This is a trip from April 2017 when there were lots of awesome deals over at Walgreens. There was a crazy Almay deal going on too. There were tons of eyeshadows on clearance 75% off, plus it was overlapping with coupons and a $5 Catalina for buying three. There were numerous other crazy deals available that week too, plus back in these days you could redeem 40,000 points in a single transaction to get a $50 discount, meaning that every 1000 Balance Rewards points were worth $1.25 instead of $1. Anyways…here’s the original post, but you should know that (obviously) all the coupons listed below are no longer available 😉
I don’t have any family commitments until later this afternoon and today’s a much slower day for deals, so I decided to visit a few Walgreens stores a little further away from my home. I was hoping to find more Almay clearance and I hit the jackpot at two stores. Between the two stores, I found TWELVE clearance Almay i-Color Eye Shadows (#130, #140 and #145) for only $2.19 each. One store didn’t have them marked, but a price check revealed that they were on clearance at that price.
Altogether, I visited three stores this morning/afternoon. At the first one, I only bought Almay (three transactions.) At the second one, I did my last Almay transaction and then did the first Schick/Wal-Dryl transaction. The last store I visited was one closer to home, and that’s where I did my last Schick/Wal-Dryl deal and my big transaction at the end.
I found lots of lip balms and makeup removers in stock, but I didn’t buy any, because I don’t have any more $3/1 Almay coupons 🙁
Points listed in the transactions below are valued at $1.25 per 1000 points earned, because I (almost) always redeem my points in groups of 40,000 since they are worth $50 that way (and that’s $1.25 per 1000 points earned.)
Here are some points that aren’t listed with the individual items below:
Transactions #1-#4 had 80 total Everyday Points earned ($0.08-$0.10)
Transactions #5-#6 had 640 total Everyday Points earned ($0.64-$0.80)
Transaction #7 had 490 Everyday Points earned ($0.49-$0.61)
I earned two more 5000 point rewards for completing two $50 increments of qualifying Beauty items – 10,000 Balance Rewards points earned ($10-$12.50)
Total for all these points not listed with individual items = 11,210 ($11.21-$14.01 value; I will be using the $1.25 per 1000 value of $14.01 extra savings in the stats for this trip.)
TRANSACTION #1
THREE ALMAY I-COLOR EYE SHADOWS, on clearance $2.19 and on sale BOGO 50% OFF ($2.19, $1.09 and $2.19 with sale) – reg. $8.29
Get $5 Catalina (unadvertised) for buying three Almay Cosmetics
Used the $4/2 Almay Cosmetics Walgreens store coupon, Walgreens April Savings monthly coupon booklet (deducted $2 for the two $2.19 items and the full $1.09 for the $1.09 item)
Price at Register: $0.38, but received $5 Catalina
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $4.62 MONEYMAKER!
TRANSACTION #2 was a copy of Transaction #1.
TRANSACTION #3 was a copy of Transaction #1.
TRANSACTION #4 was a copy of Transaction #1.
Those transactions added another $13.86 of profit.
TRANSACTION #5
THREE SCHICK HYDRO SILK DISPOSABLE RAZOR PACKS, on sale $6.99 (reg. $12.99)
***FYI – $6.99 sale price is an unadvertised monthly sale. These were tagged at my store, but it should still work at your store even if not tagged.
Get $10 Register Rewards for buying $20 of select Schick (advertised weekly deal)
Used two $4/1 Schick Disposable Razors coupons, 4/9 SS insert
and used one $3/1 Schick Disposable Razor Pack printable coupon (no longer available)
Price at Register: $9.97, but received $10 Register Rewards
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.03 PROFIT!
***For some reason, the $3/1 coupon beeped and had to be entered manually.
FOUR WAL-DRYL ALLERGY RELIEF 24 CT, on sale 2/$6 (reg. $4.49)
Get 5000 Balance Rewards points ($5-$6.25 value) for every two purchased
No coupons used
Price at Register: $12, but received 10,000 BR points (value up to $12.50)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.50 MONEYMAKER!
***If you’re wondering why I keep buying this stuff…I needed some fillers so I could use those Almay Register Rewards I’ve been accumulating!
TRANSACTION #6
THREE SCHICK QUATTRO YOU DISPOSABLE RAZOR PACKS, on sale $6.99 (reg. $9.49)
***FYI – $6.99 sale price is an unadvertised monthly sale. These were tagged at my store, but it should still work at your store even if not tagged.
Get $10 Register Rewards for buying $20 of select Schick (advertised weekly deal)
Used two $4/1 Schick Disposable Razors coupons, 4/9 SS insert
and used one $3/1 Schick Disposable Razor Pack printable coupon (no longer available)
Price at Register: $9.97, but received $10 Register Rewards
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.03 PROFIT!
