26 Responses for "the obligatory brag post"

1. Leanne October 24th, 2008 at 12:25 pm 1

   I tried to do the double dip on the Goody hairbrush but the lady wouldn’t let me because she said the November book doesn’t start until Sunday. I still got the brush because I found one that was marked at $5.99 and came with a travel size brush as well. So, I got two brushes for $4.99 (I used the October coupon). They didn’t have their November books out and all I had was a printout of the coupon so I couldn’t even try to argue with her. It doesn’t really matter…

2. Patricia October 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm 2

   Leanne, sorry your DD didn’t work out

   I tried looking for dates on the November Catalog and I couldn’t find where it says that the Q’s are good from. But…if you go to the REbate Home Page online, it does say that the Catalog is good from October 24th to November 22nd.

   So yes, arguing your point would be hard unless you tell them to go online - and personally, I wouldn’t even bother going that far. Did you speak to a Manager?

3. Kate October 24th, 2008 at 1:08 pm 3

   2 Theraflu Warming
   1 Oral B Cross-Action
   1 Gillette Fusion Power Razor
   1 Almay Mascara
   1 LipSyl
   ________________
   2 $2 off Theraflu
   1 75 cents off Oral B
   1 $4 off Gillette
   1 $1 off Almay
   1 $5/20
   Paid $19.68 on a Gift Card from last month
   Got $12.50 in RRs
   Will get $9.98 Walgreens Rebates
   Will get $4.99 Theraflu Rebate
   Total PROFIT of $7.79! (which I spent on infant’s ibuprofen… anyone notice how the children’s keeps going on sale, but nada on the infants????)

4. CouponDivas October 24th, 2008 at 1:33 pm 4

   My total was $16.68 after tax and coupons and I got $14 in Walgreens Register Rewards. I will also do the Mail in Rebate from Theraflu for another $2.99 back! So all of this will essentially be FREE!

   CouponDivas´s last blog post..What I Will Buy w/ My Walgreens $5 off $20 Printable Coupon

5. CouponDivas October 24th, 2008 at 2:06 pm 5

   Let’s see if these pics work instead.

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/coupondivas/2969973866/in/photostream/

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/coupondivas/2969128471/in/photostream/

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/coupondivas/2969128491/in/photostream/

   CouponDivas´s last blog post..What I Will Buy w/ My Walgreens $5 off $20 Printable Coupon

6. K October 24th, 2008 at 2:15 pm 6

   My total after coupons was 16.69. I got $5 RR (St Ives), 5.69 Mail in rebate (for Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber), and $12 (not including 10%) from October Easy Saver Rebates (Lypsyl, Rimmel Foundation, Scrubbing Bubbles)! So I was paid to buy this stuff! YEAH
   I was totally dissappointed though because ALL of my WAGS have been out of Pert Plus for over a week! And I have a bunch of coupons!

7. kimsansf October 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm 7

   question for you WAGs veterans…

   can I use my 5/20 coupon and then use a RR toward my final $15 balance? or does a RR count as a coupon, so my total has to be $20 after all coupons and RRs?

8. jamie October 24th, 2008 at 2:29 pm 8

   3-strawberry kiwi benefiber
   1-nivea body wash
   1-lypsyl
   3-mt. dew 12pks
   1-st. ives face wash
   2-gillete for mens shampoo
   4-snickers fun size
   total after coupns was $22.48
   received $18 rr’s and a cat. for 50 free song downloads:)
   and will (hopefully) receive around $17 for rebates
   oops! I forgot to get my raincheck for the fresh matic-guess I’ll have to make another run tonight..

9. Patricia October 24th, 2008 at 2:38 pm 9

   @kimsansf: RRs count as ManQ’s so you need to count that towards your equation before using the $5 Q.

   @jamie: oops! I forgot to get my raincheck for the fresh matic-guess I’ll have to make another run tonight..

