Getting back into drugstore shopping- Walgreens!

I've taken a couple weeks off of drugstore shopping, but I couldn't pass up the deals at Walgreens this week. I was completely out of women's razors (for some reason I can't bring myself to use any of the freebie men's razors I get) and Walgreens has a great making my favorite kind of razors free after RR!

Here's what I did:

2- Schick Quattro Razors or 4 ct Refills- $8.99 (get $5 RR!)
2- $5.00 off printable previously on coupons.com
** $3.99 OOP PLUS $5 RR earned!! **

2- Zarbee's Cough Night-time- $5.99 (get $6 RR!)
2- $1.00 off printable on coupons.com
** $4.99 OOP PLUS $6 RR!! **

4- Johnson First Aid Kit- $.99
2- $1.50 off 2 from in-store display
** $.49 for 2! ** Great donation item!

2- Hershey's Aid Delights- $.59 (filler items!)

I broke this into 3 transactions to lower my OOP... here are the totals:

$53.95 before coupons and discounts
-$16.81 sales
-$15.00 coupons
-$11.00 Register Rewards redeemed
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** $11.14 OOP!! ** PLUS I have another $11.00 in Register Rewards left to spend! I'll definitely be going back for more Quattro refills!

Quick trip to Walgreens

I made a quick trip to Walgreens yesterday morning and picked up everything pictured for $1.40 OOP. I got the crayons first- $1 with a $1 RR, then used that register reward for the $.29 glue and glue sticks and the $.39 mechanical pencils. Not a bad deal!

Check out this week's Walgreens matchups at Hip 2 Save!

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Lots of couponing!

This morning I had a very successful couponing trip! My boys and I went to Target, Home Depot, Walgreens and Rite Aid and got some super deals!

Rite Aid

M&M's- $2 each (buy 2, get $2 +UP Reward)
$1.00 off 2 Rite Aid Video Values coupon from July
possibly a $1 off 2 manufacturer's coupon from 7/24 RP (I couldn't find this one)
** $1.50 each PLUS $1.00 +Up Reward for buying 2! **

$7.98 before coupons and discounts
-$3.98 Wellness Plus savings
-$1.00 off $1 Video Values coupon
-$1.00 coupon
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$2.00 OOP PLUS $1.00 +Up Reward earned!

Walgreens

Huggies Wipes- 184-216 ct- $5.99
$2.00 off Walgreens coupon from August coupon book
$2.00 off from Walgreens Infant Care booklet (don't have to have the booklet- the cashier just needs to enter code 5519 to get this to take off)
$.50 off coupon from 7/17 SS
** $1.49 per package! A GREAT deal on wipes!! **

You can do up to 4 in one transaction- and each Walgreens coupon will take off that amount for up to 4 items-

$31.96 before coupons and discounts
-$8.00 sales
-$8.00 August coupon booklet
-$8.00 Infant care book (#5519)
-$2.00 (4)$.50 off coupons
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$5.96 subtotal
+ $1.44 tax
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** $7.40 OOP!! ** A great deal for 4 packages of wipes!!

Home Depot

8- Bounty single roll paper towels- $.70 each
4- $1.00 off 2 coupons from 7/31 P&G
** $.20 per roll! **

$5.60 before coupons
-$4.00 coupons
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$1.60 subtotal
+ $.34 tax
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** $1.94 OOP!! **

Target

4- Tide single load detergent (in travel section)- $.97
4- $1.00 off Tide coupon from 7/31 P&G
** FREE PLUS $.03 money maker for each! **

Jif Creamy To-Go- $2.29
FREE Target Jif to go coupon from direct mailer
** FREE!! **

2- Nexcare Batman Bandages- $2.25
2- $1.00 off Nexcare coupon previously available
2- $.75 off Target Nexcare coupon
** $.50 each! **

4- Five Star Mead 1 subject notebook $1.00
2- $1.00 off 2 printable
** $.50 each! **

$19.83 before coupons and discounts
-$5.16 sales
-$11.79 coupons
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$2.88 subtotal
+ $.65 tax
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** $3.53 OOP! **

I bought $65.37 worth of products for only $14.87 out of pocket. That's 77% savings!

Walgreens Shopping

I did end up getting some good deals at Walgreens, but had lots of problems there this week. It really reinforces the Walgreens overpricing conspiracy theory... if you don't pay attention, you can pay more. Do they know that most of their customers are in a hurry and are not paying attention and that's why they have so many pricing issues? You definitely have to watch closely and make sure everything scans right and know what Register Rewards you should get...

Transaction #1

Dove Men's Deodorant- $3.99 (get $3 RR)
$1.00 off printable previously available
** $2.99 OOP PLUS $3 RR! **

Nestle Skinny Cow Candy- $.69
$.15 off coupon from May coupon booklet in store
** $.54-- great filler item! **

$5.88 before coupons and discounts
-$1.20 sales
-$1.15 coupons
-$3.00 RR redeemed
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$.53 subtotal
+ $.24 tax
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$.77 OOP PLUS $3 RR earned!

