Walgreens deals for the week of 11/1: ideas for newbies and rolling your RR

RR DEALS:

This is not a “hot” week at Walgreens, but there are still some options for “newbies” to earn RR without spending much out of pocket and for those who have RR to “roll” them (you will lose some when you roll them, though).

*Buy Alka-Seltzer Plus – 2/$10, get a $3 RR
$1/1 Alka Seltzer printable here
$1/1 Alka Seltzer Plus – Walgreens Healthy Savings coupon book

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Alka Seltzer (must get Day/Night variety to use the printable coupons) – 2/$10

use 2 $1/1 printables
use Walgreens Healthy Savings book coupon (will deduct $2)

Spend $6, get a $3 RR

*Buy Aussie, Herbal Essences, or Pantene – 2/$7, get a $2 RR
$1/1 Aussie product – 10-11 PG insert
Buy Herbal Essence shampoo or conditioner, get a free styler – 10-11 PG insert
$1/2 Pantene products – 10-11 PG insert

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Herbal Essence Shampoo
Buy 1 Herbal Essence styler

Use Free styler WYB shampoo/conditioner coupon

Spend $3.50 OOP, get a $2 RR

*Buy Blistex – $2.49, get a $1.50 RR

*Buy Claritin Allergy relief (40 ct Liqui-gels or 45 ct tablets) – $24.99, get a $5 RR
$2/1 printable on claritin.com

*Buy Dial foaming hand or yogurt soap or 3 pack bar soap – $1.99, get a $1 RR
.35/1 Dial Multibar Pack, Foaming Hand Wash or Liquid Hand Soap

*Buy Gillette or Old Spice Body Wash (12 or 18 oz), Tag or Old Spice Body Spray (3.5-4 oz), Old Spice/Secret/Gillette Antiperspirant/deodorant – 2/$8, get a $2 RR
$2/2 Gillette deodorant – 9-27 PG insert
Free Gillette body wash when you buy Gillette deodorant – 11-1 PG insert
$1/1 Gillette deodorant – 11-1 PG insert
$1/2 Old Spice antiperspirant/deodorant – 9-27 PG insert
$2/2 Secret Flawless, Fresh Effects, Scent Exprssions, or Smooth Effects – 9-27 PG insert

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette deodorant
Buy 1 Gillette body wash

Use free body wash WYB deodorant coupon
Use $1/1 Gillette deodorant coupon

Spend $4 OOP, get a $2 RR

*Buy Gillette Fusion or Venus razor system – $8.99, get a $3 RR
$2/1 Gillette Fusion razor – PG Year of Savings booklet

*Buy Glade products – $3.99, get a $1 RR (includes 2 pk PlugIns scented oil refill and 4.5 oz soy candle)
$1/1 Glade Fragrance Collection 2 oz soy based candle or 4.9 oz soy candle – 10-4 SS
$1/2 Glade Plug-Ins scented oil refills printable here
$2/1 Glade Reed diffuser, 3 wick soy-based candle, 4.9 oz soy candle, 2 2 oz soy based candles printable here

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Glade scented oil candle – $3.99

use $2/1 printable

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $1 RR

*Buy Head & Shoulders Shampoo or conditioner – 2/$8, get a $1 RR

*M&Ms – 2/$5, get a $1 RR

*Mars or Dove Minis/Holiday candy – 2/$6, get a $1 RR

*Buy Mucinex (14 or 20 ct) – 2/$20, get a $5 RR
$1/1 Mucinex – 10-11 SS insert

*Buy Nivea skin care – $6.99, get a $1 RR

*Buy Omron automatic blood pressure monitor – $44.99 or $74.99, get a $5 RR

*Buy Olay (23.6 oz) body wash or Natural Instincts hair color – 2/$12, get a $2 RR
$1/2 Olay Bodywashes, Bar Packs or In-Shower Body Lotions – 10-11 PG insert
$2/1 Natural Instincts – 10-11 PG insert

*Buy Oral B Advantage Plus toothbrushes (4 pk) – $5.49, get a $1.50 RR
$1/1 Oral-B Pulsar, CrossAction, Advantage or any 2 Indicator Toothbrushes – 10-11 PG insert

*Buy Pampers Cruisers – 2/$20, get a $2 RR
$2/1 Pampers jumbo packs – PG Year of Savings Booklet

