Tuesday, January 6, 2009

How I was paid to shop at Walgreens!


I love getting paid to take products off their shelves! Today is a good lesson on why it's important to learn the rules about how to shop at Walgreens. If I had handed the cashier the coupons in the wrong order, it wouldn't have worked. But because I handed the coupons in the order I describe below, I was paid $0.01 to buy Garnier Shampoo and Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil! Here's what I did:

Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil 20 sq. ft.
Regularly priced $1.69
Handed cashier 2 coupons for $1.00 off from 11/16 SS
Handed cashier coupon from weekly flyer -- "Reynolds Wrap $0.99, limit 2"
So -- $0.99 for each aluminum foil minus $1 off coupon = $0.01 back!!

Garnier Fructis Shampoo 13 oz.
Regularly priced $2.99
Handed cashier coupon for $1.00 off from 1/4 RP
Handed cashier EasySaver coupon for $2.00 off (these are found at the front of every store!)
So -- $2.99 - $1.00 - $2.00 = $0.01 back!!

Electrasol gelpacs, 20 ct.
Sale priced at $3.49
Handed cashier coupon for $2.50 off from 1/4 SS
Will submit for rebate of $1.50 through Walgreens
So -- $3.49 - $2.50 - $1.50 = $0.51 back!!

If I handed the cashier the Walgreens coupons first, it wouldn't have let me do it. Walgreens won't let you take $1.00 off an item that is priced at $0.99. But if you take $1.00 off first, and then price it down to $0.99, it works!

The receipt shows I paid $1.47 after tax, but Walgreens will rebate me $1.65 for the Electrasol ($1.50 rebate + 10% on gift card, read this link for more details), so altogether, I will get paid $0.18 to take these products off their shelves!!

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