The Dove deodorant RR did not print... I clearly bought what was in the ad, so the manager tried to ring one up with no coupons- still no RR... then he found something else in the ad that generated a $3 RR and rang that item up, gave me the RR, then returned the item. I thought that was pretty nice of him to do and it was much easier than having to call the Catalina company and request one!

Transaction #2 (different store)

Gillette Fusion Razor Kit- $9.99 (get $5 RR!)
$4.00 off coupon from 5/1 P&G
** $5.99 OOP PLUS $5.00 RR earned! **

$9.99 before coupons and discounts
-$4.00 coupons
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$5.99
+$.60 tax
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** $6.59 OOP PLUS $5 RR earned! **

Transaction #3

** Buy Nabisco Grahams and Hersheys Chocolate, get FREE marshmallows! **
2- Nabisco Graham Crackers- $3.00
2- Hershey's Milk Chocolate 6 pk- $3.00 each
4- Marshmallows- $1.99 each
-(2) $1.00 off when you buy grahams, chocolate & marshmallow coupon from 5/15 SS
-(2) FREE (up to $1.25) marshmallows when you buy grahams & chocolate printable coupon (click FREE marshmallow cloud!)
-(2) FREE marshmallows automatic discount from Walgreens for buying grahams & chocolate
-$1.00 Walgreens May coupon booklet when you buy 2 Hersheys Chocolate
** $10.48 for everything!! **

$22.52 before coupons and discounts
-$2.56 sales
-$3.98 FREE marshmallows automatic discount
-$5.50 coupons
-$8.00 RR redeemed
====================
** $2.48 OOP FOR all the SMORES STUFF! **

I definitely did some strategizing for this trip... I wasn't planning on buying another razor, but I knew I was going to pay some OOP, so I figured I might as well get another razor since I could use that RR towards the next transaction. After the last transaction was done, I looked at the receipt and realized I had been overcharged for the grahams and Hersheys, so I got the money back right away. Even though the sale was clearly marked by signage, they all rang up at $3.50 instead of $3.00, so I got $2 back making the deal shown. Always pay attention!! I'm definitely learning how to work the RR program. It's a pain, but you can get some good deals.

So, I spend a total of $9.84 for everything in the picture!! I'm happy with that!

Great deals at Walgreens!

Two of my favorite deals at Walgreens last week are still good this week-- and I got more coupons from my family so I had to get more! The Fusion razors and Cottonelle TP deals are still good through 5/15! This is the picture from 2 trips to different stores today. I went this morning before work... then we had a showing tonight and I had some extra time and went to a different store-- there are some great deals this week!

Here's what I did:

Transaction #1

Gillette Fusion- $9.89 (get $5 RR!)
$4.00 off coupon from 5/1 P&G
** $5.89 OOP PLUS $5 RR earned! **

Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kit- $1.49 buy one get one 50% off (buy 2 J&J products get FREE First Aid bag $4.99 value!)
$1.50 off 2 Johnson & Johnson products from instore display
** $.73 OOP for both PLUS FREE First Aid Bag with coupons inside!! **

$17.96 before coupons and discounts
-$5.84 sales
-$5.50 coupons
-$3.00 RR redeemed
====================
$3.62
+ $.73 tax
====================
** $4.35 OOP PLUS $5 RR earned! **

Transaction #2

2- Cottonelle TP 12 packs- $5.00 (buy 2 get $3 RR, buy 3 get $4 RR- unadvertised RR!)
2- $.50 off printable from here or here
2- $1.00 off Walgreens coupon from May coupon booklet found in store (scans once but takes it off for each item purchased)
** $3.50 for each 12 pack PLUS $3.00 RR earned for buying 2! **

Skinny Cow candy- $.69
-$.15 May coupon booklet coupon (coupon is for $.45 off 3 but will take $.15 off 1)
** $.54 OOP! ** great filler item!

$10.89 before coupons and discounts
-$.20 sales
-$3.15 coupons
-$5.00 RR redeemed
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$2.54
+ $.60 tax
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** $3.14 OOP PLUS $3 RR earned!! **

Transaction #3

2-Pampers Diapers- $9.00 (get $3 RR PLUS spend $20 in Pampers products, get $5 off your next Pampers diapers coupon!)
2- $1.50 off from 5/1 P&G
2- $2.00 off Walgreens coupon from the Infant care booklet instore (I don't have the coupon booklet but had read that you just need the code 5521- and it worked with my cashier- AND she knows and enforces the coupon policy so this should work anywhere!
** $5.50 OOP each PLUS $3 RR earned AND $5 off next Pampers diapers coupon! **

Pampers Wipes- $2.49
$1.00 off from homemailer
** $1.49 OOP **
I bought the wipes so that I could get the $5 off coupon to print!

