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A great week at Walgreens!
April 3, 2009 by
It has been a GREAT week for shopping at Walgreens (at least in my opinion!). Here are a few pictures from my ten (yes, ten!) shopping trips this week. Fortunately, we have a Walgreens on just about every street corner where I live and I happened to be travelling between schools quite a bit this week, so I was able to fit my trips in while I was on the road (which means that I also got to do them kid free).
Here’s what I’ve ended up with so far:
*20 boxes of Reynold’s (20 sq ft) foil – it is on sale for $.89 this week with an in ad coupon. There were $1/1 Reynolds Wrap Foil (excluding 25 sq. ft.) coupons in the 2-8 SS insert, so I’ve gotten .11 overage on each box (these coupons expire on 4/4….the newer coupons exclude the 20 sq ft size)
*7 The Fragrance Collection by Glade Soy Candles – I got to try these initial thanks to a Bzz Agent campaign and I LOVE them! The smaller ones are $5.99 and there is a $2 off Walgreens coupon in the April Easysaver catalog. There were $4 printable coupons from Right at Home last week and I also had some $3 coupons from the Bzz campaign. These will be great items for gifts to have on hand (if I don’t use them all myself!)
*2 Edge Shave Gel – These are $2.99, and you get back a $2.99 Register Reward when you buy one (it’s the 7 oz variety) this month, so they are free after Register Rewards! My husband was almost out of shave gel, so this deal came along right in time!
*4 Chapstick Naturals – This week these are on sale for $1.99 (they regularly retail for $2.99) and you get a $2 Register Reward when you buy them. The Register Reward deal is good through the month, but it works best this week since they are on sale!
*2 Schick Quattro razors – My Target stores were cleaned out of these all last week when the “deal” was on and I had lots of coupons to use. The regular retail price on these is $9.99, but there is a $4 coupon in the Easysaver and I had the $4 manufacturer’s coupons, so it was $1.99.
*6 Disney sticker books – These are a great filler item this week and a great filler for Easter baskets, too! They are 3/$1 with the in ad coupon.
*2 Kid card games – These are $1.99 or $2.99 each and Buy One, Get One Free this week and are also a great filler item and filler for Easter baskets!
*2 coloring books – These are also $1.99 or $2.99 each and Buy One, Get one Free this week and a great filler item for Easter baskets!
I got all of this for less than $1 out of pocket by using Register Rewards and overage from coupons. Here are a few answers to questions I’ve had already:
*Can you get overage at Walgreens? The answer is yes, but it is tricky. I have found that my Walgreens stores are SOOOO picky about coupons! I went to ten different stores this week and I had a problem at every single store in one way or another. There are three “tricks” to getting overage. First, if the way you are getting overage is by using a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon, make sure they scan your store coupon LAST. Sometimes I hold the store coupons back until they have already scanned my other coupons because they usually want to scan the store coupons first. Second, make sure you are buying enough to cover the “overage” (this is where my little sticker books and some of the other small things come in). Third, if you are just buying one or two items, this tends to raise a red flag, so try to buy a few items in one transaction.
*Why ten trips? First, because I could pull this off since I have so many Walgreens stores around me. Second, some of my stores were out of the foil. Third, I don’t believe in being a shelf clearer. Fourth, the limit on the foil is 3 in the ad. Fifth, I don’t like to raise red flags, ESPECIALLY at Walgreens because they are so picky already!
Here are a few other “noteable” deals this week: (so yes, I will still be making a few more trips)
*Printer cartridge refill – $7.50, get a $7.50 Easysaver MIR – the black ink cartridge refills are normally $10, and this “deal” will last the entire month, but they are on sale this week, which makes them free after rebate. The timing is great since my printer cartridge is almost out of ink (I wonder why?!?) If you’re wondering if this really works, it works better for some brands of cartridges than others. I have refilled our HP cartridge several times without any problems, but the Lexmark ones do not work as well when refilled.
*Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Life or Captain Crunch Cereal – 2/$5, get a $2 RR – There are LOTS of great printable coupons for this deal on coupons.com and Smartsource.com
$1/2 Quaker Chewy Granola bars printable on Smartsource.com
$1/2 Quaker Life cereal on Coupons.com (see the blue sidebar on the right to print)
$1/1 Quaker Maple and Brown Sugar Life Cereal printable here
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 Chapstick Naturals in one transaction this week, you will only earn one $2 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 a Chapstick Naturals, get a $2 RR and use it to buy another Chapstick Naturals, another 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. (this week the Easter sticker books are a graet filler!)
*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!
*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” 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)
Walgreens scenarios for the week of 3/15-3/21/09
March 16, 2009 by
The weekly ad match ups are here. If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, be sure to read the tips at the end of the match ups post.
