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 March 27th:
*coupons in red (scenarios never include tax as this will vary by region)
Transaction #1
Buy 2 Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste @ $3.00 each
– (2) $1.50/1 Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste (SS insert 03/27/11)
Total After Coupons= $3.00
RRs Earned= $4.00
Transaction #2
Buy 2 Edge Shave Gel @ $2.00 each
Buy 1 Speed Stick Deodorant @ $1.99
Buy 1 Snickers Creme Egg @ $0.29 (filler)
– (2) $0.55/1 Edge Shave Gel (SS insert 03/20/11)
– $0.50/1 Speed Stick Antiperspirant (SS insert 03/27/11)
Pay with $4.00 RR from above
Total After Coupon and RRs= $0.68
RRs Earned= $3.00
Grand Total OOP=$3.68
Total Value= $12.28 with $3.00 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.
Boo! The $4 register rewards didn’t work on the Fructis shampoo deal so my oop got messed up! Fortunately, I was given a mail-in rebate form so I can enjoy $4 register rewards at a later date 🙂