Walgreens 4-30

*3 Stayfree pads
*3 Skintimate shave cream
*3 Plackers floss
*4 candy bars
*1 Hallmark card (not pictured)

Total Cost: $0.59

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Total Out of Pocket: $2.59
Total Register Rewards Spent: $22
Total Register Rewards Earned: $24

Walgreens 4-25

*8 Stayfree pads
*5 Skintimate shaving cream
*2 Tone body wash
*6 Plackers floss
*6 Sudafed medication
*2 Scotch packing tape
*2 Clio beauty hair trimmers
*3 candy bars
*3 cheap highlighters

Total Cost: Profit of $18.72

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $3.28
Total Register Rewards Spent: $60
Total Register Rewards Earned: $82

CVS 4-24

*1 Huggies wipes (FREE with CVS $2.00 off coupon + 50 c off MC!)
*1 A&D ointment (Only .49 cents with CVS $5 off coupon + $1 off MC!)
*1 Advil
*2 Cover Girl mascara
*1 CVS green bag tag
*1 CVS reusable shopping bag (not pictured)
*1 Listerine whitening pen - clearance for $3.49

Total Cost: $6.70

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Total Out of Pocket: $2.21
Total Extra Care Bucks Spent: $15.48
Total Extra Care Bucks Earned: $10.99

Walgreens 4-24

*5 Kotex products
*6 Oral B Pro Health Toothbrushes
*3 Gummy candy

Total Cost: $2.47

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Total Out of Pocket: $2.97
Total Register Rewards Spent: $18
Total Register Rewards Earned: $18.50

Shaw's 4-24

*2 Country Kitchen bread
*10 Lean/Hot Pocket varieties
*6 Bird's Eye Steamfresh frozen vegetables
*2 Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta
*2 Hebrew National Beef franks
*10 No Yolks noodles
*6 V8 juice
*grapes
*celery
*apples (not pictured)

Total Out of Pocket: $24.80
Total Saved: $82.65
Percentage Saved: 77%

Walgreens 4-18

*7 Kotex tampons/pads
*15 Nature's Bounty Vitamin D
*2 Colgate Total toothpaste
*4 Bayer aspirin
*3 Oral B Pro Health toothbrushes
*1 Scunchi bobbi pins
*4 Walgreens reusable bags (not pictured)
*20 highlighters

Total Cost: -$16.04 (profit of $16.04)

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $22.96
Total Register Rewards Spent: $69
Total Register Rewards Earned: $108

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Note: $22 out of pocket is unusual & a lot for me to spend at Walgreens. I had pre-ordered the vitamins, as they were free ($5, get $5 register rewards back and I had coupons, so I knew I would make an automatic profit. Plus, we will use them.) So I ordered these through the manager and then found out that another item I had planned on buying last week - and earning register rewards with - was completely sold out. As a result, I was not able to have as many register rewards on hand going into this week as I had thought. That's why I spent more out of pocket than usual. It was still well worth it, as I made a profit in register rewards.

Walgreens 4-11

*2 Sudafed nasal spray
*2 Schick Hydro shave gel
*3 clearance Easter candy

Total Cost: - $2.29 (profit of $2.29)

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Total Out of Pocket: $0.71
Total Register Rewards Spent: $8.00
Total Register Rewards Earned: $11.00

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FAQ: Why are you always buying little things, like candy or kids' cups or other various small "junk" items?

Walgreens will only accept as many coupons as items. Register Rewards are counted as coupons. Therefore if I wanted to purchase 4 items and use 4 manufacturer coupons, plus use 2 Register Rewards (a total of "6 coupons" according to the Walgreens registers), I would have to buy the 4 items plus 2 more items. Of course, you want to find something really cheap as the extra or "filler" items (as we call them) so that's why I end up purchasing Easter cups or clearance Easter candy.

I admit it can be a pain and I'd prefer it if Register Rewards didn't count towards the item/coupon count, but those are the rules of the "game." And I still save so much/get so many things for free that this very minor inconvenience is worth it, and really not so bad, once you get used to it.