Walgreens $5 Scenario - Week of 1/17/10

For the new couponer, Walgreens can be terribly confusing, but 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 a Mars candy bar 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 week's deals for where to find the coupons.

Transaction #1
purchase (2) Neosporin Lip Health $8.00
use (2) Neosporin coupons -$6.00
= $2.00 + tax out of pocket and receive $3 Register Reward from Johnson & Johnson

Transaction #2
purchase (1) Theraflu Sugar Free Nighttime $3.99
purchase (1) Lipton Tea $2.99
purchase (1) Mars Candy Bar .89
use Theraflu manufacturer coupon -$2
use Walgreens Theraflu coupon from Diabetes & You coupon book -$2
use in-ad coupon for Mars Candy -$0.50
use Johnson & Johnson Register Reward -$3.00
= $0.37 + tax out of pocket and receive $4 Register Reward

Transaction #4
purchase (2) Wet Wipes $4.00
purchase (1) Quaker Quakes $0.99
purchase (4) Kraft Mac & Cheese $6.36
purchase (2) Lindsay Olives $4.38
purchase (2) Planters Peanuts $3.98
purchase (1) Dawn Dish Liquid $1.89
purchaes (1) Mard Candy Bar $0.89
use (2) Wet Wipes coupon -$3.00
use (1) Quaker Rice Snack coupon -$0.75
use (1) B3G1 Kraft Mac & Cheese manufacturer's coupon -$1.59
use (1) Lindsay Olives manufacturer's coupon -$1.00
use (1) Planters Peanuts manufacturer's coupon -$1.00
use (1) Dawn manufacturer's coupon -$0.25
use Walgreens in-ad Kraft Mac & Cheese coupon -$4.00
use Walgreens in-ad Lindsay Olive coupon -$2.41
use Walgreens Planters Peanut Coupon -$2
use Walgreens in-ad coupon for Dawn -$0.90
use Walgreens in-ad coupon for Mars candy bar -$0.50
use Register Reward from Theraflu & Lipton -$4.00
= $1.09 + tax out of pocket and receive $1 Register Reward from Playtex

Transaction #4
purchase (1) Hallmark Card $1.50
use Hallmark in-ad coupon -0.42
use Register Reward from Playtex -$1.00
= $0.08 + tax out of pocket

Item purchased:
2 Neosporin Lip Health
1 Theraflu
1 Lipton Tea
2 Wet Wipes
1 Quaker Quakes
4 Kraft Mac & Cheese
2 Lindsay Olives
2 Planters Peanuts
1 Dawn Dish Liquid
1 Hallmark Card

Total price before sales, coupons and rolling Register Rewards: $55.32
Total Out of Pocket: $3.54 + tax for 94% savings