Walgreens deals week of 1/1/12

Here are the best Walgreens deals and coupon matchups I see for the week of 1/1/12.

Confused by abbreviations in this post? See lingo for newbies.

Top deals

• Muscletech Smart Protein bar, $1.99, get $1.99 RR.
• Head over to Coupons.com and print yourself a couple of $5.00 off Enfamil Premium newborn large tub coupons or Enfagrow coupons. Buy two tubs for $34.00. Use two $5.00/1 = $24.00. Get $6.00 in Register Rewards for a net cost of $18.00 for two, or $9.00 each! Update: ONLY the Enfagrow is 2//$34. The Enfamil is a junky 2/$46 so will be 2/$36 after two coupons, 2/$30 after coupons/RR.
• eos lip balm, $2.99, get $2.00 RR.
• SAMe mood, joint, and liver health, $10.00, get $10.00 RR.
• Lichi Super Probiotic 30 ct, $9.99, get $9.99 RR.
• Triaminic cold, cough, fever, or allergy relief, 2/$10.00. Get $5.00 RR. Use $3.00/2 in the 12/4 SS or $3.00/1 fever reducer in the 12/4 SS. Buy two fever reducer, use two $3.00/1. Pay $4.00, get $5.00, make a dollar!
• 24-ct or 8 oz liquid Tylenol cold & cough or Children’s Sudafed PE 4 oz, 2/$10.00, get $5.00 RR. Print $2.00/1 Sudafed here. Buy two Children’s Sudafed, use two $2.00/1, pay $6.00, get $5.00 RR, net cost $1.00/2.
• Keebler Club Crackers, 2/$5.00. Use $2.00/2 in the January booklet + $1.00/2 from the 11/13 or 12/11 RP or print $1.00/2 here. $1.00 each for Club Crackers is pretty good.

Register Rewards (RR) deals

• Select GM cereal, Fiber One bars, or Nature Valley bars, 4/$10.00 get $3.00 RR. Print $1.50/2 select cereal here. Use $1.00/2 cereal from the 12/11 SS. Print $1.00/3 on Coupon Network.
• Buy $20 Boost products, get $5.00 RR. 6-pack Boost, 2/$12 (must buy 2) or 6-pack plus or glucose control, 2/$15 (must buy 2). Buy four for $24.00. Print $2.00/1 here. $3.00/1 in the 1/1 SS. If you use four $3.00/1, pay $12, get $5, net $7 for 4.
• Muscletech Smart Protein bar, $1.99, get $1.99 RR.
• Triaminic cold, cough, fever, or allergy relief, 2/$10.00. Get $5.00 RR. Use $3.00/2 in the 12/4 SS or $3.00/1 fever reducer in the 12/4 SS. Buy two fever reducer, use two $3.00/1. Pay $4.00, get $5.00, make a dollar!
• 24-ct or 8 oz liquid Tylenol cold & cough or Children’s Sudafed PE 4 oz, 2/$10.00, get $5.00 RR. Print $2.00/1 Sudafed here. Buy two Children’s Sudafed, use two $2.00/1, pay $6.00, get $5.00 RR, net cost $1.00/2.
• Metamucil, $12.49, get $1.50 RR. Use $1.00/1 in the 1/1 PG.
• Prilosec 42 ct, $24.99, get $5.00 RR. Use $2.00/1 in the 1/1 PG.
• eos lip balm, $2.99, get $2.00 RR.
• Head over to Coupons.com and print yourself a couple of $5.00 off Enfamil Premium newborn large tub coupons (I see at 90210 under “baby” on the left). Buy two tubs for $34.00. Use two $5.00/1 = $24.00. Get $6.00 in Register Rewards for a net cost of $18.00 for two, or $9.00 each!
• PediaLyte, 2/$10.50, get $1.50 RR. Use two $1.50/1 from the 10/2 SS or print here.
• Aussie or Herbal Essences, $2.99, get $1.00 RR. Use $1.00/1 in the 1/1 PG.

Multi-item RR deals

Buy $20 in participating Nestle products, get $5.00 RR.

• Purina Beneful or Pet Chow, 2/$10.00 (must buy 2).
• Purina Friskies, 2/$10.00 (must buy 2). Use $.50/1 in the 10/30 RP.
• Tidy Cats scoop 14 lbs, 2/$10.00 (must buy 2).
• Lean Cuisine, 2/$5.00 (must buy 2). Use $1.00/5 in the 1/1 SS.
• Stouffers, 2/$5.00 (must buy 2).
• 2-pack hot pockets, 2/$5.00 (must buy 2).
• Coffee-Mate, 2/$3.00 (must buy 2). If you have the $.75/1 Facebook printable, use here (no longer available).
• DiGiorno pizza, 2/$11.00 (must buy 2). Print $1.00/1 on Facebook after you enter their sweepstakes.
• Nescafe instant coffee, $6.99. Decaf, $7.99.
• Nestle fun-size candy, $2.99.
• 6-pack Skinny Cow candy, $2.99. Print BOGO here.