I’ve got a $10 RR from the Huggies deal last week that I want to “roll” into some other deals this week. Here are my plans:
Transaction #1:
Buy 8 Dove body bars – $1.19 each at my stores
Buy 1 Cadbury egg – .50 (use in ad coupon)
Use $10 RR from Huggies deal
Spend .02, get $10 RR
Transaction #2:
Buy Reach floss, Reach toothbrush, Listerine antiseptic – 3/$9
Buy Gillette Fusion Gamer – $8.99 (reportedly working as a monthly deal)
Buy 1 Cadbury egg – .50 (use in ad coupon)
Use $3/3 Reach/Listerine coupon
Use $4 Gillette Fusion coupon
Use $10 RR
Spend $1.49, get $4 RR for the Gamer and $6 RR for the Listerine
or:
Buy Reach floss, Reach toothbrush, Listerine antiseptic – 3/$9
Buy Wet Wipes – $1.99 w/ in ad coupon
Buy Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste – $3.49
Buy 1 Spring Water 24 pk – $2.99 w/ in ad coupon
Buy 1 Easter mini sticker book – .33 w/ in ad coupon
Use $3/3 Reach/Listerine coupon
Use .75/1 Wet Wipes printable here
Use $2.50/1 Colgate Easysaver catalog coupon
Use $1.50/1 Colgate Total All You magazine coupon (remember to give the manufacturer’s coupon first)
Use $10 RR
Total OOP = .05, get $6 RR back
You can repeat these scenarios over and over again if you choose to!
Walgreens deals for the week of 3/15-3/21/09
March 16, 2009 by
RR deals: (Register Reward deals)
*Buy Aries 12 inch fan – $15.99, get $3 RR
*Buy Aries 16 inch fan – $19.99, get $5 RR
*Buy Aries fan tower – $24.99, get $5 RR
*Claritin allergy relief – $19.99, get $5 RR (good on 24 ct. Liqui-gels – 10 mg, 30 ct tablets or Redtabs, 10 mg)
$5/1 Claritin, Non-Drowsy, Any 24 Ct. + – 02-22-09 SS
$2/1 printable on claritin.com
*Dove products (deodorant, skin, bath, or hair care) – 25% off: buy 8, get $10 RR (the ad says $8, but it is confirmed that it is printing $10), buy 6, get $6, buy 4, get $2 – this is reportedly working on the single body bars
$1.50/2 Dove Anti-Perspirants/Deodorants, any – 03-15-09 RP
$1/1 Dove Anti-perspirant/deodorant – 03-15-09 RP
$1/1 Dove Body Wash (10oz+) OR Beauty Bar (6pk+), any one – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Dove Cream Oil Body Wash(10 oz or larger, any one – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Dove Cream Oil Body Lotion or Hand Cream (includes 8.5 oz., 13.5 oz., and 2.5 oz. sizes) – All You, March 20, 2009
$1/1 Dove hair care printable here
$1.50/1 Dove body wash printable here
Satisfaction guaranteed MIR form here
*Dove Easter chocolates (8.5-9.5 oz) – 2/$7, get $2 RR
*Lady Speed Stick or Speed Stick – $1.99, get $1 RR
*Listerine or Reach – 3/$9, get $6 RR (participating products = Reach Ultraclean toothbrush or floss – 30 yds, 2 pack advanced design toothbrushes, Listerine original, Fresh Burst, Cool or Vanilla mint mouthwash – 500 ml)
$1/1 Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash 500mL or larger, any – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Listerine Antiseptic 500mL or larger, any – 03-15-09 RP
$1/1 Reach Floss or Reach Toothbrush or Listerine Antiseptic 500 ml or larger – 03-15-09 SS
$3/3 REACH floss, REACH Toothbrush, and LISTERINE antiseptic 500mL+ (must buy 1 of each) – 3/15 SS
*Buy 2 or more participating products, receive $3 in RR at check-out: Zyrtec – $12.99 (14 ct 24 hour tablets, 10 mg), Benadryl or Sudafed Sinus or Allergy Relief – $3.99, Tylenol Cold & Allergy – $4.99, Visine-A eye drops – $4.99$2.50/1 Zyrtec D 12 ct or larger – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Benadryl 48 count or larger – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Sudafed PE, Any Excluding Trial Size – 02-22-09 RP
$1.50/1 Sudafed PE or Sudafed, excludes trial size – 10-05-08 RP
$2/1 Tylenol Cold printable here
$1/1 Visine Product – 03-15-09 RP
*Vidal Sassoon Ecostyle Hair Dryer os straightener – $19.99, get $10 RR
ESR deals: (EasySaver Rebate deals)
*Pantene Nature Fusion shampoo or conditioner (12.6 oz) – 2/$8, get $3 ES MIR
$1/1 Pantene Nature Fusion product, Any Excluding Trial Size – 03-01-09 PG
*Revlon ColorSilk Hair Color – 2/$4, get $2 ES MIR
*TENA protective underwear (12-18 pk) – $9.99, get $5 ES MIR
$2/1 TENA Underwear, Any – 01-11-09 SS
BOGO free deals:
*Finest Natural organics vitamins or supplements
*Hanes or L’eggs sheer hosiery, tights, or socks
*Knox NutraJoint
*Move Free Advanced
*Nature Made vitamins or supplements
$1/1 Nature Made Vitamins, Any- 02-01-09 SS
$1/1 Nature Made Vitamins, Any – 01-04-09 SS
*Purex 2x laundry
.50/1 printable here