Skinny Cow candy- $.69
-$.15 May coupon booklet coupon (coupon is for $.45 off 3 but will take $.15 off 1)
** $.54 OOP! ** great filler item!

$25.36 before coupons and discounts
-$4.18 sales
-$8.15 coupons
-$3.00 RR redeemed
===================
$10.03
+ $1.23 tax
==================
** $11.26 OOP! **

Transaction #4

2- Cottonelle TP 12 packs- $5.00 (buy 2 get $3 RR, buy 3 get $4 RR- unadvertised RR!)
2- $.50 off printable from here or here
2- $1.00 off Walgreens coupon from May coupon booklet found in store (scans once but takes it off for each item purchased)
** $3.50 for each 12 pack PLUS $3.00 RR earned for buying 2! **

Skinny Cow candy- $.69
-$.15 May coupon booklet coupon (coupon is for $.45 off 3 but will take $.15 off 1)
** $.54 OOP! ** great filler item!

$10.89 before coupons and discounts
-$.20 sales
-$3.15 coupons
-$3.00 RR redeemed
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$4.54
+$.60 tax
===================
** $5.14 OOP PLUS $3 RR earned! **

Transaction #5

2-Pampers Diapers- $9.00 (get $3 RR PLUS spend $20 in Pampers products, get $5 off your next Pampers diapers coupon!)
$5.00 off Pampers diapers Catalina from earlier transaction
$1.50 off from box of Cheerios I had or 5/1 P&G
2- $2.00 off Walgreens coupon from the Infant care booklet instore (I don't have the coupon booklet but had read that you just need the code 5521- and it worked with my cashier- AND she knows and enforces the coupon policy so this should work anywhere!
** $7.50 OOP for both PLUS $3 RR earned AND $5 off next Pampers diaper coupon! **

Pampers Wipes- $2.49
$.50 off from 5/1 P&G
** $1.99 OOP **
I bought the wipes so that I could get the $5 off coupon to print!

Skinny Cow candy- $.69
-$.15 May coupon booklet coupon (coupon is for $.45 off 3 but will take $.15 off 1)
** $.54 OOP! ** great filler item!

$25.36 before coupons and discounts
-$4.18 sales
-$11.15 coupons
-$3.00 RR redeemed
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$7.03
+$1.23 tax
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** $8.26 OOP PLUS another $3 RR earned AND another $5 off Pampers diapers coupon!

Here are the totals for all 4 transaction:

$90.46 before coupons and discounts
-$14.60 sales
-$31.10 coupons
-$17.00 RR redeemed
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$27.76 before tax
+$4.39 tax
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*** $32.15 total OOP!! *** Plus I have another $3 in RR to use AND another $5 off Pampers coupon. I am finally out of all my Cottonelle coupons which is good because we're really well stocked on TP now! We have not been using Pampers on my son because he got a bad rash when the Cruisers came out... but I figured we'd give them a try again since they were so cheap!

More TP at Walgreens!

I told everyone early this week that I would be making multiple trips to Walgreens-- here they are (multiple stores/ multiple days)! We really were down to a couple rolls of TP and when there's a good sale you have to stock up! Of course, I got home today and had 2 more coupons in the mail from my aunt for the Fusion razors so I'll be going back for another trip.

2- Cottonelle TP 12 packs- $5.00 (buy 2 get $3 RR, buy 3 get $4 RR- unadvertised RR!)
2- $.50 off printable from here or here
2- $1.00 off Walgreens coupon from May coupon booklet found in store (scans once but takes it off for each item purchased)
** $3.50 for each 12 pack PLUS $3.00 RR earned for buying 2! **

3- Skinny Cow Candies- 3 for $2
-$.45 May coupon booklet coupon
** $1.55 for 3!! GREAT filler items and these are REALLY YUMMY!!

$12.39 before coupons and discounts
-$.39 sales
-$3.45 coupons
-$4.00 Register Rewards redeemed
====================
** $4.55 subtotal **
+ $ .60 tax
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$5.15 OOP PLUS $3.00 RR earned!

Transaction #2

Gillette Fusion Pro-Glide Razor- $9.89 (get $5 RR!)
$4.00 off coupon from 5/1 P&G
** $5.89 OOP PLUS $5 RR earned! **

Noxema Women's Raxors- $3.99 (get $3 RR!)
~~ good filler item since it generates a RR AND there was a $2 coupon included in the package! ~~

3- Skinny Cow Candies- 3 for $2
-$.45 May coupon booklet coupon
** $1.55 for 3!! (filler items)

$17.37 before coupons and discounts
-$1.49 sales
-$4.45 coupons
-$9.00 Register Rewards redeemed
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** $2.43 subtotal
+ $ .83 tax
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$3.26 OOP PLUS $5.00 RR earned!

