The most cost effective way to shop at Walgreens is to roll your Register Rewards from week to week.Last week's Walgreens Scenario, left you with a $5 Register Reward. Here is how I would use it this week. If you're not starting with the Register Reward, this is still a good scenario to get you started at Walgreens.
Check out all of this week's Walgreens deals HERE.
Transaction #1
purchase:
(2) Old Spice Body Washes @$4.49 = $8.98
(1) Bayer Aspirin $3.99
(1) Royal Gelatin $0.39 (need for filler to use Register Reward)
use:
(1) B1G1 Old Spice Coupon (5/2/10 P&G) -$4.49
(1) Bayer manufacturer coupon (3/21/10 SS) -$1.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Bayer Aspirin -$2.49
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Royal Gelatin -$0.20
Register Reward from last week $5.00
= $0.18 + tax out of pocket and receive $4.50 P&G Register Reward
Transaction #2
purchase:
(2) Tylenol Sinus @ $4.99 = $9.98
(2) Stride Shift Gum $2.00
(1) Royal Gelatin $0.39 (needed as filler to use Register Reward)
use:
(1) $5 off 2 Tylenol coupon (4/11/10 RP) -$5.00
(1) B1G1 Stride manufacturer coupon (5/15/10 SS) -$1.00
Walgreens May Coupon Book coupon for Stride -$1.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Royal Gelatin -$0.20
P&G Register Reward -$4.50
= $0.67 + tax out of pocket and receive $3 McNeil Register Reward
Transaction #3
purchase:
(2) Gillette Body Washes @4.49 = $8.98
(1) Royal Gelatin $0.39
use:
(1) B1G1 Gillette coupon (5/2/10 P&G) -$4.49
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Royal Gelatin -$0.20
McNeil Register Reward -$3.00
= $1.68 + tax out of pocket and receive $4.50 P&G Register Reward
Items Purchased
(4) Body Washes
(2) Sinus Medicines
(2) packs of Gum
(1) Aspirin
(3) Gelatins
Total retail before sales: $42.08
Total out of pocket: $2.53 + tax for a 94% savings
And a $4.50 Register Reward to start next week
If you didn't start with the $5 Register Reward, you still spent only $8.53, a 80% savings.
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Heads up all. I talked to one of my regular Wag's store managers and this week is inventory week. So, deliveries are stopped until Saturday or later. I suggest you go early and shop. The next delivery after Saturday 5/22 won't be until the Tuesday after Memorial Day. So, if you don't want to deal with rainchecks and mailing in the register reward forms shop as soon as you. I am heading out early in the am. Just an FYI.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rhonda!
ReplyDeleteIf you get a raincheck you can still get your register rewards? I had a manager tell me that the rain check meant you would not get a register reward.
ReplyDeleteYou can use the B1G1 gilette body wash coupon and the $4 off 2 gillette body wash coupon in the same transaction and pay only $.49 OOP and get a $4.50 RR. I believe that both are in the P&G May coupon insert.
ReplyDeleteI used both today at Walgreens, I had the cashier scan the BOGO first and then the $4 off 2.
There is also a BOGO Hershey's coupon for milk and dark choc. bars that can be stacked with the Wags Q for .25 candy bars! Great to stock up for summertime smores!!
ReplyDeleteI have had a manager figure the RR into the raincheck price and another time I had a manager refuse to include the RR into the raincheck which meant I lost out......there just is NO consistency and that is disappointing.
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa - Like Denise said, there is no consistency at Walgreens. You can ask for a rain check to include the RR value. The worst they can do it tell you no but, if you're lucky they might included it. I wouldn't expect it though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, Jamie!
ReplyDeleteHello everybody....I have a question. In the 1st transaction, why do you have to add a filler item if you are purchasing 3 items (2 BW and 1 aspirin) and using 3 manufacture coupons including the rr from last week?
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous - I indcluded a filler in transaction #1 becasue many times a $1 off 2 coupon will attatch to both products. I wasn't sure how many products a B1G1 coupon would attatch to, so I was being extra safe so readers would be able to use the RR.
ReplyDeleteok got it....thank you.
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