FOUR WAL-DRYL ALLERGY RELIEF 24 CT, on sale 2/$6 (reg. $4.49)
Get 5000 Balance Rewards points ($5-$6.25 value) for every two purchased
No coupons used
Price at Register: $12, but received 10,000 BR points (value up to $12.50)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $0.50 MONEYMAKER!
***If you’re wondering why I keep buying this stuff…I needed some fillers so I could use those Almay Register Rewards I’ve been accumulating!
Now we’re too the more interesting stuff. I decided to do a huge transaction so I could redeem some Register Rewards and 40,000 Balance Rewards points. In case you’re wondering why the Ziploc Containers aren’t pictured, I found the bag with them after I had taken this beautiful photo of my haul. I didn’t want to take the time to rearrange everything, especially because I don’t think the picture would’ve been as nice.
TRANSACTION #7
TWO ZIPLOC CONTAINERS, on sale 2/$5.50 (reg. $3.99)
Get $1.50 Register Rewards for buying two select Ziploc
Used two $0.75/1 Ziploc Containers printable coupons (no longer available)
Price at Register: $4, but received $1.50 Register Rewards
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $2.50 (or $1.25 each!)
FOUR BARBASOL RAZORS 3 CT, on sale $4.99 (reg. $7.99)
FOUR BARBASOL SHAVING CREAMS, FREE with purchase of Barbasol Razors (reg. $1.99)
FOUR PURE SILK RAZORS 3 CT, on sale $4.99 (reg. $7.99)
FOUR PURE SILK SHAVING CREAMS, FREE with purchase of Pure Silk Razors (reg. $2.39)
Get $2 cashback from Checkout51 for buying Barbasol Razors (limit FIVE)
Get $2 cashback from Checkout51 for buying Pure Silk Razors (limit FIVE)
Used four $2/1 Barbasol Razors coupons, 2/26 RP insert
and used four $2/1 Pure Silk Razors coupons, 2/26 RP insert
Price at Register: $23.92, but received $16 total cashback from Checkout51 (eight $2 offers; four Barbasol and four Pure Silk)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $7.92 (or 49 cents for each of the 16 items!)
TWO L’OREAL VOLUMINOUS BUTTERFLY MASCARAS, on clearance $4.79 and on sale BOGO 50% OFF ($7.18 for two) – reg. $9.49
Used two $2/1 L’Oreal Paris Eye Product printable coupons (no longer available)
and used the $1/1 L’Oreal Eye Product Walgreens store coupon, Walgreens April Savings monthly coupon booklet (deducted $2)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.18 (or 59 cents each!)
TWO L’OREAL VOLUMINOUS EVERYDAY VOLUME COLLAGEN MASCARAS, on clearance $4.89 and on sale BOGO 50% OFF ($7.33 for two) – reg. $9.49
Used two $2/1 L’Oreal Paris Eye Product printable coupons (no longer available)
and used the $1/1 L’Oreal Eye Product Walgreens store coupon, Walgreens April Savings monthly coupon booklet (deducted $2)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $1.33 (or 66 cents each!)
FOUR L’OREAL TRUE MATCH FOUNDATION COMPACTS, on clearance $6.49 and on sale BOGO 50% OFF ($19.46 total for four with sale and clearance) – reg. $12.79 each
Used four $2/1 L’Oreal Face Product printable coupons (no longer available)
and used four $2/1 L’Oreal True Match or Visible Lift Foundation, Primer, Concealer, Blush or Powder Walgreens store coupon, Walgreens April Savings monthly coupon booklet (deducted $8)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: $3.46 (or 86 cents each!)
ONE TROLLI SOUR BRITE CRAWLERS GUMMY CANDY, on sale $1.50 (reg. $2.69)
Get $1.50 Register Reward for buying Trolli or Black Forest Gummy Candy
No coupons used
Price at Register: $1.50, but received $1.50 Register Reward
NET PRICE: FREE!
TWO RIGHT GUARD XTREME DEODORANTS, on sale $3.49 (reg. $4.49)
Get $3.50 cashback from SavingStar for buying two Right Guard Xtreme Deodorants
Get $1 cashback from SavingStar for buying one Right Guard Xtreme Deodorant (older offer; not sure if still available to activate)
Used one BOGO Right Guard Deodorant coupon, 4/9 RP insert
Price at Register: $3.49, but will received $4.50 total cashback from SavingStar
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $1.01 MONEYMAKER!
EIGHT WAL-DRYL ALLERGY RELIEF 24 CT, on sale 2/$6 (reg. $4.49)
Get 5000 Balance Rewards points ($5-$6.25 value) for every two purchased
No coupons used
Price at Register: $24, but received 20,000 BR points (value up to $25)
NET PRICE FOR ALL: FREE + $1 MONEYMAKER!
Total Retail Value of All Merchandise: $411.01
Net Price Paid for Everything: $19.17 PROFIT!
Savings Rate (excluding tax): 104.7%
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