Transaction #3

2- Cottonelle TP 12 packs- $5.00 (buy 2 get $3 RR, buy 3 get $4 RR- unadvertised RR!)
2- $.50 off printable from here or here
2- $1.00 off Walgreens coupon from May coupon booklet found in store (scans once but takes it off for each item purchased)
** $3.50 for each 12 pack PLUS $3.00 RR earned for buying 2! **

3- Skinny Cow Candies- 3 for $2
-$.45 May coupon booklet coupon
** $1.55 for 3!! (filler items!)

$12.39 before coupons and discounts
-$.39 sales
-$3.45 coupons
-$8.00 Register Rewards redeemed
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** $.55 subtotal **
+ $.60 tax
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$1.15 OOP! Plus another $3 in RR's earned!

In all this week at Walgreens I've spent around $26 OOP and bought 96 rolls of TP, 2 men's Fusion razors (with the extra travel creams and lotions included), a package of 4 women's Noxema razors, 2 packages of flossers and 9 Skinny Cow candies!

Walgreens shopping

This week there is a great deal on Cottonelle TP at Walgreens so I went this morning to see how I could strategically use the $4 Register Reward I already had to minimize my out of pocket spending. I ended up doing 3 transactions so I could earn multiple RR's and still use some RR's to reduce my OOP.

Transaction #1

Gillette Fusion Pro-Glide Razor- $9.89 (get $5 RR!)
$4.00 off coupon from 5/1 P&G
** $5.89 OOP PLUS $5 RR earned! **
I knew I was going to have to spend some out of pocket to get my TP and I figured I'd get this because I could use the $5 RR on one of the TP transactions to reduce my OOP.

$12.99 before coupons and discounts
-$3.10 sales
-$4.00 coupon
+ $.59 tax
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$6.48 OOP PLUS $5 RR earned!

Transaction #2

2- Cottonelle TP 12 packs- $5.00 (buy 2 get $3 RR, buy 3 get $4 RR- unadvertised RR!)
2- $.50 off printable from here or here
2- $1.00 off Walgreens coupon from May coupon booklet found in store (scans once but takes it off for each item purchased)
** $3.50 for each 12 pack PLUS $3.00 RR earned for buying 2! **

GUM Eez thru flossers- $2.00 (get $2 RR!)
** $2.00 OOP PLUS $2 RR= FREE after RR! **

$12.99 before coupons and discounts
-$.99 sales
-$3.00 coupons
-$5.00 RR used
+ $.72 tax
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** $4.72 OOP PLUS $3 & $2 RR's earned!! **

Transaction #3

2- Cottonelle TP 12 packs- $5.00 (buy 2 get $3 RR, buy 3 get $4 RR- unadvertised RR!)
2- $.50 off printable from here or here
2- $1.00 off Walgreens coupon from May coupon booklet found in store (scans once but takes it off for each item purchased)
** $3.50 for each 12 pack PLUS $3.00 RR earned for buying 2! **

GUM Eez thru flossers- $2.00 (get $2 RR!)
** $2.00 OOP PLUS $2 RR= FREE after RR! **

$12.99 before coupons and discounts
-$.99 sales
-$3.00 coupons
-$4.00 RR used (from last week)
+ $.72 tax
===============
** $5.72 OOP PLUS $3 & $2 RR's earned!! **


Here's the total for all 3:

$38.97 before coupons and discounts
-$5.08 sales
-$10.00 coupons
-$9.00 Register Rewards redeemed
+$2.03 tax
======================
$16.92 total OOP PLUS $10.00 in Register Rewards earned! Not too bad for 48 rolls of TP, 1 razor and 2 packages of flossers!

I'll already warn you that I'll probably go back a couple more times for more TP so there will be lots of Walgreens pictures this week. We only use Cottonelle and were on our last few rolls so I need a good stockup.

My Walgreens trip

I promised the breakdown of my Walgreens shopping, so here it is:

Transaction #1:

Splenda- $2.99 (buy 3, get $4 RR)
$3.00 off coupon from 4/17 SS
** FREE PLUS $4 money maker after RR! **

Luster White 7 Toothpaste- $4.99 (get $4 RR)
$1.50 off coupon from 4/3 SS
** $3.49 OOP PLUS $4 RR **

Stayfree Maxi- $2.99 (get $3 RR)
$1.00 off coupon from 3/27 RP
** $1.99 OOP PLUS $3 RR **

2- Act II Single Popcorn- $.99
$.74 in-ad coupon
** $.25 each ** I picked these as my filler items!

$29.23 before coupons and discounts
-$10.30 sales
-$1.48 in-ad coupons
-$11.50 coupons
-$5.00 Register Rewards redeemed
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$.95 OOP
+ $.48 tax
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$1.43 OOP PLUS $11 in Register Rewards earned!

