How to coupon at Walgreens

Saving money at Walgreens

Walgreens is typically known as a drug store for your perscription, and maybe you'll pick up a few things here and there. But did you know that Walgreens is one of the BEST and EASIEST stores to get FREE products, just about every week? Walgreens has lots of savings opportunities that, when combined, offer you the best deals possible.

Store Coupons

Every week in Walgreens store flier, they list in-store coupons that can only be used at Walgreens. The store coupons CAN be combined with manufacturer coupons to really maximize your savings. The store coupons in the ad are only good during the dates of the ad. Along with the in-ad coupons, Walgreens also has a monthly savings coupon book with store coupons that are good for the whole month. These can be paired with manufacturer coupons, AND in-ad coupons. Lastly, Walgreens also puts out random coupon books throughout the year that you can usually find near the pharmacy. Again, all Walgreens store coupons can be combined with manufacturer coupons.

Walgreens Register Reward program (RR)

The ticket to saving money at Walgreens is taking advantage of their Register Reward program. Register Rewards (RR) are slips of paper that are used like cash at Walgreens to purchase items in the store. Every week, Walgreens will release their ad, detailing which prodcuts are included in this program. These products will give you RR for purchasing certain products. The RR expire usually about a week from the date you get them.
The RR can be used with any and all other coupons (in-ad, store, and manufacturer coupons).

Rolling Register Rewards

Using one Register Reward to pay for products that generate more Register Rewards is called "Rolling" register rewards. When you use your available coupons and RR to get more RR from another product, you will end up with a lot of FREE products!! Example: Dove body wash is $5, and you get a $3 RR for buying it. You use a $1/1 Dove coupon and pay $4 out of pocket, and get a $3 RR back. Then you buy some Colgate toothpaste for $3 with a $2RR, and a bottle of shampoo for $3 with a $3 RR, and a .50 candy. You use a $1/1 colgate coupon and a $1.50/1 shampoo coupon. That brings your total to $4.00, and you pay with a $3 RR, so your total out of pocket is only $1!!

Helpful hits about Walgreens and using coupons

Did you notice in the last paragraph I added a .50 candy in my transaction? Well, there is a reason for that. At Walgreens,YOU MUST HAVE THE SAME OR LESS COUPONS PER ITEM. That is, you can not have more coupons than items. Weather it be an in-ad, store, manufacturer coupon or Register Reward, it's only one coupon per item. If your transaction is even, one product per one coupon and you still have register rewards to use, you can ad a small "filler" item to your transaction. Things like a piece of candy or a pencil usually work well. Walgreens stores have contests for their employees to see who can sell the most of a "highlighted item" in one week (The cashier will always ask if your "interested" during your checkout. If you get to know a cashier you like there you can always buy that item. They will appreciate that and be more tolerant of you and your coupons!!!