Walgreens $5 Challenge: October 17 – 23

Welcome, my fellow Walgreens fans! It’s Sunday, time for our weekly Walgreens $5 Challenge.  The place to come for simple scenarios with step-by-step instructions.

It is a good week at Wags, with several freebies! Grab your weekly Walgreens ad, a printer and some scissors to get started.

If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, and wanting to learn the basics, check out this post. New to couponing? Learn the lingo here.

If you are a first time visitor, here’s the lowdown:

Join me each week as I host The Walgreens $5 Challenge!

Seasoned WAGS shoppers: share your best scenario(s) for the upcoming week at Walgreens.

Your budget: $5.00 out-of-pocket cash.

Your mission: to grow that $5.00 into more Register Rewards (RR) to use in upcoming weeks.

Want to participate? Start by reading the rules here.

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Here is MY $5 Scenario for the week of October 17th:
*coupons in red (scenarios never include tax as this will vary by region)

Transaction #1
Buy 1 Blistex Medicated Lip Ointment @ $2.59

Total = $2.59

RRs Earned= $2.59

Transaction #2
Buy 2 Nutri-Grain Bars @ $2.50 ea.
Buy 1 Nestle Butterfinger Pumpkin (1.2 oz.) @ $0.39
$1.00/2 Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars Coupon (RP insert 08/29/10)
Pay with $2.59 RR from above

Total After RRs= $1.80

RRs Earned= $2.00

Grand Total OOP=$4.39

Total Value= $7.98 with $2.00 Register Rewards remaining!

Keep rolling those RR’s for more savings!

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Let’s see what fabulous scenarios you come up with for $5.00 or less!

Simply post your scenarios on your blog, then leave your link below. (If you are reading via email or in a reader please click through to see the Mr. Linky)

Please link directly to your scenarios, not your homepage. Linking back to this meme to share it with others is greatly appreciated!

Don’t have a blog? You can leave a comment with your scenario, too. I invite everyone to participate.