Transaction #2

2- Nexcare Bandages- $2.99 (w/ mail in rebates on the box- can get 1 of each of the 3 types)
$1.00 off 2 Nexcare Bandages printable
** $2.49 OOP each PLUS $5.98 in mail in rebates to submit! **

Stayfree Maxi- $2.99 (get $3 RR)
$1.00 off coupon from 3/27 RP
** $1.99 OOP PLUS $3 RR **

2- Act II Single Popcorn- $.99
$.74 in-ad coupon
** $.25 each ** I picked these as my filler items!

$12.75 before coupons and discounts
-$1.80 sales
-$1.48 in-ad coupons
-$2.00 coupons
-$5.00 Register Rewards redeemed
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$2.47 subtotal
+ $.54 tax
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$3.01 OOP PLUS $3 Register Reward earned AND $5.98 in Nexcare rebates!

Walgreens shopping

I went to Walgreens this morning because I had $6 in Register Rewards expiring today. I am getting much better at Walgreens shopping. I managed to keep my OOP pretty low and turn the trip into a moneymaker after rebates!

$41.98 before discounts and coupons
-$12.10 sales
-$17.50 coupons
-$2.96 in-ad coupons
-$6.00 Register Rewards used
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$3.42 subtotal
+$1.02 tax
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$4.44 OOP PLUS $10 in Register Rewards earned AND $5.98 in rebates from buying the bandages!

I'll try to post the individual matchups tonight.
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FREEBIES at Walgreens!

It's been quite a week for couponing for me-- definitely one of my best at the drugstores! Walgreens has a mid week sale this week and I ended up getting a bunch of last Sunday's paper so I figured I'd get lots of kids toothpaste. I went to 2 different stores so that I didn't clear any shelves!

6- Aquafresh Kids toothpaste- $1.99
6- $1.00 off coupon from 4/17 SS
6- $1.00 of coupon from Walgreens monthly booklet in store (only has to scan once)
** FREE!! **

4- Peeps Chocolate covered marshmallow- $.75
2- $1.00 off 2 printable previously available
$.25 coupon from Walgreens monthly booklet in store (only has to scan once)
** $.23 for all 4 (I don't know how this happened- they should have all been free but 2 scanned at $.75, one at $.71 and one at $.79 so when it took off for the coupon it only took 3 off **

$17.46 before coupons and discounts
-$1.80 sales
-$7.96 manufacturer coupons
-$6.75 Walgreens coupons
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** $.95 OOP!! **
My pre-tax subtotal was only $.23!! All the rest was tax!

Walgreens shopping

I had a $5 Register Reward expiring and planned a great Walgreens trip-- I think after 3 weeks of really shopping Walgreens, I might be getting better at Walgreens shopping! I got my out of pocket down and got a lot of goodies!

Transaction #1

Carefree Pantiliners- $.99 (get $1 Register Reward!)
used $1.00 off manufacturer coupon printed from Catalina machine previously
(or $.50 off coupon from 3/27 RP)
** FREE!! PLUS $1.00 moneymaker after RR!! **
~~ The cashier did adjust the price of the liners to $1.00 so the coupon would scan. ~~

2- Always Maxi Leak Guard Plus pads- $3.00 (buy 2 get $4 Register Reward!)- this is a month long deal
2- $1.00 off coupon from 4/3 P&G
** $4.00 OOP PLUS $4.00 RR= FREE after RR! **

Peeps- 5 pk- 2 for $1 w/ in-ad coupon (filler items!)

$10.50 before coupons and discounts
-$1.58 sales
-$3.50 coupons
-$3.00 Register Reward redeemed
======================
$2.42 OOP PLUS $5.00 in Register Rewards earned!!

Transaction #2

Carefree Pantiliners- $.99 (get $1 Register Reward!)
used $1.00 off manufacturer coupon printed from Catalina machine previously
(or $.50 off coupon from 3/27 RP)
** FREE!! PLUS $1.00 moneymaker after RR!! **
~~ The cashier did adjust the price of the liners to $1.00 so the coupon would scan. ~~

Reeses Eggs- $2.50
3- Whoppers Eggs- $1.50
-$1.00 off 3 coupon from 4/3 SS
-$5.00 off Hersheys purchase Catalina previously earned
** $1.00 for all 4 bags of candy! **

$10.02 before coupons and discounts
-$1.96 sales
-$7.00 coupons
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$1.06 OOP PLUS $1.00 Register Reward earned!!

Total for everything in the picture:
$20.52 before coupons and discounts
-$3.54 sales
-$3.00 Register Reward redeemed
-$10.50 coupons
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** $3.48 OOP PLUS $6.00 in Register Rewards earned!! **

Yes, I still prefer shopping at Rite Aid, but I am getting the hang of Walgreens and am managing to get some great deals. My donate boxes are getting pretty full and hopefully I'll get a chance to go drop it off soon! I just can't pass up freebies!

Walgreens shopping

I had Register Rewards expiring and they had some good sales so I have done quite a bit of Walgreens shopping this week.

