Walgreens $5 Scenario - Week of 1/10/10

For the new Walgreens shopper, Walgreens can be terribly confusing. If you go in with a plan, shopping is much easier. You can bring home a ton of merchandise for very little money.

This week I've used Christmas candy (on sale for 75% off) as a filler. Fillers are needed at Walgreens because you can't use more manufacturer coupons than items purchased, and a Register Reward is considered a manufacturer coupon. Don't worry about counting the in-ad coupons, because they are not manufacturer coupons.

Take a look at this weeks deals for where to find the coupons.

Transaction #1
purchase (1) ThermaCare $2.49
purchase (2) Oust (on sale B1G1) $3.99
use ThermaCare coupon - $1
use B1G1 Oust coupon - $3.99
= $1.49 out of pocket + receive $2.50 Register Reward from Wyeth

Transaction #2
purchase (1) Colgate MaxWhite or MaxFresh toothpaste $2.99
purchase (1) Rembrandt toothpaste or mouthwash $4.99
purchase (1) Halls Drops $1.99
purchase (1) piece of Christmas Candy .18
use Colgate coupon - $0.75
use Rembrandt coupon -$3
use Halls manufacturer coupon -$0.50
use Halls in-ad Walgreens coupon -$1.00
use Wyeth Register Reward -$2.50
= $2.40 out of pocket + receive $2 Register Reward from Colgate and $1 Register Reward from McNeil for Rembrandt

Transaction #3
purchase (2) Lubriderm Daily Moisturizer $6.44
purchase (2) Bic Razor 4 packs $10.00
purchase (2) Betty Crocker Frosting $5.38
purchase (2) Christmas candies $0.36
use (2) $2 Lubriderm manufacturer coupon -$4.00
use B1G1 Bic coupon -$5
use $1 off 2 Betty Crocker Frosting coupon - $1.00
use Walgreens coupon for Lubriderm from Diabetes & You Coupon Book-$2
use Walgreens coupon for Bic Razors in January Coupon Book -$3.00
use Betty Crocker Frosting in-ad Walgreens coupon -$3.40
use Colgate Register Reward -$2.00
use McNeil Register Reward -$1.00
= $0.78 out of pocket

Items purchased:
1 ThermaCare Wrap
2 Oust
1 Colgate Toothpaste
1 Halls drops
1 Rembrandt Dental care product
2 Lubriderms
2 packages of Bic Razors
2 Betty Crocker Frostings
3 pieces of candy

Total price before sales, coupons and rolling Register Rewards: $54.24
Total Out of Pocket: $4.67 for 91% savings