Walgreens Deals for the Week of 9/4

If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, make sure you check out my tips for shopping at Walgreens here. If you need coupons for the deals this week, check out My Coupon Hunter!

FREEBIES:

	Buy Air Wick Scented Oil warmer – $.99 $2/2 Air Wick printable Final Price = FREE after coupon

	Buy Mitchum or Lady Mitchum antiperspirant/deodorant – $2.99, get a $2 RR $1/1 Mitchum – 8-21 SS Final Price = FREE after coupon and RR

	Buy Nova Max Plus Blood Glucose Monitor – $10, get a $10 RR Final Price = FREE after RR

RR DEALS: these are the “highlights”

	Buy Aussie or Herbal Essences hair care – 2/$6, get a $2 RR $1/1 Aussie or Herbal Essences product – 8-7 RP Final Price = 2/$2 after coupon and RR ($1 each)

	Buy Colgate Sensitive Pro Relief Toothbrush or Toothpaste – $4.99, get a $3 RR $1/1 Colgate Sensitive Pro Relief toothpaste – September 2011 All You Magazine $.40/1 Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush – 8-28 SS $.50/1 Colgate Toothpaste – 8-28 SS Final Price = $.99 after coupon and RR

	Buy Electrasol or Jet Dry – $3.99, get a $1.50 RR $.65/1 Electrasol Finish Powerballs or Gelpacs printable $.50/1 Jet Dry printable Final Price = as low as $1.84 after coupon and RR

	Buy Huggies Little Movers Slip-On diapers – $8.99, get a $2 RR $2/1 Huggies diapers – 8-14 SS $3/1 Huggies Slip-Ons Little Movers – 8-14 SS Final Price = as low as $3.99 after coupon and RR

	Buy 2 Lysol bathroom or mildew remover, kitchen cleaner, bathroom cleaner, or all purpose cleaners – 2/$6, get a $1 RR $1/2 Lysol bahtroom or all purpose cleaners – 8-7 SS (expires 9/6)* $1/2 Lysol toilet bowl cleaners – 8-7 SS (expires 9/6)* Final Price = 2/$4 after coupon and RR ($2 each)

	Buy Neutrogena Shave Cream or Aveena Shave Gel – 2/$8, get a $4 RR $1/1 Neutrogena for Men – 6-12 RP Final Price = 2/$2 after coupons/RR ($1 each)

	Buy Oral B Pro Health toothbrush or Crest Pro Health Clinical toothpaste – $3.99, get a $2 RR $1/1 Oral B toothbrush – 8-28 PG $1/1 Oral B ProHealth Cross Action toothbrush – 8-28 PG $1/1 Crest toothpaste – 8-28 PG Final Price = as low as $.99 after coupon and RR

	Buy Post cereals (Honey Bunches of Oats and Fruity Pebbles) – 2/$5, get a $1 RR $1/2 Post cereals – 7-24 SS Final Price = as low 2/$3 after coupon/RR ($1.50/each)

	Buy Quilted Northern Bathroom tissue (12 ct) – $5.99, get a $1 RR Final Price = $4.99 after RR

Buy Suave Shampoo/conditioner or lotion, Caress body wash, Rave or Suave styling products – 2/$6, get a $2 RR
$1/1 Suave body lotion – 8-14 RP
$1/2 Suave Men’s shampoo, conditioner or styling products – 8-14 RP
B1G1 free Suave Professionals Dry shampoo/conditioner – 8-14 RP
Final Price = as low as $1 for 2 (if Suave Professionals is included in the sale) after coupons/RR ($.50/each)

	Buy 2 Vicks DayQuil or NyQuil Liquicaps (16 ct) or Liquid (8 oz) – 2/$11, gt a $2 RR $3/2 Vicks products – 8-28 PG Final Price = 2/$6 after coupon/RR ($3 each)

OTHER DEALS:

	All laundry detergent – 2/$7 $1/1 All laundry detergent – 8-28 RP Final Price = $2.50/each after coupon *This is a stock up price for All!

FILLER ITEMS:

	Nice tomato sauce – $.25/each

The following scenarios are for those who have few, if any RR to start with: $12.96 in merchandise for $4.36 OOP, $1.50 RR left to spend

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy Mitchum deodorant – $2.99

Use $1 Mitchum coupon

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy Crest Pro Health Clinical toothpaste – $3.99
Buy Nice tomato sauce – $.25
Buy 2 Air Wick warmers – $.99

Use $1 Crest coupon
Use $2 Mitchum RR
Use $2/2 Air Wick printable

Spend $1.22 OOP, get a $2 RR
*You could “roll” this back into the Mitchum

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy Electrasol – $3.50
Buy Nice tomato sauce – $.25

Use $.60 Electrasol coupon
Use $2 RR

Spend $1.15 OOP, get a $1.50 RR

FAQS: (Check out Walgreens new coupon policy here!)

Do you do multiple transactions at one store on one visit?
It just depends. Several stores in my area have gone to a “one RR per item per day” rule, which means I can’t do more than one transaction where I’m earning RR for the same product at the same store. Some of the stores in my area also will not let you use the RR you earn from one transaction on another transaction in that same visit. I’m fortunate to have several stores within a few minutes of my house, so I usually try to break up transactions at different stores and on different days to stay in the good graces of my stores.

What is Walgreens policy on using BOGO free coupons with a BOGO free offer, adjusting down coupons, etc.?
The new coupon policy does not really using a BOGO free coupon with a BOGO free promotion, but it does say you can use up to two coupons as long as the total doesn’t go below zero, so, you SHOULD be able to do this!!

Walgreens coupon policy is now to adjust the value of coupons down – YAY!!

Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you can use ONE manufacturer’s coupon and ONE store coupon per item (always give the store coupon last to avoid problems)

*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. (for example, if you buy 2 Gillette razors at one time, you will only earn a RR for one)

*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 Gillette razor and use the RR from that to buy more, the 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 if you are using a manufacturer’s coupon and a RR. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items. (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 1-877-210-1917, option 1

This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering.