Walgreens: Deals for the week of September 21-27, 2008

Here are the best deals at Walgreens this week, with thanks to Mercedes from Common Sense with Money for her help in compiling them! Stop by her blog for her insightful article, Debunking a Myth: Groceries Are Not Cheaper At Wal-Mart.

WEEKLY DEALS

Visine--$3.99
Use $3/1 coupon from August All You magazine
Stack with $2/1 coupon from September EasySaver booklet (page 19)
Free plus overage after coupons! (Thanks, Sara!)

Halls Cough Drops--$0.99 with in-ad coupon
Use B1G1 coupon from tearpad found at Kmart (in display by Pharmacy Area)
(give B1G1 coupon first, then in-ad coupon)
$0.52 overage when you buy two

Glade Scented Plug-Ins Refills--$1.99
Use B1G1 from 8/24
Submit for EasySaver rebate
Free after rebate and coupon

Glade Spray--$0.99 with in-ad coupon
Use B1G1 coupon from 9/14 inserts
(give B1G1 coupon first, then in-ad coupon)
$0.23 after coupons

Adidas Deodorant--$1.99
Use $1/1 from 9/7 inserts
$0.99 after coupon

Also, Mercedes has the scoop on how you can get free or very cheap Herbert Chocolates at Walgreens all month long!

REGISTER REWARDS DEALS

Buy 2 Ultra clean Toothbrush and Floss 30 yards at $2.50 each, Get $5 Register Rewards
Use 2 $1/1 coupons from 6/8/08 insert
Spend $3 plus tax
Get $5 RR back
Free plus $2 overage after coupons and Register Rewards

Buy 1 Crest 500ml Pro-Health Rinse at $4.49, Get $4.49 in Register Rewards
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 08/31 P&G insert
Free plus overage after coupon and Register Rewards

Buy $25 L'Oreal Products, Get $10 Register Rewards
Includes Bare Naturals Makeup--$12, Skin Genesis--$16, Natural Match Hair Color--$9, Vive Pro Shampoo or Conditioner--$4

*Deal Idea*
Buy 4 Loreal Vive Hydragloss--$16
Buy 1 Natural Match hair color--$9
Use 2 Loreal Vive B1G1 coupons from 07/13 inserts
Use 2 $1/1 Loreal Vive coupons from 7/13/08 inserts
Use $2/1 Loreal hair color coupon from recent insert
Spend $13 plus tax
Get $10 Register Reward back

Buy 1 Triaminic at $4.99, Get $2 Register Rewards back
Use $2/1 coupon here
$0.99 after coupon and Register Rewards

SEPTEMBER FREE-AFTER-REBATE ITEMS:

Buy 1 Revlon Nail Color at $4.79
Use $2/1 coupon from the 8/24 SmartSource
Free plus $2 overage after coupon and rebate

Buy 1 L'oreal RevitaLift Anti-Wrinkle Concentrate at $16.49
Use $3/1 coupon from the 7/20 SmartSource
Free plus $3 overage after coupon and rebate

Buy 1 Acid Controller Complete at $7.99
Use $2/1 in Walgreens Pharmacy Booklet
Free plus $2 overage after coupon and rebate

Buy 1 Nivea for Men Body Wash at $4.99
Use $1/1 coupon from 7/20 inserts
Free plus overage after rebate

Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health toothpaste at $3.79
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 08/31 P&G insert
Free plus overage after rebate

Buy 1 LypSyl Lip Moisturizer at $1.99
Free after rebate

Buy 1 Excedrin Express Gels 20-pack at 3.99 (in stores Sept. 7th)
Free after rebate (Thanks, Shannon!)
 
Buy 1 Chemistry Hair Care product at $7.99
Free after rebate (Thanks, Shannon!)
 
Buy 1 Walgreens Pitcher Filter Replacement Cartridge at 6.99
Free after rebate

When you go to Walgreens.com to input your rebates online (you are inputting your rebates online now, aren't you?!), there are three more rebate items listed:

Buy 1 Pert Plus shampoo or conditioner, Get up to $4.29 back
Use the $1.50/1 coupon from the 09/07 SmartSource insert or the $2/1 coupon from the 08/03 SmartSource insert
Free plus overage after coupon and rebate! 

Buy 1 2-pack regular size Living Solutions Bags at $5.99, Get $5.99 rebate
Free after rebate

Buy 1 Single X-Large size Living Solutions Bags at $9.99, Get $9.99 rebate
Free after rebate

Thanks so much, Melynda!

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Comments

[Kathleen]

Don't forget the Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash is still FREE after RR. Plus you can roll the RR between the Reach TB and Crest Mouthwash and really stock up!

