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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Walgreens Information

"Rolling" or "Growing" Your Rebate Money
After you receive your rebate check, return to Walgreens and repeat the process of purchasing promotional items, using your rebate money to pay for your purchases. The more items with rebates that you purchase, the more rebate money you will have to buy more products, without spending any of your actual cash.

Combine manufacturer's coupons with "free after rebate" products. When you do this, plus earn the additional 10 percent on your gift card, you will spend very little out of pocket money after your first initial purchases.
Using Multiple Coupons

Register Rewards
Walgreens Register Rewards are Catalina coupons which print up separately from your register receipt after you purchase qualifying items. The Register Rewards can be used like cash on your next purchase.

Catalina machines are generally programmed to print one Register Reward coupon for one qualifying item. If you purchase more than one of the same qualifying items per transaction, you will only receive one Register Reward coupon.

In order to get more than one Register Reward coupon when purchasing more than one of the same qualifying items, request that the each item be rung up on a separate transaction. If you purchase different qualifying items in the same transaction you will receive one register reward for each item.

Note: In some areas the request for separate transactions may be denied.

More Tips for Maximizing Your Savings at Walgreens
As mentioned earlier, the best scenario for maximizing your savings is to purchase sale items with a store coupon and a manufacturer's coupons plus a Register Reward and pay for it with your Gift Card (if you end up owing anything). However, Walgreens' registers do not accept more coupons than items. To get around this, pick up an inexpensive item so that you have more items than coupons and the transaction will be processed.

Drastically reduced items and end-of-season deals can often be found on the end of the aisles at Walgreens. By combining items you find at 75 percent or more off with coupons you can maximize your savings.

If you have additional questions, visit Walgreens website or call their customer service center toll-free at 888-324-3028.
Walgreen's Q & A
Here are some answers to the most common Walgreen's questions I receive, in hopes of putting some of your Walgreen's confusion to rest!

My Register Reward coupon is beeping and the cashier wont except it. Why doesn't it scan correctly?This has to do with your coupon to item ratio. You can ONLY have one coupon per item purchased and Register Rewards count as coupons. Walgreen's Store coupons DO NOT, so feel free to use as many of those as you want.
Lets say you purchased 4 items, had a Manufacturer coupon for each one and wanted to use a Register Reward. Since that's a total of 4 items and you are trying to use 5 coupons the register will beep. This is when you outsmart the register, though, and throw in a "filler" item. You could throw in a pack of gum or some other really inexpensive item. After that you should be good to go.

My Register Reward didn't print. I purchased the correct items and the cashier/manager will not give me one because of (whatever reason). What should I do?First off like I've said so many times, 80% of Walgreen's cashiers/managers have no clue what there talking about when it comes to coupons and Register Rewards. When they tell you somethings let it go in one ear and out the other, really just ignore what there saying. Your next step, though, if they refuse to give you a Register Reward or some sort of store credit is to call the Catalina company directly: 1-888-8Coupon. Have your receipt in hand, tell them what items you bought that should have triggered the Catalina/Register Reward and they will usually mail you one. It does take about 2-3 weeks to receive it but hey, its better then not receiving one at all!

• The cashier told me that if I use a Register Reward or use any other coupon my new Register Reward will NOT print. Is this true?The ONLY time this is true, I repeat the ONLY time is when you accidentally chain a Register Reward Deal. Which basically means you cant use the Register Reward from the same deal you just did to get another Register reward on the same deal again. For example you cant use the RR's from the Bayer deal to do the same Bayer deal again if you want the RR's to print.
Other than the above you CAN use Register Rewards and coupons and the new Register Reward WILL print out. Like I said the cashier and managers most of the times have NO CLUE what there talking about!

• Whats a Walgreen's Rain Check and do they expire?You can receive Rain Checks when products are out of stock. A lot of times sale items will go out of stock quite quickly and this is the time when you want to ask for a rain check. All you need to do is tell the cashier you need a rain check for whatever item. She will then write out the item and the current price for it. When its available again you will get the price written on your Rain Check. The best part is these NEVER EXPIRE, so take advantage of them when you can!

• Can I do two of the same Register Reward deals in the same transaction?No, if you do you will ONLY receive one Register Reward from the same deal, not two! Always separate your transactions if you want to do the same Register Reward deal again!

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