Store Coupon Policies - Walgreens Example

For the past two weeks, I've been posting about the coupon policies at Walgreens.  If you haven't read through those posts, check them out here!

As I said in these posts, I think coupon shopping at Walgreens can get confusing, but you can save a TON of money there if you just know the tricks.  Here is an example I have of a shopping trip to Walgreens.  As you can see, I broke my trip up into 2 separate transactions.  I do this often to help lower my Out of Pocket (OOP) expense.

Transaction #1:

• Colgate (1) - $2.99 each
• Deal - Buy 1, Get $2.99 in Register Rewards (RR's)
• Used 1 - $.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste Manufacturer Coupon
• Herbal Essence Hair Care (2) - 2/$7
• Deal - Buy 2, Get $2 in RR's
• Used 1 - $1/1 Herbal Essence Hair Card Manufacturer Coupon
• Used 1 - Buy 1 H.E. haircare item, Get 1 H.E. styler product FREE (up to $3.23)
• $2.99 - $.75 in coupons = $2.24 (Colg)
• $7 - $1 - $3.23 in coupons = $2.77 (HE)
• FINAL OOP = $5.01 (received a $3 and a $2 RR)

Transaction #2:

•  Tide Detergent (1) - $5.99
• Used 1 - $1/1 Tide Detergent Manufacturer Coupon
• Planter Nuts (2) - $.79
• Used as filler items
• $5.99 - $1 in coupons = $4.99
• Used the $3 and $2 RR from previous transaction 
• This made me use a total of 3 Manufacturer Coupons....that's why I needed "filler" items
• FINAL OOP = $1.57

SUMMARY

• Spent $6.58 OOP

Couple things to note....

• You could have purchased more Colgate or Herbal Essence Hair Care in your second transaction, but you wouldn't have been able to use the RR's from the 1st transaction towards that purchase.
• Ideally, you want to "roll" you RR's.  As you do this more, you would have RR's to put towards your 1st transaction and then walk away with RR's from your last transaction.

As you may be able to tell, I don't regularly shop at Walgreens.  That is why I didn't have RR's to roll into the first transaction and I didn't plan it so I would walk away with any RR's.  I hate to say it, but Walgreens drives me crazy.  :)  But please know, that is simply my opinion.  I know many that love to shop there.  I would encourage you to try it and decide for yourself!

As always, please leave a comment below with any questions you may have!  :)

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