This week, I have several scenarios combined with the match-ups. The “newbie” scenarios and FAQs are at the end. This is a GREAT Walgreens week with lots of freebies!
FREEBIES:
*Buy Accu-Check blood glucose monitor – $14.99, get a $5 RR
$10/1 Accu-Check Aviva Glucose meter system – 11-8 SS
$5/1 Accu-Chek Aviva Blood Glucose monitor Walgreens store coupon – Diabetes & You magazine – expires 1/31
Scenario (1/31 ONLY):
Buy 1 Accu-Check blood glucose monitor – $14.99
Use $10/1 coupon
Use $5/1 Walgreens coupon
Spend $0 OOP, get a $5 RR
*Buy Bayer Contour Blood Glucose monitor – $14.99, get a $10 RR
Save up to $30 off Bayer Contor or Breeze meter – 10-25 RP
SCENARIO:
Buy Bayer Contour – $14.99
Use Manufacturer’s coupon
Spend $0 OOP, get a $10 RR
*Buy Blink Tears – $7.99, get a $7.99 RR
$2/1 Blink tears lubricating eye drops – 1-13 RP
$1.50/1 Blink printable (must register)
*Buy Joint Juice (30 pk) – $10, get a $10 RR (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
*Buy Scalpicin Medicated Wipes – $5.99, get a $5.99 RR (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
$1/1 Scalpicin printable
*Buy Vitamin Schtick Lip Care – $1.99, get a $1.99 RR (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
*Buy Zicam cold sore swabs (10 ct) – $7 (after coupon on pack), get a $7 RR (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
RR DEALS:
*Buy 2 or more participating products, get a $5 RR at check-out: Advil – $4.49, Thermacare Heat Wraps – $5.99 for 8 hour, $7.99 for 12 hour
$2/1 Advil PM printable
$1/1 Advil printable
$3/1 Thermacare printable
$2/1 Advil – 11-15 RP or 1-13 RP
$1/1 Advil – 12-13 RP
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Thermacare Heat wraps – $5.99
Use 2 $3 printables
Spend $5.98 OOP, get a $5 RR
SCENARIO (if Advil PM is included)
Buy 2 Advil – $4.49
Use 2 $2 printables
Spend $4.98 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final price = Free after coupons/RR
*Cookies, Crackers, or Treats – Buy Keebler crackers (11.5-16 oz), Cheez-It (7.5-9 oz), or 8 pk Kellogg’s Rice Crispies Treats – 2/$5, get a $2 RR
$1/2 Keebler crackers or Sunshine Cheez-It – 12-13 RP
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Cheez-It crackers – 2/$5
Use $1/2 coupon
Spend $4 OOP, get a $2 RR
Final price = $2 after RR and coupons
*Buy Gillette Clinical or Old Spice Pro-Strength antiperspirant/deodorant – $8.99, get a $4 RR (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
$1/1 Gillette deodorant/any – 12-27 PG
Final price – $3.99 after coupons/RR
*Buy Gillette Venus Embrace or Fusion MVP razor system or 3 pack Venus Embrace disposable razors – $8.99, get a $4 RR (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
Final price = $4.99 after coupons/RR
*Hershey’s chocolate (Reese’s Select 8 oz or Hershey’s Bliss 8.6-9.6 oz) – 2/$6, get a $1 RR
Final Price = 2/$5 after coupons/RR
*Lipton Green Tea – $4.99, get a $1 RR
Final price = $3.99 (after RR)
*Buy Secret Soothing Effects or Clinical Antiperspirant/Deodorant – $8.99, get a $4 RR
.25/1 Secret deodorant/any – 12-27 PG
Final price = $4.74 after coupons/RR
*Soft & Beautiful Relaxer Kit or Texturizer – $4.99, get a $4 RR
Final price – $.99 after coupons/RR
*Buy Pampers diapers, wipes, Easy-Ups – 2/$20, get a $2 RR
$2/1 Pampers Swaddlers sensitive – 12-6 RP
Final price = $14 after coupons/RR
*Spend $20 on these PepsiCo products, get $10 in RR: Frito Lay Doritos/Tostitos/Lays – $2.50, Tostitos/Fritos dip – $2.50, Gatorade – $1, Pepsi 12 pk – $3/each (pricing may vary by area), 2 liter Pepsi products – 4/$5 (Valid through 2/7)
$1/1 Stacy’s Pita printable here
$1/2 Gatorade G2 – 1-10 RP
$1/2 Tostitos chips/dips – January All You
BOGO free Sobe Life water printable
$7.50/$10/$15 Coors MIR (only available in certain states)
*Spend $20 or more on Vicks Dayquil, Nyquil, Formula 44, or VapoPads/VapoSyrup, get a $10 RR; spend $15, receive a $5 RR: products priced at $5/each (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
$2/1 Vicks DayQuil/NyQuil, any – 1-17 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Vicks DayQuil/NyQuil – $5/each
Use 4 $2/1 coupons
Spend $12 OOP, get a $10 RR
Final price = $2 after coupons/RR
*Spend $30 or more on participating ZYRTEC products, get a $10 RR: Zyrtec allergy relief (30 ct) – $18.99, Zyrtec Itchy Eye Drops – $12.99
BOGO FREE:
*Air Freshener (priced at $4.99)
*got2B Styling products (priced at $5.99)
*Minoxidil for men or women
*Nature’s Bounty Heart Health supplements
$2/1 printable coupon here when you register for Healthy Rewards – use 2 and get vitamins for free or very cheap!
