Melissas Bargains

Here are the Walgreens deals for the week. They are a bit late.  I’ve just been really busy with work (I can’t wait until the end of the school year!)

This is a great week with lots of freebies!  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!  I posted a few updates in red below.

FREEBIES:

Buy Bayer Breeze2 or Contour monitors – $19.99, get a $10 RR
Up to $30 off Bayer Breeze2/Contour meter – 10-25 RP (expires 4/30/10)
$10/1 Breeze 2, Contour, Contour USB or A1C Now Selfcheck monitor – 4-25 RP
Final Price = moneymaker after coupons/RR!

Buy Clio Beautytrim Personal Hair Trimmer – $4.99, get a $5 RR
Final Price = Free after RR

Buy 8 Hallmark cards, get a $5 RR or buy 4 Hallmark cards, get a $2 RR

SCENARIO:
Buy 8 Hallmark kids cards – $.49/each

Spend $3.92 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $1.08 moneymaker!
(Thanks Cents’Able Shoppin!)

**I couldn’t find any of the $.49 cards at my store.  People have reported that they are on the bottom of the $.99 section in some stores.

Buy Plackers dental flossers (90 ct) – $2, get a $2 RR
$.50/1 Plackers dental flossers – 4-18 RP
Final Price = $.50 moneymaker after coupons/RR

Reach Total Care Toothbrush – $2 off with in ad coupon
BOGO free Reach Total Care toothbrush – 1-3 RP
$1/1 Reach toothbrush – 3-7 RP

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 toothbrushes – $3.99/each

Use BOGO free coupon (will deduct $3.99)
Use $1/1 coupon
Use $2/1 Walgreens in ad coupon (give this last, will deduct $4)

Final Price = $1.01 moneymaker (make sure you have something to cover the overage!)

Buy Scotch packing tape – $.99 w/ in ad coupon
$1/1 Scotch packing tape printable
Final Price = $.01 moneymaker (make sure you have something to cover the overage and that you give the Walgreens coupon last)

Buy Skintimate shave cream – $2.99, get a $3 RR
Final Price = free after RR

Buy Stayfree maxi pads – $2.99, get a $3 RR
$2/1 Stayfree maxi pads – 3-28 RP
Final Price = $1 moneymaker after coupons/RR

Buy Tone body wash (18 oz) – $3.99, get a $3 RR
$1/1 Tone body wash printable
Final Price = free after coupons/RR

RR DEALS:

*Buy Bayer Contour USB Blood Glucose Monitor – $74.99, get a $10 RR
$10/1 Breeze 2, Contour, Contour USB or A1C Now Selfcheck monitor – 4-25 RP
Final Price = $54.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy Benefiber (6.4-14.9 oz, 100 ct Chewable Tablets, or 28 ct stick packs) – $9.99, get a $1 RR
$2/1 Benefiber Orange printable
Final Price = $6.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy Dark & Lovely hair color or Relaxer kit – $4.99, get a $2 RR
$2/1 Softsheen-Carson product (includes Dark & Lovely) printable
Final Price = $.99 after coupon/RR

*Spend $20 or more on participating Hawaiian Tropic products, get an $8 RR; spend $15, get a $5 RR (items priced at $7.99)
$1/1 Hawaiian Tropic printable
$1/1 Hawaiian Tropic – 4-25 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Hawaiian Tropic lotion or spray – $7.99/each

Use 2 $1/1 coupons

Spend $13.98 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $8.98 after coupons/RR

*Buy Household cleaners (Tilex – 32 oz, Clorox 30-32 oz or 35 pack wipes, Liquid Plumr – 32 oz, or Formula 409 – 32 oz) – 2/$6, get a $2 RR

*Buy Pepsi products – 12 pack, 12 ounce – 2/$9, get a $3 RR

*Buy Schick disposable razors (3 pack Quattro, 4 pack Xtreme3, or 12 pack Slim Twin) – $5.99, get a $1 RR
$3/1 Schick disposable razor – 3-21 SS
$2/1 Schick disposable razors – 4-11 SS
$4/1 Schick Quattro disposable or Xtreme3 – 3-21 SS
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/RR (if you have the $4 coupon)

*Schick Hydro 3 or 5 blade razor system – $7.99, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $2.99 after RR

(**Get an additional $3 in RR when you buy a razor system AND matching 4 pack cartridges)

*Buy Schick Intuition Plus or Women’s Quattro razor – $8.99, get a $3 RR
$4/1 Schick Quattro or Intuition Plus razors – 4-25 SS
$2/1 Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer, razor, or refill – 3-28 SS
Final Price = $1.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner or Windex Outdoor All-in-One Glass Cleaning Tool – $12.99, get a $3 RR

FILLER ITEMS:
*Household gloves – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Nestle candy – $.39/each
*Walgreens aluminum foil – $.59 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Walgreens pantiliners – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)

BOGO FREE DEALS:

*Ben & Jerry’s or Starbucks pint ice cream (PSA $4.79)
$1/2 Starbucks Walgreens coupon (May coupon booklet)
$1/2 Starbucks ice cream printable
Final Price = $2.79 for both!

