Walgreens Shopping Trip Today ($2.08 oop, scenarios in detail)

Here is my latest Walgreens shopping trip. I actually stopped in at two locations today. I have two nearby where I live and I had one other stop to make so I went to one Walgreens on my way and a second Walgreens on my way back. There are a lot of nice buys this week, so I wanted to be sure and stop in early this week and I was happy to find everything I was looking for today. Each store I stopped in was fully stocked, which was awesome. So I haven’t been shopping regularly at Walgreens for awhile and was feeling a bit rusty. To feel a little more prepared, I made myself a little cheat sheet and brought it to the store with me in an envelope along with the coupons I had planned on using. I had 4 transaction in mind that I wanted to do, so I wrote down each item I wanted and in what order I wanted to do each in, with the coupons I needed. This actually worked out really well for me and was super smooth in spite of a couple small hiccups. I started out with a single $10 register reward and this is what I picked up today:

Store #1, Transaction #1:

• W Perfection Tampons 8 ct – $1.49, got back $1.50 RR
• Breathe Right Extra Nasal Strips 10 ct – $4.00, Used the $2/1 any Breathe Right Strips 10-30 ct mfg. coupon (exp 8/31/13) from Walgreens Cold & Flu booklet. It beeped, the cashier scrutinized it carefully, then pushed it through since it was a valid coupon). Got back $4.00 RR  (there is also a $1/1 Breathe Right printable coupon if you don’t want to mess with the beeping or haven’t found the $2/1 coupon in-store).
• Florax DS 0.17 oz – $7.00, got back $7.00 RR
• Used $10 RR from a previous trip
• Final Cost $0.53, got back $7, $4, $1.50 RRs

Store #2, Transaction #1

• Calagel 6 oz – $5.00, Used $2/1 ip coupon previously available, got back $5.00 RR
• W Perfection Tampons 8 ct – $1.49, got back $1.50 RR
• Used $4 RR from the above transaction
• Final Cost $0.53, got back $5, $1.50 RRs

Store #2, Transaction #2

• 2 Nice! Natural Walnuts 5 oz – $1.99 each
• W Perfection Tampons 8 ct – $1.49, got back $1.50 RR
• Breathe Right Strips 10 ct – $4.00, Used $2/1 coupon (again beeped, but it was pushed through), got back $4.00 RR
• Used $7.00 from the Store #1 trip above
• Final Cost $0.49, got back $4, $1.50 RRs

Store #2, Transaction #3

• Calagel 6 oz – $5.00, Used $2/1 ip coupon previously available, got back $5.00 RR
• W Perfection Tampons 8 ct – $1.49, got back $1.50 RR
• Used $4 RR from the above transaction
• Final Cost $0.53, got back $5, $1.50 RRs

Final Outcome: So, I started out with a single $10 register reward, I spent $2.08 OOP (out of pocket) total and when all was said and done, I was left with $16.00 in Register Rewards to use on future transactions (2-$5 RR and 4-$1.50 RRs).

Final Thoughts: It was one of my best trips I’ve had in a long time and I have to say that pre-planning helped me tremendously! I tend to be easily distracted, so I don’t do nearly as well when I fly by the seat of my pants. 😉 I will definitely try to plan more of my trips out like this in the future.

P.S. Don’t forget to check out all of the Walgreens Deals this week, there are quite a few great buys you can snag.