My May 29th Walgreens Trip

Today's trip to Walgreens was a quick one. Here's what I did:

Transaction #1:
Purchase
1 Ritz Crackerfuls on sale for $2
Use
$1/1 4/17 SS
Pay $1.00 plus tax
Get Back $2 RR

Transaction #2:
Repeat Tran #1

Transaction #3:
Purchase:
1 Ritz Crackerfuls on sale for $2
1 Icy Hot Naturals Cream on sale for $0.99
2 Right Guard Deodorant B1G1 Free @ $4.49
2 Dry Idea Deodoant B1G1 Free @ $4.49
1 BC Powder on sale for $1.50
Total: $13.47
Use:
2 B1G1 Free Right Guard or Dry Idea products 5/1 RP
1 $1/1 Ritz Crackerfuls 4/17 SS
1 $3 RR from last week
Pay: $0.49 plus tax
Get back $4.49 RR ($2 from Crackerfuls, $1.50 from BC, and $0.99 from Icy Hot)


Total Out of Pocket: $2.49 plus tax
Total Value: $32.41
Rewards Remaining: $8.49
This is like being paid $6 to shop at Walgreens!!!

May 27th Weekly Finals

Grocery Store Totals (Publix Only):

Total out of pocket: $13.77 plus tax
Total Value: $87.09 plus tax
Total Savings: $73.32 or 84%
To see my Publix trip head on over here


Drug Store Totals (CVS and Walgreens):

Total Out of Pocket: $23.88 plus tax
Total Value: $55.08 plus tax
Total Savings: $31.20
Rewards Remaining: $42
To view my CVS trip go here; For Walgreens click here

In total I spent $37.65 plus tax for $142.17 worth of grocery and drug store items. Plus, I still have $42 remaining in ECB and RR! You could say I actually made $4.35 this week!!!

How'd you do this week? Feel free to share in the comment section or on my facebook page if you'd like :)

My May 22nd Walgreens Trip

Today I made a trip to 2 Walgreens stores because I didn't want to clear the shelves at 1 location; Although, both stores had way more than I expected them to have. Still, I like to spread my purchases around so as not to seem greedy.

Walgreens was the only store I shopped at this morning because, unfortunately, Rite Aid didn't have much in their ad to interest me and for CVS I had to order some coupons (they haven't come in yet). So, here's a breakdown of what I did today at Walgreens:

Transaction #1:
Purchase 1 Tone Body Wash on sale for $3.99
Use 1 $2/1 Tone Body Wash printable (no longer available)
Pay $1.99 plus tax
Get Back $3 RR

Transaction #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6:
Repeat Transaction #1

Total Out of Pocket: $11.94 plus tax
Total Value: $20.94
Total Savings: $9 or 43%
Rewards Remaining: $18 (6 - $3 RR)

In total I spent $11.94 and I have $18 in RR remaining! That's like making $6.06 to shop at Walgreens! And the great thing about RR is that I can use them at the Commissary to score free meat or produce (or anything really)!

Feel free to share how you did at Walgreens today in the comment section...

My Favorite Walgreens Deals Starting May 22nd

Scunci No Damage Hair Elastics 18 ct $2 ---> $2 RR

Tone Body Wash $3.99 ---> $3 RR
Use $2/1 printable (No longer available. I hope you printed it when I posted the alert a few days ago)

Complete Multi-Purpose Solution $7.99 ---> $7.99 RR
Use $1/1 Complete Multi-purpose solution 5/22 SS

Gillette Fusion ProGlide  Razor System $9.89 ---> $5 RR
Use $4/1 Gillette ProGlide manual or power razor 5/1 PG

Purchase 4 Participating Products Pictured (Suave Lotion, Vaseline Lotion, Suave Shampoo or Condtioner, Dove Men+Care, Caress Body Wash) @ $3 each ---> $4RR
Purchase (4) Suave Lotion $3 each
Use (2) B1G1 Free Suave Lotion
Pay $6 get back $4 RR

Pure Silk Shave Cream 9.5 oz $1.99 ---> $1.50 RR

ThermaCare Heat Wraps 2-3 pack $5.99 each ---> $5 RR wyb 2
Use (2) $3/1 printables

Oscar Meyer Weiners 10 pk B1G1 Free $2.99
$1/2 Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs 5/15 SS or printable

Care Free Pantiliners $0.99 (with in-ad coupon)
Use $1/1 5/08 SS
Then use the in ad coupon

Huggies Little Swimmers 10 to 12 count $6.99
Use $2/1 Huggies Little Swimmers 5/15 SS
Use $2/1 Huggies Little Swimmers from the May coupon booklet (store coupon found at the front of the store)

Moneymaking Toothbrush Deal At Walgreens!

Hey guys, have I got a great deal for you! According to Collin over at Hip2Save you can score 4 toothbrushes and make $4!