*Spend $10 on P&G participating products, get a $2.50 RR: Bounce/Downy/Tide Stain Release – $3.99/each, Febreze Flameless Luminary Starter Kit – $12.99, Febreze Air Effects – 2/$5
$1/1 Bounce dryer bar – 10-11 PG insert
.25/1 Bounce dryer sheets – 10-11 PG insert
$1/1 Bounce – PG Year of Savings booklet
$1/1 Downy – PG Year of Savings booklet
.50/1 Downy – 10-11 PG insert

*Buy Schick Quattro cartridges (8 pk) – $16.99, get a $3 RR
$2/1 Schick Quattro Titanium razor or refill – 10-4 SS

*Buy Sambucol or Sinus Buster – $9.99, get a $5 RR

*Buy Vicks products – 2/$9, get a $3 RR: 12 or 12 ct DayQuil or NyQuil or liquid, VapoRub
$1/1 Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil – 10-11 PG insert

*Buy 3 or more of the following, get $8; buy 2, get $2: TENA Serenity protection – $10.99, Johnson & Johnson First Aid – $3.99, Neosporin – $6.99
$2/1 TENA Overnight, Ultimate, or Aloe Vera pads – 10-4 SS
$1.50/1 October Family Circle
$1/1 J&J Red Cross product – 8-2 SS2
$1/1 Neosporin printable here
$1/1 J&J Red Cross printable here

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Arizona team (includes bottles and cans)
*Arm & Hammer laundry detergent
$1/2 printable on armandhammer.com
*Blue Diamond almonds
*I-Caps Eye vitamins
*Move Free Advanced
*Nature Made vitamins and supplements
*Walgreens alkaline batteries
*Wal-Flu cold relief
*Wal-Tussin
*Wal-Zyr 24 hour allergy relief

CHEAP FILLERS:
*Campbell’s chicken noodle or tomato soup – .50/each
*Geisha mushrooms or mandarin oranges – 2/$1 w/ in ad coupon (you do not have to buy 2)
*Hunt’s tomato sauce – 3/$1 w/ in ad coupon
$1/3 Hunts printable here (you have to play the game to get it)
*Mars candy – .49/each with in ad coupon

OTHER DEALS:
*Charmin Ultra Soft bath tissue – $3.49 – $2.49 after coupon!
$1/1 Charmin – PG Year of Savings Booklet

*Glade Lasting Impressions, Sense & Spray, Reed Diffuser or 3 wick candle (10 oz) – $4.99
$3/1 Glade Fragrance Collection multi-wick candle or scented reed diffuser – 10-4 SS
$4/1 Glade Sense & Spray starter kit – 10-18 SS, 10-17 Family Circle, July Parents Magazine

*Walgreens spring water – 24 pack, 16.9 oz – $2.99 w/ in ad coupon

*$10 off 2010 entertainment book!

The following scenarios are for those who are new to shopping at Walgreens and have little (or no) RRs to start out with:

Transaction #1: $14.76 in merchandise for for $3.91 OOP
Buy 1 Herbal Essence shampoo
Buy 1 Herbal essence styler

Use free styler WYB Herbal Essence coupon

Spend $3.50 OOP, get a $2 RR

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Dial foaming hand soap – $1.99
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce

Use .35/1 coupon
Use $2 RR from HE
Use Walgreens in ad coupon for Hunts

Spend $.03, get a $1 RR

Transaction #3:
Buy Glade Sense & Spray starter kit – $4.99
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce

Use $4 Glade sense & Spray coupon
Use Walgreens in ad coupon for Hunts
Use $1 RR

Spend $.38

If you have an $8 Theraflu RR to roll:
Buy 3 J&J First Aid Products – $3.99

use 3 $1/1 J&J coupons
Use $8 RR

Spend $.97 OOP, get an $8 RR

If you want to roll your $7 Vaseline RR:
Buy 1 Herbal Essence shampoo or conditioner – $3.50
Buy 1 Herbal Essence styler – $3.50
Buy 1 Gillette deodorant – $4
Buy 1 Gillette body wash – $4
Buy 3 Hunts tomato sauce – .39/each with in ad coupon

Use free styler WYB shampoo – deducts $3.50
Use free body wash WYB deodorant – deducts $4
Use $1/1 deodorant coupon
Use $7 Vaseline RR

Total after coupons = .67, earn 2 $2 RR

If you want to roll your $6 Fusion RR:
Buy 2 Alka Seltzer Day/Night variety – 2/$10
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39

Use 2 $1/1 printables
Use Walgreens Health Savings booklet coupon (will deduct $2)
Use Walgreens coupon – tomato sauce
Use $6 Fusion RR

Spend $.39 OOP, earn a $3 RR

If you want to roll your $3 Chapstick RR:
Buy 1 Herbal Essence Shampoo
Buy 1 Herbal Essence styler

Use Free styler WYB shampoo/conditioner coupon

Spend $3.50 OOP, get a $2 RR

My scenarios: The only deodorant my husband will use is the Gillette deodorant and it hardly ever goes on sale, so that is mainly what I will be getting this week.

