Weekly Walgreens Trip 12/27

Earlier I posted about some great deals you can score right now at CVS.  You can view those by clicking this link:  CVS Savings 12/26.  But this week I think I did fairly well at Walgreens!  I have just started venturing back there because their coupon policies are kind of a pain.  But, basically what you need to remember is the number of coupons you have (including their Register Rewards) must match the number of items you are purchasing.  For example, if I have 2 coupons and 2 Register Rewards (which are their version of Extra Bucks -- basically free $$ to use on any products of your choice), I must have 4 items that I am checking out with.  So, tonight I started my trip with $5 Register Rewards from last week.  This is what I ended up with:

Not too shabby if I do say so myself!  All for around $10 with $5 in Register Rewards to use next week, so basically $5 for all of this above!

This is how I planned it:

Transaction #1 - 

• Crest Vivid White toothpaste or brushes -- on sale 3 for $9 and you earn $3 RR for your next purchase.  I got 2 Vivid 3-D Toothbrushes and 1 Vivid White Paste -- adds up to $9.00 but I used two .75 coupons and one $1.  So, $9-$2.50=$6.50
• Illy Coffee drinks  2 for $3.00 -- I then used a $2.00 off 2 coupon I found on coupons.com making these drinks .50 a piece.

Then, I used my $4 RR from last week on this purchase since I had 5 items, I could add this to make my fifth coupon.

Total for this transaction-- $4.13 (that includes tax) plus the $3 Register Rewards from my Crest purchase.

Transaction #2 - 

•  Edge and Schick Shave Gel - on sale 2 for $4. I used a .55 and $1 coupon on this transaction making these shave gels about $1.25 a piece.
• Wrigley Extra Gum - used the in store coupon from the weekly ad making these .79 each.  Then, I stacked it with $1 off 2 coupon so I got both packs of gum for .58.
• Duracell AA Batteries 4 ct. - on sale for $2.99 and I used a $1.50 coupon.  So I scored these bad boys for $1.49.
• Lifestyles Skyn Condoms (I needed something to get some RR for next week) -- on sale for $4.99 and I earned a $4.99 RR, so these were basically free, otherwise I wouldn't have purchased them.
• Marshmallow Santa - on clearance for .25.  I needed a filler because I had more coupons than items, so this was a cheap and yummy treat! (I'll add some Walgreens tips for you later in another post, so you'll understand what a filler!)

I then used my $1 RR from last week and my $3 RR from my previous transaction to add to this purchase.

Total for this transaction -- $6.73 (that includes tax) plus the $5 RR, therefore I paid $1.73 for all of this stuff!

This week I spent a total of $10.86, minus the $5 RR, therefore making my week's spending $5.86!  Plus, I saved almost $30 - so I consider this a successful trip!

Be on the lookout for more posts on tips to save yourself some extra cash as well as information and me and Michele's up and coming couponing blog for moms!

Happy Savings! :)

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