I will be the first to admit that I'm no pro at this money-saving stuff, although I like to think I'm doing pretty good! It wasn't until very recently that I learned how much you can save by rolling the Register Rewards you receive from Walgreens. I used to use my Register Rewards on my next purchase to get my total out-of-pocket amount down. There's nothing wrong with this, but oftentimes I wasn't purchasing anything else that resulted in a Register Reward. So I wasn't utilizing my Rewards in the most efficient way.
That probably makes no sense so here's an example using some of this week's Register Reward deals.
Transaction #1
1 Scunci Elastics - $2
1 small filler item for $.30 - $.50
- $2 Chapstick Register Reward
= $.30 and get a $2 Register Reward
Transaction #2
1 Chapstick $1.99
1 small filler item for $.30 - $.50
- $2 Scunci RR
= $.29 and get a $2 RR from Chapstick
Repeat as many times as you want to get lots of Chapstick and Scunci Elastics for just the cost of the filler item. I always add cheap filler items if the total out-of-pocket after Register Rewards/coupons will be $0 or a negative amount. I just feel it's best not to make any waves ;-)You can also do this with the Skintimate/Edge Shaving Gel and Colgate Toothbrush Register Rewards!
I hope this makes sense but please let me know if you have any questions =)
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4.09.2009
The Coupon Diva from Philadelphia!
One of my friends forwarded me this video and I just wanted to share it. Joyce House, the Coupon Diva, lives in Philadelphia as well, and I love her attitude and philosophy about couponing. In the video, a woman comments to her "I just don't have the time to cut out coupons." Joyce replies "Then you just haven't been broke enough." I love that! Coupons are making a comeback, and it really is amazing how much you can save just by sacrificing a few hours a week. As Joyce says "If your money means something to you, then you will invest that time."
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4.07.2009
Walgreens Register Reward and Rebate Info
Thanks again to my friend Kim for asking questions =) I have been doing this for a bit so I take for granted the fact that not everyone knows the ins and outs of Walgreens. My apologies! I hope this info helps and I hope other people won't hesitate to ask if there is something they have questions about.
If I use register rewards to pay for something, and I am supposed to earn a rebate with that purchase—do I still do so, using register rewards for my payment?
You can use Register Rewards even if you are going to receive a Register Reward with your purchase. However, you can't use one to purchase an item that you are expecting the same Register Reward for. That's about as clear as mud, right? For example, you can't use a Colgate Toothpaste RR to get another Colgate Toothpaste RR. You could, however, roll the Register Rewards back and forth - buy a Skintimate shaving gel, receive the $3 Register Reward, use that to buy the Reach toothbrushes, and receive another Register Reward. And so on. Just as a note though - although Walgreen's corporate policy says this, not every store guarantees it. The stores are suprisingly inconsistent, and what one store accepts, another may not.
If you use a Register Reward, it counts as a manufacturer coupon (I have no idea why, it's quite annoying). Walgreen's coupon policy is that you can only use as many manufacturer's coupons as you have items. For example, today I bought two cans of icing. I had a manufacturer's coupon for each. I also wanted to use the Register Reward that I got for the Reach toothbrushes. So that was three coupons total, and only two items. To offset this, I got a bunny pencil for $.39 as a filler item.
What about vice versa? If I am using my easy saver rebate to pay for my purchase…do I still earn register rewards or any additional easy saver rebates?
In regards to Easy Saver rebates, they come in the form of a giftcard or a check. I always opt to receive it on a giftcard because you get a 10% bonus. Since it comes on a giftcard, it is considered a form of payment, and not a manufacturer's coupon. So you can use it and get Register Rewards and/or qualify for Easy Saver Rebates in return.
I hope this makes sense! Please remember, I'm explaining this to the best of my ability and as to what I believe to be accurate. If it seems I'm mistaken, let me know!
If I use register rewards to pay for something, and I am supposed to earn a rebate with that purchase—do I still do so, using register rewards for my payment?