I have a $9 Zantac RR, so I will be buying:
1 Gillette Body Wash – $4
1 Gillette deodorant – $4
1 Herbal Essence shampoo – $3.50
1 Herbal Essence styler – $3.50
1 Dial handsoap – $1.99

Use free body wash WYB deodorant coupon
Use free styler WYB shampoo coupon
Use .35 Dial coupon
Use $9 RR

Spend $.14 OOP, get 2 $2 RR and one $1 RR

I have an $8 Theraflu RR, so I will be buying:
1 Gillette body wash – $4
1 Gillette deodorant – $4
1 Herbal Essence shampoo – $3.50
1 Herbal Essence styler – $3.50
1 Glade 4.5 oz candle – $3.99
1 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39

Use free body wash WYB deodorant coupon
Use free styler WYB shampoo coupon
Use $3.50 Glade candle coupon (no longer available)
Walgreens tomato sauce in ad coupon
Use $8 RR

Spend $.38, get 2 $2 RR and a $1 RR

I have 2 $6 Fusion RR: (I will do this twice)
Buy 2 Alka Seltzer Day/Night variety – 2/$10
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39

Use 2 $1/1 printables
Use Walgreens Health Savings booklet coupon (will deduct $2)
Use Walgreens coupon – tomato sauce
Use $6 Fusion RR

Spend $.39 OOP, earn a $3 RR

Then, I will use the two $3 RR to do this twice:
Buy 1 Gillette deodorant
Buy 1 Gillette body wash
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce

Use free body wash WYB deodorant coupon
Use $1/1 deodorant coupon
Use $3 RR

Spend .39 OOP, get a $2 RR

I have 4 more of the $3 Chapstick RR and 4 of the $1 Glade/Trident/Halls RR, so I will do this deal 4 times:
Buy 1 Gillette deodorant
Buy 1 Gillette body wash
Buy 1 Hunts tomato sauce – $.39

Use free body wash WYB deodorant coupon
Use $3 RR
Use $1 RR
use Walgreens in ad coupon for tomato sauce

Spend $.39 OOP, get a $2 RR

So, for $4.47 OOP, I end up with $94.76 in merchandise and I will have $22 in RR left to spend.

I will probably also buy some of the Charmin toilet paper and pay with my RR.

Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. So, if you buy more than 1 Blistex this week, you can still only earn 1 $1 RR.

*You also cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy Blistex, get a $1 RR and use it to buy another Blistex, another RR will not print.

*Typically, you cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion with the same manufacturer and earn Register Rewards again. For example, you cannot buy Herbal Essence stuff this week and then use it to buy other PG products because most likely, your RR will not print.

Here is information on the manufacturers for this week’s RR:
Alka Seltzer – Bayer
Blistex – Blistex
Claritin – Schering-Plough Healthcare
Glade – SC Johnson
These are all PG – Aussie/Herbal Essence/Pantene, Gillette razor/deodorant/body wash, Olay, Oral B, Bounce/Downy/Tide/Febreze/Vicks

*Register Rewards are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” and you can only use one manufacturer’s coupon per item. You will have to add “filler” items. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items. (this week, my favorite filler is the Hunt’s tomato sauce)

*If you are buying items that would result in a “free” item or “overage” when combining a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon, give the manufacturer’s coupon FIRST, and the store coupons LAST to avoid beeping/issues at the register! Make sure that you are purchasing enough items in your total transaction to “cover” the overage. You will not get cash back and you will have to add items to cover the overage or they will not take the coupon.

*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” (including not using RR from the same parent company to pay) DO NOT let them tell you it is because you used coupons! Chances are they didn’t print because the catalina machine is not working. You have two choices: you can return your items and try again or you can contact the catalina company by doing the following:
*The store will give you a form to fill out and mail in to catalina
*Call 1-888-8coupon, option 3
*Use the online form to contact them: Contact Catalina Marketing (when I have tried contacting them this way, my results have not been very good….your best bet is to call)