I used to be a complete professional at shopping the drug stores. I had a closet full of good stuff and donated so many things. And then the world changed and it was a skill that got lost.
I was nervous going to Walgreens today to do my first shopping trip with all the new rules and terminology. Plus I was going on Monday and, as I suspected, one of the things I wanted to get was out of stock. But I think I had a really good first go at it and will continue watching the deals to grab the stuff we need.
I am going to keep these posts simple as I shop. If you want to get INTO Walgreens other bloggers have tons of information available. But if these items look good to you and you could use any of them, you can do everything I did!
Terms To Know
For those of you who are like me and need a refresher on the terms here is what I needed to know for today:
Walgreens Cash– you earn it and it loads into your Walgreens account. You can see the total on the app. No paper to keep track of but it will expire eventually. You’ll earn 1% Walgreens Cash rewards storewide and 5% Walgreens Cash rewards on Walgreens branded products. When you want to use it just tell the cashier. The PIN machine will ask you how much you want to use at checkout. You can use the minimum of $1 and the maximum of $50 per transaction.
Register Rewards– manufacturer coupons that print out from the Catalina machine at the register. This is a piece of paper you have to keep track of. They usually last about two weeks. It’s the same as using cash though there are restrictions like prescriptions, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.
Walgreens Digital Store Coupons– You will find the coupons listed in the Walgreens ad and on Walgreens.com and the Walgreens app. They are often called “load to card” but will show up if you enter your phone number at checkout. You don’t have to have an actual card. Some of these will be coupons for individual items and some will just be overall coupons- things like “spend $25 and receive $7.” Just clip everything you can!
Walgreens Shopping Trip 8/28
Old Spice Wilderness with Lavender 2.6 oz Reg Price $9.29 Sale Price $6.00
Old Spice Fresher Oasis with Vanilla 2.6 oz Reg Price $9.29 Sale Price $6.00
Old Spice Deep Sea with Ocean Elements 2.6 oz Reg Price $9.29 Sale Price $6.00
Crest Pro-Health Advance Toothpaste 5.1 Oz Reg Price $5.29 Sale Price $5.00
Crest Pro-Health Advance Toothpaste 5.1 Oz Reg Price $5.29 Sale Price $5.00
Crest Pro-Health Multi-Protection Oral Rinse Clean Mint $6.99 Sale Price $6.00
Price Before Savings: $45.44
Walgreens Digital Coupons Submitted: $5/3 Old Spice Digital Coupon on the Walgreens App and $5/3 Crest Product Coupon on the Walgreens App
Paid Out of Pocket After Coupons and Savings: $24 (without tax and such)
Submitted for $6 in Rebates on Ibotta (the Old Spice Deodorant currently has a $2 rebate and you can do it 3 times)
Final Price: $18
Receive $5 in Register Rewards for the Old Spice and Receive $5 in Register Rewards for the Crest Purchase to use on a future purchase.
Additionally, when I logged into the account there was a coupon for $10 in Walgreens Cash if I spent $25. So that $10 was added to my Walgreens cash to use on a future purchase too!
Submitted for 25 Points on Fetch
Final Price After Walgreens Cash and Register Rewards: FREE