*Chantilly fragrance (PSA $22.99)

*Colgate dental care (Total Advanced or Enamel strength toothpaste, Sensitive toothpaste, or 360 toothbrush)
$.75/1 Colgate Total toothpaste –  4-25 SS

*Nature’s Bounty or Osteo Bi-Flex vitamins and supplements
$2/1 Nature’s Bounty printable (when you register for the first time)
$1/1 Nature’s Bounty product – 3-14 RP, 4-25 RP

*Smart Balance butter (PSA $3.29)
$1/2 Smart Balance buttery spread – 3-21 RP
Final Price = $2.29 for both after coupons

*Smooth Away hair remover or Strap Perfect (PSA $9.99)
$2/1 Smooth Away – 2-14 RP and 3-21 RP
Final Price = $5.99 for both after coupons

*Walgreens hand sanitizer (PSA $2.99)

OTHER DEALS:
*Revlon ColorSilk hair color – $1.99 w/ in ad coupon

*Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick – $1.99 (w/ in ad coupon)
$.50/1 Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick – 4-25 SS
Final Price = $1.49 after coupons

The following scenarios are for those are just starting to shop at Walgreens and who have few, if any, RR to spend: $29.80 in merchandise for $2.31 OOP

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Stayfree – $2.99
Buy 2 Reach toothbrushes – $3.99/each
Buy 1 Scotch packing tape – $.99
Buy 1 Nestle candy – $.39

Use $2/1 Stayfree coupon
Use BOGO free Reach coupon (will deduct $3.99)
Use $1/1 Reach coupon
Use $2/1 Walgreens in ad Reach coupon (will deduct $4)
Use $1/1 Scotch coupon
Use $.99 Walgreens in ad Scotch coupon

Spend $.36, get a $3 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Skintimate shave gel – $2.99
Buy 1 Nestle candy – $.39 (this is a “filler”)

Use $3 Stayfree RR

Spend $.38 OOP, get a $3 RR

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Stayfree – $2.99
Buy 1 Tone body wash – $3.99
Buy 1 Nestle candy – $.39

Use $2 Stayfree coupon
Use $1 Tone coupon
Use $3 Skintimate RR

Spend $1.37, get a $3 RR (Stayfree) and a $3 RR (Tone)

TRANSACTION #4:
Buy 1 Plackers – $2
Buy 8 Hallmark cards – $.49/each
Buy 2 Nestle candy – $.39

Use $.50 Plackers coupon
Use $3 Stayfree RR
Use $3 Tone RR

Spend $.20, get a $2 RR (Plackers) and a $5 RR (Hallmark)

MY PLAN: (I have a $10 RR to “roll”) $24.86 in merchandise for $1.37 OOP, $16 in RR left to spend
Buy 8 Hallmark cards – $.49/each
Buy Plackers – $2
Buy 2 Reach toothbrushes – $3.99/each
Buy 1 Scotch packing tape – $.99 (w/ in ad coupon)
Buy 1 Stayfree – $2.99
Buy 1 Skintimate – $2.99
Buy 1 Tone body wash – $3.99

Use $.50 Plackers coupon Use BOGO free Reach coupon (deducts $3.99)
Use $1/1 Reach coupon 
Use $2 Walgreens in ad Reach coupon (will deduct $4)
Use $1 Scotch coupon
Use $2 Stayfree coupon
Use $1 Tone coupon
Use $10 Bayer RR


Spend $1.37 OOP, get a $5 RR (Hallmark), $2 RR (Plackers), $3 RR (Stayfree), $3 RR (Skintimate), $3 RR (Tone)

Buy 8 Hallmark cards – $.99/each
Buy 1 Plackers – $2
Buy 2 Reach Total Care toothbrushes – $3.99/each
Buy 1 Stayfree – $2.99
Buy 1 Butterfinger – $.39

Use BOGO free Reach coupon
Use $1/1 Reach coupon
Use $2 Walgreens in ad coupon
Use $2 Stayfree coupon
Use $10 Bayer RR

Spend $.29 OOP, get a $5 RR (Hallmark), $2 RR (Plackers), $3 RR (Stayfree).  I then rolled these into the Tone/Skintimate and used the Reach overage as well.

Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you can use ONE manufacturer’s coupon and ONE store coupon per item

*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. (for example, if you buy 2 2 Skintimate shave gels, you will only earn 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 Skintimate and use the RR from that to buy another one, your 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. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items. (there are LOTS of great filler items this week – 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 1-888-8coupon, option 3
*Use the online form to contact them: Contact Catalina Marketing (when I have tried contacting them this way, my results have not been very good….your best bet is to call)

This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering.