Saving at Walgreens

Kind of. Walgreens won’t price match competitor prices. But if you’re shopping in-store and see a lower price on Walgreens.com, have the store associate verify the online price and they’ll match it.

The Walgreens gift card selection is huge and may vary slightly from location to location. But to give you an idea, we’ve seen Walgreens sell Amazon gift cards in the past, along with gift cards from these businesses:

• American Eagle

• Apple

• Applebee’s

• Barnes & Noble

• Bass Pro Shops

• Bath & Body Works

• Birchbox

• Brinker Restaurants

• Burlington

• Cabela’s

• Chick-fil-A

• Chili’s

• Cracker Barrel

• Darden Restaurants

• Domino’s

• Door Dash

• Dunkin’

• eBay

• Fanatics

• Fandango

• Foot Locker

• GAP Brand

• Google Play

• Home Depot

• Hollister

• Hulu

• IHOP

• Instacart

• Kohl’s

• Macy’s

• Massage Envy

• McDonald’s

• Netflix

• Old Navy

• Outback

• Panera

• Playstation

• Red Robin

• Regal Theater

• REI

• Subway

• Taco Bell

• Texas Roadhouse

• The Children’s Place

• Wayfair

• XBOX

Yes, Walgreens does Black Friday! In fact, they do it really well. As far as drugstore deals go, Walgreens’ sales are some of the best.

You can return almost anything, according to Walgreens’ return policy, even clearance items.

There are some nuances, though. For example, whether you're allowed to return open makeup or electronic purchases will depend on the store manager's discretion. Then there are select items you can’t return:

• Gift cards.

• Pre-paid cards.

• Phone cards.

• Sexual wellness items.

• Seasonal items.

• COVID-19 test kits.

Oh, and if you used a coupon to make your purchase? Not only can you still make a return, but Walgreens will actually refund you the value of the coupon, too. So your refund could end up being more than you paid out of pocket.

To use Walgreens curbside pickup, place your order at least 30 to 60 minutes before you’d like to pick it up. You’ll receive a notification when your order is ready, and then you have 72 hours to pick it up.

Yes, Walgreens delivers! You’ll want to check the fee at your local store vs the cost of ordering via a third-party delivery service, like DoorDash, Postmates, Instacart, or UberEats.

The best way to coupon at Walgreens is to make sure you’re stacking up ALL the deals. Check these places for ads and exclusive member deals:

• Walgreens weekly ad.

• Coupons in the Walgreens app.

• Walgreens Monthly Savings Booklet coupons.

• Walgreens’ reward program: myWalgreens.

• Walgreens cash.

• Walgreens register rewards.

• Manufacturer coupons.

First you’ll sign up for the myWalgreens program. Then, you’ll automatically start earning 1% back in Walgreens cash on all purchases, and 5% back in Walgreens cash on purchases of Walgreen-branded products. A quicker way to build up Walgreens cash is to take advantage of promotional Walgreens cash offers.

Your Walgreens cash is automatically linked to your myWalgreens account, so you should be able to use it at checkout if you’re logged in online, or at the cash register if you’re shopping with your myRewards card.

Placing a Walgreens photo order is easy! Just upload your pictures online, and your order will be ready the same day.

If you’re old-school and have film to develop, simply take your film into the store. Walgreens will even convert old VHS tapes to DVD as you digitize your family memories.

Walgreens tends to be cheaper when you look at everyday prices. But CVS has better sales pricing.

When you add couponing to the mix, the way you want to coupon will affect whether CVS or Walgreens is ultimately cheaper.