Walgreens Trip 9/29/09

Ok, Folks! I ventured to Walgreens this morning to try my hand for the first time at their savings. Well, I don't think I did excellent, but I think I did pretty good for my first try. Here goes:

Total Out of Pocket: $57.70
Total Savings: $47.71
RR to be redeemed later: $6.50



I made 4 purchases (tax not included because it's different everywhere):


Purchase #1:
Prilosec $22.99 ($1 MFG Coupon)
Herbal Essence $2.99
Spa Breeze Razor $7.99 ($2 MFG Coupon)
Glad Trash Bags $6.99
WAGS Coupon $5 off $25 purchase
Total Product Price Before Savings: $40.96
Total out of pocket: $32.96
Total Savings: $8.00
Earned RR: $12.50


Purchase #2:
Apple Juice $1.67
Dawn $0.99 ($0.50 MFG Coupon)
Renu $5.99
Swiffer $3.99
Pampers Wipes 2/$5 (2 X $1.50 MFG Coupon)
Cascade $3.99
Kellogs Pop Tarts $3.99
Halloween Tumbler $0.39 (filler item)
WAGS Coupon $5 off $25 purchase
Total Product Price Before Savings: $26.01
Total out of Pocket: $4.76
Total Savings: $24.95
RR Redeemed: $12.50

Purchase #3:
Herbal Essence $2.99
Total Out of Pocket: $2.99
RR: $2.00


Purchase #4:
Pampers 2/$20 (Jumbo Pack)
Dixie Plates $1.99 (WAGS Coupon)
Theraflu $4.00 ($4 MFG Coupon, $2 WAGS Coupon)
Theraflu $4.00 ($2 WAGS Coupon)
$5 of $25 Purchase
Total Product Price Before Savings: $31.79
Total Out of Pocket: $16.99
Total Savings: $14.76

Ok, so lesson learned here. No matter how many times you have to check out, in Alabama, you can reuse your $5 off $25 purchase coupon over and over. Therefore, I would have saved more if I would have broken my purchases up into several $25 purchases. Also, it is best if you redeem all of your RR in the last purchase (I did it in the second purchase). Also, you want each purchase to produce a RR of some kind.