Walgreens 101
The following are guidelines and limits when shopping at Walgreens:
- Walgreens does not have an official coupon policy; however, they have responded to inquiries to give us an idea of their coupon policies.
- You can use one manufacturer’s coupon and one Walgreens coupon on an item unless either coupon prohibits.
- Walgreens does not provide cash back if the coupon being used exceeds the price of the item being purchased. Walgreens will adjust the price of the coupon to match the price of the item.
- Managers have the right to impose a purchase limit as they deem necessary.
- Walgreens does not price match with other retailer, accept coupons from other retailers or coupons for products not carried in our stores and does not accept expired coupons.
Walgreens Register Rewards:
Walgreens Register Rewards – RR – are manufacturer coupons that print out when your transaction is complete. They are coupons that are used on your next purchase. When doing a deal that earns Register Rewards you CAN use coupons! Coupons have no effect on the deal. If the Reward doesn’t print then you either bought the wrong items/not enough items or there is a problem with the system/Catalina machine. Usually the manager will resolve it. When you earn a Register Reward you can use it to buy other items that earn Register Rewards, but not on the same deal. For example: Buy Tylenol for $3.99, earn $3 Register Rewards. Then buy Gillette Razor for $7.99, use $3 RR from Tylenol, earn $4 RR for Gillette. You cannot use the $3 Tylenol RR to buy more Tylenol and earn another reward. Using the Reward will cancel out the Register Reward that you should be earning. But, you can use Register Rewards on OTHER deals earning Register Rewards.
Coupon Rules:
Walgreens registers will not let you use more coupons than items purchased (excluding Walgreens Ad Coupons & IVCs). So, you can buy 1 item, use an IVC and a manufacturer Q and it will be fine, but if you try to use a RR too it will not let you. Add a cheap candy or pencil to your order and the register will accept the coupon. If you want to buy 1 item you cannot use 2 RRs to pay for it because the number of coupons is exceeding the number of items.
FAQs for Shopping Walgreens
Q. Does Walgreens accept Internet printable coupons?
A. Yes. Walgreens does, in fact, accept Internet printable coupons with a barcode, as well as manufacturer’s coupons, Roto Ad Coupons and Instant Value Coupons (IVC) and Register Rewards.
Q. What are Register Rewards?
A. When you purchase certain items and/or a certain dollar amount of items at Walgreens, a coupon (Register Reward) will print out that is good on your next purchase at Walgreens. Combining Register Rewards with a great sale price and a manufacturer’s coupon allows you to purchase items at the lowest possible price and stock up on necessities for minimal cost.
Recommended Coupon Order: At the Check Out
When you are ready to check out, the best order to give the cashier all of your coupons are:
- Manufacturer Coupons
- Instant Value Coupons
- The Coupons from the Walgreens Ad
- Register Rewards, if you have any.
By using the above method, there is a possibility for an overage (not all stores will allow it though). For example: Gum is regularly priced $1.19, use a B1G1 coupon which will deduct $1.19 then use the Walgreens Weekly Ad Q that makes the gum 2/$1 which will deduct $1.38 from your order. That means you get the gum free plus 19¢ overage.
I know, It’s a lot to soak in, But eventually you will get the hang of it & most importantly you will come out ahead in your finances!
{…. Now, let’s go shopping at Walgreen’s ….}
