Melissas Bargains

Here are the Walgreens deals for the week. Some scenarios are mixed in with the match-ups. If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, make sure you read the FAQs at the end of the post!

FREEBIES:

Buy Breathe Right strips (10 ct) – $4, get a $4 RR
$1.50/1 Breathe Right Strips – 4-11 RP
Final Price = $1.50 moneymaker after coupon and RR

Buy Carmex moisture plus lip balm – $2, get a $2 RR
Final Price = FREE after RR!

Buy Irwin Naturals Healthy Skin & Hair Plus Nails Supplements – $10, get a $10 RR
Final Price = FREE after RR!

Buy Perfection tampons – $1.99, get a $2 RR
Final Price = FREE after RR!

Buy Softsoap or Irish Spring body wash – 2/$7, get a $5 RR
$.75/1 Softsoap body was printable
$1/1 Softsoap body wash – September 2010 All You Magazine
Final Price = FREE – $.25 after coupons/RRs

RR DEALS:

Buy Colgate Total Advanced, Enamel Strength, MaxFresh, or MaxWhite toothpaste – $2.99, get a $2 RR
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste – 8-29 SS
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste – September 2010 All You Magazine
$.75/1 Colgate toothbrush – July 2010 All You Magazine
$.40/1 Colgate toothbrush – 8-29 SS
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste printable
$.75/1 Colgate MaxWhite toothpaste printable
Final Price = $.24 after coupon/RRs

Buy Gillette Fusion or Venus razor system AND cartridges, get a $6 RR
$4/1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
$2/1 Gillette Fusion cartridge – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
$2/1 Gillette Venus Embrace/Breeze – 8-1 PG, 8-29 PG
$3/1 Venus cartridge – 8-1 PG
Free Olay body lotion WYB Venus cartridge – 8-1 PG
Free Olay body wash WYB Venus cartridge – 8-1 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor – $10.99
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion cartridges – $16.99

Use $4/1 Fusion coupon
Use $2/1 cartridges coupon

Spend $21.98 OOP, get a $6 RR
Final Price = $15.98 after coupons/RR

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Venus Breeze – $9.99
Buy 1 Venus cartridges – $12.99
Buy 1 Olay body wash – $7.19

Use $2 Breeze coupon
Use $3 Cartridges coupon
Use Free body lotion coupon (will deduct $6)

Spend $19.16, get a $6 RR
Submit for $10 MIR
Final Price = $3.16 after coupons/RR

Buy Huggies Little Movers or Pampers Cruiser box – $19.99, get a $1 RR
$1.50/1 Pampers diapers/pants – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
Get free Pampers wipes WYB Pampers – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
$4/2 Huggies Little Movers/Little Snugglers printable on smartsource.com
$1.50/1 Huggies Little Movers/Little Snuggers – 8-22 SS
$1.50/1 Huggies diapers – 8-22 SS
$2.50/1 Huggies diapers printable
Final Price = $16.49 after coupon/RR

Buy 2 Lipton Green Tea (12 pack, 16.9 oz – 2/$10 or one gallon – 2/$6), get a $2 RR
Final Price – varies

Buy Listerine mouthwash (Total Care, Advanced, Zero) – $2.99, get a $1 RR
$1/1 Listerine Zero printable
$1/1 Listerine or Reach toothbrush/floss – 8-1 SS
$1/1 Listerine Total Care – 8-1 SS
Final Price = $.99 after coupon/RR

Buy Motions hair care – 3/$10, get a $5 RR
Final Price = 3/$5 after RR

Spend $10 on these P&G products, get a $2 RR:
-Bounce dryer sheets – $3.99
$.20/1 Bounce – 8-29 PG
-Cascade ActionPacs (15 ct) – $3.99
$1/2 Cascade – 8-29 PG
-Downy – $3.99
$1/1 Downy – 8-1 PG
$.20/1 Downy – 8-29 PG
-Febreze or Swiffer products – 25% off
$4/1 Febreze Flameless Luminary – 8-29 PG
$1/1 Febreze Noticeables – 8-1 PG, 8-29 PG
$2.50/3 Swiffer refills – 8-29 PG
$1/1 Swiffer sweeper/duster – 8-29 PG
-Tide Stain Release (10 ct or 20 oz) – $3.99
$1/1 Tide Stain Release – 8-1 PG, 8-29 PG
**Save your receipts for the P&G MIR/coupon book offer

