Walgreens: Spent $5 and Got $9.60 Back

I made a quick to Walgreens to use up a couple coupons that were about ready to expire.  I spent $2.07 including tax at Walgreens this week for health and beauty purchases and received $9.60 Register Rewards back from that visit to use towards my next purchase at Walgreens (which I actually did two separate transactions today).  Thankful for the sale on Walgreen Baggies, I was needing to stock up on some for the lunches I send with the family to school and work.  For those of you who haven’t used Walgreens Register Rewards or Rebates here’s what I got.

• 4 – Walgreens Snack Bags with Zipper (60 count) for $1.00 each (total of $4.00)
• 2 – Walgreens Sandwich Bags with Zipper (60 count) for $1.00 each (total $2.00)
• 2 – Walgreens Quart Freezer Bags with Zipper (20 Count) for $1.00 each (total $2.00)
• 1 – Hershey’s Cookies and Cream Candy Bar for $0.59
• 1 – Balance Cookie Dough Energy Bar for $1.50
• 1 – Remington King of Shaves Azor 5 Blade Razor System for $4.99
• 1 – Walgreens Maxi Pads (14 count) for $2.00

The total was over $34.27 with tax before using discounts & coupons.  Here are the coupons I used on the items.  I split this up into two transactions.

• Saved $22.61 from Sales & Discounts
• Used $5.00 Register Reward
• Used $2.00 Register Reward
• Used $4.00 Register Reward

I received $9.60 ECB’s and Rebates back today:

• $1.50 Register Rewards for Balance Product
• $5.00 Register Rewards for Remington Product
• $2.00 Register Rewards for Maxi Product

Walgreen’s Register Rewards will expire two weeks from the date they are printed so you will need to make sure to use them before their expiration date.  I always keep the ones that are expiring the soonest on top of the stack to make sure to use them first.

Another important fact regarding Walgreen’s Register Rewards you will need to know if you haven’t used them before is you can only use 1 coupon per item.  If you use a manufacturer’s coupon for every item you are purchasing you will not be able to use any Register Reward for that transaction.   If you do have a coupon for each item then check Walgreen’s weekly ad because they will have items on sale each week for pennies up to $1 that you can use as “filler” items but they won’t raise your total too much.  Once you get started using coupons and rewards you may discover, like I did, how to purchase many of your health and beauty items for nothing or very little.  Since using coupons and reward programs I rarely pay full price for any of our health and beauty items plus I usually have extra to share with guests visiting us or to give away.

For those of you who shop regularly at Walgreens I encourage you to share how you were able to save this week!  Although the weekly ad sales are similar every family and situation is different so you may have found items better suited to your household.  In your comment please feel free to share a link to your blog article showing us how you were able to save at Walgreens.