What $5 Buys at Walgreens

I've saved a ton of money at Walgreens by rolling Register Rewards. When I first started shopping at Walgreens, it was all so confusing - too many things to remember, too many rules, too many cashiers telling me this or that won't work.

Here are a few ideas of ways to roll your Register Rewards. Take a look at this week's Walgreens coupon match-up for details on where to find the coupons.

:: Starting with no Register Rewards ::

1st Transaction
Purchase Colgate Sensitive$3.49
Use Colgate coupon -$1
Out of pocket: $2.49, receive $3.49 Colgate Register Reward

2nd Transaction
Purchase Right Guard $2.99
Purchase (2) Pert Plus for Men $5
Purchase Ramen Noodles .29 (as filler)
Use Right Guard coupon -$1
Use (2) Pert Plus coupons -$3
Use Colgate Register Reward -$3.49
Out of Pocket: .79, receive $2 Right Guard Register Reward & $2 Pert Plus Register Reward

3rd Transaction
Purchase Colgate $3.49
Purchase Bayer Quick Release Crystals $2.49
Purchase Ramen Noodles .29 (as filler)
Use $1 Colgate coupon -$1
Use $2 Pert Plus Register Reward
Use $2 Right Guard Register Reward
Out of pocket: $1.27, receive $3.49 Colgate Register Reward & $2.49 Bayer Register Rewards

With this plan you purchase :
2 tubes of toothpaste
2 deodorants
2 bottle of shampoo
1 package of aspirin
2 packages of Ramen Noodles
Regular shelf price for these products: $28.53
Total out of pocket $4.55, a 84% savings & $5.98 in Register Rewards to start next week


:: My Plan This Week ::
I'm starting out with $12 of Register Rewards from last week
$5 Bayer, $5 Bayer, $2 Ecotrin

1st Transaction
Buy Colgate Sensitive $3.49
Buy (2) Pert Plus for Men $5
Buy Walgreens foil .59
Use Colgate coupon -$1
Use (2) Pert coupons -$3
Use Walgreens in-ad coupon for foil
Use Bayer Register Reward -$5
Out of pocket: .08, receive $2.49 Colgate Register Reward & $2 Pert Plus Register Reward

2nd Transaction
Buy Right Guard $2.99
Buy Bayer Quick Release Crystals $2.49
Buy (2) Walgreens foil $1.18
Use Right Guard coupon -$1
Use Walgreens in-ad coupon for foil
Use Colgate Register Reward -$3.49
Use Ecotrin Register Reward -$2
Out of pocket: .17, receive $2 Right Guard Register Reward & $2.49 Bayer Register Reward

3rd Transaction
Buy (10) Mr Clean Magic Erasers $25.00
Use (5) B1G1 Magic Erasers coupons -$12.50
Use Bayer Register Reward -$5
Use Pert Plus Register Reward -$2
Use Right Guard Register Reward -$2
Use Bayer Register Reward $2.49
Out of pocket: $1.01, receive $6 P&G Register Reward

I'll have purchased:
1 tube of toothpaste
2 bottle of shampoo
1 deodorant
1 package of aspirin
3 packages of foil
19 Magic Erasers
Regular shelf price of these products: $49.22
Total out of pocket $1.26, a 97% savings and $6 Register Reward to start next week

For other scenarios take a look at Deal Seeking Mom or Money Saving Mom.