Here's how: Between 5/16 and 6/12 Purchase Reach Toothbrushes and get back a Register Reward, Buy 2 get $1 RR, Buy 3 get $2 RR, Buy 4 get $4 RR.

Buy 4 Reach Crystal Clean Toothbrushes on sale for $0.99 (till 5/28)
Use 4 $1/1 coupons found in the 4/17 SS or 5/8 SS
Total: $0 (Coupon will probably beep and cashier will need to adjust it down to .99 Be sure to take your coupon policy with you in case your cashier gives you any problems)
Get back $4 RR

Let me know if you're able to score this great deal!

Note: I didn't get this coupon in my inserts so it's regional. Which means I'm going to have to pass on this deal, but hopefully some of you did receive the coupon!

(Thanks Hip2Save!)

Great Deal on Tone Bodywash at Walgreens Starting 5/22

Hurry over here and print this coupon for $2 off 1 Tone Bodywash. This will give you a $1 moneymaker when the sale rolls around at Walgreens beginning May 22nd!

Note: I don't know how long this link will last so print now while it's working and hold tight till the 22nd!

(Thanks Sandy!)

My May 8th Walgreens Trip

I wasn't thrilled with Walgreens ad this week either, but I have a TON of RR so I went in to grab a couple things. Here's what I was after:

Purchase:
1 Nexcare Bandages on sale for $2.99
1 Got2B Moose $5.99
2 easter candy clearance items (needed to fulfill coupon to item ratio)
Use:
1 $1 off 1 Nexcare Bandages printable
1 $2 off Got2B product from the April All You Magazine
1 $3 RR from last week
1 $2 RR from last week
Pay $1.22 plus tax and I can submit for a $2.99 nexcare bandage rebate found on the package

Total Out of Pocket: $1.22 plus tax
Total Value: $10.48
Rebates to submit: $2.99

Note: I kinda goofed again today. (In the couponing world it's easy to do.) I did not calculate my total prior to getting to the register and if I would have, I woulda noticed that I could have used 2 $3 RR to lower my out of pocket expense to $0.22. Oh well.....you can't win them all and honestly $1.22 isn't awful!
Also, I know that Got2B products are on sale buy 1 get 1 free over at Rite Aid. However, I only had 1 coupon for the product and I needed to use up a few RR so that's what I purchased it at Walgreens.


How'd you do at Wags? Please share in the comment section.

My 5/05/11 Walgreens Trip

Ok, I went to Walgreens again today to score more FREE bodywash. I am fortunate enough to have 4 Walgreens, 2 Publix stores, 3 Krogers, 5 CVS stores, and 2 Rite Aids all within a 15 min drive of my house. So, it's very easy to drive past a drug store on my way to one of the grocery stores. Since I was heading out to Publix today I decided I might as well use another coupon before the sale ends.

 2 Right Guard Body Washes on sale Buy 1 Get 1 Free
 Use 1 Buy 1 Get 1 Free coupons from the 5/1 RP
 Pay Tax Only!!!!

 Total Out of Pocket: $0.00 plus tax
 Total Value: $8.98 plus tax

My 5/04/11 Walgreens Trip

While I was out yesterday I made a quick trip to Walgreens where I purchased:

 4 Right Guard Body Washes on sale Buy 1 Get 1 Free
 Use 2 Buy 1 Get 1 Free coupons from the 5/1 RP
 Pay Tax Only!!!!

 Total Out of Pocket: $0.00 plus tax
 Total Value: $17.96 plus tax

My 5/01/11 Walgreens Trip

Today was a great day to shop at Walgreens!

I made 2 trips to Walgreens today. On the first I did 2 transactions. Here's a break of down of trip #1:

Transaction #1:

Purchase 2 - 12 pack rolls of Cottonelle Toilet Paper priced at $5.00 each

Purchase 2 - Clearance Easter Candy at $0.25 each (needed to get coupon to item ratio)

Total: $10.50

Use 2 - .50 off 1 Cottonelle printable

Use $4.00 RR (register reward) from last week

Use $3.00 RR from last week

Use $1 off 1 Cottonelle from the Walgreens May Coupon booklet (found in the store near the weekly ad) (will deduct $2 since I purchased 2 Cottonelle items)

Pay: $0.50 plus tax

Get back $3 RR for purchasing 2 Cottonelle Items

Transaction #2:

Purchase 2 - 12 pack rolls of Cottonelle Toilet Paper priced at $5.00 each

Purchase 1 - Clearance Easter Candy at $0.25 each (needed to get coupon to item ratio)

Total: $10.25

Use 2 - .50 off 1 Cottonelle printable

Use $3.00 RR from last week

Use $1 off 1 Cottonelle from the Walgreens May Coupon booklet (found in the store near the weekly ad) (will deduct $2 since I purchased 2 Cottonelle items)

Pay: $4.25 plus tax

Get back $3 RR for purchasing 2 Cottonelle Item

At this point I left the store paying a total of $4.75 plus tax and still have $6 in RR for my next trip.

