Here’s my Walgreens Shopping Scenario for the week of 6/30. In this scenario you’ll get $23.96 in merchandise, you’ll pay $8.71 out of pocket (or less if you use a Register Reward from last week to pay) and end up with $4.49 in RR & $2 in points for a total of $6.49. That’s like getting everything for $2.22 or about 91% off!
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THESE TRANSACTIONS
-) You can’t have more MQ than items! Blue = MQ
-) You don’t have to do these in one day, just pick up where you left off.
-) I always bring some extra fillers with me to the register, in case of an emergency!
TRANSACTION #1 BUY
(1) Durex Massage & Play Lubricant 6.7oz $7.99
Total = $7.99, Get Back $8 RR Durex
TRANSACTION #2 BUY
(1) Simply Lemonade $1.99
(1) Bausch & Lomb Re-Nu Multipurpose Fresh or Sensitive Solution 12 oz $7.99
(1) Starbucks Refreshers 12 oz $1
(3) Dentyne Pure 9 pc; Fire or Ice or Trident White 16 pc 2/$1
Total = $12.48
(1) $0.75/1 Simply Lemonade printable
(1) $2/1 Renu Fresh or Renu Sensitive Multi-Purpose Solution printable
(1) $1/3 Dentyne or Trident Single Pk, exp. 7/14/13 (SS 05/19/13)
(1) 50¢/1 Simple OJ or Lemonade 13.5 or 59oz Walgreens July Book
(1) $8 RR Durex
Total = 23¢, Get Back $1 RR Starbucks, $5 (5,000) points Bausch & Lomb
TRANSACTION #3 BUY
(1) Gum Toothbrushes Micro Tip or Deep Clean 2pk $2.49
(1) Starbucks Refreshers 12 oz $1
Total = $3.49
Use $3 (3,000) points from Transaction #2
Total = 49¢, Get Back $1 RR Starbucks, $2.49 RR Gum
End up with $4.49 in RR & $2 in points! So it’s like paying $2.22 for Two Starbucks Refreshers, a toothbrush, 3 packs of Gum, a 59oz Lemonade, Renu Contact lens solution and the Durex.
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There’s a 1/1 gum toothbrush coupon from 5/19 SS that can be used to make the RR a 1 dollar moneymaker.
Was coming to post the same, except mine is .55/1.
Whoop whoop 🙂 love when they pay me to take stuff out of the store 🙂
Can’t you only redeem balance rewards in $5 increments?
You can redeem $1, $2, $3, $5, $10…. You can not redeem $4.
Shayna, wags recently changed it so you can redeem in $1 increments now!!
At my Walgreens you can redeem in $1 ,5,10,50 increments.
I was just asking at my Walgreens tonight regarding redeeming in $5 increments. My cashier said it was recently changed and you can do $1 increments now.
You can redeem as low as $1, $3, $5, etc. You have to ask the check out person to use your rewards as they don’t always show up on the customers side during checkout. The cashier sees it every time but may not ask.
All walgreens point redemtions are the same, 1, 2, 3, and 5, if your Walgreens is saying you can’t redeem between 1 and 5, then you should ask cause the register doesn’t always prompt for the points to be spent
Was so hoping the Lays chip sale would overlap, but it didn’t. 🙁
Me too I went to my walgreens 4 times today 🙁
Here are my transactions:
Buy Starbucks refresher for $1
Use $1 off starbuck refresher coupon if have
Pay only tax w/coupon use
Receive $1 RR
Buy 6 gum in sale 2/$1
1 GUM brand dbl pck toothbrush $2.49
Use 2 coupons $1 off 3 pks
Use $1 RR from Starbucks
(Use Colgate RR from last week if have)
Pay .49 plus tax
Receive 2.50 RR
Buy 500 count Q-tip
Use in-ad coupon making them $2.50
Use $2.50 RR from toothbrush
Pay only tax
U Kotex 2 for $6
Use 2- $2 off one coupons. (Mfc coupon from cvs)
Pay $2
Receive $2 RR
(You could also do this sale before transaction 2 if you don’t have a $2 Colgate RR from last week)
Happy shopping! Hope this helps someone!
I’m going to go back and try the 2 for $6. It’s actually 2 for $8 at my Wags…just hope the RR prints.
I was at walgreens last night and asked about the sale price starting early… The manager stated to the cashier that they will not be doing early sales due to their recent sale overlaping…. (sad face)
Redeem $1, 2, 3, 5 or 10 at face value (ie: 5,000 points for $5). Redeem $20 worth with 18,000 points. Redeem $35 with 30,000 points. Redeem $50 with 40,000 points. And points CAN pay for sales tax! So if your total is $19 pre-tax, and your final total is $20.60 or whatever, you CAN use 18,000 points to pay for $20 of it. But the $5/20s are not like that: your total must be $20 BEFORE TAX in order to use the $5/20 cat.
It’s too bad you can’t redeem $15 worth, as that would go perfect with the $5/20s! (assuming you’re buying stuff with no coupons with your points)
Last time I tried redeeming 10000 points and it wouldn’t let me. Cashier said it was only giving me the option of 5000 points. She even showed me screen.
Went to Walgreens as soon as opened this morning. Wanted the Refreshers from Starbucks they are awesome. Noticed on first transaction it gave me a catalina for $1.00 off of two Starbucks Refreshers, was free after the register rewards.Next transaction I bought two Refreshers since I had the catalina coupon and got both free after the $1.00 register reward back. On the second transaction I received another catalina for $1.50 off of 3 Refreshers have not used that one yet.
I went to Walgreens this morning For some great deals. Thanks for all the tips.
My store doesn’t carry the Refreshers, they never have. They said it was because our Pepsi/Coke (whichever makes it) couldn’t get it in our area. That’s the stupidest thing I have ever heard! Our Walmart carries it! So I don’t understand how he couldn’t get it. I am pretty sure he stocks both stores.
I thought you couldn’t earn RR in a transaction that you redeemed RR. Or am I under the wrong impression. Everything that I have read thus far has said this… :/
Krystal – No you can I do it all the time, just not for the same product. So you can use a RR for product A to buy product B and get a RR for product B. Just don’t use a RR from product A to buy another product A because THEN you won’t get another one. Hope that helps! 🙂
Thank you so much Christie and Kate!! That helps so much.
You can’t roll the RR into the same brand. Example you buy colgate tp, you can’t use your RR to now buy colgate mouthwash & get the RR. I had a list of that brands are owned by what companies, not sure what I did with it.
Sharell, I work at a walgreens and the last time the refreshers were in the ad we couldn’t get them in because the distributer had a contract with walmart to get them. Now our store carries them but it may be different in the are you are in