Walgreens for Beginners

Here is the lowdown on some great savings. There are several ways to save at Walgreens:

Weekly Sales - If you don't get a Walgreens insert in your Sunday paper, you'll find them in a rack near the entrance of the store. You can also find them online HERE. In this circular, you'll also find another way to save:

Weekly Walgreens Coupons - Located in the weekly sale circulars mentioned above. Usually there is a limit on how many times you can use the same coupon so check the fine print.

Manufacturers Coupons - You can always combine a Walgreens coupon with a manufacturers coupon for the SAME ITEM. This can mean big savings. Check out the Couponing 101 post for more on how and where to get these coupons.

Register Rewards - Register Rewards are coupons for dollars off your next purchase. These print out at checkout along with your receipt. Check the Walgreens sale flyer to see which purchases will qualify. Items usually change from week to week, although some will qualify all month long. Many times the RR's require a QUANTITY purchase. For example, "buy 3 Robitussin products, get $10 in RR's". The key to the RR system is to try and find coupons that make your purchase lower than the RR's you'll get back. During the Robitussin deal (week of 9/7/08) there was a printable coupon for $3 off any Robitussin. We were able to get 3 products for under $3, and then get a $10 RR - for an overage of $7!
Be Aware:

- You can never use a RR to get a RR for the same product - or for any other product made by the same manufacturer. In the above example, I couldn't take my $10 RR, buy more Robitussin and get another $10. Also, I couldn't use that $10 to purchase something else made by the manufacturer of Robitussin and get more RR's. Be sure if you are "rolling" your RR's into another deal you know who the manufacturers are!

- For more info on Register Rewards check out the article over at HOTCOUPONWORLD

Subscribe to Walgreens.com - Every so often Walgreens will email a great coupon just for subscribers: $10 off a $40 purchase, $5 off a $25 purchase, etc. Go to WALGREENS.COM to sign up for sweet deals!

Pharmacy Coupon Booklet - Ask the pharmacist about their "Prescription Savings Club". Just for asking, they'll give you a "$50 Savings" booklet that contains coupons you'll only find here! They are good until 12/31.

Here's the lowdown on the Prescription Savings Club - remember, you DON'T NEED TO JOIN in order to get the coupon booklet - you just need to ask about it:
The cost is $20/person or $35/individual. After joining, you get generic prescriptions for $1 per week. Choose from a list of over 400 generics! When you join, you also get a 10% Reward on all Walgreens brand products, to be redeemed on future visits. Talk to your Walgreens pharmacist, or learn more at Walgreens.com/rxsavingsclub


A FEW MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:

Don't be shy about contacting the corporate office with comments, questions or suggestions! Every couple months, I email them to ask for their coupon policy in case there are any changes. I ask things like:
* B1G1 FREE sales - can I use a B1G1 free coupon on this sale and get both for free? (answer - yes)
* B1G1 FREE sales - can I use TWO coupons when buying B1G1 free items even though one of them is free? (answer - yes)
* Can I combine a Walgreens coupon with a manufacturers coupon on the same item? (answer - yes)
* Other things to ask about: rainchecks, rolling RR's into another RR purchase, etc.

* If you decide to email them, it doesn't hurt to keep a copy of their reply in your coupon organizer in case you run into difficulty. Many times the management and cashiers are not very familiar with the couponing rules for their store! Their responses to my most recent emails are HERE, HERE and HERE.

- Remember to be patient and kind with the Wags associates, even if they are being unfair because you'll be seeing a lot of them!