Saved 70% at Walgreens!

So tonight was my first trip to Walgreens. (Not ever, just my first time trying to do this whole couponing/register rewards thing). I don't think I did too bad. Four transactions, spent a total of $20.28, saved a total of $46.43. That's 70%!

Before I go into detail about how I got what I got, let me tell you a few things I have learned about Walgreens and their RR program (someone please correct me if I am wrong- this is really confusing for me):

• You can't use a RR you got for purchasing an item to purchase another of the same item. Well, I think you can, you just won't get another RR.
  
• You can't do multiple of the same RR deals in the same transaction and get multiple RRs. You will only get one. (This is why you will see I bought my 2 Goody Hair items in separate transactions)
• When using an RR, you cannot have more coupons than items (coupons include the RR). This is why you need "filler" items. Although, I just noticed when typing this up that I had 2 coupons and 1 RR in the last transaction and it worked for only 2 items. So I don't know. I told you Walgreen's confuses me!
  

Ok, now that I have probably thoroughly confused you, as I am, Here is how I did it:

First transaction:

• Bought a Goody's Ouchless headband for $2.99, got back $3 RR
  

• Bought 2 packs of Noxema razors @ $4.99 on sale buy one get one free (BOGO)

-used two $2 off one Noxema razors coupon from here

Sales tax (8.517%) $ .68

Total out of pocket= $4.66 Plus, I now have $3 RR to use on my next visit. I actually would have done all of this in one visit, but I forgot my other coupons at home. doh!

Second transaction:

• Bought two packs of Huggies Little Snugglers diapers @ $9 each/get $3 RR when you buy (WYB) 2

-used two $3 off one Huggies coupon from here or here

• Bought one A&W Root Beer for @ $1.00 (needed a "filler" item, and I love A&W root beer. I would have bought it anyway, for the same price at Reasor's)
  

Sales tax (9.5% in Sapulpa this time) $1.81

I also used my $3 RR from the previous visit.

Total out of pocket = $11.81 Now, I have $3 more RR to use on my next transaction.

Third transaction:

• Bought one pack of Goody Ouchless barrettes @ $2.99/ get back $3 RR

• Bought two 2-liters of 7up @ $1.00 each

-used two $1 off one 7up coupons. I am sorry, I forgot where these came

from. Maybe 7up's website? I have had them for a week or two.

• Bought one A&W root beer (again, needed a filler)

Sales tax (9.5%) $ .57
I used the $3 RR I got from the Huggies in the previous transaction
Total out of pocket = $1.56 Now I have $3RR again for the next transaction.

Fourth transaction:

• Bought one pack of Huggies Little Swimmers on sale for $6.99

-used $1.50 off one (manufacturer's coupon)
-used $2.00 off one (Walgreen's coupon from their May coupon book found in store)

• A &W root beer (filler, again) @ $1.00

Sales tax (9.5%) $ .76
I also used the $3 RR I got in the previous transaction from the barrettes
Total out of pocket= $2.25

And there you have it. Not quite as impressive as my CVS trip the other day, but like I told you before, Walgreens confuses me.