6- Purex Detergent- $1.99 with in-ad coupon
$1.00 off coupon from 2/20 or 3/13 RP
** $.99!! **

Spend $10 in select products, get a $3 RR
Febreeze Spray- $2.46
$1.00 off coupon from home mailer
** $1.46 **
2- Swiffer WetJet Refills- $4.71
2- $1.00 off coupon from when I bought my Wetjet
** $3.71 each **
I spent a total of $7.44 on these 3 items and got $3 back in Register Rewards!!

3- Colgate Toothpaste- $2.99 (get $3 RR)
$.75 off from 4/3 SS
** $2.24 OOP PLUS $2.99 RR! **

Coca-Cola 2 liter- $1.79
BOGO coupon from direct mail
** $1.79 for 2! (I know that this would have been cheaper at Meijer but I needed more items to use my Register Rewards!)

3- Reeses Peanut Butter Egg- $.39 (I needed these as fillers)


I did a couple transactions so I'm just going to give you the grand totals:

$69.80 before coupons and discounts
-$11.09 sales
-$19.00 Walgreens in-ad coupons
-$12.29 coupons
-$9.00 previously earned Register Rewards
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$18.42 total OOP PLUS I have another $9 in Register Rewards to spend next week!
Again, my goal is to lower my OOP at Walgreens and I would have done a bit better but my kids were wild at the checkout during my last tractions and I ended up forgetting to use a RR.

I do like to stockup on things like laundry detergent, but 3 of these are going to a friend-- I have plenty and I'm trying to get her hooked on coupons!

Fun at Walgreens!

I started my week with $14 in Register Rewards at Walgreens... I was determined to keep my OOP low and get some good deals there this week. Here's what I picked up:

4- Method Hand Soap- $2.99 (get $2 RR)

2- Always with lock- leakguard plus pads or driliners (only particular counts)- $2.99 (get $2 RR)
2- $1.00 off Always from P&G Everyday Savings Booklet
**$1.99 PLUS $2 RR for each!**

Huggies Diapers- $7.99
$2.50 off coupon from home mailer
**$5.49**

4- Chex Mix- 3 for $4
$4.00 off 4 previously available to print
** $.34 each! **

Reach toothbrush or floss- $.99 (w/ in-ad coupon)
$1.00 off printable
** FREE!! **

Sunday Kalamazoo Gazette- $2.00 (so I could use a RR and for more coupons!)

I did much better with strategy this time- I did multiple transactions so I could use RR's for items different than those that I was buying

$56.49 before coupons and discounts
-$14.46 sales
-$3.00 Walgreens coupon
-$12.50 coupons
-$18.00 Register Rewards redeemed
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** $8.53 OOP PLUS I have $8.00 (4 x $2.00 each) Register Rewards left to use! **
That's a savings of 85%! Not too shabby!

Walgreens

Although I do prefer to shop at Rite Aid, this week there weren't any deals I felt I had to get so I tried shopping Walgreens again. I did pretty well-- I could have done a bit better, but I think Walgreens is a bit more tricky. Next week I can already tell will be better! I did go to two different stores because the first store didn't have everything I wanted-- that's definitely the best part about Walgreens- there are 3 stores within about 4 miles!

First Store

Transaction #1
2- Excederin Tension- $4.99
2- $1.00 off coupon from 12/5 SS
** $3.99 each **

2- Excederin Extra Strength- $6.99
2- FREE Excederin Extra Strength coupons from home mailer- up to $5.99
** $1.00 each **
** BONUS *** Spend $20 in Excederin products, get a $10 Register Reward!! **

Disney Activity Books- 2 for $1 (so that I could use some Register Rewards)

$26.46 before coupons and discounts
-$5.00 Register Rewards used ($3 & $2)
-$13.98 coupons
** $7.48 OOP PLUS $10.00 Register Reward earned!! **

I could have done beter in this transaction if I would have gotten a smaller package of Excederin Extra Strength- it would have been completely free. I knew that I needed to spend $20 to get ther $10 RR, and buying 4 @ $4.99 wouldn't have been enough- and I figured that I'd just get the bigger ones for my freebies since they were only $1....

While I had been in the store, I saw that they had Infect Guard hand sanitizer on clearance for $.99-- I had left my coupon binder in the car but knew I had 2- $1.00 off coupons I had gotten somewhere, so I went outside after my first transaction and grabbed the coupons--

Transaction #2
Infect Guard Hand Sanitizer- $.99 (clearance price!)
$1.00 off coupons from ?? (I think these were in a magazine I picked up at the pediatrician's office)
** FREE!!! **

$4.10 before coupons and discounts
-$2.00 clearance discount
-$1.98 coupons (they adjusted them down to the sales price)
** $.12!! ** I love just paying tax for my purchases!!

