Today I decided to try my luck at Walgreen's with coupons. I've been succeeding at Homeland for several weeks now, but was too afraid to try out Walgreen's because of the different ins and outs of stacking store coupons with manufacturer coupons and using register rewards. I felt overwhelmed trying to figure it all out, but in the end it was a great experience and I can't wait to see what great finds I can get next week. So here's what I was able to snag:
This is how I did it:
Transaction one: I bought the Shave Gel, and the Pantene Pro-V Shampoo and Conditioner and paid $8.09, I received $5 of RR, so this was only $3.09 OOP (Out of Pocket)
Transaction two: I bought the Huggies Diapers, and the two Laffy Taffy (fillers, explained below) and paid $3.53 because I applied the $5 RR received above to this transaction. I also received $2 RR from this transaction, so this one was only $1.53 OOP.
So, both transactions together, I
spent $4.62 OOP money and got $26.16 worth of product! That's a
savings of 83%!! Not bad for my first time, and I even have $2 of RR ready to spend for next week!
Price Breakdown:
Huggies Diapers, Jumbo Pack: Reg. Price: 11.99, Sale Price: 8.99, Price after Register Rewards: 6.99, plus I had a $1.50 coupon, so these diapers were only
$5.49
Pantene Pro-V Shampoo: Reg. Price: $4.49, Sale Price: $3.50, Price after RR: $2.50, plus I had a coupon for $3/2, so this Shampoo only cost me
$1.00
Pantene Pro-V Conditioner: Reg. Price: $4.49, Sale Price: $3.50, Price after RR: $2.50, plus I had a coupon for $3/2, so this Conditioner only cost me
$1.00
Nivea Arctic Freeze Shave Gel: Reg. Price: $4.99, Sale Price: $3.99, Price after RR: $3.00, plus I had a coupon for $1/1 from a tearpad in the store, so this Shave Gel was
FREE!
2 Laffy Taffy Candies for 10 cents each. (These were filler items, explained below)...No, they're not pictured. Yes, I've already eaten them. Don't judge. :)
Filler Items: At Walgreens, the coupon policy states you must have at least one product for every manufacturer coupon you use. The RR are considered manufacturer coupons. Since I knew I was going to use my two sets of RR to help pay for my one item (Huggies), I knew I had to have 2 more items. Instead of wasting money too much money on something I didn't need, I just grabbed the two Laffy Taffy for 10 cents each to be my other two items, that way the register didn't beep with too many manufacturer coupons being used towards my Huggies!
Since this was my first time using Walgreen's I didn't post any match-ups for the week, however, starting next week I will try to start posting weekly coupon match-ups so you can find some great deals too!