Walgreens $5 Scenario - Week of 10/4/09

My plan is to never spend more that about $5 a week at Walgreens. Some weeks I can bring home a ton of items, other weeks not so much.

Here is a scenario if you're starting with no Register Rewards. I didn't include any of the monthly Register Rewards in my scenario since many stores are out of those products.

Take a look at this week's Walgreens Deals for where to find the coupons.

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Transaction #1
purchase (2) Trident Layers Gum $2 - use (2) .75 coupons
purchase (1) Listerine Total Care $3.99 - use (1) $2 manufacturer coupon
use Walgreens in-ad coupon for Listerine - $2
= $0.49 out of pocket + receive $1 Cadbury Adams Register Reward

Transaction #2
purchase (1) Purell Hand Sanitizer $2.99 - use .50 coupon
purchase (2) Tomato Soups $2.79 - use (1) $1 coupon
use Walgreens in-ad coupon for Tomato Soup -$1.79
use Cadbury Adams Register Reward -$1
= $1.49 out of pocket + receive $2 Johnson & Johnson Register Reward

Transaction #3
purchase (2) Reese's Candy $3 - use (2) .55 coupons
purchase (1) Halloween pencil .39
use Walgreens in-ad coupon for the pencil -.26
use Johnson & Johnson Register Reward -$2
=$.03 out of pocket + receive $1 Hershey Register Reward

Transaction #4
purchase (2) Coffee-mates $3 - use (2) $1 coupons
purchase (1) Visine $4.99 - use (1) $2 manufacturer coupon
purchase (1) Roc Multi-Correxion Exfoliating Cleanser $9.99 - use (1) $3 manufacturer coupon
purchase (1) Halloween pencil .39
use Walgreens in-ad coupon for Visine -$2
use Walgreens in-ad coupon fro Roc -$5
use Walgreens in-ad coupon fro pencil -.26
use Hershey Register Reward -$1
= $3.11 out of pocket

Merchandise purchased
2 Trident Gums
1 Listerine
1 Purell Hand Sanitizer
2 Tomato Soups
2 Reese's Candies
2 Coffee-mates
1 Visine
1 Roc Skin Care
2 Halloween Pencils

Total price before sales & coupons: $37.22
Total out of pocket: $5.12 for 86% savings