Happy Thanksgiving!

Yesterday must have been my day to get get $9 in rewards back since I received $9 back from CVS and from Walgreens on the same day.  I spent $0.44 including tax at Walgreens this week on health and beauty purchases and received $9 Register Rewards back from that visit to use towards my next purchase at Walgreens.  For those of you who haven’t used Walgreens Register Rewards here’s what I got and how I spent only 44 cents.

• 2 – Colgate Toothpastes (1 MaxFresh & 1 MaxWhite) – $5.00 with $2.00 Register Rewards Back
• 2 – SoftSoap (Juicy Pomegranate & Mango Infusions and Sweet Honeysuckle & Orange Peel) 18 oz – $7.00 with $5.00 Register Rewards Back
• 1 – Always Pantiliners (34 Count) – $2.99 with $2.00 Register Rewards Back

The total was over $16 with tax before using coupons.  Here are the coupons I used on the five items.

• Used $0.75 Colgate Manufacturer Coupon for 1 toothpaste
• Used $0.75 Colgate Manufacturer Coupon for 1 toothpaste
• Used $1.00 Always Manufacturer Coupon
• Used $8 Register Rewards from previous purchase
• Used $5 Register Rewards from previous purchase

I received $9 ECB’s back today:

• $2.00 Register Rewards for Colgate
• $5.00 Register Rewards for SoftSoap
• $2.00 Register Rewards for Always

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.  For today’s purchase that worked out well because I had 5 products which I used 3 manufacturer’s coupons and 2 Register Rewards.  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.

A couple weeks ago Brina and I picked up the Softsoap Juicy Pomegranate & Mango Infusions at CVS and we LOVE it!  Brina carried it through the entire store and occasionally stopped to open it so she could smell it.  It really does smell amazing and refreshing.  I was thrilled to find it on sale at Walgreen’s this week.  The girls are going to be very excited to find out I got another one for them.

As you can see from the items I purchased you don’t have to spend a lot of money or purchase every item on sale to get a good deal at Walgreen’s.  If you spread the $0.44 out over the 5 items I paid $0.08 per item (which includes tax for the entire purchase) PLUS I received $9 in Register Rewards back that I can put towards my next Walgreen’s purchase.  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.