .07 a pill. If you have more coupons even better…