Walgreens has many ways to get Krazy! With a combination of in-ad coupons, manufacturer coupons, Register Rewards and Sale Items,
you can often “get paid” to shop at Walgreens.
In Ad Coupons:
When you flip through the pages of a Walgreens circular, you will see many “in-ad” coupons. These are store coupons that typically set the price of the item- and will usually impose a limit to the number you can buy. These coupons will come out in the Sunday Paper and will be good through the following Saturday. It is Walgreen’s policy to allow you to use a store coupon in conjunction with a manufacture r coupon on one item.
Register Reward Program:
Walgreen’s has a “Catalina” program called Register Rewards. A Register Reward is a coupon that prints after you make a qualifying purchase. It is typically good for “X” amount off of your next transaction. Pictured below is what the ad will look like in the Walgreen’s Circular. When you buy the advertised item, after paying, you will receive a coupon (Register Reward) to use on your next purchase. You can make this a “money maker” buy using manufacturer coupons as well.
Here is a Money Makin’ Scenario for the ad pictured: 
True North Nut Crisps or Clusters $3.00
Buy 1, Earn a $3 Register Reward
Use the $1.00/1 – True North Product – (truenorthsnacks.com)
Pay $2.00 Out of Pocket, and receive the $3.00 Register Reward.
Register Reward FAQ
Q: Will more than one register reward print out on the same transaction (buy 2 different products that each have a register reward)?
A: If you buy two (or more) DIFFERENT register reward items in one transaction, one reward will print for each different product that you have. However, if you buy two of the SAME item, only one Register Reward will print. So, if you are wanting to buy 2 of the Same product to trigger a Register Reward, do separate transactions.
Q. Can I use the RR that I received from item “X” to buy the same item “X”
A: This is known as “rolling” Catalina’s and can not be done, if you want another Register Reward to print. To best way to get around this, and keep your out of pocket expense low, is to find 2 different products that trigger the same value Register Reward and alternate buying those items in separate transaction, paying for the 2nd transaction with the first register reward, and so forth.
Q. Can I buy 1 item, and use 1 manufacturer coupon and 1 Register Reward Coupon to pay?
A. At Walgreen’s their registers will not allow you to have more coupons than items. If you have 1 item that you are buying, and you are paying with 1 manufacturer coupon and 1 Register Reward, you will need to add a “filler” item. This applies to all coupons. If you have in-ad coupons, manufacturer coupons and Register Rewards- just do a quick count of items and coupons. Make sure that you have at least one more item than you do coupons. Look for a clearanced item, pack of gum, individual caramel or Sunday newspaper to add as a filler item.
In Store Coupon Booklets:
Walgreen’s is also known for their in store coupon booklets. One that they almost always have is the Children’s Activity Booklet. They s ale available for purchase for $.99 and can usually be found in the pharmacy. Inside are store coupons that will usually have a total value of around $20. Also keep your your eye out for other seasonal coupon booklets.
Remember the Order:
Here is what we have found is the best order to hand the cashier your coupons. This way will allow for any possible overage:
1.Manufacturer Coupons
2. Walgreen’s In-Ad Coupons
3. Register Rewards
This order works especially well in a scenario like this:
{BUY 2} Dentyne Gum Regular Price $1.00 each
-Manufacturer coupon for Buy 1, Get 1 FREE (or -$1.00)
-Walgreen’s In Ad Coupon for 2/$1 (or-$1.00)
Final Price: FREE
Here’s what it would look like if you gave them the in-ad coupon first:
{BUY 2} Dentyne Gum Regular Price $1.00 each
-Walgreen’s In Ad Coupon for 2/$1 (or-$1.00)
-Manufacturer coupon for Buy 1, Get 1 FREE (or -$.50)
Final Price: $.50
I am new to shopping with coupons and just came across your site on Friday. I love it! The Albertson’s double coupon thing ends on Tuesday, but I wanted to let you know of the good deal I found. On the tops of the Bumblebee brand tuna are coupons for a dollar off if you buy 5. You also have a post already on your site where you can print one coupon off, but since they are on top of the can you can just buy them and have as many coupons as you buy cans of tuna, instead of just printing off one coupon. Anyway you can buy up to 15 cans at a time and use 3 Bumblebee coupons and three double your coupons from Albertson’s and the tuna rings up at 4.35 for 15, or .29 a can. These coupons can also be found at Walmart on the tops of Bumblebee tuna, but the tuna is .72 a can at Walmart and they are not doubling coupons like Albertsons. Anyway I stocked up on tuna and thought I would share, sorry it is kind of late, but you still have a day or two.
