Welcome, my fellow Walgreens fans! I am thrilled to launch the all new Walgreens $5 Challenge. We had a few more participants last week, hooray!
Walgreens is a bit different than CVS, so it may be a bigger challenge to obtain a low OOP (out of pocket). If you are new to Walgreens, and wanting to learn the basics, check out this post.
This is another stellar week for bargains on school supplies!
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.
*RULES* Bloggers: Please make sure at least one scenario is $5 OOP or less
1. Come up with your best scenario/scenarios for the upcoming week at Walgreens using the current weekly ad, monthly deals, and coupons available. Your budget for Out of Pocket (OOP) expenses on the first transaction is only $5.00 (either cash OOP or RRs on hand).
2. Using up to (3) scenarios (we don’t want to overwhelm the newbies with too many transactions), offer up your best scenarios to “grow” that $5.00 into more RRs to use in following weeks.
3. If you want to divide your $5.00 allowance over the 3 scenarios to make them work, that’s fine!
Here is MY $5 Scenario for the week of August 2nd:
*coupons in red
Transaction #1
Buy 1 Gum Toothbrush @ $3.49
$1.00/1 Gum toothbrush (6/21 insert)
Total After Coupon= $2.49
RRs Earned= $3.49
Transaction #2
Buy 1 Vitamin Shampoo or Conditioner @ $3.99
Pay with $3.49 RR from above
Total After RR= $0.50
RRs Earned= $3.99
Transaction #3
Buy 2 Kellogg’s Cereal @ 2/$5.00
Buy 2 Jell-o Gelatins @ 2/$1.00 after in ad coupon
Buy 1 school supply item @ $0.99
Use $1.00/2 Jell-o coupon (7/26 RP insert)
$1.50/2 Kellogg’s printable here
Pay with $3.99 RR from above
Total After Coupons & RRs= $0.50
RRs Earned= $2.00
Grand Total OOP= only $3.49!
Total Value= $14.47 with $2.00 Register Rewards remaining!
Keep rolling those RR’s for more savings!
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There you have it! A way to play the WAGS game by helping newbies learn the ropes. And who knows – you just might be inspired yourself by some of the deals you find, too!
Simply post your scenarios on your blog, then drop by Keeping the Kingdom First and add your permalink to Mr. Linky below.
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.
I’m still getting the hang of the order of doing things… I did well today, but I purchased it all in one transaction instead of breaking it down. So, on my blog I put what I did and also what I should have done to make it even better. 🙂
Thanks for teaching me the ropes!
.-= Kristi_runwatch´s last blog ..Couponing and rebate shopping for a cause! =-.
Kristi, I love that you included what you did wrong! Great job, and I am so glad I can help. You will be a pro in no time!