You can use Register Rewards even if you are going to receive a Register Reward with your purchase. However, you can't use one to purchase an item that you are expecting the same Register Reward for. That's about as clear as mud, right? For example, you can't use a Colgate Toothpaste RR to get another Colgate Toothpaste RR. You could, however, roll the Register Rewards back and forth - buy a Skintimate shaving gel, receive the $3 Register Reward, use that to buy the Reach toothbrushes, and receive another Register Reward. And so on. Just as a note though - although Walgreen's corporate policy says this, not every store guarantees it. The stores are suprisingly inconsistent, and what one store accepts, another may not.
If you use a Register Reward, it counts as a manufacturer coupon (I have no idea why, it's quite annoying). Walgreen's coupon policy is that you can only use as many manufacturer's coupons as you have items. For example, today I bought two cans of icing. I had a manufacturer's coupon for each. I also wanted to use the Register Reward that I got for the Reach toothbrushes. So that was three coupons total, and only two items. To offset this, I got a bunny pencil for $.39 as a filler item.
What about vice versa? If I am using my easy saver rebate to pay for my purchase…do I still earn register rewards or any additional easy saver rebates?
In regards to Easy Saver rebates, they come in the form of a giftcard or a check. I always opt to receive it on a giftcard because you get a 10% bonus. Since it comes on a giftcard, it is considered a form of payment, and not a manufacturer's coupon. So you can use it and get Register Rewards and/or qualify for Easy Saver Rebates in return.
I hope this makes sense! Please remember, I'm explaining this to the best of my ability and as to what I believe to be accurate. If it seems I'm mistaken, let me know!
4.05.2009
Ways to Save with Walgreens
It wasn't until a friend left me a comment about Walgreen's rebates that I realized I never wrote a Walgreens 101 post. That may have been a logical place to start, right?!
So here it goes - here are the big 3 ways to save with Walgreens:
1) Easy Saver Rebates - Every month, an Easy Saver booklet is released and it contains all of the products that you can receive rebates for. Some rebates will make the product completely FREE, although there are usually only 2-4 per month. A majority of the rebates will just knock a few dollars off of the purchase price. All of these rebates have a limit as to price and/or quantity, so make sure you pay attention to that.
To redeem these rebates, all you have to do is go here, register an account, and enter in your receipt number. That's it! You can enter in as many qualifying receipts as you want, but only submit them when you are positive you will not need to enter any more. If you enter in your receipts, but don't get around to submitting them, Walgreens will do it for you automatically. For more info on how to submit rebates online, click here.
2) Easy Saver Coupons - In the Easy Saver booklet, in addition to the available rebates, there are also a TON of coupons that you can use. The coupons state "one item per coupon," but I only ever need to present one coupon. It will automatically deduct the coupon amount for each of the qualifying products.
3) In-Ad Coupons - These are coupons that are found in the weekly ads. In order to get the advertised price, you have to present these coupons. The same rule applies as with the Easy Saver Coupons, where you only need to present one per transaction. It will automatically deduct the coupon amount for each qualifying product.
This applies to all three of the ways to save listed above: when you have the most savings is when you WAIT for a product to go on sale, and then stack a manufacturer's coupon on top of an In-Ad Coupon, Easy Saver Coupon, and/or Rebate. You are allowed to use TWO coupons per item: one Walgreens coupon and one manufacturer's coupon. This is the way to save BIG.
For example, I posted about this internet coupon for $4 off a Glade 3 Wick Candle. In this months Easy Saver Booklet, there is a $3 easy saver coupon for this product. I could just buy it now and get $7 off of the $9.99 price. But I'm going to hold tight and see if the product goes on sale to get the rock-bottom price for it.
