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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Another Walgreens Trip (April 28)

We are going camping this weekend, and my husband asked me if I'd go out and buy stuff to make s'mores. Of course, I went straight to my coupon binder, but couldn't find any coupons for those items. I was dreading going to Wal-Mart and spending probably around $6 - $8 for marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate. (When your grocery budget is tight, those extras can really take a bite out of it). Yesterday I went to Walgreens for jelly and was able to get several bags of items for less than the cost of one bottle of jelly at Wal-Mart, so I decided to see if I could do the same today...buy fixin's for S'mores for less. I started out the morning with $7 in register rewards. I bought everything pictured below, and spent...



$1.20!!

I had to do 4 different transactions to make this work. The cashier was so friendly and commented several times about what a smart way to shop. It's all about coupons and rolling your register rewards.

Here's how I did this deal (and if you have some of the same coupons, you can do the deals too!!):

Transaction #1
-1 package of Stayfree Maxi Pads $2.99 (this generates a $3 Register Reward)
minus coupon for $2.00 off any Stayfree product (found in 3/28 RedPlum insert)
-1 bottle of Neutrogena Foundation Clearance for $3.49
minus coupon for $3.00 off any Neutrogena Cosmetic product (found in April All You magazine)
-1 Cadbury Egg Clearance for $0.25
-4 Bars of Dial Soap Clearance for $0.50
PLUS I used a $2.00 Register Reward from yesterday's trip.
Final Cost: $0.25 (PLUS I received an additional $3 Register Reward)

Transaction #2
-Plackers Dental Flossers (90 ct.) $2.00 (this generates a $2.00 Register Reward)
minus coupon for $0.50 off any Plackers Product (found in 4/18 RedPlum insert)
-Walgreens Paper Plates (72 ct.) $0.99
(needed these for the camping trip)
-Walgreens Plastic Spoons (24 ct.) $0.99
(needed these for the camping trip)
PLUS I used $3.00 Register Reward from Transaction #1
Final Cost: $0.52 (PLUS I received an additional $2 Register Reward)

Transaction #3
-Stayfree Maxi Pads $2.99 (this generates a $3 Register Reward)
minus coupon for $2.00 off any Stayfree product (found in 3/28 RedPlum insert)
-1 can Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup $0.99
minus in ad coupon to make this $0.69
4 bars of Dial Soap Clearance for $0.50
PLUS I used $2.00 Register Reward from Transactin #2
Final Cost: $0.18 (PLUS I received an additional $3 Register Reward)

Transaction #4
-1 package of Kraft Jet Puffed Marshmallows $1.99
-1 box of Nabisco Honey Maid Graham Crackers $3.99
-1 package of Hershey's Chocolate Bars (6 ct.) $3.01
minus in store deal where if you buy graham crackers and Hershey's chocolate bars, you get marshmallows for FREE
-1 2 liter Mtn. Dew $1.25
PLUS I used $5 Register Reward from doing the Hallmark Card deal earlier in the week, AND the $3 Register Reward from Transaction #3
Final Cost: $0.25

I spent a total of $1.20, and saved $43.64!! What can you do with your register rewards?

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