Second Store


4- Reach Crystal Clean Toothbrushes- $1.79 each
4-$1.00 off coupons from 10/10 RP
** $.79 each PLUS $4.00 Register Reward when you buy 4= $3.16 OOP= $.84 moneymaker after RR! **

2- Easter Mini-Sticker books- 2 for $1 (again, I needed a filler to use a RR)

$8.65 before coupons
-$2.00 previously earned RR
-$4.00 coupons
** $2.65 OOP PLUS $4.00 RR earned!! **


So, for all three transactions, I spent $10.25 OOP for $39.21 in merchandise- PLUS I have $14.00 in Register Rewards to spend! Next week I'm going to see how low I can get my OOP with using my $14 in RR!

Another Walgreens trip

Last night Coupons.com released a new Pediacare coupon which makes Pediacare FREE this week at Walgreens. I couldn't pass that up- I've never used Pediacare brand before but all it contains is acetaminophen. I still had more Always coupons, and I followed the pictures and specific item counts in the ad and found the right ones which did generate the $2.00 Register Reward.

There can be overage if you do the Pediacare deal depending on which type you pick, so make sure to give your manufacturer coupon first and then the Walgreens coupon, and have something else in your order to absorb any overage. I think that the infants formula was $6.49 at the store I shopped at.

First Transaction

2- Pediacare Children's Fever Reducer- $6.99
2- $2.00 off printable
$5.00 off Walgreens coupon (in this week's ad)
** $.01 overage! **
The infant's formula was cheaper and could be a better money maker

Always-$2.99 (get $2.00 Register Reward)
$1.00 coupon from P&G Everyday Saving booklet
** $1.99 OOP PLUS $2.00 RR!! **

**BUY $10 in select products (Bounce, Swiffer, Febreze, Tide, Downy, Mr. Clean), get a $3 Register Reward**
2- Swiffer Wet Mopping Refill- $3.74 sale
BOGO coupon from 2/27 P&G
** $1.87 each! **
2- Swiffer Wetjet Refill- $4.71 sale
BOGO coupon from 2/27 P&G
$1.00 off coupon from when I bought my Wetjet
** $1.85 each! **
I bought 4 items, paid $7.45 OOP and got a $3.00 RR!

$41.96 before coupons and discounts
-$6.66 sales
-$10.00 Walgreens in-ad coupon
-$14.45 coupons
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$10.85 OOP PLUS $5.00 in Register Rewards earned!

Second Transaction

2- Pediacare Children's Fever Reducer- $6.99
2- $2.00 off printable
$5.00 off Walgreens coupon (in this week's ad)
** $.01 overage! **
The infant's formula was cheaper and could be a better money maker

Always-$2.99 (get $2.00 Register Reward)
$1.00 coupon from P&G Everyday Saving booklet
** $1.99 OOP PLUS $2.00 RR!! **

$18.39 before coupons and discounts
-$1.00 sales
-$10.00 Walgreens in-ad coupon
-$5.00 coupons
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$2.39 OOP! Plus another $2.00 Register Reward earned!

Total for both transactions:
$60.35 before coupons and discounts
-$7.66 sales
-$20.00 Walgreens in-ad coupons
-$19.45 coupons
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$13.24 total out of pocket PLUS I now have $7.00 in Register Rewards to use! I'm happy with that!

A bad and good experience at Walgreens

I went to Walgreens this morning because they do have some good deals and I need to get into the swing of Register Rewards. This week they have Always liners or pads on sale for $2.99 with a $2.00 register reward. I had a couple coupons from direct mailings that made them free ($1 coupon) or a money maker ($2 coupon) after the Register Reward. Like my Rite Aid shopping yesterday, this trip did NOT go as planned... but this time it went better than I planned!

I planned on doing 2 transactions-
2- $2.99 Always (select ones generate $2.00 RR)
1- $2.00 coupon
1- $1.00 coupon
** $1.99 OOP for one, $.99 OOP for the other PLUS $2.00 RR's! **

But, when I got up to the cashier, she said that they were having problems yesterday with the RR's printing and we'd do the transactions and see if they printed. She said if they didn't print, I could send in a form for the RR or she could just void the transaction and give me my money back. So, we did both transactions, and neither RR printed. She called the manager up to approve the return, and after telling me that the reason it didn't print was because I used coupons (which is NOT the reason it didn't print), he gave me $4.24 back in cash AND gave me the items I had purchased. He gave me the Register Rewards PLUS tax in cash! So, I actually ended up leaving the store with $.90 more than I went in PLUS 2 packages of Always. Not too shabby! That makes up for screwing up my transaction at Rite Aid yesterday.

After looking around online at other blogs, I think the problem with the RR is that they didn't have the correct products displayed with the RR signs. I knew the liners I grabbed were different than listed in the ad, but they had a big sticker that said it was the one for the RR so I went with what the shelf said. I should have stuck with what was listed in the ad as far as specific item count.

