Walgreens is a coupon-friendly retailer that encourages its customers to save money. Read below to learn how to coupon at Walgreens, what type of coupons can be applied, and stacking and policy guidelines.
Diving into the couponing world may not be as simple at Walgreens as at other retailers, but there are plenty of ways to save. Learning how to use reward systems is the easiest way to learn how to coupon on Walgreens. Even a novice customer can find multiple ways to save. The reason couponing at Walgreens can be challenging is because they accept manufacturer coupons, store coupons, Register Rewards, and myWalgreens Rewards.
Each type of coupon is different, and most are stackable. Understanding the difference between each of these coupons will help you save money. Shoppers can find store coupons in multiple places. You may receive a coupon on a receipt or print one online. Manufacturer coupons are found in local newspaper flyers and on manufacturer websites. Walgreens does allow double coupons in specific situations. To combine coupons, you must use one manufacturer coupon and one store coupon.
Another way to coupon stack is to combine manufacturer coupons and store coupons with myWalgreens rewards, which give a specific discount off the total amount. Walgreens rules provide a more challenging process for stacking coupons. But if done right, you are still able to save a lot of money. These allow you to easily earn cash back for purchasing items you were going to purchase anyway. Register Rewards RR are similar to Catalina coupons, they print out of the Catalina machine after you have purchased certain qualifying products.
They are manufacturers coupons intended to be used only at Walgreens even though I have heard of other stores accepting them. They are just another way for the manufacturers to incentivize shoppers to purchase their products. There are RR deals that vary weekly, others that only last for a few days like a 4 day sale and still other deals last all month long.
Generally they are good for 2 weeks from the date they are issued. Occasionally I have received a RR that was good for only 1 week. Rolling is using RR you received from buying one item or group of items, to purchase other items that give RR.
You can but then another RR will not print. So if you want 4 Crest in the example above you are better off rolling into Glade and then using the Glade RR to buy another Crest. You could then get the 4 Crest you need. Each RR will tell you what company it came from. If you have 2 RR from the same company but they are for different amounts you can usually roll between them. This is unusual but occasionally it happens.
RR are considered coupons. Fillers are inexpensive items that you buy so you can use more RR. Yes, you can. You can stack a manufacturer coupon or a Register Reward and a Wags Q on the same item.
I have found that the most important thing is to hand in your Wags Qs after your MQs. One question I do have, why should you never hand in Walgreens Coupons first? I am new to couponing. I received a Catalina coupon for 10x everyday points. How can I use this to maximize my savings. Hi — Yes you can! Is there anywhere in the Walgreens Coupon policy that states that I cannot separate my transactions to use a RR towards the next purchase?
I had a manager tell me that today. I told him he was wrong and that I would bring him in a copy of HIS coupon policy next time I shop there.
I just want to make sure I am right…. Though Allow me to suggest you try seeing if you can check out through the cosmetics register so not to tie up the main cashier.. I went in today with 3 Catalina rewards.
I got paper towels toilet paper 2 lady speed stick two planters peanuts and 2 tic tacs. I had 4 coupons clip to my rewards card.
So the cashier rang everything up. She gave me my total. I gave her the 3 Catalina and she says I have to cancel everything and start all over. She says I was supposed to give her the rr before she hit total.
So after that happen 2 of my coupons didnt come of. Yes you have to turn those over before she hits payment. After she hits payment, the Clip2card coupons will come off. Even if you have fillers, it is not predictable. So for those two coupons that did not come off, call the Walgreens balance rewards number and tell them. They will credit the amount of the coupons that did not come off in points.
Thank you! I LOVE this site! So while you are able to break up your transactions into two separate ones to accommodate your coupons it will entirely depend on the amount of customers and the workload at the time on management and cashiers. I love using coupons as well so understand your frustration however I also understand Walgreens side as I deal with couponers all the time, we must try to accommodate all customers in a timely and effective manor so allowing one customer to have multiple transactions is not fair to other customers in line.
COuponers, pls. You are NOT the only customer these people have to cater to. How can a store limit the of transaction one can make? I agree with couponers going back in line, but limiting the transactions per visit and employess having the say whether customer may do more than 2 in a visit? If you are doing this, corporate must know about this because you are then limiting the potential sales of the store.
I had a employee at a walgreens tell me that also, I went to a different walgreens and will never go back there.. Thank you for helping me save money!!! We cannot offer rainchecks on register rewards. We do however offer a raincheck on the sale price of an item but the register rewards are a time sensitive offer from the manufacturer and we cannot print them manually after the offer has expired.
I had a walgreens give me a raincheck on the finish when it was 1. I have had no trouble, thank goodness, with any of the walgreens in my area. I have been to 5 different ones. Walgreens does not give rainchecks for the RR, if a cashier did this she was in the wrong. I hate it when employees are rude like that. Employees should be well versed in how to handle coupons and with a smile.
