Today wasn’t the best day of Walgreens shopping for us my any means. I went to Wags during the wee hours to try the Cottonelle deal, but Walgreens is not participating, so I paid more than I typically pay for toilet paper. I also forgot to stop in this afternoon to pick up my free Got2B stylers, so I will have to do that later in the week. (I’m deciding whether or not to return the Cottonelle. If I do so, I will edit this post.)
We were getting close to needing the Hefty bags, so it was worth paying a little to stock up and we were in ok shape on the toilet paper, but I’ll probably take my lumps on this deal and keep what I bought, even though the deal didn’t work out as planned. At least I won’t have to look for a deal anytime soon.
You can’t win them all, and at least I didn’t pay full price (which I would have done one year ago!)
Anyways, here’s what I bought and the coupons used:
TRANSACTION #1
TWO COTTONELLE 12-PACKS BLUE PKG., $5 regular price
Used two $0.50/1 Cottonelle 12-pack manufacturer coupon, 1/15 SS newspaper insert (exp 2/12)
and used the $1/1 Cottonelle 12-pack coupon in the Walgreens February Coupon Book
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $7 (or $3.50 per 12-pack)
TWO MITCHUM DEODORANT, $3.99 regular price
Used two $1/1 Mitchum Deodorant printable manufacturer coupon available here
and used the in-ad coupon for Mitchum Deodorant $1.99 in the weekly flyer
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.98 (or 99 cents each!)
ONE ST. JOSEPH’S BABY ASPIRIN, on sale $2 ($2.79 regular price)
Get $2 Register Rewards when you buy St. Joseph’s Aspirin (small bottle) through 2/25
No coupons used
Price at Register: $2, but received $2 Register Reward
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE!
TRANSACTION #2:
TWO COTTONELLE 12-PACKS PURPLE PKG., $5 regular price
Used two $0.50/1 Cottonelle 12-pack manufacturer coupon, 1/15 SS newspaper insert (exp 2/12)
and used the $1/1 Cottonelle 12-pack coupon in the Walgreens February Coupon Book
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $7 (or $3.50 per 12-pack)
FOUR HEFTY ONE-ZIP BAGS, on sale BOGO $3.29
Used two $1/2 Hefty One Zip Bags, 1/1 RP newspaper insert
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $4.58 (or $1.14 each!)
Total Retail Value of All Items: $43.93
Price at Register: $22.56 (plus $1.86 tax), but received $2 Register Rewards
Net Price for Everything: $20.56 plus tax
Savings Rate (excluding sales tax): 53.2%
Savings Rate (including sales tax): 51.0%
We can’t win them all. I just bought water to use my RR they we’re going out of date. Thanks for all you do!!!!
Is the hefty bags a stockpile price?
I think it’s a hold-me-over price. Sometimes I like to use the Walgreens store brand items as fillers when they are on sale, but we found ourselves running low and decided to go for it.
If you are brand-loyal, I think it may be a stock-up price. I don’t think I’ve really seen them cheaper than $1.14 each since I’ve been couponing, but I may be wrong.
Thanks for trying for us!! Also, you can use your RR’s at Publix if you have any left over!