[LisadTX]

I had a $10 RR from the Robitussin deal ready to expire tonight so I ran down to a 24 hr Walgreens and had fun rolling the Crest and Reach deals with no Manu Q's and the cashier was quick to say, "OK, I see you've got a strategy and this is cool!" Here's how I did it:

Transaction no. 1:

2 Reach Toothbrushes = $5
1 Crest P/H rinse = $4.49
pretzel sticks for my ds = $1.00 (I needed a filler so I wouldn't lose $.50 from my $10 RR)

subtotal = $10.49
used $10 RR
oop = $.49

(If you don't have any RR's to use, just start with one of the transactions below and just pay cash oop for the first one and then start rolling....)


Transaction no. 2:

2 Reach Toothbrushes = $5
less $4.50 RR from Crest
oop = $.50


Transaction no. 3:

Crest P/H Rinse = $4.49
Wrgly gum on sale = $1.19
less Wrgly gum Q in ad = $.52
less $5 RR from Reach Toothbrushes
oop = .12 (I pay tax on gum but then it deducted .04 tax for the gum Q -- weird!)

"Rinse and Repeat"

I added gum and pretzel sticks for my fillers with the Crest so as not to "waste" the $5 RR on a $4.49 item and theoretically you could find one closer to zero but I know I use those so it makes "cents" to me!

So, basically I spent $.62 for two toothbrushes, a bottle of rinse and a pack of gum each time I did the two transactions.

All in all I got:

6 bottles of Crest
12 Toothbrushes
3 packs of pretzels
3 packs of gum

and paid a whopping $3.47 and left with a $4.50 RR

so if you really think about it....they paid me $1.03 to haul it away.

the cashier was a young guy -- and the whole time I was digging into my change purse to pay him but on the last transaction I was wiped out of change and finally had to dig in my wallet for a $1 bill and he laughed and said, "This is the first time you pay with paper -- this is amazing." And then when we finished he said, "And you are leaving with another one of these..." as he handed me the last RR.

I told him that I left some on the shelf so he can go buy some himself. He asked me if I ever figured out how much I saved doing this stuff and my response was....

"I've never really paid attention to how much I save....but I know how much I spend and that's what really matters to me."

Thanks to everyone who shares their great tips!
Lisa

[chunkymonkeesmommy]

Great trip!

[AWWiTzLEXi]

great job!!! feel good doesnt it!

[rendonhdz]

That's awesome!!! Thanks for the scenarios.

[Tamara]

Thanks for sharing your story Lisa! It's so refreshing when you have a cashier who is into what you are doing!

[smartino]

wasn't there a q awhile back for the reach?

[babyrn]

What a sweet cashier!

[latrice0723]

Thanks for the scenerios

[livetoread]

I wish all cashiers could be this way.

[bellsandbabies]

Wow, great job! I think I will try it Friday during the double dip!

[smartino]

Did this 3 times each!! Woo Hoo !!oop 1.61 and left with 4.50 rr!! 6 tooth brushes and 3 mouthwash and a few fillers!

[AdamsMom]

Yeah, there is a 1/1 reach coupon that expires 9/30... it came out back in june.

[twinkie23]

This is awesome! Great job! I need Crest Pro-Health and Reach.
Off to WAGS I go.
Great Post!!!

[ale1ymtz]

Wow! I've never really shopped at Wags but reading this makes my wanna go right now!!! Great trip!

[kobosky123]

Is the Crest unadvertised? I do not see it in my ad.

[snoopywoman]

It was advertised a few weeks ago - the week of 9/08 I believe? I know it wasn't last week - but it continued on. I believe it expires this Saturday. There are tags on our shelves - but it wasn't advertised this week or last. So our shelves have been stocked so far - because no one knows about it! I have gotten 3 - we use a LOT of this stuff and it's great to get it for free!

[tbrown]

Thanks so much. I will try this. Being new the scenerios really help me.

[ambtay79]

so can you just keep doing this over and over again and the RR will just keep coming out every single time??

[cosmo]

I was told if you used an RR you would not get another RR Is this true or only when you use the same RR like a reach RR for another reach ?thanks

[alice14523]

I'm learning as I go here but the only RR I've received to date has been a $1.00 off whatever product I bought at the time, i.e. Lady Speed Stick Deodorant and last week I got a $4.00 off Renuzit TriScents Warmer. That does mean I have to purchase that product in order to get it, right?

[TaraLynn]

Originally Posted by alice14523

I'm learning as I go here but the only RR I've received to date has been a $1.00 off whatever product I bought at the time, i.e. Lady Speed Stick Deodorant and last week I got a $4.00 off Renuzit TriScents Warmer. That does mean I have to purchase that product in order to get it, right?

It sounds like you are getting manufacturers coupons, not RR. The RRs will say that they can be used on your next purchase. The manu coupons have to be used on specific items. HTH

[smartino]

Originally Posted by cosmo

I was told if you used an RR you would not get another RR Is this true or only when you use the same RR like a reach RR for another reach ?thanks

You can roll the rr back and forth on different deals.. crest for reach ect and still get more rr HTH

[smartino]

Originally Posted by ambtay79

so can you just keep doing this over and over again and the RR will just keep coming out every single time??

yes as long as you use a different rr to pay for it.. not a crest rr for another crest .. unless you do not want more rr HTH

[ScrapDiva]

Originally Posted by LisadTX

I had a $10 RR from the Robitussin deal ready to expire tonight so I ran down to a 24 hr Walgreens and had fun rolling the Crest and Reach deals with no Manu Q's and the cashier was quick to say, "OK, I see you've got a strategy and this is cool!"
Thanks to everyone who shares their great tips!
Lisa

This is great! Thank you for sharing your great tips!! How long did it take you to get into the groove of couponing? It seems so complicated, but I'm anxious to learn how to do it.

[Ice]

You know I looked at the Walgreens flyer over 5 times trying to decide how I was going to spend my 10 RR....

This is great...thank you so much...