I have two questions. I have coupons that say 1. I had coupons bogo free. Was that right? I have never had a cashier tell me any different. Because technically it does cancel itself out. Hope this helped. Debbie — I have the same coupon, and yes both should be free! I have 2 B1Gi free coupons for Biore products. How does this work? I have a similar question too. Can I use a MQ coupon and both a store coupon from the weekly ad with an instant coupon from the March booklet?
I have used a mq plus an in ad cpn plus a cpn from the monthly booklet for the same item and had no problem, usually the cashier has the book handy and will use the booklet whenever she sees the item run through, they are great here!
Does Walgreens let you special order items? And can you get a raincheck on an item that has a RR? I have a HUGE problem with a shelf clearer here…. I actually saw her the other day with her basket full and she cleared out pretty much everything and I must add she was RUDE to the cashier. New to the monthly savings book…. Now if I want to buy more than one of a certain product Sensodyne toothphaste , will the coupon be good for ALL the toothpastes that I buy? Or will I have to do seperate transactions for each one I buy?
TIA :. I want to get the RR deal with the Huggies this week and have a question. Is that before or after mfqs. The mg at my Walgreens said that it was after which makes it an ok deal deal but not great. What time does a 24 hour Walgreens start their ad? I get there around 8am and everything is already gone from the ad. I would like a shot at some of these deals. The sales should be active by am. When u go into the store just ask the mgr if the ad is active yet.
They just opened up a store close to me. Are u saying, for the Cottonelle offer for example. I bought the same exact items this week. You can use the RR for your next shopping trip or some people will have more than one transaction to use the RR the same day. Does anyone know…. You have to split each duplicate item into its own transaction. So, the in-ad coupon as I type this is 39cents for Scotch tape, limit 3… I want to use these as fillers but am confused abOut how they countthem for the item to coupon ratio??
If I buy 3 will it count as 3 coupons since it is applied to all or is it only count as ONE towards the ratio because it is only one physical coupon or does it not count against me at all because it is a Wal Q? WAG coupons do not count toasted the coupon to item ratio.
That is strictly mfg coupons and RR. And any store that counts the WAG qpon is just being ridiculous. I read in their coupon policy that In-Store Ad coupons are not supposed to be counted, but the checkout register refuses to accept more coupons than the number of items. I purchased 2 items and tried using 2 MQ and 2 store Q, but then also tried using a RR to purchase the items.
Which I did, but used another store Q along with that one more item. Hope the cashier tried to at least ring it up…at my store the cash register will reject it and give the cashier the reason. Will more than one RR print? If you return an item that you used register rewards to pay for do you get back the full price of the item or a register reward back or only what you paid??
You should get back the full price before coupons because the store turns in thecoupons to the clearinghouse for reimbursement. Thanks in advance!
You would need to split up the transactions. Thanks Christie! Today went well at my WAGS!! First time I did the whole multiple transaction thing. I am curious what that is and how you get one. The Monthly IVC books should be in store in the rack with the weekly ads. Each register should also have a book the cashier can scan.
Thankfully the manager came up. Also there is a spot on the receipt where it tells u your total savings. They have been great about giving rain checks but by the time the shelves are restocked my coupons have expired. The redeeming of expired RR is at the store mgrs discretion. Thanks for this blog. I love Wags too. Yet you mention that this is possible in all your scenarios. How do you get this to work? I made some purchases at Walgreens today and had my 2 kids with me who had me distracted.
I went yesterday and purchased 4 of the Sundown vitamins which were B1G1 and I had four coupons. I think the clerk neglected to scan one of the coupons, so I only got 3 taken off. I noticed it right away and was sent to the manager who very rudely told me that actually, I was supposed to only be able to use 2 coupons max. I went to my car and got my printed policy to show him the policy for B1G1 and he still disagreed with me.
There was absolutely no convincing him. Am I missing something here? Do the managers have the authority to override corporate policy? I was told on Tuesday by my local walgreens that they are under new district managment and we are going to be no longer allowed to use filler items such as the 10 cent laffy taffy.
I asked what we will be able to use and how can they tell us what we can and cant buy and i got told they dont know. Doesnt make any sense to me. I had a problem using fillers at Walgreens today. So, he grabbed another Nestle and it went through fine. I was planning on testing my theory with some Laffy Taffy tonight, but it sounds like I may just be out of luck.
Annie — The Nestle coupon is attaching to both items. You need another filler in there to use the RR. Just one more thing to keep in mind when shopping at Wags! I finally figured out why it wouldnt work, Thanks to your help for Annie up above. I had the same problem as her, the coupon attaches to the 2 and 3 cereals leaving me without enough items to coupons ratio. Question, can you redeem several of the same rewards to purchase another item. Example, I have multiple reach rewards from multiple purchases can I redeem them in one transactions together?