From what I hear, this is the last month for Easy Saver Rebates and Coupons, and Walgreens will be incorporating a savings card similar to CVS. So this post will only be helpful for less than a month more ;-)
So here it goes - here are the big 3 ways to save with Walgreens:
1) Easy Saver Rebates - Every month, an Easy Saver booklet is released and it contains all of the products that you can receive rebates for. Some rebates will make the product completely FREE, although there are usually only 2-4 per month. A majority of the rebates will just knock a few dollars off of the purchase price. All of these rebates have a limit as to price and/or quantity, so make sure you pay attention to that.
To redeem these rebates, all you have to do is go here, register an account, and enter in your receipt number. That's it! You can enter in as many qualifying receipts as you want, but only submit them when you are positive you will not need to enter any more. If you enter in your receipts, but don't get around to submitting them, Walgreens will do it for you automatically. For more info on how to submit rebates online, click here.
2) Easy Saver Coupons - In the Easy Saver booklet, in addition to the available rebates, there are also a TON of coupons that you can use. The coupons state "one item per coupon," but I only ever need to present one coupon. It will automatically deduct the coupon amount for each of the qualifying products.
3) In-Ad Coupons - These are coupons that are found in the weekly ads. In order to get the advertised price, you have to present these coupons. The same rule applies as with the Easy Saver Coupons, where you only need to present one per transaction. It will automatically deduct the coupon amount for each qualifying product.
This applies to all three of the ways to save listed above: when you have the most savings is when you WAIT for a product to go on sale, and then stack a manufacturer's coupon on top of an In-Ad Coupon, Easy Saver Coupon, and/or Rebate. You are allowed to use TWO coupons per item: one Walgreens coupon and one manufacturer's coupon. This is the way to save BIG.
For example, I posted about this internet coupon for $4 off a Glade 3 Wick Candle. In this months Easy Saver Booklet, there is a $3 easy saver coupon for this product. I could just buy it now and get $7 off of the $9.99 price. But I'm going to hold tight and see if the product goes on sale to get the rock-bottom price for it.
From what I hear, this is the last month for Easy Saver Rebates and Coupons, and Walgreens will be incorporating a savings card similar to CVS. So this post will only be helpful for less than a month more ;-)
4.02.2009
The Lowdown on Target Coupons
Until very recently, I didn't know that Target had store coupons. All of a sudden I started receiving booklets of coupons in the mail (I think because I ordered something online). I also discovered that there are coupons available to print directly from Target's website. There are usually about 10 available to print, and these coupons are only available for 1 week or so at a time (like I said, I just learned about these, so if you have the specifics, please share!). What I like about these coupons is that even though they are only available to print for a certain period of time, they don't expire right away. To put it in perspective, this is what I did today:
- Went to Target with Bubba and headed to the gift registry kiosk at the front of the store. There is an option to go to Target's website. Click on that, and then scroll to the bottom of the page. Under the header "Target Stores," there is an option for "Grocery Coupons." Click on that and you will be taken to a page where coupons are available to print.
- Choose which coupons you want to print, and then print multiple copies out. I printed out 6 of the $1 off Market Pantry Fruit Snacks today. Since they will only be available for a limited time, I wanted to print out as many as I thought I would use.
- The MP Fruit Snacks are reportedly on sale at other stores for $.88, so with that $1 coupon, they are FREE. As I've mentioned before, my Target doesn't seem to follow the trend in marking things down super low, so I bought 3 boxes today for $1.56 total after the coupons. Not as good as FREE, but still good at $.52 per box.
- Since I printed out multiple copies of that coupon, I can watch the price of the fruit snacks to see if they drop. If not, at least I will be able to get them at $.52 from now until 4/29, when the coupon expires. If I hadn't printed out multiple copies, and the price dips below a dollar next week, I'd be kicking myself. See what I mean?
The great thing about these coupons is there is no limit to how many you can print out. There may be a limit as to how many you use at one time because a lot of them do say "limit 1 per transaction." But as long as you don't get too crazy with how many you buy at one time, you shouldn't have a problem. I like to fly under the radar and just get a few, and then come back and repeat. Hope this helped!
3.12.2009
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