   Any excuse will do

10. kimsansf October 24th, 2008 at 3:08 pm 10

    here is my deal… after this i will be done with my FAR items for this month:

    nivea for men ($4.99 - $1Q)
    Oral B toothbrush ($4.49 - .75Q)
    St Ives ($4.99)
    Chemistry haircare ($9.99)
    Lysol Freshmatic ($5.99-$5Q)
    Little plastic pumpkin for my little one (.39)

    Total after Qs: 24.09 - $4RR = 20.09

    Total OOP : 15.09

    Will get: $9.50 RRs, $16 in rebates

    Im using one of the coupons to get a $25 gift card with a prescription transfer purchase (i have to fill the script anyway), so Ill come out really well today if they have all that.

11. Cynthia October 24th, 2008 at 3:20 pm 11

    I failed. I tried so hard to get my total up to $20 after coupons, but just couldn’t. Here’s my loot:

    12 - Schick Quattro 3 pk. disposables
    4 - Pert Plus
    3 - Theraflu (one warming)
    1 - Almay One Coat Mascara
    1 - Rimmel Glam Mascara
    1 - Rimmel Colour Rush Eyeshadow
    2 - Goody Hair Brushes
    1 - Oral-B Crossaction toothbrush
    Subtotal: $141.69
    ——————–
    Used:
    $2/1 IVC Schick Quattro
    $3/1 IVC Schick Quattro
    6 x B1G1F Schick
    $2.50/1 IVC Pert Plus
    $2/1 Pert Plus
    3 x $2/1 Theraflu
    $1/1 Almay cosmetic
    $5.99/1 - Rimmel Buy Glam Mascara Get Colour Rush
    $2/1 - Rimmel Glam Mascara
    $1/1 IVC Goody Brush
    $2/1 IVC Goody Brush
    $0.75/1 Oral-B Manual Toothbrush
    Subtotal: $8.09
    Tax: $9.92
    Total: $18.01
    RR Received: $12.50 ($8 Theraflu & $4.50 Oral-B)
    ESR: $6.99 (Almay - Nov.)
    MIR: $2.99 (Theraflu warming)

    Profit: $4.47!!
    :-) :-)

    I was so tickled with my total that I forgot to give her one of my $8 RR to pay.

    Rimmel is B1G1 this week too, so that ended up being a surprise moneymaker. My store showed the prices as Glam Mascara $7.49 and Eyeshadow $5.99 B1G1F, but they rang up as $3.75 each. So:

    $3.75 Mascara
    $3.75 Shadow
    -$3.75 Store sale B1G1F
    -$5.99 Buy mascara get shadow free
    -$2.00 Glam mascara
    = -$4.24 (Profit!!)

    I got the Rimmel coupons from last month’s All You and the very latest All You (in mail yesterday.) HTH.

    Sorry this is so long - it’s just too good not to share when the Walgreen’s gods smile on you!

12. Patricia October 24th, 2008 at 3:26 pm 12

    @Cynthia: I have some Rimmel in my scenarios, hopefully it will become a MM for me too

    I think you did very well! Well done!

13. Julie October 24th, 2008 at 3:44 pm 13

    The Schick Double Dip is awesome - it’s a money maker!

    I got 4 Schick Quattro Disposable Razors (3 pk.) for free and made $3.42.

    4 x $8.29
    Less $12 (Nov. IVC)
    Less $8 (Oct. IVC)
    Less $16.58 (2 B1G1 q’s)
    Overage $3.42

    I should have given the cashier my $5/$20 Wags q, but he already had to call over the manager to make sure he was doing the q’s correctly and at one point he only wanted to credit my B1G1 q’s for $6.29. He was so confused - bless his heart. So I didn’t get greedy and push it. But if you do use the $5 Wags q. It would be an overage of $8.42. Awesome!

14. Patricia October 24th, 2008 at 3:59 pm 14

    That’s great, Julie! I only have 1 of those Q’s

    What’d you buy to absorb the overage? Sorry, I’m being snoopy

15. Julie October 24th, 2008 at 4:29 pm 15

    You’re not snoopy - I just didn’t want to bore you with the details. I just grabbed 2 bags of Lays chips (my family’s weakness) and they were on sale 2/$4. So my total OOP was $3.90. And of that $3.32 was tax. I was kinda in a hurry and my main goal was to get those free schick razors so I didn’t have much of a plan for the overage.

