Walgreens $100 Challenge: Week 1, Trip 2

I was planning on being done for the week after last night's shopping trip, however, this evening I learned of a pretty good (and unadvertised) Register Reward deal on the Glade 2oz soy candles. It was too good not to try, so out I went.

The deal is:
Buy 2 candles (on sale 2/$5 this week) and get a $3RR,
Buy 4 candles and get a $5RR.
(and I think if you buy 3 you will get a $4RR...keep reading if you're curious about this one.)

Notice anything...advantageous...about splitting transactions?
If you buy 4 at once, you get a $5RR, but if you buy 4, split into 2 transactions of 2 candles each, you'll end up with $6 in RR: two $3RR.

And that is why I did 2 transactions!

Plus you can send in your receipts for the SC Johnson rebate: $5 back when you buy any 3 select products (which includes all Glade products!) This MIR is good through 6/30/10.

1/4/10

I got the following for a total of $2.50 + tax.
(the total paid, in and of itself, isn't very good, but what I got back is: $7 in RRs + a $5 MIR, for a net profit of $9.50, minus tax.)



Trans. #1
(2) Glade Fragrance Collection 2oz Soy Candle
Price: $2.50 x 2
Mfg. Coupon: $3/2, (-$3.00)
RRs Used: $1RR from Electrasol deal
Final Price*: $0.50/2 or $0.25 each
RR Earned: $4.00 (should have been $3 - see the note for explanation.)

*Note: Notice the discrepancy in math?! This trans was all jacked up by the time it was over! It took me a while before figuring out what had happened! For some reason, my $1RR didn't want to scan (I assume it's because the $3/2 coupon attached itself to both items, and Walgreen's policy is a 1:1 ration of items and coupons. But the register thought I was trying to use 3 coupons on two items and I needed 1 more item to use the RR. I offered to add something to my order, but the manager said he'd get it to go through!), so what ended up happening was this: I was charged for 2 candles at the sale price of $2.50, then a third at $1.50 (they price mod down $1 for the RR that wasn't scanning), the cashier had already scanned my $3/2 coupon, but when he saw the subtotal, he knew something was off and scanned the coupon again, thinking it had been voided. Well, it hadn't, so I was charged $2.50 more than I should have been, but they ended up taking an extra $3 in coupons off, so my total ended up being $0.50 less than it should have been AND I got a $4RR instead of a $3RR, which is what makes me think that if you buy 3 candles, you'll get $4 in RRs. Clear as mud?! :)

Trans. #2
(2) Glade Fragrance Collection 2oz Soy Candle
Price: $2.50 x 2
Mfg. Coupon: $3/2, (-$3.00)
Final Price: $2.00
RR Earned: $3.00


Sub-total before coupons: $10.00
Sub-total after coupons: $2.50
Sales Tax: $0.92
Savings Percentage: 75%


MIRs to send in: $5 SC Johnson
I'll add this $5 back into my Walgreen's fund once I have it in hand.

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Yearly Totals

Amount Spent: $5.56
Amount Remaining: $94.44
Amount Saved: $39.27