I’m sure many of you have already read my Walgreens rant about the issues I’ve had at Walgreens lately and today, but if you haven’t, please take a minute to do that. I’d love to know what you think!
My shop at Walgreens took forever today and since they were out of the Tecnu Corticool Hydrocortisone Gel, I had to alter my shop and threw in a caramel ($.41 for one) as a filler in order to use both of my Register Rewards that expired today. C’est la vie! I also picked up five of the free CVS Antacids (there were about 45 on the shelf, so I wasn’t shelf clearing!) and two sets of free Neutrogena with tote! Here’s what I did:
Walgreens
Transaction #1
1 Colgate Optic White Platinum $3.99 (Used $1.50 Colgate Optic White Platinum Toothpaste printable)
1 Zantac 65 ct $18.99 (Used $3 from May Walgreens coupon booklet and $6 Zantac Product coupon)
2 Wrigley’s 5 Gum $.99 each (Used $1/2 from May Walgreens coupon booklet and 2 $.50 from 4/6 RP)
1 Pink Water Personal Lubricant $9
4 Wet ‘N Wild Nail Polish $.99 each (Used 4 $1 from 5/4 RP)
1 Caramel $.41
Use a $2 RR and $4 RR from two weeks ago
Also used 10,000 points ($10) from my account
Paid $5.89 plus tax, Got $9 RR from Pink Water, $2.50 RR from Colgate and will file for free Zantac rebate
Final Price: $.40
Transaction #2
4 Garnier Fructis Hair Care 2/$6 (Used 4 $2 from 5/4 SS)
1 Colgate Optic White Platinum $3.99 (Used $1.50 Colgate Optic White Platinum Toothpaste printable)
Paid $6.49 plus tax, Got $2.50 RR from Colgate and 2,000 points from Garnier (for purchasing $12)
Final Price: $1.99
CVS
Transaction #1
2 Pretzel M&M’s Bags 2/$6 (Used $2/2 from Red Instant Coupon Machine and 2 $1 M&M’S Pretzel Chocolate Candies coupons)
5 CVS Antacids $1.49 each
1 Tide $2.94 (Used $1 Tide Detergent printable and $2 CVS coupon from recent sample mailer)
All Detergent $3.99 (Used $1 All Product printable)
Used $9 in ECB from previous weeks
Paid $3.44, Got $7.45 ECB from Antacids and $1 All Detergent from Checkout 51
Final Price: $3.99
Transaction #2 (Later in the day)
3 Neutrogena Bar Soaps $3.29 each
1 Neutrogena Tote Bag (free with purchase of 3 Neutrogena)
Paid $9.87, Got $10 ECB
Final Price: $.13 Moneymaker
Transaction #3
3 Neutrogena Bar Soaps $3.29 each
1 Neutrogena Tote Bag (free with purchase of 3 Neutrogena)
Used $3 ECB from previous transactions (I had left the $7.45 one at home. Facepalm!)
Paid $6.87, Got $10 ECB
Final Price: $.13 Moneymaker
After all was said and done, I’d spent a total of $6.12 for everything. I didn’t want to use any ECB on my first Neutrogena transaction because I wasn’t sure the deal would work (and didn’t want to deal with the hassle of the return just in case). Now that you know it does work, use those ECB to make your transaction cheaper out of pocket! Happy shopping!
Alli is a Chicago based wife and mother of two children. She has turned money-saving into a game and enjoys searching out the best deals to help you save money! Alli shares her insight, tips and up-to-the-minute deals for local and national retailers and brands. Her hope is that you will play the game and learn to save money at the same time!