It took me a while to warm up to Walgreens. I will admit, that I was a very devoted CVS fan. The deals were plentiful and easy over at CVS, and for some reason I couldn't get quite as excited about WAGS.
But, after a few months worth of trying again, I am starting to think that Walgreen's might just be pulling up neck-in-neck with CVS for my drugstore devotion!
So, I wanted to share a brief intro into deals at Walgreens.
Lingo
RR- Register Rewards. This is the coupon that prints out at the checkout when you purchase Register Rewards earning products.
Easy Saver-The rebate catalog that comes out every month. It contains both store coupons and the list of rebate items for the month.
Working the Deals
Rebates:
- Submitted once a month (even if several items purchased throughout the month.)
- Can submit online or by mail. Online is much quicker, though.
- Rebate comes either as a paper check which is mailed to you or in form of a Walgreen’s gift card. The gift card is best because you get the full value of your rebate PLUS 10%. Use the same gift card each time to avoid confusion.
- They will give you the full rebate for the item even if you use coupons to reduce your out of pocket cost. Money making is a possibility with this method.
Register Rewards:
- Similar to CVS Extra Care Bucks, except that the number of times you can do the deal is only limited by how many times you go into the store that week.
- However, if you have a $3 register reward from buying Bandaids, you cannot use the $3 register reward to pay for another round of Bandaids that will earn you register rewards. But you can use it to buy the shampoo that earns you register rewards. Basically you just can’t use it for the same thing that got it for you.
This has been a relatively short introduction into the world of Walgreens, but if you have become familiar with CVS shopping, many of the same principles do apply.
Please let me know if I have left out anything that might be helpful to pass along. I love comments!
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Ok, today I went to use my RR that exp 3/30/09. I went thru the circular and made my list:
2/$5 Chewy Granola Bars w/$2 RR
$1.99 Chapstick LipBalm w/$1.99RR
$3.99 Bic Disposables w/$1 instntCP
2/$3 Pringles
Approx. OOP 13.98 Before Savings
- RR 4.00
- Manuf CP 1.00 Granola Bars
- Manuf CP 2.00 Bic Disp
- Manuf CP 1.00 Pringles
- Walgrns CP 1.00 Bic Disp
Expctd Total 4.98 Aft Savgs
However, when I went to check out I was told I could not use my RR with the coupons.
What did I do wrong?
Camille,
You didn't do anything wrong. It sounds like you had a badly informed cashier. Give the Walgreens Customer service number a call and explain what happened to you, and they should do something to make it right for you.
-Kristen