Walgreens $5 Scenario - Week of 1/02/11

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 a $2 Colgate-Palmolive Register Reward to spend on this week's shopping.

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

Transaction #1
purchase:
(1) Nivea for Men Artic Freeze Shave Gel or After Shave $3.99
(1) Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils (7mm 5-pack) $1.99 (needed as filler to use Register Reward)
use:
(1) coupon for Nivea for Men found with display at Walgreens - $1.00
Walgeens in-ad coupon for Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils - $1.80
Register Reward from last week - $2.00
= $1.18 + tax out of pocket and get a $3 Beiersdorf Register Reward

Transaction #2
purchase:
(1) Salonpas Arthritis Pain  (5 ct)  $5.99
use:
Register Reward from previous transaction -$3.00
= $2.99 out of pocket and get a $6 Hisamitusu America Register Reward

Transaction #3
purchase:
(1) Electrasol/Finish Dishwasher Detergent $3.49
(2) Pantene Hair Care products $7.00
(1) Quaker Instant Oats $1.99
(1) Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils (7mm 5-pack) $1.99
use:
(1) $2.25 Finish coupon (1/02/11 SS) -$2.25
(1) $3 off 2 Pantene coupon (12/26/10 P&G) -$3.00
(1) $1 Quaker coupon (1/02/11 RP) - $1.00
Walgeens in-ad coupon for Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils - $1.80
Register Reward from previous transaction -$6.00
= $0.42 + tax out of pocket and get a $1.50 Reckitt Benckiser and a $2 P&G Register Reward

Items Purchase
(1) Nivea for Men Shave Gel or After Shave
(1) Salonpas Arthritis Pain
(1) Finish Dishwasher Detergent
(2) Pantene Hair Care products
(1) Quaker Instant Oats
(2) pkg. or Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils

Retail price before sales and coupons: $35.92
Total out of pocket: $4.59 + tax for a 87% savings
And $3.50 in Register Rewards to start next weeks shopping with.

If you don't have the $2 Register Reward to start with, you will spend $6.59 with this scenario for a 82% savings.