Comments on: Walgreens: More freebies and money-makers!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:10:30 +0000

The Benefiber deal worked for me! Thanks for the heads up on such a great deal!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:48:49 +0000

Benefiber did NOT work for me in Illinois. I got 3 of the Kiwi 16-count sticks, just as advised here, and they were priced $8.50. Used the Easy Saver coupon, which took off $15, and 3 manufacturers’ coupons, which took off $6 more. So I would have paid $4.50 for all 3, except I was using the $5/$20, so it was kind of a wash.

Actually NONE of the RRs I was supposed to get printed out at first. For one of them, the Theraflu deal, the clerk couldn’t find any reason so she rescanned the items, and got one to print out and gave it to me (i think one of the boxes was not producing even though it should have, so she scanned one of the others twice). For the Alka Seltzer, I had grabbed the wrong variety so she did a return and re-rang up the right boxes, and I got that one. But for the Benefiber, she showed me that the ad clearly stated which ones you could buy.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:40:07 +0000

I went yesterday to Walgreens very excited to get the PERT, Benefiber deal and the gillette razor all for $3.97 plus tax! It didn’t go well at all. They wouldn’t let me use my $2/1 along with the $2.50 ESC because it was over the worth of the shampoo. What do you do when there is overage? Is it allowed? Is this when a filler comes in, if so, what does that mean exactly? Also, the benfiber here in Los Angeles was $8.99 and she wouldn’t let me use the coupons together. How frustrating!

By: Nanette

Nanette — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:35:39 +0000

The benefiber deal worked for me, as described. I am in eastern PA. Thanks for the info.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:39:05 +0000

I tried to do the Benefiber deal tonight and it would not work. =( The 16 count wouldn’t print the RR. So I returned them and pouted. I’ll try it at another store tomorrow and see if it will work. With all of the tiny Benefiber coupons we get every week…I was excited to finally use the little annoying things!!

Blessings,
Leslie

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:13:29 +0000

Today is the first time I tried to use Oct EasySaver coupons (expire Oct 25) and the November EasySaver Coupons (start Oct 24) and the cashier was adamant about not being able to use them. I thought you all said I should be able to so she called the manager. The manager was going to check but was leaning toward NOT letting me use both until it got real busy and he authorized it. Has this ever happened to anyone? I haven’t ready this being a problem for anyone on any blog anywhere before. Talking the manager later, he said there is some emails going around management and he didn’t know really if this was covered or not until he had time to look into it more. But boy that cashier had her claws out as it I was ‘taking’ her money or something. Blessings all!

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:09:31 +0000

My Walgreens is only allowing use of one RR per transaction so I guess I’ll have to buy items in separate transactions to use them. Anyone having this problem?

AND if you use a RR in a transaction you, for sure, will not be printed any RR no matter what the RR used/earned are for. At least that’s here. What about you?

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:07:24 +0000

I tried to use the $2.50 October EasySaver coupon for Pert Plus today stacked with a $2 manufacturer’s coupon and my Walgreen’s would not allow me to use both like person above. Never had this happen before. Any thoughts?

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:10:27 +0000

I have done the Benefiber 16 ct. Strawberry Kiwi deal 3 times – it works. RR printed fine – no problems. It’s not advertised in the add as a qualifying item but, it’s included.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:51:43 +0000

I had a similar issue as some others with manufacturer coupons and RR not printing. The manager stated he couldn’t override it or make them print, however he did tell me to call Walgreens’ customer service and have the transaction # off my receipt and explain the issue. He said that this had been happening with others and they had been successful in getting their register rewards reimbursed on a gift card or such. He agreed with me when I mentioned that it wasn’t stated anywhere that coupons couldn’t be used on RR items.
Perhaps this would work for those who had issues with RR not printing when using a RR.
I haven’t tried this yet, but will update when I get a chance.

By: CouponNerd

CouponNerd — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:32:31 +0000

I went to WAGs tonight and they made me mad!!!! I tried to buy Alka Seltzer plus Cold, which rang up at $5.49 (a different story all together) and used a $5 RR that I had to pay. I had to add 89 cents of my own money which was ok since I was going to get a RR of $4.99, right? WRONG! The RR did not print. When I inquired about it I was told that since I paid with a RR a new RR would not print out. Is this baloney, or a new policy? Please help!

