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Total OOP spent = $5.90, but got back $20 in RR + $3 Cortaid Rebate Form + FREE Always pads coupon!
I decided to get up bright and early this morning to head to Walgreens so I could get in on the 2-day sales and weekly RR deals! I visited a store that normally has things in stock and I was happy to see that they had almost everything in stock that I wanted, except the the Walgreens AthroughZ vitamins, so I thought that was pretty good!
I went in the store with $11 in Register Rewards and after 3 transactions I got everything above (except one case of water is missing in the picture because I already tore it open and added it to our garage fridge) for $5.90 out of pocket AND I left the store with $20 in Register Rewards, 1 coupon for a FREE package of Always pads, and can submit for the $3 Cortaid refund! Essentially, it’s like I got everything FREE + made a $6.10 profit after rebate and Register Rewards.
This is my own method, but if you’re wondering where I got my numbers from, I calculate my profit by taking:
The amount of RR/rebate I walked out of the store with ($23 RR)
- (minus)
The amount of Register Rewards I started with ($11 RR)
- (minus)
The amount I spent out of pocket ($5.90)
= -$6.10 PROFIT!
Transaction 1:
- 2 Aquafresh Bubble Mint toothpaste $.99 with in-store ad - 1 $2/2 Aquafresh mfg. coupons from Safeway booklet (beeps, so cashier entered manually) = 2 for FREE
- 2 Neutrogena bar soaps ($2.99 each) + 1 Neutrogena Astringent ($5.29) – 3 $1.50 mfg. coupons from the Safeway/Randall’s May booklet = $6.77, get back $10 RR
- They only had 2 Neutrogena facial bar soaps in stock, but if you can get 3 of the soaps, your total will only be $4.47 if you have the Randall’s/Safeway coupons or $8.97 if you don’t have those coupons. Either way it is free + a moneymaker after the $10 RR!
- 1 Ecotrin aspirin $2 – $2 mfg. coupon from 5/16 RP or here = FREE, get back $2 RR
- Luster 7 Sensitive toothpaste = $5, get back $5 RR
- Kotex Ultra Thin pads $3.49 - $1 mfg. from 4/18 SS or here = $2.49, get back $2.50 RR (AND PRINTS OUT COUPON FOR FREE ALWAYS PADS!! WAHOO!)
- TOTAL = $14.47 with tax - $11 RR I started with = $3.47, got back $19.50 RR (and coupon for free Always pads!)
- My total was actually $2 higher because my cashier forgot to scan the Ecotrin coupon, so afterwards she refunded me the $2 and then had to re-ring it with the coupon for inventory and it spit out another $2 RR and she said I could have it (I couldn’t believe it!).

Transaction 2:
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2 Aquafresh Bubble Mint toothpaste $.99 with in-store ad – 1 $2/2 Aquafresh mfg. coupons from Safeway booklet (beeps, so cashier entered manually) = FREE
-
4 Hershey’s Pieces bagged candy $2.50 each – 4 $1 mfg. from the 4/18 SS = $6, get back $5 RR
-
1 Ecotrin $2 – $2 mfg. from 5/16 RP or here = FREE, get back $2 RR
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1 Cortaid cream $3 – $1 mfg. from 4/25 SS = $2, get back $3 after mail-in-rebate
-
Filler item - Royal strawberry jello = $.20 with in-ad coupon
Transaction 3:
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1 Rejuvicare Hair/Nail supplement= $9.99, get back $10 RR
-
2 Lifesaver peg bags $2.29 on sale Buy One Get One Free – 2 $.75 mfg. IP. previously available on
Coupons.com =
$.40 each
-
1 Ecotrin $2 – $2 mfg. from 5/16 RP or
here =
FREE, get back $2 RR
-
2 Walgreens 24-count water bottles $2.49 each (Sun-Mon sale only) = $4.98
-
3 Aquafresh Bubble Mint toothpaste $.99 with in-store ad – 1 $2/2 Aquafresh mfg. coupons from Safeway booklet (beeps, so cashier entered manually) – $1/1 mfg. IP
here (no longer available) =
3 for FREE
-
Total = 18.92 after tax = $18 RR from Transaction 2 = $.92, got back $12 RR
-
My cashier actually rang up 2 Ecotrin and I realized it before leaving the store so I went back and she refunded me the $2 and then had to re-ring it for inventory AGAIN using the coupon and it spit out another $2 RR and she handed it to me AGAIN!)
Grand Total = $5.90 out of pocket, but got back $20 in RR + $3 Cortaid Rebate Form + FREE Always pads coupon!