At first, I wasn’t too impressed with the new Walgreens ad this week, but after reading on Coupon STL about all the freebies, I decided to take advantage of a few more deals than I had originally planned.

I went into the store with a $10 RR (register reward) which I had earned from my last Pepsi deal.  So, already I was in the positive.

On my first transaction, I bought the following:

1 Blink Eyecare Gel. This item was on sale for $7.99 and also earned me an $8 RR.  So, basically it was FREE. There was also a $2 coupon in today’s paper for it which would have made it a steal, but I lost the coupon in the shuffle at the register.  I may still go back and buy another just to use the coupon!  It’s like getting paid $2 from Walgreens.

2 Vitamin Schtick Lip Care Balms.  These were on sale for $1.99 each and earned me $2.00 each in RR.  So, they were FREE too!

2 Keebler Club Crackers.  These were on sale 2 for $5.  I used two $1 coupons from today’s Parade Magazine. They also earned me a $2 RR back, so they were actually just .50 cents per box.

I actually paid $5.11 cash to cover this transaction.  However, I also used the $10 RR I came in with and the two $1 coupons on the crackers.  I got back $12 in RR from the eye drops and lip care. If you subtract my cash from the RR I earned, I came out ahead $6.89 which makes all of this product free.

After sales and coupons, I saved a total of $21 in the first transaction.

Transaction 2:

2  60 oz. bottles of Clorox Bleach. These were on sale 2 for $3 with a Walgreen ad coupon.

1  40 ct. Advil Liquid Gels. These were on sale for $4.49 but I used a $2.00 coupon from today’s paper which made them just $2.49.

1 box of Thermacare Back Wraps. These were $6.99 but I used a $1.00 coupon from today’s paper making them just $5.99.

Buying the Advil and Thermacare together earned me a $5 RR back at the register. After coupons and RR earned back, I basically paid $2.24 each for these two items.

So, after $3 in coupons and then using $10 in RR which I had earned from my first transaction, I paid $1.59 in cash out of pocket.  I saved a total of $15.58 after sales and coupons. And I earned a $5 RR back.

If you subtract the $1.59 from the $6.89 I was ahead after the first transaction, I’m still ahead $5.30 which still basically makes all of these items FREE after coupons, sales, and register rewards used and earned.

Transaction 3:

I now have $7 in RR left.  I bought a bottle of Cascade laundry detergent for $6.49 regular price.  I also bought razor blades at regular price and paid out of pocket for them, but I’m not counting them since really they were the only full price item I bought.  The Cascade was free with my $7 RR.

I know it can be confusing with all the coupons and RR, so here’s a quick recap…

Blink Eye Gel: $7.99 (earned $8.00 RR back) FREE!

2 Lip Balm: $1.99 each (earned $4.00 RR back when I bought 2) FREE!

Keebler Crackers: 2 for $5 (earned a $2 RR) Also used $2 in coupons. $4 in savings makes them just .50 cents per box

Clorox: 2 for $3 on sale

Advil: $4.49 on sale (used a $2 coupon)
ThermaCare: $6.99 regular price (used a $1 coupon)
These 2 items bought together earned me a $5 RR back

Cascade: $6.49 regular price  (FREE after RR used)

I began with $10 RR when I went in.

I earned and used another $19 RR.

Total Savings from all coupons, RR, and sales: $43.58

Total cost of all product bought: $38.00

Total out-of-pocket expense: $6.70