Buy Prilosec OTC – $22.99, get a $5 RR
$3/1 Prilosec – 8-1 PG (expires 8/31)
Final Price = $14.99 after coupon/RR
**Save your receipts for the P&G MIR/coupon book offer

Buy Starbucks Frappuccino or Double Shot 4 pk – 2/$10, get a $1 RR
$1/1 Starbucks Frappuccino printable (create your own Frappucino first)
$1/2 Starbucks Frappuccino or Double Shot 4 pk – September Walgreens coupon book
Final Price = 2/$6 after coupons and RR

Buy Zyrtec allergy relief (40-45 ct) – $26.99, get a $7 RR
$5/1 Zyrtec adult product – 8-29 RP
Final Price = $14.99 after coupons/RR

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Edy’s/Dreyer’s ice cream – 2/$5 – 2/$4 after coupon
$1/2 Edy’s/Dreyers – September 2010 All You Magazine
*Lays potato chips (PSA $3.99)
*Nature’s Bounty Heart Health supplements
$1/1 Nature’s Bounty vitamins – 8-1 RP
*Nature Made vitamins and supplements
$2/1 Nature Made vitamins – 8-22 SS*Pond’s cold cream or towelettes
$1.50/1 Pond’s towelettes printable
*Poppycock (PSA $3.99)
*Quick meal cups (General Mills cereal, Kellogg’s cereal, or Easy Mac) – $.59 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Renpure Organics shampoo or conditioner (PSA $6.99)
*Tostitos chips (PSA $3.99) – $1.99 for two bags after coupons
$1/1 Tostitos – 8-1 SS
*Walgreens cough, cold, or flu relief
*Walgreens pain relief
*Wal-zyr or Wal-itin allergy relief

FILLER ITEMS:
*Campbell’s soup – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Corner Office legal pad or steno book – $.49 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Geisha mushrooms – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Hershey’s or Peeps candy – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Hershey’s candy – $.49 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Jell-O pudding – $.59 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Madam mandarin oranges – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Mead envelopes – $.69 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Penway 2 pocket folder w/ prongs – 5/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Van Camp’s pork and beans – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Walgreens straws (75 ct) or cutlery (24 ct) – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Walgreens paper plates (72 ct) or foam (35 ct) – $.89/each
*Xcel air freshener – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)

OTHER DEALS:

*Bayer Aspirin – 2/$3 (w/ in ad coupon)
$1/1 Bayer aspirin – 8-1 RP, 6-27 RP
Final Price = $.50/each after coupons

*Campbell’s Select Harvest or Chunky soup – 2/$3 (w/ in ad coupon)
$1/1 Campbell’s Select Harvest printable
$.50/1 Campbell’s Chunky soup printable
Final Price = $.50-1 after coupons

*Crest Pro Health toothpaste or Glide floss – $3.99
$2/1 Walgreens in ad coupon
$1/1 Crest toothpaste – 8-1 PG, 8-29 PG
$1/1 Glide floss – 8-1 PG, 8-29 PG
Final Price = $.99 after coupons
*Save your receipt for the P&G rebate/coupon book here

*Kraft dressing or spread – $1.99 (w/ in ad coupon)
$.55/1 Kraft dressing – 8-29 SS
Final Price = $1.44 after coupons

*Nabisco cookies or crackers – $.79 (1.63-3 oz)
$1/2 Nabisco cookies or crackers printable
$1/2 Nabisco cookies/crackers – 8-8 SS
Final Price =  $.29/each after coupons (when you buy 2)

*Tide (24-40 loads) – $5.99/each
$1.50/1 Tide – 8-22 SS
$1/1 Tide – 8-29 PG
$2/1 Tide – September 2010 Parents
Final Price = $3.99-4.99/each