Yes, however you do need as many items as you have Register Rewards. I have also been told at one of the 5 store I frequent that there is a new coupon policy. This has become very frustrating! What is the real story? OK, well I do know that some stores here are limiting to one deal of the same type per person per day, but THAT they have posted at all registers And if they do have their own rules, how do we find out? Cuz different cashiers at the same store do things differently, and how do we even know who is right?
Anyone know what would happen? Or where I could find out in the future for other deals? The Exec Asst? I even showed him the policy! I understand he was just tryi g to be ethical. I think now he will talk to his mgr and raise the question though. He sounds like, once he thought about it, it would plague him, lol!
I just went to a different store. Will that RR print? I always give the cashier the in store coupons first, then the MQs and last the the RR, but yesterday I went shopping at the Wags I always shop at and the regular cashier made me use the RR first then the MQs and last the in store coupon. If something is just on sale, say normally 5.
The store-specific manufacturer coupon like the ones in the Infant Care Booklet…what are those? Manufacturer or store? I had an issue today at using RR. Please look and see if you can help me understand what i am doing wrong. Nobody there could tell me why they wouldnt work. I purchased the following: Zyrtex 5.
I know i have enough items, and my total that i did have to pay was Ive racked my brain trying to figure this out and I am at a loss. Any suggestions? Thanks for all your help! My store insists that I give them first. Should I tell them no? Most of my stores do not care about the order you give the coupons to us. It is simply easier for the cashier to ring the walgreens coupons first because they can be rung at anytime during the transaction without hitting extra buttons also they may have coupon codes memorized and can key them in without the need to scan the coupon.
Manufacturer coupons, however, require them to hit subtotal before ringing the coupon and again before continuing to ring other items or walgreens coupons. This is usually when you here the register start beeping alot because the cashier was too quick for the register to keep up and then they will need to clear error messages 3 or 4 times before they can continue.
Thus you should count those 2 items together as 1 item. The register will not let you enter a second coupon for those 2 items. The above says not to hand in Wags Qs first, why is that? Can you explain in more detail? Christie gave me corporate phone number and I called them almost three weeks and had to call back two more times, each time I was told they were working on the question I had and that someone would call me.
I finally received a call from the local store manager who said yes that corporate had changed the monthly booklet to manufacturer coupons if they start with and that only those starting with were a Wags q.
I then asked him about their current ad for cottonelle that said you could stack the in store coupon which is in the august booklet with a q from the newspaper. He said it was a misprint but that he would honor it since it was in the ad.
I want to thank you very much for this advice and I will try this next week at Walgreens. Have a great day. I have a question about RR from the same manufacture. Crest, Head and Shoulders, Pantene etc…do these items need to be purchased in seperate transactions to get all of the register rewards to print? Can you use coupons if ordering from Walgreens online? Just wondering. Latoya, that is not true.
You can do multiple transactions, right in a row, if you want. You can buy multiples of the same items and split them between your transactions. A lot of Wags shoppers will intentionally check out at the beauty counter for this reason. Sorry to hear you were misinformed! I know this question has probably been answered a thousand times, but say you want to buy 10 of the same item that earns RR in one transaction, will you get 10 RR or only one per transaction?
If that is the case, I would need to have 10 transactions to get 10 RR for that one item? Angie, that just happened to me! To get you started, check out our Walgreens Deals section for great savings! A few last things to keep in mind in regards to Walgreens Coupon Policy … Paper coupons will be processed before digital coupons.
Walgreens shall not accept coupons for items not carried in our stores. Walgreens reserves the right to limit quantities to customers and employees. Manufacturer coupons must include a valid redemption address.
Walgreens shall accept manufacturer coupons for items that are on sale. If still have questions you can ask us or dig in for yourself here. Family Dollar stores are coupon friendly and there are lots…. I go in…. How to score the most savings at Walgreens while adhering to the Walgreens Coupon Policy! This tip is a MUST because unfortunately some cashiers are up to speed on couponing and some are not, so having the Walgreens Coupon Policy on hand is a must.
If the cashier disagrees or is unsure, just politely ask for the Walgreens Manager and they will be glad to assist. Print and carry the official Walgreens Coupon Policy when you shop at Walgreens. We even recommend telling your cashier you have coupons before they scan anything. Showing them the coupons right away will help prevent any frustration or confusion from your cashier. Keep in mind that you can still use manufacturers coupons at any store!
This means that it is up to their discretion whether they believe the coupons are counterfeit. Coupons that appear distorted, blurry, or altered in any way shall not be accepted. All coupons must have a clear and scannable barcode.
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