    I didn’t use the $5 q like I said before. But I’ve got to remember when I do use it to give it first and then all my other q’s so as to take full advantage of the $5 q. But it really rattles me when I get a cashier who has to scan things and then starts voiding things in order to get my ticket right. I wish they would do some training and let their employee’s know that Walgreens fully recoups the amount of manufacturer’s q’s and not to act like we’re being dishonest or getting a good deal that we shouldn’t.

16. Saving Money Ideas October 24th, 2008 at 4:33 pm 16

    I made a couple of transactions today and plan more on Saturday. Here is some of what I purchased today:
    Transaction #1
    Loreal Revitalift $16.49
    Loreal Anti Wrinkle Night Cream= Free
    Nivea for Men Body Wash $5.49
    Total $21.98
    - $5.00 Wags Coupon
    - $4.00 ($2.00 x 2 Loreal coupons)
    Subtotal: $12.98 + Tax $1.02= $14.00
    Will get back: $21.48 Rebates October
    Profit: $7.48

    Transaction #2:
    Alka seltzer $4.99
    Oral B Toothbrush $4.49
    (4) Halloween M&M’s $10.00
    Subtotal $19.48 + Tax (cashier let me use coupon even though it was below before tax
    used $5.00 Coupon ($5/$20)
    (2) $1.00/2 M & M coupons= -$2.00
    (2) $1.00/2 IVC Coupons= -$2.00
    $10.48 + Tax= $11.35
    RR received $9.50
    Rebate Nov $5.00
    Total profit: $3.15

    Saving Money Ideas´s last blog post..Double Dipping Scenarios for Oct 24th & 25th

17. Patricia October 24th, 2008 at 4:47 pm 17

    Great scenarios, Saving Money Ideas.

    I noticed Nivea Body Wash was $5.49. I hope our store hasn’t increased the price too…

18. Patricia October 24th, 2008 at 4:50 pm 18

    @Julie: Lays Chips - GREAT choice

    Agreed, honest couponers shouldn’t be looked at as criminals for being smart at utilizing a coupon.

19. Ana M. October 24th, 2008 at 6:01 pm 19

    Do the regular M & Ms count towards the November rebate? I thought it was only the holiday ones.

    Patricia & Julie: I know what you mean I always feel like the cashiers think we are being dishonest or stealing money from Walgreens. There’s nothing wrong with being smart with coupons but I feel like they think as soon as I pull out the Qs they have to be defensive.

20. Shannon October 24th, 2008 at 6:04 pm 20

    I stuck to the basics but was pleased with my loot! I picked up the November FAR (Loreal and Almay) as well as 2 Lysol Neutra Airs. My total before coupons was $38.96. I used 2 $5 off on the Lysol, 1 $2 off Loreal, 1 $1 off Almay and my $5 off $20 for a total of $18 off. My grand total after coupons and tax was $22.61 which I spent off of last month’s gift card. I will be getting $33 back on my gift card so I made money! Yeah!

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21. My Precious Pennies October 24th, 2008 at 7:10 pm 21

    Here’s my haul for the day:
    http://mypreciouspennies.blogspot.com/2008/10/walgreens-dd-results.html

    In Summary
    Merchandise total: $106.07
    Total paid on GC: $39.59
    RR left for next time: $22.00
    Rebates Total: $34.46
    PROFIT OF $16.87 (not including 10% giftcard bonus)

    Not everything went according to plan, and some prices were higher than I expected, but if all of my invisible disappearing rebates go through I’ll still be making a nice profit.

    My Precious Pennies´s last blog post..Walgreens DD results

22. Shannon October 24th, 2008 at 9:54 pm 22

    Leanne: I had the same issue last month with a clerk trying to tell me that if I bought an item on Friday it wouldn’t work for the Rebate. Luckily I knew better and did not have to take her opinion. However, it might be wise to carry a copy of the front page of the easy saver book so you can inform any un-informed employees.