$8.14 before coupons and discounts
-$1.80 sales
-$3.00 coupons
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$3.34 OOP
-$4.24 refund for RR not printing
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** +$.90 money maker!! **

Last week's Walgreens shopping

I managed to make it to Walgreens twice last week! I didn't get around to posting my first trip, but here's what I got with my second trip. The first trip looked pretty similar. These are last week's deals so you can't get them anymore- sorry!

6- Nestle Butterfinger Snackerz- $.39 with in-ad coupon
3- $1.00 off 2 printable
** $.11 money maker for each one! **

Cottonnelle TP- $4.00 with in-ad coupon
$.50 off coupon from 1/23 SS
** $3.50 **

$10.07 before coupons and discounts
-$3.43 Walgreens coupons
-$3.50 coupons
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$3.14 OOP!

The way the computer system at Walgreens works is that if you give the manufacturer coupon first and then in-ad coupons second, you can get overage. You just have to make sure you are purchasing enough in other items to offset the overage. That's why I went to Walgreens last week- they had a decent price on TP, and even though I don't want any more candy in my house, I could use that overage to get cheap TP!

And another Walgreens trip

You really can get good deals at Walgreens, but I don't like Walgreens like I like shopping at Rite Aid. It's just trickier- Rite Aid involves more math & logic (coming up with deals and scenarios- which I'm good at) and Walgreens is just plain tricky. I feel like I'm doing something shady having to hand over certain coupons before others and I don't like having to add filler items if you have lots or Register Rewards.

Here's what I'm talking about- their in-ad coupon takes off the coupon for as many items as you purchase. It says limit 3, but I know it works for at least 4 because that's what I bought today. You want to give your in-ad coupon last, otherwise your coupons might beep, and you can get overage from using in-ad coupons as long as you give them last and the cashier takes them in that order. Yesterday, I had a cashier that did the in-ad coupons first, so I decided not to buy the items since it wasn't as good of a deal. Today, I got a cashier that let me give her the coupons in my order to make sure they scanned right. I still screwed up my transaction a little, but I ended up with a lot for very little!

4- Stayfree Maxi- $6.79 each
$3.00 in-ad coupon
2- BOGO coupon from 1/9 SS
2- $1.00 off printable coupons

$27.16- 4 @ $6.79 each
-$6.79 BOGO
-$6.79 BOGO
-$2.00 (2- $1.00 off coupons)
-$12.00 in-ad coupon (HAVE to hand this over last and have a good cashier so they take the full price off for the BOGO coupons)
** $.42 overage! **

2- Reach Total Care Plus Whitening Toothbrushes- $4.79
BOGO coupon from 10/10 RP
$2.00 in-ad coupon

$9.58- 2 @ $4.79
-$4.79 BOGO coupon
-$4.00 in-ad coupon (HAVE to hand this over last and have a good cashier so they take the full price off for the BOGO coupons)
** $.79 for both **
I could have done better on this one. I planned on buying 4 toothbrushes, and they only had 3 in the store. I only grabbed 2, so I couldn't use the $2.00 off 2 printable coupon I planned to use. I had a stack of $1.00 off Reach toothbrush coupons in my car- not in the store- and I could have used one of those to make it $.21 overage.

2- Reach Dental Floss- $3.99
-$2.00 coupons from 10/10 RP
-$2.00 in-ad coupon

$7.98- 4 @ $3.99
-$4.00 coupons
-$4.00 in-ad coupon
** $.02 overage **

Cottonnelle TP- $5.00

$51.50 before coupons and discounts
-$20.00 in-ad coupons
-$23.57 coupons
-$5.00 Register Reward redeemed
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$2.93 OOP ($1.78 of this was tax!)

If I would have had that extra toothbrush coupon, I would have had overage so that's why I threw in the TP at full price. As long as you have other items at Walgreens to offset the overage, you can get the overage... either way I still ended up with a great trip- I mean- $2.93 for $51.50 in products?? I use to pay more than $2.93 for just the TP!

And a little Walgreens shopping too...

I also made it to Walgreens on Tuesday. I didn't get everything I wanted, but I earned a $5.00 Register Reward so I'll try another store another day. That is one nice thing about Walgreens- there are several stores really close so if one doesn't have something another probably will.

Bic Triumph Pens- $1.99 sale
-$2.00 off coupon previously available here
** FREE!! **

Children's Go-Kids Gummy Vitamins- $5.00 (get $5.00 Register Reward)

$12.10 before discounts and coupons
-$4.99 sales
-$1.99 coupon
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$5.12 OOP PLUS $5.00 Register Reward Earned!

Walgreens Shopping

I wanted to get my Register Rewards used up because I just don't like them... so I stopped at Walgreens today.

$17.29 before sales, coupons and RR's
-$7.99 sales and in-store coupons
-$7.50 Register Rewards redeemed
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$1.80 OOP!

Not too bad for 2 Jif peanut butters and Tidy Cats litter!