.55/1 Purex Soft Liquid Fabric Softener, Any – 03-08-09 SS
*Revlon cosmetics
$2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product – 03-15-09 SS
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product – 03-15-09 SS
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, Any – 12-07-08 SS
*Rimmel face or eye cosmetics
*Scunci hair accessories
*Walgreens continuous spray sunscreen (6 oz)
*Walgreens Gold Seal vitamins or supplements
*Walgreens Ultra-Alkaline batteries
*Wal-Tussin or Wal-Tap cough relief
Other deals:
*Cadbury or Reese’s egg – 2/$1 w/ in ad coupon (limit 4)
*Carmex lip care – $.99 w/ in ad coupon
*Easter pencils – 5/$1 w/ in ad coupon) – this would make a GREAT filler if you are using RRs and coupons
*Easter M&Ms (9.9-14 oz) – 2/$5 (use ES catalog coupon -$1) = 2/$4
*Mini sticker books or puzzles – 3/$1 (this is another great filler if you are using RRs and coupons!)
*Neosporin – $3.99
$1/1 Neosporin Product, Any Excluding Trial Size – 03-15-09 SS
$1/1 Neosporin Product, Any Excluding Trial Size – 02-08-09 SS
*Spring water 24 pk (16.0 oz) – $2.99 with in ad coupon (the “brand” may differ by location) (limit 3)
*Walgreens aluminum foil or plastic cutlery – .59/each w/ in ad coupon (limit 3) – this is another great filler and great for 72 hour kits
*Walgreens Comfort Stretch or Premium Comfort Stretch diapers – 2/$9
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 8 Dove products in one transaction this week, you still would only earn one $10 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 Dove products, get a $10 RR and buy more Dove products, another 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.
*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!
*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” 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)
My Walgreens Scenarios
March 9, 2009 by
If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, be sure you read the tips at the end. The weekly ad match ups are here.
Here are my scenarios for maxing the “diaper” deal this week!
Transaction #1:
Buy 2 Gentle Naturals diapers – $10/each
Buy 1 wipes (remember it’s the bags, not the tubs) – $6
Use 2 $5 Gentle Naturals coupons
Use 1 .75 wipes coupons (from the inside of a diaper package)
Total before coupons = $26
Total after coupons = $15.25
Spend $15.25 (I have a gift card!), get $10 RR back
Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Skintimate shave gel – $1.99
Buy 1 Right Guard deodorant – $2.99
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion Gamer – $8.99
Buy 1 Crest Pro Health toothpaste – $2.49
Buy 1 Colgate Total – $3.49
Buy 1 Garnier Fructis shampoo – $2.99
Buy 1 Glade Sense & Spray Air Freshener – $7.99
Use $10 RR from diapers
Use $4 Gillette Fusion coupon
Use $1 Crest coupon
Use $1.50 Colgate coupon (from All You)
Use $2.50 ES coupon
Use $1 Garnier coupon
Use $2 ES coupon
Use $4 Glade coupon
use $4 ES coupon
Total before coupons = $30.93
Total after coupons = $.93
Spend $.93, get $8 in RR
Transaction #3:
Buy 2 Natural Fit diapers – $10
Buy 1 package wipes – $6
4 small filler items (to cover the RR)
Use 2 $3 Natural Fit coupons
Use .75 wipes coupon (from diaper package)
Use $8 in RR
Total before coupons = ~ $27.50 (I’m estimating with fillers)
Total after coupons = $12.75
Spend $12.75 (I will pay with a gift card), get $10 RR
You can repeat these scenarios over and over again if you choose to!
*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. So, if you buy more than $25 of diapers in one transaction, you will still earn only one Register Reward.
*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 diapers, get a $10 RR, and then buy more diapers, your $10 RR will not print again.
*Register Rewards are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” and you can only use one manufacturer’s coupon per item. This is why I had to add “filler” items on my third transaction.
*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!
*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” 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)
**When you do the diaper scenario, a catalina will print for $5 off your next Enfamil purchase at Walgreens. This can be combined with a formula check! The Enfamil is priced at $22.99 at my stores, so if you have a $5 formula check and the $5 catalina, this makes your Enfamil $12.99 for the can (use your RR from the diapers to pay and it’s only $2.99!)
