Walgreens deals for the week of 3/7

The match-ups this week took a little bit longer than I expected because we went out of town to visit my sister and her new baby. This is kind of a slow Walgreens week in my opinion, but there are still some deals to be found. There are some scenarios mixed in with the coupon match-ups and more at the end.

FREEBIES:

*Dental Care:  Reach Total Care toothbrush or Floss, 2 pack Advanced Design toothbrushes, Listerine 72 ct pocket packs or Listerine Total Care or Advanced Mouthwash – 3/$9 minus $5.01 instant coupon = 3/$3.99
$1/1 Listerine Total Care – 3-7 RP, 1-3 RPs
$.50/1 Listerine Pocketpaks – 3-7 RP
BOGO free Reach adult toothbrush – 12-6 RP
$1/1 Reach dental floss – 10-18 RP, 3-7 RP
$1/1 Reach toothbrush – 3-7 RP
$1/1 Reach Floss or toothbrush printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Reach adult toothbrushes – 3/$9

Use 2 $1/1 coupons
Use BOGO free coupon (should deduct $3)
Use Walgreens in ad coupon (give this last!)

Final Price = $1.01 overage (you will need something to cover your overage)

*Hershey’s Chocolate bars – 2/$2
$1/1 Hershey’s Extra Dark Bar or Bag – 1-10 SS (this expires on 3-14)
Final Price = free after coupons! (this only works on the dark chocolate)

(Thanks Common Sense with Money!)

RR DEALS:
*Buy Crest dental care – 3/$8, get a $3 RR:  Advantage 1-2-3 toothbrush, Crest Whitening Expressions or Plus Scope toothpaste, Glide floss
$1/1 Crest Premium Toothpaste – 2-21 PG and 2-7 PG
$.75/1 Crest Glide floss – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $2 OOP after coupons/RRs (when you buy 3 Crest toothpaste)

*Buy Easter Mars Minis – 2/$6, get a $1 RR

*Buy 3 or more participating Kimberly Clark products, get a $5 RR:  Huggies wipes – $5.99, Huggies jumbo pack diapers, Pull Ups or GoodNites – $8.99, Kotex feminine care – $2.99, Poise or Depend – $10.99, Scott bathroom tissue – $6.99, Cottonelle bathroom tissue – $5.99 – this is a monthly deal that is not in the weekly ad
$2/1 Huggies diapers printable
$1.50/1 Huggies Pull Ups – 2-28 SS
$2/1 Huggies Pull Ups printable
$2/1 Huggies Pull Ups printable
$2/2 Kotex pads – 1-10 SS (expires 3/7)
$1/1 Poise liners – 2-21 SS
$1/1 Poise printable
$1/1 Scott bath tissue – 1-17 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Kotex pads – 2.99/each

Use $2/2 coupon

Spend $6.97 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $1.97 after coupons/RR

*Buy Neutrogena Clinical Eye, SPF 30 or Night Treatment – $39.99, get a $10 RR
Buy Neutrogena Clinical Product, get a $15 MIR
$5/1 Neutrogena Clinical printable

SCENARIO:
Buy Neutrogena Clinical – $39.99

Use $5 printable coupon

Spend $34.99 OOP, get a $10 RR
Send in $15 MIR
Final Price = $9.99 after coupons, RR and MIR

*Buy Pampers or Easy Ups – 2/$20, get a $2.50 RR
$2/1 Pampers Cruisers – 2-21 PG
$1.50/1 Pampers diapers or pants – 2-7 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Pampers Cruisers – 2/$20

Use 2 $2/1 coupons

Spend $16 OOP, get a $2.50 RR
Final Price = $13.50 after coupons/RRs

*Buy 4 Post cereals – $1.75/each, get a $3 RR (this is an unadvertised deal)
$2/1 Post cereals printable (1 per computer, y ou have to register for the newsletter)
$1/2 Post cereals – 2-28 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Post cereals – $1.75/each

Use 2 $2/1 printable coupons
Use $1/2 coupon

Spend $2 OOP, get a $3 RR
Final Price = $1 moneymaker after coupons/RRs
(Thanks Hip2Save!)

*Buy Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner or Windex Outdoor All-in-One – $12.99, get a $3 RR
$7/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner printable (no more prints available)
$5/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner printable
$2.50/1 Windex Outdoor All in One printable
Final Price = $2.99 when you buy the shower cleaner

*Buy 3 or more of the following, get an $8 RR; buy 2, get a $3 RR:  Prilosec OTC – $18.99, Align Digestive care – $28.99, Metamucil – $9.99
$5/1 Align Digestive Care – 2-7 PG
$3/1 Metamucil – 2-7 PG
$3/1 Prilosec – 2-7 PG

*Spend $25 or more on these products, get a $10 RR:  Zyrtec itchy eye drops – $12.99, 25-30 ct- $18.99, Extra Strength Tylenol – $7.99
$1/1 Tylenol (Extra Strength) – 12-6 RP, 2-14 RP, 1-3 RP
$4/1 Zyrtec Itchy eye drops printable

