Walgreens Trip February 5th

Walgreens:

Total Spent $10.91 + tax

Total Saved $36.90

It has been a long time since I did some serious coupon shopping.  So long in fact that I am about to pay for deodorant.  I haven't done that in years so it has gave me the push I needed to get back into my couponing routine.  I took my almost 6 year old son with me to push the cart teach him the ropes.

I started with $5 register rewards (RR's) from some medicine I bought last week.  To help with the out of pocket (OOP) cost I broke my trip up into two transactions.

Transaction #1:

1 St Josephs Aspirin ($2, Earn $2 RR)

1 Wet Synergy Lubricant ($10 - $1Q = $9, Earn $10 RR)

I paid with my $5 RR and $6.93 ($6 + .93 tax) OOP.  I earned $2 and $10 RR.

Transaction #2:

1 Mentos gum ($.99 - .55Q = .44)

1 Sundown D3 Vitamins ($4 - $1Q = $3, submit for $4 rebate)

2 Colgate Toothpaste ($3 - .50Q = $2.50, Earn $4 RR)

1 Sheets Energy Strips ($3.99, Earn $4 RR)

1 Reach Toothbrush ($2.99, Earn $2 RR)

1 Aqua Fresh Kids Toothpaste ($2.79 - $1.80 Wags Q = $.99)

I paid with the $10 and $2 RR from transaction #1 and $6.30 ($4.91 + $1.39 tax) OOP.  I earned $4, $2, and $4 RR and will submit for $4 rebate.

After all is said and done I paid $4.23 for $47.76 worth of stuff.

Walgreens Trip January 23rd

As I was looking through my coupon binder this morning I realized I had a $5 register reward that was expiring today. There wasn't anything I wanted this week so I went and got some lotion for the boys. Good timing because we finished the last bottle this morning.

Walgreens:

Total Spent $2.56

Total Saved $9.95

Johnson's & Johnson's lotion (Reg. $5.49, Sale B1G1 50% off, $5.49 & $2.74 - $1Q = $4.49 & $1.74)

Snickers Candy Bar-filler($.69)

I paid using my $5 RR which brought my total down to $1.92 + .64 tax = $2.56 OOP.

Walgreens Trip January 9th

Walgreens:

Total Spent $6.40

Total Saved $27.29

I started out with $9 RR. I bought two papers for $.99 each, Crisco on clearance for $1.64 and used a .55 coupon, Nestle Chocolate Chips on clearance for $1.64, Pill Glide on sale for $5, 7 Keebler pie shells on clearance for $.49 each and a Mickey Mouse on clearance for $1.74.

I paid with the $9 RR and $6.40 OOP. I got back a $5 RR from the Pill Glide to use on my next trip.

Walgreens Trip January 2nd

I decided to take a couple week break from coupon shopping so I could enjoy the holiday. I used up all my register rewards before hand so they wouldn't expire while I was on my break.

Since I started out my shopping trip today with zero register rewards I broke my trip up into two transactions to help keep my out of pocket cost down.

Transaction #1

Finish Powerball Tabs (Reg. $5.49, Sale $3.49 - $2.25 Q = $1.24)

This brought my total down to $1.24 + .27 tax, final price $1.51.

After I paid a $1.50 RR printed out.

Transaction #2

Oscillococcinum Flu medicine (Sale $8.99 - $2Q = $6.99)

Used a clearance Christmas pencil as filler (Clearance $.12)

This brought my total to $7.11 + .70 tax, final price $7.81.

I paid with the $1.50 RR from transaction #1 & $6.31 OOP.

After I paid a $9 RR printed out.

Walgreens Trip April 26th

The items I bought at Walgreens earned Register Rewards. I broke it up into three transactions so I could use the RR on the next transaction. On my third transaction she wouldn’t let me use the previous one because it was over the total spent so I had to pay more OOP. I spent more then I wanted to but have several RR for future use. Transaction 1 Nivea Body Wash (Sale $4.99 - $1Q = $3.99, Earn $5 RR) Ecotrin (Sale $2 - $2Q = Free, Earn $2 RR) I spent $4.57 OOP and earned $7 RR. Transaction 2 Rembrant Toothpaste (Sale $5.99, Earn $6 RR) I used the $5 RR from previous purchase and paid $1.49 OOP. I earned $6 ECB. Transaction 3 Nivea Body Wash (Sale $4.99 - $1Q = $3.99, Earn $5 RR) Ecotrin (Sale $2 - $2Q = Free, Earn $2 RR) I again spent $4.57 OOP and earned $7 in RR.

