Walgreens Deals - 5/29

Disappointed. That is really the best way to describe my Walgreens experience. The unfortunate thing is that it wasn't my first of this type of experience at Walgreens, but being an optimist I continue to return.

I headed out on Sunday to pick up some of their two day specials, as well as some of their weekly deals. And, no surprise, but they seemed to be out of everything. Certainly, there is a certain rush to be expected with some deals, but their situation was worsened by the fact that for some reason (I wasn't told/didn't ask) they hadn't gotten a truck on Wednesday.

They were out of the ProGlide razors in the razor department. For the razor, I found a random "promo" pack that had some other stuff with it, but since it was the only Gillette ProGlide that they had, I figured it was worth a shot. They were out of the Listerine Smart Rinse. They were out of the Crackerfuls.

From the wording on the signs, it sounds like most stores didn't have the Ritz Crackerfuls that were free after RR on Sunday and Monday - which makes you wonder why they couldn't do a rain check? They were substituting Triscuits, Wheat Thins and Ritz Crackers, but surprise they were out of most of that too!

I found a few things to piece together to make my trip more worthwhile, but was still disappointed.

Transaction #1
1 - ProGlide Razor

-$5 ProGlide mfg coupon

Total $4.89, plus $.64 tax OOP. Earned $5 RR.

Transaction #2
1 - Wheat Thins
1 - AquaFresh Kids Toothpaste (w/ in ad coupon)
1 - Illy Cappucino
1 - Freezer Pops

-$5 RR

Total $.99, plus $.06 tax OOP. Earned $2 and $2 RR.

Transaction #3
1 - Arizona Tea Gallon
4 - Arizona Tea Cans
1 - Caramel (filler)

-$2 RR
-$2 RR

Total $.30, plus $.26 tax OOP.

Total OOP for my trip was $6.18, plus $.96 tax. According to my receipts, I saved $24.26 on my visit. A savings of about 80%.

Walgreens Scenarios - week 5/29

Seeing some of the 2-day offers at Walgreens, certainly made a trip to Walgreens seem like a good idea.

Transaction #1
1 - Gillette ProGlide

-$5 Gillette mfg coupon

Total $4.98 OOP, earn $5 RR.

Transaction #2
1 - Crackerfuls
1 - ille Coffee
1 - Icy Hot Naturals
1 - Aquafresh Kids (w/ in ad coupon)
1 - Act II popcorn

-$1 Crackerfuls mfg coupon

-$5 RR

Total $.23 OOP, earn $2, $.99, and $2 RR.

Transaction #3
1 - Listerine Smart Rinse
1 - Act II Popcorn

-$2 RR
-$.99 RR

Total $.25 OOP, earn $2 RR.

Transaction #4
1 - Crackerfuls
1 - Aquafresh Kids (w/ in ad coupon)
1 - Act II Popcorn (filler)

-$1 Crackerfuls mfg coupon

-$2 RR

Total $.24 OOP, earn $2 RR.

Transaction #5
1 - Listerine Smart Rinse
1 - Act II Popcorn

-$2 RR
-$.99 RR

Total $.25 OOP, earn $2 RR.

Transaction #6
1 - Arizona Iced Tea
1 - Act II Popcorn

-$2 RR

Total $.23 OOP.

For the day, the total OOP is $6.18, for $28.16 in product, a savings of 79%.

For more Walgreens deals and scenarios, check out Money Saving Mom and Deal Seeking Mom. For more $5 scenarios, check out the Walgreens $5 Challenge.

I'm actually likely to try to pick up more of the Arizona Iced Tea jugs. My husband really likes this. (And doesn't think brewed tea tastes the same - if someone has a recipe that would deliver a similar flavor, I would love to try it. I think a sugar syrup needs to be made to use it). Normally, the regular price is $3, the sale price is $2.50 - so a price of $1.98 each is worth picking up a few.

CVS Scenarios - week of 5/29

I must say, that for a Holiday weekend, I'm a bit disappointed in the CVS ad. I don' t know why, but I expected for there to be some two day sales or other exciting offers. There are some things available, but nothing that really pulls at me to get out to CVS.

Transaction #1
1 - Preparation H Totables
2 - Mars Singles

-$2 Preparation H IP
-$.25 Mars candy CRT (I had one that expired last week - my store generally will take for 2 days after expiration)

Total $2.74 OOP, earn $3.99 and $1 ECBs.

Transaction #2
4 - Hershey's Drops/Pieces

-$2 $2/2 Hershey's mfg coupon
-$2 Hershey's Drops CRT (again, it expired last week)

Total $4. Pay with $3.99 plus $.01 OOP; earn $3 ECBs.

Transaction #3
2 - Oral B Toothbrush
1- M&M single

-$1.50 $1.50/2 Oral B Mfg coupon

Total $2.98. Pay with $3 ECB, adjusted down; earn $2 ECBs.

For the trip, the total OOP was $2.75, with $3 ECBs to roll, for $17.49 worth of product at sale prices.

For more deals and scenarios, check out Money Saving Mom and Deal Seeking Mom. For more $5 Scenarios, check out the CVS $5 Challenge.