Walgreens $5 Challenge: Feb 28-Mar 6

March 1, 2010 · 6 comments

Walgreen's $5 Challenge (1)

Welcome, my fellow Walgreens fans! It’s Sunday, time for our weekly Walgreens $5 Challenge.  The place to come for simple scenarios with step-by-step instructions.

It is a bit of a tricky week to stay under $5 at Wags, but it can be done! Grab your weekly Walgreens ad, a printer and some scissors to get started. Don’t forget to pick up your March Walgreens Coupon Book.

If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, and wanting to learn the basics, check out this post. New to couponing? Learn the lingo here.

If you are a first time visitor, here’s the lowdown:

Join me each week as I host The Walgreens $5 Challenge!

Seasoned WAGS shoppers: share your best scenario(s) for the upcoming week at Walgreens.

Your budget: $5.00 out-of-pocket cash.

Your mission: to grow that $5.00 into more Register Rewards (RR) to use in upcoming weeks.

Want to participate? Start by reading the rules here.

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Here is MY $5 Scenario for the week of February 28th:
*coupons in red (scenarios never include tax as this will vary by region)

Transaction #1
Buy (3) Crest Dental Care @ $9.00
(3) $2.00/1
Crest Rinse (P&G insert 02/07/10)

Total After Coupons= $3.00

RRs Earned= $3.00

Transaction #2
Buy 1 Speedstick or Lady Speedstick Deodorant @ $1.99
Buy 1 Colgate Total Toothpaste @ $2.99
$0.75/1 Select Colgate Toothpastes, exp. 3-13-10 (SS 02/21/10)
Pay with $3.00 RR from above

Total After coupon and RR= $1.23

RRs Earned= $3.00

Grand Total OOP= $4.23

Total Value= $14.00 with $3.00 in Register Rewards remaining!

Keep rolling those RR’s for more savings!

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Let’s see what fabulous scenarios you come up with for $5.00 or less!

Simply post your scenarios on your blog, then drop by Keeping the Kingdom First and add your permalink to Mr. Linky below. (If you are reading via email or in a reader please click through to see the Mr. Linky)

Please link directly to your scenarios. Links directly to your homepage will be deleted. Linking back to this meme to share it with others is greatly appreciated!

Don’t have a blog? You can leave a comment with your scenario, too. I invite everyone to participate.

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{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Couponaholic (Karissa) March 1, 2010 at 5:46 am

Your site is great!
.-= Couponaholic (Karissa)´s last blog ..Quick: Printables Reset! =-.

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2 Ann March 1, 2010 at 8:30 pm

I found a 75 cent off coupon for Lady Speed Stick Stainguard so after the WAGS $1 RR, the deodorant was 24 cents!

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3 Ann March 1, 2010 at 8:30 pm

woops here is the link

http://dealfindingchik.blogspot.com/2010/02/24-lady-speed-stick-stainguard.html

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Alyssa Francis Reply:

Awesome find, thanks, Ann!

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4 Stefani March 2, 2010 at 2:44 am

I went twice yesterday. My first trip I got like $40 worth of products for only $6. See my trip here:
http://mommyenterprises.com/freebie-blog/walgreens-deals/my-walgreens-trip-0228/
.-= Stefani´s last blog ..Rainbow Brite CD Review And Giveaway – 3 Winners =-.

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5 Priscilla March 2, 2010 at 3:52 pm

RR scan at Meijer’s b/c they are manf. Q. Didn’t know if you all knew this or not.

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