Walgreens $5 Challenge: February 13 – 19

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

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 one $5 Scenario for the week of February 13th:
*coupons in red (scenarios never include tax as this will vary by region)

Transaction #1
Buy 1 Skintimate Shave Gel @ $2.49
– $1.00/1 Skintimate Cream Shave (SS insert 01/16/11)

Total After Coupon= $1.49

RRs Earned= $1.00

Transaction #2
Buy 1 Reach Total Care Floss @ $2.99
Buy 1 Tuf Paper Towels @ $0.49 with in-ad coupon (filler)
– $2.00/1 Select Reach Dental Floss (RP insert 10/10/10)
Pay with $1.00 RR from above

Total After Coupon = $0.48

RRs Earned= $2.00

Grand Total OOP=$1.97

Total Value= $5.97 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.

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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.