Hi.
I live in Sandy and just started trying to do the Walgreens "deals" a few weeks ago. A lot of the prices from your blog and other blogs I read never match up with prices at the one near me. Do you find that, too?
For instance, Oust Spray (both kinds) rang up for 3.99 instead of 2.99. Vitamin Water rang up for 2 for $5 instead of $1 each. And the Glade Fresheners were 9.99. Yikes!!!!
Do you know what's going on? I had to bring up each item to the register and get a price check and then figure out if it was still a good deal or not. Sigh. I still got a few things for free and overage, but that in itself is hard, not to mention the register rewards....I have figured out that it counts like a manufacturer coupon. So if I add a cheapy item to the lot, it might work. Tricky stuff.
Let me know if you know anything about the confusing prices, etc.
Thanks, Ann Dee
Ann Dee! That is frustrating, and I have definitely had this happen to me. This is something that a lot of bloggers and couponers refer to as YMMV- or Your Mileage May Vary. This means that while we post the deals, your store might have a different regular price than my store, which results in price differences. Usually it's only a few cents and it sometimes can be in your favor, but it's hard to not know before you go. Even two stores within one mile of each other can have different prices on items.
I live in Utah and I make sure to check that we at least got certain deals in our ad, because as I have mentioned before we sometimes get the short ad as opposed to the longer ad. I also check to make sure we got the same coupons and coupon values, because sometimes around the country they might get a $1/1 coupon and we only got a .55/1 coupon, or none at all for that item. However as for individual pricing at stores, since every store technically could be different (unless it's an actual sale price in the ad) there's no way I or anyone else could possibly write out all the possibilites for each store. (I have 4 stores withint 10 minutes of my house, and I'm sure you have many near you as well.) Here's what YOU can do to check your store's price on an item to find if the deals are worth it before you get to your store.
Go to Walgreens.com
In the search bar enter the item you want to price check. (Remember you only need to do this for prices of items not in their current weekly ad. Because you can just show your cashier the weekly ad if it's not ringing up at its sale price)
It will bring up the item and the price of the item.
You can check to see if it's in stock at your store. (Another benefit of checking before you leave your house.)
And viola- after 15 seconds without leaving your house you have checked to see if the deal is worth it. You can also see if maybe another store might have a different price, and if it would be worth it to go to that store instead.
As your steal of a deal blogger though, I will always try to post what you can get here to the best of my knowledge. As a reader though, you can always update me on a deal or clarification of a deal you find, I love getting these emails or comments!
I also love that you addressed another Walgreens difference, the Register Reward (RR). You are completely right that it acts just like a Manufacturers coupon. Which means if you are buying one item and using a RR and another coupon, the system will beep and won't accept your coupon. You have to make sure to add a small item so the system won't think you're trying to use two coupons with one product- although I have been able to use the RR first and then the manufacturers coupon and it doesn't been- I have a small .25 item with me just in case.
They also won't take a coupon for more than the item is worth, but you can always ask them to price adjust the coupon to the value of the item to at least get the item for free. For example:
An item costs .89- you have a coupon for $1/1- you just ask your cashier to adjust the value of the coupon to .89- they might need a manager for this, but it is in Walgreens coupon policy.
I have to say it's definitely worth it to shop at Walgreens in the end. I have gotten shampoo, deodorant, shaving gel, baby items, and many more things for free since starting to really shop sales there. It does have a little bit of a learning curve, but it is worth it in the end.
Ann Dee! That is frustrating, and I have definitely had this happen to me. This is something that a lot of bloggers and couponers refer to as YMMV- or Your Mileage May Vary. This means that while we post the deals, your store might have a different regular price than my store, which results in price differences. Usually it's only a few cents and it sometimes can be in your favor, but it's hard to not know before you go. Even two stores within one mile of each other can have different prices on items.
I live in Utah and I make sure to check that we at least got certain deals in our ad, because as I have mentioned before we sometimes get the short ad as opposed to the longer ad. I also check to make sure we got the same coupons and coupon values, because sometimes around the country they might get a $1/1 coupon and we only got a .55/1 coupon, or none at all for that item. However as for individual pricing at stores, since every store technically could be different (unless it's an actual sale price in the ad) there's no way I or anyone else could possibly write out all the possibilites for each store. (I have 4 stores withint 10 minutes of my house, and I'm sure you have many near you as well.) Here's what YOU can do to check your store's price on an item to find if the deals are worth it before you get to your store.
Go to Walgreens.com
In the search bar enter the item you want to price check. (Remember you only need to do this for prices of items not in their current weekly ad. Because you can just show your cashier the weekly ad if it's not ringing up at its sale price)
It will bring up the item and the price of the item.
You can check to see if it's in stock at your store. (Another benefit of checking before you leave your house.)
And viola- after 15 seconds without leaving your house you have checked to see if the deal is worth it. You can also see if maybe another store might have a different price, and if it would be worth it to go to that store instead.
As your steal of a deal blogger though, I will always try to post what you can get here to the best of my knowledge. As a reader though, you can always update me on a deal or clarification of a deal you find, I love getting these emails or comments!
I also love that you addressed another Walgreens difference, the Register Reward (RR). You are completely right that it acts just like a Manufacturers coupon. Which means if you are buying one item and using a RR and another coupon, the system will beep and won't accept your coupon. You have to make sure to add a small item so the system won't think you're trying to use two coupons with one product- although I have been able to use the RR first and then the manufacturers coupon and it doesn't been- I have a small .25 item with me just in case.
They also won't take a coupon for more than the item is worth, but you can always ask them to price adjust the coupon to the value of the item to at least get the item for free. For example:
An item costs .89- you have a coupon for $1/1- you just ask your cashier to adjust the value of the coupon to .89- they might need a manager for this, but it is in Walgreens coupon policy.
I have to say it's definitely worth it to shop at Walgreens in the end. I have gotten shampoo, deodorant, shaving gel, baby items, and many more things for free since starting to really shop sales there. It does have a little bit of a learning curve, but it is worth it in the end.
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