*Buy $20 o more, receive a $10 RR; buy $15, get a $5 RR:  Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil liquid or 10-12 ct, VapoRub (1.75 oz) – $4.49
$1.50/1 Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil – 2-21 and 2-7 PG

SCENARIO: 
By 5 Vicks NyQuil/DayQuil – $4.49

Use 5 $1.50/coupons

Spend $14.95 OOP, get a $10 RR
Final Price = $4.95 after coupons/RR

*Spend $10 on the following, get a $2 RR:  Swiffer Wet Jet Cleaner, 5 pack dusters, 12-16 ct refills – $3.99, Swiffer WetJet starter kit – $19.99, Bounce or Downy dryer sheets, Downy liquid, 10 pack Tide Stain Release, or Cascade Dual Action packs – $3.99, Febreze and Mr. Clean Cleaners and deodorizers – 25% off
$.25/1 Downy liquid fabric softener or dryer sheets – 2-21 PG
$.50/1 Downy liquid fabric softener or sheets – 2-7
$1/1 Downy liquid – 2-7
$1/1 Febreze – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Tide Stain Release – 2-7 PG

*Spend $20 on the following products, get a $5 RR:  Nabisco cookies, Oscar Mayer lunch meat, Kraft cheese, Kraft Lunchables – 2/$5, Planters Nuts – $4, DiGiorno pizza – $5
$1/2 Planters Nuts – 1-24 SS

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Colgate Total toothpaste, regular toothpaste, or Wave toothbrush
*Finest Natural vitamins and supplements
*Nature Made Heart Health supplements
*No Nonsense Pantyhose, Knee Highs, or Socks
*Osteo Bi-Flex joint health supplements
*Patriot candles jar candle
*Renpure shampoo or conditioner
*Walgreens Gold Seal vitamins

FILLER ITEMS:
*Deerfield Farms baking soda – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Geisha mushrooms – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Kraft macaroni & cheese – $.69 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Madam Mandarin oranges – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Mini sticker book, activity pad, or puzzles – 3/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Morton Iodized salt – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Nestle candy – $.49/each (w/ in ad coupon)
*Peeps candy – $.39 w/ in ad coupon
*Russell Stover candy eggs – $.29

OTHER DEALS:

The following items are BOGO 50% off:  Secret, Old Spice, or Gillette Antiperspirant/Deodorant or Body Spray; Gillette disposable razors, Gillette/Old Spice/Zest body wash

*Get FREE Gillette Fusion Hydra, satin Care or Series Shave gel WYB Gillette Venus or Fusion cartridges (4-8 ct)
Buy One Gillette Fusion Shave Prep, get one body wash free – 2-21 PG
Get a Free Gillette Fusion razor WYB cartridges

4 ct catridges are $13.99 (according to online pricing)

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion 4 ct cartridges – $13.99
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion shave gel – $4.29
Buy 1 Gillette body wash – $4.49
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99

Use free razor WYB cartridges coupon
Use Buy One shave prep, get body wash free coupon
Shave gel will be free through the store promotion

Total OOP = $13.99 (save $17.77)

*Glade Sense & Spray, Glade Fragrance Collection Reed Diffuser, or Glade Fragrance Collection 3 wick candle – $5.99 – $2 instant coupon = $3.99
$2/1 Glade printable coupon
$3/1 Glade Sense & Spray printable
Final Price = $.99 for Glade Sense & Spray and $1.99 for Glade Fragrance Collection items

*Lifesavers Jellybeans – 2/$4
$1/2 Lifesavers Jellybeans coupon – March Walgreens coupon booklet (you can find these at the front of your stores)$1/2 Lifesavers Jellybeans printable
Final Price = 2/$2 after coupons

*Nestle Crunch bars – $.49 (w/ in ad coupon)
BOGO free Nestle coupon – 3-7 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Nestle Crunch bars (shelf price is $.89)

Use BOGO free coupon (will deduct $.89)
Use Walgreens in ad coupon (will deduct $.80)

Spend $.09 OOP!
(Thanks Hip2Save!)

The following scenarios are for those are just starting to shop at Walgreens and who have few, if any, RR to spend: $38.28 in merchandise for $3.26 OOP, $3 RR left to spend

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 4 Post cereals – $1.75/each
Buy 3 Reach toothbrushes – 3/$9

Use 2 $2/1 Post printables
Use $1/2 Post coupon
Use 2 $1/1 Reach toothbrush coupons
Use BOGO free Reach toothbrush coupon (should deduct $3)
Use Walgreens in ad Reach coupon (give this last, should deduct $5.01

Spend $.99 OOP, get a $3 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy one Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner  – $12.99
Buy 3 Reach toothbrushes – 3/$9

Buy 1 Russell Stover candy egg – $.29

Use $7/1 Scrubbing Bubbles printable
Use 2 $1/1 Reach coupons
Use BOGO free Reach coupon (will deduct $3)
Use Reach in ad coupon (will deduct $5.01)
Use $3 RR

Spend $2.27 OOP, get a $3 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, if you buy 4 packages of Pampers, you will only earn RR for two)
*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 Pampers and use the RR from that to buy another one, your RR will not print.

*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.