Not long after returning home I found out about an AWESOME Noxema printable coupon which made razors a $1.00 MM (moneymaker). Of course I had to run back out to cash in on this deal. Here's what happened on this trip:

Transaction #3:
Purchase: 1 - 4 count Spa Shave Noxema Razor on sale for $3.99
Purchase 1 - Gum Eez Thru Flossers on sale for $2.00
Use: 1 - $2 off 1 Noxema Razor printable
Use: 1 - $3 RR from Transaction #1
Pay: $0.99 plus tax
Get Back $5 in RR ($3 from Noxema and $2 from Gum Eez)

Transaction #4:
Repeat #3 except use the RR from transaction #2
Pay $0.99 plus tax
Get Back $5 in RR ($3 from Noxema and $2 from Gum Eez)

Transaction #5:
Purchase: 1 - Noxema 4 count Spa Shave Razor at $3.99
Purchase 1 - Easter Clearance candy at $0.49 (needed for coupon to item ration)
Use: 1 - $2 off 1 Noxema Razor printable
Use: 1 $2 RR from transaction #3
Pay: $0.48 plus tax
Get back $3 RR from Noxema

Transaction #6:
Purcahse 1 - Noxema 4 count Super Smooth Razor (look for Buy 1 get 1 free pack......total of 8 razors) priced at $3.99
Use: 1 - $2 off 1 Noxema Razor printable
Pay: $1.99 plus tax
Get Back $3 RR from Noxema

Transaction #7:
Repeat #6
Pay $1.99 plus tax
Get Back $3 RR


Total Value: $56.43 plus tax
Total Out of Pocket: $11.19 plus tax
Register Rewards Remaining: $17 (5- $3 and 1- $2)


Did you shop at Walgreens today? If so, how'd you do?

April 24th Walgreens Trip

After checking out the Walgreens Ad for the week of 4/24 and matching up coupons I decided to pick up a few moneymakers. I ended up doing 6 transactions, which is a lot, but needed to be done to keep out of pocket costs low and still guarantee that I recieve all of my Register Rewards (RR).

Walgreens can be a difficult store to shop in if you're just starting out because of all of their rules. Basically if you purchase an item that has a RR and you want 2 or more of the same item you'll have to do them in seperate transactions because only one like RR will print at a time. Also, Walgreens will not allow you to purchase an item use a coupon AND a RR......they want an equal # of items to coupons/RR. So, if you have 1 RR and a coupon you'll need to purchase 2 items (the 2nd could be a .30 piece of candy or whatever you find cheap). Finally, if you purchase a P&G item and recieve a RR and you want to purchase another P&G item that has a RR you can not use your first RR on it and expect to get the new one.

For example: Buy 1 Tide @ $6.99 get $2.00 RR back. If you purchase a 2nd Tide @ $6.99 use your $2.00 RR you will NOT get another $2.00 RR back. However, if you use a RR from Hershey you can use it on your Tide purchase and still recieve the new RR.

Have I confused you? If so, you're not alone. Walgreens takes some trial and error to get. This is why I recommend new couponers to start with CVS and/or Rite Aid. When you're ready to give Walgreens a try start SMALL. 

Here's the Walgreens Coupon policy. I recommend printing it and keeping it with you just in case you come across a cashier who doesn't know the rules. It's great to have something to point to that says he/she is suppose to do it (of course in a super nice/helpful way)!

Ok, so here's what I ended up doing.

Tran #1: Purchase 1 Package of Stayfree pads @ $2.99
              Use $1 off 1 stayfree pad printable
              Paid $1.99 plus tax and recieved a $3 RR
Tran #2: Repeat Tran #1
Tran #3: Repeat Tran #1
Tran #4: Repeat Tran #1 (by now I have a total of 4 $3RR=$12)
Tran #5: Purchase 2 11 oz Folgers Coffee @ $2.79
              Purchase 2 M&M filled easter eggs @ .99 each
              Use 2 - $1 off 1 Folgers from the 4/10 Redplum (RP) (expires today 4/24)
              Use 1 - $2 off any 2 Mars Easter Candy from the April All You Magazine (Note: per Walgreens coupon policy this had to be adjusted down to $1.98 because the 2 eggs did not total $2)
              Use 1 $3 off RR from previous transaction
              Paid .58 plus tax
Tran #6: Purchase 1 Luster 7 White Toothpaste @ $4.99
              Purchase 1 Wonka Sweetarts @ $0.39 (filler item....needed to get coupon to item ratio)
              Use $2 off 1 Luster 7 from a home mailer previously
              Use $3 RR from Tran #2
              Paid .38 plus tax and recieved a $4 RR

Total out of pocket: $8.92 plus tax
Original Value: $25.08 plus tax
And I have $7 in RR for my next visit. Or I can use that $7 at the Commissary since they also accept RR to reduce my grocery bill (think produce or meat)!