Walgreens $5 Scneario - Week of 3/27/11

The most cost effective way to shop at Walgreens is to roll Register Rewards - spend Register Rewards on products that trigger more. If you're following my $5 Scenarios, you have a $2 P&G Reward to start this week's shopping.

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

Transaction #1
purchase:
(2) Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste $6.00
(1) Spring or Easter Pencil $0.49 (needed as filler to use RR)
use:
(2) $1.50 Colgate coupons (3/27/11 SS) - $3.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for pencil -$0.36
Register Reward from last week - $2.00
= $1.13 + tax out of pocket and get a $4 Colgate-Palmolive RR

Transaction  #2
purchase:
(2) Skintimate Shave Gel or Cream $4.00
(2) Snickers Eggs @$0.29 = $0.58
(2) Mentos Gum @$1.69 = $3.38
(2) B1G1 Renuzit Odor Neutraliser $2.99
(1) Spring or Easter Pencil $0.49
use:
(2) .55 Skintimate coupon (3/27/11 SS) -$1.10
(1) $1 off 2 Mars Easter Product (2/30/11 RP) -$0.58 (cashier will need to reduce coupon)
(2) .50 Mentos coupons (2/06/11 SS)  -$1.00
(2) $1 Renuzit printable coupon -$2.00
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Mentos -$1.40
Walgreens in-ad coupon for Pencils -$0.36
Colgate-Palmolive Register Reward from previous transaction -$4.00
= $1.00 + tax out of pocket and get a $2 Energizer RR

Items Purchased
(2) Colgate Toothpaste
(2) Skintimate Shave Gel or Cream
(2) Renuzit Odor Neutraliser
(2) Snickers Eggs
(2) Mentos Gum
(2) Spring or Easter Pencils

Total retail before sales & coupons: $23.90
Total out of pocket: $2.13 + tax for a 91% savings
And a $2 Energizer Register Reward to start next weeks shopping

If you don't have the $2 Register Reward to start with, you will spend $4.13 with this scenario for an 83%  savings.