*Walgreens – 24 pack spring water – $2.49 (w/ in ad coupon)

The following scenarios are for those are just starting to shop at Walgreens and who have few, if any, RR to spend:  $2.37 OOP for $9.97 in merchandise, $1 RR left to spend

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Perfection tampons – $1.99

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Carmex – $2

Use Perfection RR

Spend $0 OOP, get a $2 RR

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 1 Penway folder – $.20 (w/ in ad coupon)

Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use $2 Carmex RR

Spend $.19 OOP, get a $2 RR

**You can then roll this RR into the Carmex or the tampons again!

OR:
Buy 1 Listerine – $2.99
Buy 1 Penway folder – $.20 (w/ in ad coupon

Use $1 Listerine coupon
Use $2 Colgate RR

Spend $.19 OOP, get a $1 RR
MY PLAN:  (I am starting w/ a $5 RR) – $19.18 in merchandise for $.93 OOP, $4 RR left to spend

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 2 Softsoap body wash – 2/$7
Buy 1 Geisha mushrooms (I need these!)

Use $5 RR
Use $1 Softsoap coupon
Use $.75 Softsoap coupon

Spend $.75 OOP, get a $5 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Colgate – $2.99
Buy 1 Carmex – $2
Buy 1 Mead envelopes – $.69 (w/ in ad coupon)
Buy 1 Walgreens cutlery – $.50 (w/ in ad coupon)

Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use $5 Softsoap RR

Spend $.18 OOP, get 2 $2 RR

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Breathe Right strips – $4
Buy 2 Geisha mushrooms – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
Buy 1 Walgreens straws – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)

Use $1.50 Breathe Right coupon
Use 2 $2 RR

Spend $0 OOP, get a $4 RR

*This can be rolled back into the Carmex, tampons, Colgate, or Softsoap

FAQS: (Check out Walgreens new coupon policy here!)

Do you do multiple transactions at one store on one visit?
It just depends. Several stores in my area have gone to a “one RR per item per day” rule, which means I can’t do more than one transaction where I’m earning RR for the same product at the same store. Some of the stores in my area also will not let you use the RR you earn from one transaction on another transaction in that same visit.  I’m fortunate to have several stores within a few minutes of my house, so I usually try to break up transactions at different stores and on different days to stay in the good graces of my stores.

What is Walgreens policy on using BOGO free coupons with a BOGO free offer, adjusting down coupons, etc.? 
The new coupon policy does not really using a BOGO free coupon with a BOGO free promotion, but it does say you can use up to two coupons as long as the total doesn’t go below zero, so, you SHOULD be able to do this!!

Walgreens coupon policy is now to adjust the value of coupons down – YAY!!

Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you can use ONE manufacturer’s coupon and ONE store coupon per item (always give the store coupon last to avoid problems)

*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. (for example, if you buy 2 Listerine, you will only earn a RR for one)

*You also typically cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy the Listerine and use the RR from that to buy more, the RR will not print

*Register Rewards are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” and you can only use one manufacturer’s coupon per item. You will have to add “filler” items if you are using a manufacturer’s coupon and a RR. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items. (check out the weekly match-ups for ideas)

*If you are using more than one RR in a transaction, always give the RR with the highest value FIRST. Sometimes strange things happen with coupons and taxes and even if you think you have planned out your scenario very well, you will end up with more overage than you planned for.

*If you are buying items that would result in a “free” item or “overage” when combining a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon, give the manufacturer’s coupon FIRST, and the store coupons LAST to avoid beeping/issues at the register! Make sure that you are purchasing enough items in your total transaction to “cover” the overage. You will not get cash back and you will have to add items to cover the overage or they will not take the coupon.

*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” (including not using RR from the same parent company to pay) DO NOT let them tell you it is because you used coupons! Chances are they didn’t print because the catalina machine is not working. You have two choices: you can return your items and try again or you can contact the catalina company by doing the following:
*The store will give you a form to fill out and mail in to catalina
*Call 1-877-210-1917, option 1

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