Create a Cough & Cold Care Kit

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Beat the cough and cold season this year with a care kit for your family, or build a care kit for a friend who’s feeling under the weather.

Here’s how!

The Family Takes a Road Trip

Every year, my family takes a trip to the Tennessee mountains in November.

We load our minivan with coats and scarves and Christmas tunes, and head out for a few days of family fun.  

Over the years, I’ve become pretty efficient in the packing department. And after a few grumbles from Hubby and not enough leg room for the kids and the dog–yes, Millie goes too :)– I’ve mastered our packing list to only the bare essentials and travel-friendly items that I know we’ll need along the way.

Our cough & cold kit is one of those items I never leave behind. I’m a mom–it’s my job to bring along the medicine cabinet.

But with two boys and a few days hiking around in much colder temperatures, I want to be sure I have the basics covered, so that I’m not searching for cold remedies and cough drops in some off-the-road gas station, where I may or may not find what I’m needing and am sure that if I do find it, I’ll pay much more than regular price.

Create a Cough & Cold Kit

Here’s what I like to include in our family’s care kit to cover the basics:

–Cough Suppressant

–Cough Drops/ Throat Lozenges

–Fever Reducer

–Chapstick

–Box of Tissue

Just throw the items in a bag or shoebox and you’re set. Or, to cheer up a friend who’s under the weather, package the cough & cold care items in a fancier box, include a Get Well note, and maybe a can of chicken soup.

The common cold or a hacking cough can make you miserable. So when you’re fighting the symptoms, even hopping in the car for a quick visit to your local pharmacy can feel like a chore. Creating a care kit now, will save you the trouble later. And by planning ahead during a sale or when coupons are offered, you’ll save a little extra money, too.

Cough & Cold Products + Savings

This year, it was easy to grab what I needed for our cough & cold kit. I just stopped by Walgreens and shopped from Pfizer’s in-store display. 

Um, did I mention extra savings?

During November at Walgreens, shoppers can save up to $10 on participating Pfizer products for #HealthySavings that are found in the in-store coupon booklet. 

You can also go paperless and find the coupons online:  Clip to Card at Walgreens

After loading a few coupons to my Walgreens rewards card, I saved $9.67 on my cough & cold kit items, too! 

I’m sure the guy at the checkout thought I was much too happy about my cold card purchase, but when I read how much I saved–the guy handed me another coupon!

Who else loves a coupon surprise?

 

What about you?

How will help your family stay healthy and beat the cold and cough season this year? 

Share your ideas with us!

 

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