    Shannon´s last blog post..Double Dipping Weekend At Walgreens

23. Karina October 25th, 2008 at 7:02 am 23

    I had a fab Walgreens trip last night! I was pleasantly surprised to find everything on my list fully stocked! I got:
    3 80-count boxes of Kleenex
    1 Excedrin extra strength
    2 Theraflu Warming Relief
    1 Neutra Air Kit
    4 bags of Halloween Candy
    and a box of 3 shower poofs
    and spent $18.53 (mostly on my giftcard, my oop was $5) and got back an $8RR, a $1RR and will get back in rebates $4 for the candy and $3 for the Neutra Air. Total cost of $2.53!

24. Patricia October 25th, 2008 at 8:36 am 24

    @Ana M: I have read others mention the M&Ms deal but I’m not 100% sure whether it can count…I guess since Halloween is a “holiday”, then it might be included.

    90% of our cashiers here are OK with coupons - but you’ll get some that are really cautious.

    @EVERYONE: Thanks for sharing all your great deals! Anyone going for Round 2 today? (Saturday)

25. Theresa October 25th, 2008 at 8:53 pm 25

    I did two transactions on Friday. Sorry I’m just now posting!
    Bic Soleil Razors 4 ct. 5.99
    Shick Quattro 4pk Razors 8.29
    Shick Quattro 4pk Razors 8.29
    Triaminic Thinstrips 4.99
    Triaminic Thinstrips 4.99
    Triaminic Thinstrips 4.99
    Scotch Tape 1.99
    Scotch Tape 1.99
    M&M Candies 2.50
    M&M Candies 2.50
    M&M Candies 2.50
    M&M Candies 2.50
    Almay One Coat Mascara 6.99
    Airwick Freshmatic 5.99
    subtotal: 64.50

    Coupons:
    -$ 2.00 Wags IVC Easy Saver Oct. M&Ms
    -$6.00 Wags IVC Easy Saver Nov. Shick Razors
    -$4.00 Wags IVC Easy Saver Oct. Shick Razors
    -$2.00 MQ Bic
    -$4.00 MQ Airwick
    -$1.00 MQ Almay
    -$1.00 MQ M&M’s
    -$1.00 MQ M&M’s
    -$1.00 MQ Triaminic
    -$1.00 MQ Triaminic
    -$1.00 MQ Triaminic
    -$8.29 MQ Bogo Schick
    -$3.00 WAGS Nov. Easy Saver IVC Bic Soleil Razors
    -$5.00 WAGS $5.00 off $20.00
    Total Coupons used: 40.29
    new subtotal: 24.21

    Rebates and Register Rewards Earned:
    $5.00 M&Ms November Easy Saver Rebate #46
    $2.00 Scotch Tape November Easy Saver Rebate #32
    $6.99 Almay Mascara November Easy Saver Rebate #2
    $3.00 Airwick November Easy Saver Rebate #37
    $8.00 Register Rewards Earned for Triaminic
    Total Earned: $24.99
    Making my total OOP after Q’s, RR, and Rebates: .78 cents profit

    Airwick Freshmatic 5.99
    Shick Quattro 3pk Razors 8.29
    Shick Quattro 3pk Razors 8.29
    Almay One Coat Mascara 6.99
    Lypsyl Honey Berry 2.99
    Nivea Body Wash for Men 4.99
    Subtotal: 37.54

    Coupons used:
    -$1.00 MQ Almay
    -$4.00 MQ Airwick
    -$8.29 Bogo MQ Shick Quattro
    -$5.00 off $20.00 WAGS coupon
    New Subtotal: 19.25

    Rebates:
    3.00 Airwick November Easysaver Rebate #37
    6.99 Almay November Easysaver Rebate #2
    2.99 Lypsil October Easysaver Rebate
    4.99 Nivea Body Wash October Easysaver Rebate
    After Rebates subtotal or OOP: $1.28

    Theresa´s last blog post..WAGs Double Dip Friday Transaction2

26. Genevieve October 26th, 2008 at 11:41 am 26

    Here’s the link to my $5/$20s (I did two). I didn’t take any pictures, though, since it includes presents for my kids.

    Summary is (over two transactions):
    Money Out $31.08
    Money Back $29.79

    Genevieve´s last blog post..My $5/$20 deals