Needless to say I returned the Alka Seltzer and got my RR back, right away!

This blows!!!!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:50:29 +0000

So even though it was not listed as producing RRs in my ad, the 16 count Strawberry Kiwi DID indeed work…now I’m just bummed that I figured out it has aspartame. Duh! Someone should want it, right?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:56:19 +0000

The $5 kiwi-strawberry Benefiber coupon in our Easy Saver was Limit 1 so I could not do the RR deal.

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Money Saving Mom here: I’ve not tried this deal myself, but from what I understand from Walgreens coupon policy, you should be able to do this deal without a problem. The “Limit 1″ means that you can only use one EasySaver coupon per item. The coupon will automatically take money off of each Benefiber item you buy.

Hope that helps!

By: Brenna Kater, the Ocean Skater

Brenna Kater, the Ocean Skater — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:10:50 +0000

Benefiber is $9.99 here & they didn’t have any Strawberry sticks, but I did get my free Pert Plus

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:05:54 +0000

My Benefiber price is $8.49 here too…and my ad doesn’t include the 16 count box of Strawberry Kiwi…I’m gonna try it for RR anyway because I use that Benefiber drink mix already. I’ll let y’all know.

By: jamie

jamie — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:07:49 +0000

I’ve done the Benefiber deal with the Kiwi Strawberry 16 pack and it worked great for me! Our ad also says that the RR’s are for the larger box, but they printed out just fine when I bought the 3 of them. It’s a great money maker! I was a little nervous at first b/c it wasn’t specified in the ad, but I figured with the coupons & ESC coupon i would only pay 2.97 oop anyway and it was worth a shot. I could always give to my mom to use or return them

By: Katherine

Katherine — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:39:35 +0000

Oh my–I really had the worst experience at Walgreens tonight!! I tried to use two Triaminic coupons, and the clerk was able to scan one, but not the other. The manager came over and told me that the computer is set up to only take one of each type of coupon. I tried to tell him that that wasn’t true–I had two bottles of Triaminic, so I should be able to use two coupons. I also mentioned that I have never had this problem before and that I have sometimes used even 3 of the same coupon for 3 items. He pointed out that the coupon said “limit one per purchase,” and I told him that that was different than “one per transaction.” He basically insulted me for needing to use coupons, he told me that by trying to use RR’s and coupons I was “taking advantage of the system,” and told me that he couldn’t manually try to punch my coupon in “because it would be his job on the line if the system took it.” Does anyone know how I can complain about this? Is it even worth it? I was really being very nice, and I told him that I just wanted a real explanation for why it wasn’t taking my coupon because I knew that his explanation was incorrect. Should I try calling the corporate office? Any advice would be appreciated!!

By: brenda

brenda — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:51:26 +0000

is the kiwi strawberry producing the RR? in my add it doesn’t include the 16 ct. but i’ve heard rumors that some are getting the kiwi one to work for them. my son uses this stuff so i’m up for buying some if it’s free or a money maker. just wondered if anyone got it to work with the kiwi??

By: Jeremiah's Mami

Jeremiah's Mami — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:03:45 +0000

The Benefiber Kiwi 16 count package does work towards the RR deal, even though it is not stated in the ad. It’s like a hidden deal. Also, the package rings up for 8.49 in CT, as most things in CT are more expensive than other states. Also, if the cashiers are refusing to give you RR’s when you earn them (as in the case with the Glade Wisp buyer), ask to speak to the manager and to get the phone number for corporate, weights and measures, the catalina company and customer service. It is fraud if they do not give you what they have advertised they will give you. Lastly, Wags accepts Manu Q’s with the IVC’s, you just have to give the Manu Q’s first. Happy Waggin!

By: Katy

Katy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:52:05 +0000

Amy,

I’ve been told the same thing (about not being able to use a Mfr. Q along with an EasySaver Q) at my local Wags, and it irritated me so. I’ve found that my store has been looking for ways to thwart our couponing efforts, and will make up new “rules” on the spot if necessary. It’s very annoying. Perhaps try another Wags. Or next time, sweetly ask them to TRY scanning the EasySaver Q to see if it “takes” after using the Mfr. Q. Once it does, smile and say, “Wow, it must be okay to use them both!” You catch a lot of flies with honey, honey. : )