Well, if you realllly like Skinny Cow and have multiple computers, buy eight, use four BOGO, pay $11.96, get $5.00 RR for net $6.96/8.

Buy $20 or more in participating products, get $6.00 RR

• Lysol No-Touch hand soap system, $8.00. Use $3.00/1 in the 1/1 SS.
• Lysol spray, $4.00. Use $1.00/1 in the 1/1 SS.
• 4-pack Kleenex, $4.00. Use $.50 in the 1/1 SS or 12/4 SS (exp. 1/1!).
• 126 ct Cottonelle fresh care wipes combo pack, $6.00.
• 6-roll Viva paper towels, $6.00.
• Mucinex Fast-Max 6 oz or 14 or 20 ct, $10.00. Use $1.00/1 in the 12/11 or 1/1 SS.

Other deals

• Gallon milk, $1.99. Milk brands and prices are regional — in Chicagoland, most Walgreens carry Dean’s.
• Dawn, $.99 with in-ad coupon. Use $.25/1 in the 1/1 PG.
• Tide, $5.99. Use $2.00/1 in the 1/1 PG or front section of the Chicago Tribune.
• Sun-Maid raisins or Sunsweet apricots, 2/$5.00. Print $.75/1 Sunsweet here. Now it’s $.55/1
• Juicy Juice 8 packs, 2/$5.00. I saw $1.00 hangtags at Ultra recently on the bottles that are also good on the multipacks.
• Hunts tomato sauce, $.39 with in-ad coupon.
• Nice or Deerfield Farms baking soda or Morton salt, $.59 with in-ad coupon.
• Oscar Mayer lunch meat, 2/$6.00 (must buy two). Use $1.00/2 in the January coupon booklet.
• Keebler Club Crackers, 2/$5.00. Use $2.00/2 in the January booklet + $1.00/2 from the 11/13 or 12/11 RP or print $1.00/2 here. $1.00 each for Club Crackers is pretty good.
• 3 pack Act II mini bags, $1.00.
• All detergent, $3.99. Use $1.00/1 in the 1/1 RP.
• 6 double roll Charmin Basic, $2.99. Use $.25/1 in the 1/1 PG.
• PrintWorks 400 sheet multipurpose paper, $3.29 with in-ad coupon.
• Slim-fast 4-pack shakes, $4.99. Use BOGO in the 1/1 SS. $.95/1, $1.60/2, and $2.00/3 on Coupon Network.
• Atkins bars or shakes, BOGO. Use $1.00/1 in the 1/1 SS or print $1.50/2 Daybreak on Coupons.com.
• Q-tips 170-375 pack, $1.99 with in-ad coupon.
• Softsoap, $.99 with in-ad coupon. (This is 7.5 oz, so too small for the coupon in today’s paper.)
• Estroven, Culturelle or Brainstrong, BOGO. Buy two Brainstrong, use the $5.00 coupon in the January coupon booklet (will take off $10!).
• Nature’s Bounty, Sundown, Osteo Bi-Flex or Ester C, BOGO. Print $2.00/1 Nature’s Bounty here. Various Sundown in the 1/1 SS. $7.00/1 Osteo Bi-Flex in the 1/1 RP. $2.00/1 Ester-C in the 12/4 or 1/1 RP.

What to know at Walgreens

If you’re newer at this, here’s what you need to know at Walgreens:

1. Register Rewards (RR) do not roll — meaning, you can’t use the RR you get from one item to buy another of that item (or even another item from the same manufacturer, which will be listed on the RR) and get another RR for that item. That is why you see people rolling back and forth between different deals each week.
2. RR are manufacturer coupons. At Walgreens, the number of manufacturer coupons you use in one transaction, including RR, has at a minimum to be less than or equal to the number of items in your order — and each manufacturer coupon needs its own item to “attach” to. A multi-item coupon (like $1.00/2) attaches to both items, so counts as a coupon for both. This is why you’ll see lists of low-priced “filler” items in Walgreens roundups — sometimes you have to throw something small into your order and not use a mfr. coupon on it, so that you can use a RR. You can use as many STORE coupons as you want, including the in-ad coupons; this only applies to manufacturer coupons.
3. Only one RR will print per offer per transaction. So, for example — if the offer is that you get one $5.00 RR for buying a certain razor for $7.99, you can’t buy two of those razors for $15.98 and get back $10.00 RR. If you want to get two, you’d have to split them up into separate transactions.
4. Here’s a link to the official Walgreens coupon policy. Given the inconsistencies between Walgreens, you may wish to print this out and keep it with you!
5. If you can’t find the monthly coupon booklets in your store, you can now print their coupons online. (If you have them in your store, save your ink!)
6. You can use manufacturer coupons with both the monthly booklet coupons and the in-ad coupons. Always hand your manufacturer coupons over first.

And for those of us in the Chicago area, the big bonus thing to remember is that:

• JEWEL TAKES REGISTER REWARDS, even if they have the “redeem only at Walgreens” wording. Register Rewards are manufacturer coupons, they scan at other stores just fine, and can be redeemed at other stores that will take them.

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