How to Maximize your Savings at Walgreens

[Melissa Burnell]

Walgreens EasySaver, Coupons and Register Rewards Programs

How To Maximize Your Savings at Walgreens

By Donna L Montaldo, About.com

One of the most popular stores among deal hunters for finding big savings on

every day products such as toothpaste, razors, candy and other similar

products is Walgreens drugstores.

There are four basic ways to save when shopping at Walgreens.

EasySaver Catalog Rebate Booklet

Walgreens offers the EasySaver Catalog rebate booklet which is published

monthly. Shoppers can obtain a copy by visiting their local stores or

viewing and printing it from the Walgreens’ website. Locally, the catalog

can usually be found near the store front entrance along side the weekly

store fliers.

Inside the EasySaver you will find the monthly promotional rebates on select

products, listed along with a few “free after rebate” items offered. Also

listed are the monthly store coupons and other promotional items.

Buy any of the items listed in the booklet, send in the rebate along with

your register receipt and a check will be sent to you. You can earn an

additional 10 percent by requesting the rebate in the form of a Walgreens

Gift Card. You can use the gift card toward any purchase at Walgreens,

including prescriptions.

How To Use the Walgreens Easy Saver Program

1. Visit Walgreens Easy Saver Rebate Catalogs

<https://www.walgreens.com/store/rebateclub.jsp> 1 online, or pick up the

catalog at your local Walgreens.

2. Shop online or at your local store. Purchase items listed in the

catalog that you can use. When shopping online, look for products marked

REBATE.

3. Save your store receipts and online invoices or packing lists,

then claim your rebates at the end of the month making certain you mail your

submissions within the allotted time period.

4. When mailing your rebate requests, include:

* Completed Total Earning Tally Sheet

* Customer Information Form found inside the EasySaver Catalog

or on the online Tally Sheet

* Original Walgreens’ register receipt(s) with the rebate

items circled with the Offer Number(s) written next to the price.

* Make a copy of everything you submit, including register

receipts, until your receive your rebate check or gift card.

Only one submission is accepted per month and only one refund issued per

family, household, address or envelope.

It can take eight to 10 weeks for your rebate check to be delivered.

If you elect to receive your rebate in the form of a Walgreens Gift Card,

the card can be “recharged” with future rebate amounts. The turnaround time

is less that waiting for a check, usually two to three weeks. Once the card

is recharged you will receive a postcard with the amount listed or you can

check the status online <https://www.web-rebates.com/walgreens/> 2.

“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

Store coupons can also be found in the EasySaver Catalog which can be

“stacked” with manufacturer’s coupons. You may luck out and find an item on

sale, along with an in-store coupon plus an manufacturer’s coupon and pay

for the balance with your gift card.

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.

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