Walgreens $5 Scenario - Week of 5/16/10

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

Last week's Walgreens Scenario, left you with a $5 Register Reward. Here is how I would use it this week. If you're not starting with the Register Reward, this is still a good scenario to get you started at Walgreens.

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

Transaction #1
purchase:
(2) Old Spice Body Washes @$4.49 = $8.98
(1) Bayer Aspirin $3.99
(1) Royal Gelatin $0.39 (need for filler to use Register Reward)
use:
(1) B1G1 Old Spice Coupon (5/2/10 P&G) -$4.49
(1) Bayer manufacturer coupon (3/21/10 SS) -$1.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Bayer Aspirin -$2.49
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Royal Gelatin -$0.20
Register Reward from last week $5.00
= $0.18 + tax out of pocket and receive $4.50 P&G Register Reward

Transaction #2
purchase:
(2) Tylenol Sinus @ $4.99 = $9.98
(2) Stride Shift Gum $2.00
(1) Royal Gelatin $0.39 (needed as filler to use Register Reward)
use:
(1) $5 off 2 Tylenol coupon (4/11/10 RP) -$5.00
(1) B1G1 Stride manufacturer coupon (5/15/10 SS) -$1.00
Walgreens May Coupon Book coupon for Stride -$1.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Royal Gelatin -$0.20
P&G Register Reward -$4.50
= $0.67 + tax out of pocket and receive $3 McNeil Register Reward

Transaction #3
purchase:
(2) Gillette Body Washes @4.49 = $8.98
(1) Royal Gelatin $0.39
use:
(1) B1G1 Gillette coupon (5/2/10 P&G) -$4.49
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Royal Gelatin -$0.20
McNeil Register Reward -$3.00
= $1.68 + tax out of pocket and receive $4.50 P&G Register Reward

Items Purchased
(4) Body Washes
(2) Sinus Medicines
(2) packs of Gum
(1) Aspirin
(3) Gelatins

Total retail before sales: $42.08
Total out of pocket: $2.53 + tax for a 94% savings
And a $4.50 Register Reward to start next week

If you didn't start with the $5 Register Reward, you still spent only $8.53, a 80% savings.