hi i just recently found out that also is discretion of the mannager to accept printed coupons or not.there is one near by my house that opens 24h and doesnt accept them..called corporate and told me they do accept them but they will call the store to find out what happened, so when they got back to me the manager from the store told me they corporate left it up to her…so we aware of this..she said she wont even accept the ones printed from their own website.crazy right? now i know we are talking about walgreen hetre but i was wondering hot to use a store coupon for b1g1 with a manuf. coupon b1g1..do i get both? free wich one i present first?.thanks
I have a question about the Walgreens coloring book with coupons. the coupons state that can only be used off regular retail price. My walgreens does not accept them if they have something in special like the diapers HUGGIES this week. I tried to combined manufacturer coupon + the instant walgreens coupon and they did not accepted.
I’m still new to shopping with coupons/Walgrees, but I found that the in-ad “coupons” do not count in the number of coupons/items you have. They’re more of a discount or sale price which is why they don’t have to be cut out. The cashier just keeps one at the register to use to scan. For instance, today I bought 6 filler items that were the same and she just scanned the sale price each time.
I just found a Healthy Savings book, so I’m not sure if the same thing applies to those items.
I am new to shopping coupons at Walgreens. I noticed several great deals for this week (10/4) and thought I’d try it. I found that none of the sales given in the “Krazy this week” blog that I wanted were on sale at my store when I got there!!! (i.e. Jello 2/$1, WheatThins 3/$3) Also, it was mentioned that there was a $2 in ad coupon for Visine, but my add didn’t have it and when I asked at the store, they didn’t know anything about a store coupon for this product. I live in Colorado Springs. Am I missing something? Do these specials vary in different areas??? Thanks for your help.
Lisa, you cn pull up Walgreens weekly flyer on the internet. If you go to iheartwags.com it will give you a preview of what’s coming up. I noticed at our Wags the shelf prices aren’t always changed, so I have to go by what’s in the paper i.e. the jello. Don’t forget you can also get coupons for the jello and save another 0.50/2 in addition to the add. The same with the soup making it free. Not sure why your paper didn’t have the $2 off on the visine. It was on pg. 13. There’s also coupons available for that as well as the wheat thins that you mentioned.
Thank you so much! I printed the ad from this website and plan to take it in to my store tomorrow.
Excellent site. It was pleasant to me.,
FYI – I used my Walgreens register rewards at Target yesterday and they accepted it. Figured since they say “manufacture coupon” on them I should be able to use them anywhere and it would work and it did.
Wow, wow, wow. Has anyone else tried to use RR at any other stores? You’re right it is a manufacturers coupon. Huh?
Hi I’m fairly new to couponing. I have had success at CVS and Rite-Aid but Walgreens is another story. I just got back from another unscusseful trip and am totally frustrated and think I will forget Walgreens. I had earned $6.00RR and tried to used it a couple of weeks ago. Was told I couldn’t use it on items that would produce another RR. This time I tried again was buying 1 dove and Oral B toothbrush. Had a manf coupon for dove and a B1G1 free on the toothbrush. This time it took the $6 RR but didn’t produce the new RR and Oral B reward. I questioned the cashier who called over the cranky manager he said I’m already getting a discount buy using manf coupons so none will print. I had him void the transaction got my original $6 RR and told my husband to go spend it on anything he wants in the store because I’m done. Thanks for listening
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