Comments on: Walgreens: $10/$40 coupon for Friday and Saturday (Share Your Scenarios!)

By: Suzie

Suzie — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:28:31 +0000

Thanks this info helps so much.. I went this morning and got some great deals too.. I even got to get some free OREO.. mmm
Thanks for letting me know I can pay for RR and get RR .
Another Money Maker is the Scrubbing Bubbles Wipes.

By: Cara

Cara — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:23:30 +0000

I was able to use my Register Rewards for payment after all my coupons were used–including the $10/$40 coupon.

Also, I used coupons and all my Register Rewards printed out. I wonder why it is not working for some of you? I am sorry.

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:37:08 +0000

I requested Walgreens’ coupon policy this week from corporate, and here is their reponse below. I received an almost identical response from Publix a few weeks ago. Not so with WalMart…theirs is on their website, and it’s quite liberal I think.

September 12, 2008

Thank you for taking your time to contact our Corporate Offices. We appreciate hearing from our customers and value all comments received.

We do not have a set coupon policy rather guidelines we follow. If you have specific questions I would be happy to answer them for you. If you have concerns please specify the location involved so we may notify senior
management for resolution.

Again, thank you for contacting our corporate office. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your comments.

Sincerely,

April S.
Consumer Response Representative

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:07:21 +0000

I had a great visit to WAGS last night in middle TN! I was able to find Robitussin DM on an end cap on the bottom shelf with all the WAGS brand cough syrups. I asked a manager if they had more Oust Surface & Air Sanitizer (for which I had two BOGO coupons, in addition to the $1 ES Q). He went into the back and brought out some clearance Outdoor Scent cans for only ONE DOLLAR EACH! Free after just the ES Q! They also did have the Chemistry, Pert, Sunsilk, South Beach bars, KY Yours & Mine. The Heberts bars were regularly priced at $1.99 each. The manager also said WAGS substituted the SPACE BAGS last month for the FAR, so the ones I got should work this month as well. He said they had such trouble getting them in last month that’s probably why they added it to this month’s rebates. All of my WAGS and MFR Qs worked fine (for a pleasant surprise), and my $10 RRs popped out, and then I breathed a great sigh of relief! He also mentioned not knowing how much longer the RR would be around. He was very pleasant with my whole transaction. This was not my usual local WAGS.

I would like to comment on the post above about using coupons ethically and responsibly, so as not to give retailers and manufacturers a bad taste. Money Saving Mom has mentioned not going overboard, and though I’ve been guilty of doing it myself in the first months of couponing, I’ve learned that a little is good and more is not always so good (for me, our family, our home, or for the coupon system as a whole). I love this site and I’m enjoying all the savings (in moderation).

Have a blessed Saturday with your families!

By: kp

kp — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:15:54 +0000

I had the same problem with RR printing. I could not use Robitussin RR to pay for Dimetapp (or the RR would not print). I even tried to use Crest RR to pay for Dimetapp and they still wouldn’t print. So they voided the transaction and I paid cash. The end of my story (after visiting several different locations) – only use RR to pay for items that aren’t expected to print more RR. That’s fine. I can always use diapers!

By: Amy W

Amy W — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:42:16 +0000

Robitussin $2 coupon

got it in an email not long ago
enjoy!
https://j.ovm1.net:443/wch1/universalcoupon/universalcouponMM.aspx?&next=../UniversalReg/Conditions.aspx&UserID=5011357&couponpid=ROB0716&product=ro&f=Amy&l=West

I believe since the ad says “1 per customer” or however it is worded, the system is set up to “know” that you already got that reward if you are paying for it with the same reward. Make sense?
It is called not being able to “roll” that RR.
Unlike CVS where if the limit is 3 you can buy one, use the eCB from that one to buy another and get the ECB again. Not true for WG.
You ahve to be careful with the RR’s when doing several transactions.
HTH!
Amy

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:15:53 +0000

So, I printed off one coupon $10/$40 coupon today…can I print off another one and shop again tomorrow?

By: Tracey

Tracey — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:58:03 +0000

I’ve had three bad experiences with Walgreens this week. I live in Florida, and tried to do the Robitussin, Caltrate Vitamins, and Scrubbing Bubbles deals. NONE of the RR’s printed. The managers of both stores said that it was because I used coupons. I’m not sure if there is a recourse here. Thanks.

By: Tressa Book Nut Nelson

Tressa Book Nut Nelson — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:50:58 +0000

Great site! I’ll be back for more money saving tips. Thanks to The Q Family Adventure site for the link!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:02:05 +0000

Kelly, my comment? Darn! How’s that for a comment! LOL. I am new to Wag-ing, so I’m not sure if they’ll take two of the same Catalinas on one order or not. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow. If not, I’ll need to figure out another creative way to work this. Don’t worry, I’ll stay up all night working on the perfect scenerio. : )

I wonder if this is just a case of YMMV or if the register just won’t allow it.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:59:28 +0000

Honestly, I think when a cashier has no idea why a RR won’t print, they just tell you what they ‘think’ the right answer is. You hear different comments from so many people about why the RR didn’t print out.

I was on another site (sorry, don’t know which one) that said if you use a RR then more RR won’t print out. I think this may be partially true.

The other day I got the Robitussin, the Scrubbing Bubbles and the mouthwash deal. I paid for my order with coupons and a RR from the Robitussin. My Scrubbing Bubbles and mouthwash RRs printed, but not the one for Robtussin. So I’m wondering if the computers are smart enough to know that I obviously already got that deal.