Walgreens Trip April 19th

Walgreens has shaving lotion on sale for $2.99 and get $2.99 back in Register Rewards so I went to pick one up. While I was there I picked up a couple Easter clearance items. Transaction 1 Skintimate Shave Lotion (Reg. $3.29, Sale $2.99) Orajel Toothpaste (Clearance $1.09 - $1Q = .09) I paid $3.42 OOP and earned $3 RR. Transaction 2 Lighted Bunny (Reg. $6.99, Clearance $1.50) Capri Sun pencil bag (Reg. $3.99, Clearance $.50) Jumbo Clothespin (Clearance $.50) 2 Egg Dipping Tongs (Reg. $1.99, Clearance $.49) I paid with my $3 RR from transaction 1 and .77 OOP.

Walgreens Trip March 23rd

I had $12 in Register Rewards that were going to expire today so I went to Walgreens to pick up some more diapers. I also had to pick up some pictures I ordered. Transaction Huggies Newborn Diapers (Reg. $11.99, Sale $9.99 - $5Q = $4.99) Huggies Diapers (Reg. $11.99, Sale $9.99 - $3Q = $6.99) Schick Razor (Sale $8.99 - $4 Wags Q - $4 Q = .99) Gillette Razor (Sale $8.99 - $4Q = $4.99, Earn $4 RR = .99) 3 Stride Gum (Reg. $1.29 – Wags Q = .79each - $2/3 = .37/3) I paid with $12 RR and $9.48 OOP. I earned the $4 RR from the razor and used it to help pay for my pictures.

Walgreens Trip March 9th

Walgreens is running a sale where you buy $25 worth of certain products and get $10 Register Rewards to use on your next trip. Since I had coupons for $5 off each pack of Huggies diapers I decided to stop in and take advantage of the sale. I am working on stocking up on diapers for our new baby and so try to get some every time I see a good sale. Transaction Sports Egg (Reg. $1.29—treat for my son) 3 pkgs Huggies (Reg. $11.99, Sale $10 - $5 Internet printable Q = $5 each) 2 Grape Nuts (Sale $2.50 - $1/2 Q = $2 each) Reese’s bunny candy & Cadbury eggs (Sale $2.50 - $1/2 Easy Savers Q = $2 each) Colgate (Reg. $3.49 - $1.50 Q - $2.50 Easy Savers Q = credit of .51) 4 Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner and gel (Sale $2.99 - $1 Q - $2 Easy Savers Q = credit of .01 each After coupons my total was $27.51. I earned $10 RR for the diapers and $2 RR for Grape Nuts. I now have $12 RR to use like cash on my next purchase. I was pretty happy getting 3 pkgs of diapers for $5 after RR. I might have to go back and get more.

Walgreens Trip January 4th

I haven’t been shopping in a couple weeks due to having a large stockpile so not much to report. I did make a quick trip over to Walgreens today for a couple of free items. They both had a low limit so I couldn’t get much and may make another trip later in the week. Transaction 2 Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil (Reg. $1.69 - $1 Q - .70 Wags Q = .01 overage each) Garnier Fructis Gel (Reg. $3.99, Sale $2.99 - $1Q - $1 Wags Super Saver Q = .01 overage) I only had to pay tax on these items which came out to $.38. Not too bad for items we use regularly. I have some 2009 budget goals which I will try to post shortly.

Walgreens trip June 10th

There are a few things on sale at Walgreens this week that I wanted to get so I headed over to see what kind of deals I could find.

2 Reynolds wrap aluminum foil (regular price $1.59 each, sale for 89 cents each)
1 Grape Nuts (on sale for $1.99)
5 boxes of Jell-O (regular price 89 cents each, sale for 39 cents each)
1 small bag Iams dog food (clearance for $3.89)

Coupons Used
$1 off 2 Reynolds Wrap
$3 off Iams
After coupons and sales I paid $6.08. Not bad for things I needed.