*Nature Made vitamins and supplements
*Sponges (priced at $3.99)
*Walgreens allergy relief
*Walgreens cold, flu, sinus, or allergy relief
*Wal-Flu
*Walgreens multi-purpose solution
*Wal-Tussin or Mucus relief
“FILLER” ITEMS:
*Comet cleanser – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Necco Sweethearts – 3/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Royal Gelatin – 5/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Russell Stover Valentine candy – $.29
*Walgreens bar soap – 3/$1
*Valentine’s gift (mini sticker book, 20 pk temporary tattoos) – 3/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Valentine’s tumbler – 6/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
OTHER DEALS:
*Buy 5 or more Axe products and receive 2 movie tickets; buy any 3 Axe products and receive 1 movie ticket – Axe products are priced at 25% off this week
$1/1 Axe Detailer or Shower Gel printable
*Buy Olay Total Effects Body Wash (priced at $7.99), get a FREE Cover Girl Exact Eyelights Eye Shadow
$1/1 Olay Body Wash – 1-17 PG
*Buy Revlon Photo Ready Foundation, Powder, or Finisher (priced at $9.99), get a coupon at check-out for FREE Revlon concealer on your next purchase
$1/1 Revlon color cosmetic – 1-17 SS
*Toblerone – 2/$1 (after instant coupon on 2 in store)
The following scenarios are for those are just starting to shop at Walgreens and who have few, if any, RR to spend: $13.67 in merchandise for $2.67 OOP
Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Bayer Contour monitor – $14.99
Use manufacturer’s coupon (up to $30 off)
Spend $0 OOP, get a $10 RR
Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Blink Tears – $7.99
Buy 2 Advil – $4.49
Buy 1 “filler” item – Valentine’s tumblers are $.16 w/ in ad coupon
Use $2 Blink coupon
Use 2 $2 Advil coupons
Use $10 Bayer RR
Spend $1.13 OOP, earn an $8 RR (Blink) and a $5 RR (Advil)
Transaction #3:
Buy 1 Zicam Cold Sore swabs – $7 (after coupon on pack)
Buy 2 Cheez-It – 2/$5
Buy 1 Vitamin Schtick lip care – $1.99
Buy 1 “filler” item – Valentine’s tumblers are $.16 w/ in ad coupon
Use $1/2 Cheez It coupon
Use $5 RR
use $8 RR
Spend $.15 OOP, get a $7 RR (Zicam), $2 RR (Cheez-It), and a $2 RR (Vitamin Schtick)
If you don’t have a Bayer monitor coupon to start with:
Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Vitamin Schtick lip care – $1.99
Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 RR
Transction #2:
Buy 2 Cheez-It – 2/$5
Use $1/2 Cheez-It coupon
Use $2 RR
Spend $2 OOP, get a $2 RR
Ideas for rolling RR from last week’s deals:
If you have the $5 Huggies RR or $5 Bayer RR:
Scenario #1:
Buy 2 Advil – $4.49
Buy 1 “Filler” item (Valentine’s tumblers are $.16 w/ in ad coupon)
Use 2 $2 Advil coupons
Use $5 RR
Spend $.14 OOP, get a $5 RR
Scenario #2:
Buy 1 Scalpicin – $5.99
Buy 1 “filler” item (Valentine tumblers are $.16 w/ in ad coupon)
Use $1 Scalpicin coupon
Use $5 RR
Spend $.15 OOP, get a $6 RR
If you have the $10 Pepsi RR:
Buy 1 Blink Tears – $7.99
Buy 2 Advil – $4.49
Buy 1 “filler” item (Valentine tumblers are $.16 w/ in ad coupon)
Use $2 Blink coupon
Use 2 $2 Advil coupons
Use $10 Pepsi RR
Spend $1.13 OOP, get an $8 RR (Blink) and a $5 RR (Advil)
*Follow “newbie” scenarios above to continue rolling these RR
Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you can use ONE manufacturer’s coupon and ONE store coupon per item
*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. (for example, you cannot buy 2 Vitamin Schtick lip care in one transaction because you will only earn one RR)
*You also typically cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy the Vitamin Schtick and use the RR from that to buy another one, your RR will not print
*Typically, you cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion with the same manufacturer and earn Register Rewards again.
*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. (there are LOTS of great filler items this week – check out the weekly match-ups for ideas)
*If you are using more than one RR in a transaction, always give the RR with the highest value FIRST. Sometimes strange things happen with coupons and taxes and even if you think you have planned out your scenario very well, you will end up with more overage than you planned for.
*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)
This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering.