At the time no one (cashier, manager or myself) could figure out why they wouldn’t print, so the manager just voided the Robitussin and re-rang so they would come out.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:42:20 +0000

Here’s what I got and the awesome thing is the Manager let me use the $10/$40 before my other coupons!!!!!
Listerine 2/$11
Chex 3 bags 2.97
Dimetp 3- $11.97
Mini box 1.00
Tomato soup .69-$2.76
Space bag $5.99
Pert Sh $3.79
Total $43.03
Minus:
$10/$40
$1 Listerine
.40 cents off soup
2 -$1.00 chex
.50 cents off chex
3- $2.00 dimetapp
$2.00 off pert
Total $20.23 oop (gc)
Earned $16 in RR
Earned $10.75 Mail Rebate!
Walgreens paid me $6.52!!!

By: 2bfrugal

2bfrugal — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:19:17 +0000

Wow, I thought I had done really well this morning with my scenario but you guys are blowing me away with the deals. Way to go!

By: wendy

wendy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:37:59 +0000

I went to Walgreens today to use my 10/40 coupon. I concentrated on buying items that would generate either a rebate or RR. No RR printed out at the end of my transaction. I asked the clerk about it and she told me that when you use a $10/40 coupon no RR will print. Has anyone else experienced this?

By: anna

anna — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:33:53 +0000

I posted what I did on Mr linkys. since I used all of the rest of the MIR for the last $10 off coupon I got other things we really needed… put them away and don’t need to shop again for a while!
I love all the different scenarios… Keep up the good work ladies.
Happy day.
Anna
http://www.gbmom2407.blogspot.com

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:49:24 +0000

If you register for the coupons with different email addresses, you can get different security codes! Or if you print one per day you get a different code even if you use the same address you’ve used before.

If people are taking advantage, then the stores should put a limit on the deal rather than punish everyone by taking it away. CVS does this well with the extrabucks card (though of course it doesn’t prevent a person from having multiple cards). Wags could do the same.

By: Coupon Geek

Coupon Geek — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:05:04 +0000

Do you know, can you use RRs to buy Wags gift cards? Sometimes I don’t want to use the RRs right away, but with only a 2 week expiration date, I have to. I’d love to buy a GC with them and be able to use that at leisure, rather than forcing myself to find a good scenario. Just wondering if anyone knew. Thanks so much!!

~Jaycie

By: Shayleen

Shayleen — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:17:16 +0000

I went to my local Walgreen’s today to stock up on the Robitussin and Dimetapp deal, plus a few other deals. The store manager knows me and is so kind. He even stopped me to ask if I got the Crest Mouthwash this week. Of course I had
He then proceeded to tell me that RR probably won’t be around much longer. The vitamin companies have already pulled out of those deals. All thanks to people that take advantage of them. Serious advantage. The Walgreens store manager told me of a few people that came in this week to “stock up.” One person bought about 30 mouthwashes and then used the RR to buy gasoline gift cards. Another bought about 30 bottles of Robitussin. I asked him if he doesn’t get reimbursed for the coupons though (particularly the $3 robitussin coupons). He said that when people print multiples of these types of coupons, it has the same security code on them all. The manufacturer will only reimburse them for one coupon per security code. I quickly looked at my coupons and sure enough…I had printed them from one computer and so they all had the same security code. Well folks, I really don’t want to see RR go away and so I put all but three bottles of my Robitussin/Dimetapp away. I still made $1 on the deal…and didn’t take advantage.
The manufacturers don’t like being given multiple coupons with the same security codes on them to be reimbursed and so they pull out of the RR with Walgreens.
I got to thinking that we (at least it seems) are mostly Christian stay at home mommy’s and we really aren’t out to make money…just SAVE money. So…if we could pass this word along to others and be sure we are HONEST in our coupon printing, hopefully it will be around (along with RR) for a long time to come!

By: Sarah W

Sarah W — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:14:45 +0000

Wow! After much research- I’m relatively new to this- I did my first big time WAGS run this morning:

Scrubbing Bubbles Bath Cleaner 1Q
Scrubbing Bubbles Shower 1Q
Scrubbing Bubbles Shower 1Q
Scrubbing Bubbles Gel 1Q- 5RR for these
Oust (x2) deal -free w/ Q’s
Pert 3Q (big one was on sale)- FAR
Chemistry Shampoo (manager pulled a 1Q out of a box of tear-offs for me)- FAR
Nivea Men’s Bodywash 1Q- FAR
Lypsyl- FAR
Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash- RR
Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste- .75Q- FAR
Revlon Nailpolish 1Q- FAR
Robitussin (x3) deal -3-3Q’s – 10RR
Dove Chocolate Bar deal 1Q +Wags Q

Total After Q’s: 41.55 – 10/40
= 31.55

32.33 FAR on giftcard
+19.50 RR
——————
20.28 Profit

By: Shelli

Shelli — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:41:03 +0000

I was just wondering if you had heard of this or what you make of it:
I was on hotcouponworld in the walgreens forum and they were saying that they called the company and the company told them that the 10/40 has to be used after all WALGREENS coupons. So if you go in you use all the walgreens coupons, then hand them the 10/40 coupons and THEN hand them the manufacturers coupons and that should work. They said that they get reimbursed the full price of the manf. coupons so they are not counting that.

Ive noticed that many people are having good experiences with this order of operation at the cash register…but I’m new to all this and get nervous and don’t want to do the wrong thing. What’s your take? Thanks!