Walgreens $5 Scenario - Week of 1/30/11

The most cost effective way to shop at Walgreens is to roll your Register Rewards from week to week. 

If you are following my Walgreens $5 Scenarios, you have  $3 Register Reward form Chattem to spend on this week's shopping.

Check out all of this week's Walgreens deals HERE.

Transaction #1
purchase:
(1) Arnicare Pain Relief Gel $5.99
(2) Butterfinger Snackerz @ $0.89 each = $1.98
(1) Valentine Pencil or Sack $0.49 (needed as filler to use RR)
use:
(1) $2 Arnicare coupon from here -$2.00
(1) $1 off 2 Butterfingers Snackerz coupon from here -$1.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Nestle Candy -$1.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Valentine Pencil or Sack - $0.36
Chattem RR from last week -$3.00
= $1.10 + tax out of pocket and get a $6 Boiron Register Reward

Transaction #2
buy:
(1) IcyHot No-Mess Vapor Gel $3.99
(1) Natrol Melatonin $3.00
(1) Valentine Pencil or Sack $0.49 (need to make transaction large enough to use RR)
use:
(1) IcyHot coupon (1/30/11 SS) - $1.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Valentine Pencil or Sack -$0.36
Boiron RR from previous transaction -$6.00
= $0.12 + tax out of pocket and get a $3 Chattem and $3 Natrol Register Reward

Transaction #3
buy:
(1) Blink Eye Drops $7.99
(2) Butterfinger Snackerz @ $0.89 each = $1.98
(2) Valentine Pencil or Sack @ $0.49 = $0.98 (needed as fillers to use RRs)
use:
(1) Blink coupon (1/02/11 SS) - $1.00
(1) $1 off 2 Butterfinger Snackerz coupon here -$1.00
Walgreens In-ad coupon for Nestle Candy -$1.00
Walgreens In-ad coupon for Valentine Pencil or Sack -$0.72
Chattem RR from previous transaction -$3.00
Natrol RR from previous transaction -$3.00
= $1.23 + tax out of pocket and get a $8 Abbott Register Reward

Transaction #4
buy:
(4) Dove Deodorants $15.00
(2) Madam Mandarin Oranges @$1.29 each = $2.58
use:
(4) $2 Dove Deodorant coupon (1/30/11 RP) - $8.00
Walgreens In-ad coupon for Madam Mandarin Oranges  -$1.58
Abbott RR from previous transaction -$8.00
= $0 + tax out of pocket and get a $5 Unilever Register Reward

Items Purchased
(4) Dove Deodorants
(4) Butterfinger Snackerz
(2) Madam Mandarin Oranges
(1) Arnicare Pain Relief Gel
(1) IcyHot Vapor Gel
(1) Natrol Melatonin
(1) Blink Eye Drops
(4) Valentine Pencils or Sacks

Retail before sales & coupons: $52.95
Total out of pocket: $2.45 for a 95% savings
And a $5 Register Reward to start next week's shopping

If you didn't start with the $3 in Register Rewards , you will have only spent $5.45  for this scenario -  a 90% savings.