[Ana]

I've always been able to roll my RRs between 2 different deals every week. Last night a manager refused to do it. I've called corporate and the store manager to ask about the policy, but they are all giving me the run around. I told them I use my RRs all the time, but they say I can't use RRs on ANYthing that prints out additional RRs. I'm really annoyed because it works with every transaction. When I asked corporate about their policy they had no idea! Has anyone had problems with this? Why does it seem like Wags has to make everything so difficult?? It makes me not want to shop there!

[Christy]

There is a sweet Hershey's deal this week too. Hershey's fun size 8 packs are on sale 3/$3. There is an ESR for $5 when you buy $10 worth.

So buy 10/$10 and get $5 back. 80 fun size candy bars for approx $.06 each- great for Halloween candy!

[Karen@Candiddiversions]

I had an annoying experience with one local Walgreens today. I bought 7 bottles of the L'oreal vive pro shampoo & conditioner ($4 bottle = $28) but no Register Reward printed. When I asked about it I was told that if you use coupons (I did) then you don't get register rewards.

I've put in an email to customer service because I can't remember ever running into this policy before. Anyone else?

[mp]

ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS from KRISTY AND KATHLEEN.

Yes you can use coupons and get the register reward! Management always says that when they don't know why it did not print. Its just their excuse! Last night I bought 2 bottles of the Loreal Gloss shampoo and 2 boxes of Natural match hair color
I paid 4.00 x 2 = 8 for the shampoo
I paid 9.00 X 2 = 18 for the hair dye
-----total $26 (meeting the purchse requirement)
I used the following coupons:
1 BOGO on the Loreal gloss shampoo -4.00
2 X 5.00 off each box Natual match -10.00 (gr8 coupon!
Total of 14.00 in coupons
26.00 - 14.00 coupons = 13.00 w/ tax
AND I RECEIVED A $10 register reward!
So that takes care of that.
Now before you check out always ask the clerk "Is the coupon machine working???? Does it have paper in it???
Make it a rule because 1 times the machine did not have paper and the coupon did not print of course. When I asked him if it had paper he told me no we are out of paper. He sent me to cosmetics and paged the manager who looked at the receipt and told me it did not print due to the coupons. I told him, NO IT DID NOT PRINT CUZ U R OUT OF PAPER. And since they did not have any paper in the whole store I had to ask for a redemption form to mail in and claim it. You can also call CATALINA MARKETING who can do the work for you. Call them they are very nice and take care of it and they can located your purchase as long as you have your receipt on hand.
Catalina company: 888-322-3814. have your receipt in front of you, they need some key info from it, and they'll be able to see if the machine was working and if you bought the right products. It does tend to take a few minutes for the call, and then you have to wait to get the RR, which takes 6 - 8 weeks.

[Danielle]

FYI - Walgreens has complete multipurpose contact solution on sale buy one at 9.49 get one free. There is also a $2.00 coupon here http://www.yourhealthyeyes.com/ that you can print 2x for an additional $4.00 off!! Making it 5.49 for 2 12oz bottles! Not bad for those of us who wear contacts!

HTH someone!
Danielle

[Danielle]

I told them I use my RRs all the time, but they say I can't use RRs on ANYthing that prints out additional RRs

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My good friend's dh is a walgreens manager and he said that RR won't print if you use the identical RR from another transaction. So like if you did the robitussin deal and got $5 RR, then went back the next day to do the robitussin deal again... and used that $5 RR from the last time... Your RR don't print.

I'm not sure if that answers your question or not but it sure helped explain why mine didn't always print.

~Danielle

[Virginia]

Kathleen- I only saw the F.A.R for Crest Pro Health Toothpaste, not the mouthwash. Did I miss something?

[Lydia]

I emailed Walgreens recently because I was having issues with coupon usage too. I asked a number of questions and only got answers to 2. Here they are:

Is the coupon policy decided per store manager?
No, we do have specific corporate rules for coupon usage, just not a written official coupon policy.

For instance, can you use the Easy Saver coupons with manufacturer's coupons?
You may use one Walgreens Coupon (Register Rewards, Ad coupon, Easy Saver)
and one manufacturer coupon for the purchase of any one item.

I too have been finding Walgreen's to be frustrating! Perhaps it is just that I don't understand their policies. I do like their sales, but wow, what work to try to get them to work sometimes! :)

[Jenny Lusk]

where did you find the info on rr for the crest mouthwash? i don't see it anywhere and the cashier didn't think that it was for this week. where did i miss it?
thanks,
jenny

[angela]

My Register Reward for Triaminic didn't print, and I thought it would be easier to return it than deal with Wags re:the RR. Thanks, mp, for the Catalina Co. (800) number and all the other great info! I'll let you know how things work out going that route!