Great Walgreens Trip Today! :)

I haven't been doing much shopping lately.  I really haven't needed much.  That's one nice thing about stocking up when you can get great deals--you go through times when there's just not much you need to buy, so you can take a break!

There are some things I was beginning to run low on, though, like body washes, dish washing soap and disinfecting wipes.  Right now Walgreens is paying people to take Almay products off the shelves (combining coupons and Register Rewards), so I used that to my advantage and managed to pay under $15 for all of this:

This is about $57 worth of products, all of which I was needing (not in those quantities, but, goodness, if they're going to give them to me like that, I may as well stock up for later and give some away!  Oh, and of course the Snickers bars weren't a need, but Kevin was with me and had the "perfect" suggestion when I mentioned I needed some filler items! lol).

Anyway, many of the Almay products are 30% off, plus they will give you $5 in Register Rewards (RR) when you purchase one.  AND I had some $2/1 coupons AND there is a $2/1 coupon in the Spring Beauty Book, found at the cosmetics counter (you can stack the manufacturer coupon with the Walgreens one, don't forget!).  One of the Almay products I bought was $6.99 and the other was $5 and some change, so those were some nice money-makers!

The bags of 90 flossers (Little Mister uses these) were $2 each, with a $2 RR, making them free!

The Suave body washes were $2 each, with a $3 RR if you buy $10 worth.  I also had two Suave body wash coupons, Buy 2 Get 1 Free, so I bought 6 altogether, for about $.83 each.  These are great, too, instead of the liquid soap, to use for making your own foaming hand soap!

The 75-count disinfecting wipes are Walgreens brand, which I haven't tried before.  As long as they kill germs when I'm disinfecting the bathroom and don't fall apart, I'm willing to give them a chance. ;)

Palmolive dish washing liquid is on sale for $1 and if you buy 5, you get $1 back.  Not the best deal ever, but I paid for all but the tax with a RR from one of my Almay products. :)

I arranged this deal in 5 transactions to pay the least out of pocket, and I paid at the cosmetics counter, where no one had to wait in line behind me. :)  If you want to try to get some of these deals, remember the "rules" for Walgreens shopping, plan ahead, and have fun saving! :)

Coupon Policies

If you've attended the coupon classes, you may remember I have a pocket at the back of my coupon binder for store coupon policies.  Why is this important?  For one thing, it helps me remember how each store works with coupons.  But, almost more importantly, I can use it when there is a confused cashier who needs some "encouragement" to do the right thing.  I'm constantly amazed how many store employees, including managers, are not informed about their store's coupon policies!  If I'm armed with a printed-out copy, though, I can kindly (always with a smile, everybody!) show them what they are supposed to do.

Here are links to some common stores' coupon policies.  If yours isn't listed here, you can always google the store's website and find it.  Print them out and keep them with you! :)

Meijer

Walmart  (new)

Walgreens

Target

Kroger and CVS don't seem to have corporate coupon policies posted.  Perhaps they vary by store.

For those of you who live in other areas, here are a few more:

Dominick's

Safeway

Rite Aid

Great Deal at Walmart!

I don't know how long this will last, but right now you can get packs of 6 double rolls of White Cloud toilet paper for $2 at Walmart!  Better yet, if you have the February issue of All You magazine, there is a $1/1 coupon!  That would be like getting 12 rolls of TP for $1!  Even 12 rolls for $2 is hard to beat, if you don't have the coupon.  Go stock up! :)