Free Des Moines Register

For anyone who isn't already familiar, I wanted to let you know that Kum & Go gives you the Des Moines Register for free when you get gas. Going to get gas on Sunday at Kum & Go has now become a ritual for my husband and me. I love getting the paper and all those coupons for free.

Mindy's Walgreens deals

Alright ladies. I had a good score today. I was cruisin' with my shopping cart around Walgreens and an employee told me to check out at the fragrance counter b/c she had some coupons I could use on my Chemistry brand hair stuff. Sweet, hope that doesn't throw me off too much since I was trying to stay as close to $40 as I could. Well I get to the register, she is ringing me up and I realize my wallet is missing and hope it's in the car. She was super nice & not annoyed I had to run to the car. I come back to find my total quite lower than I anticipated.

Here is how my receipt reads:

• Crest Pro-Health (actually our toothpaste of choice!) $3.79*


• Walgreens Acid Controller $7.99*


• L'Oreal Advanced RevitaLift Anti-Wrinkle $12.36*


• Revlon nail color $4.79*


• Chemistry brand hair stuff $7.99*


• Purex detergent $3.19 (bringing my total to $40.11)


• $10 off $40 purchase -$10


• Purex mfg coupon -$.50


• Chemistry coupon (from nice employee)-$3.00


• Chemistry coupon (from nice employee)-$1.00

*free after rebate

Total spent in the store (without tax): $25.61
Total of expected rebates: $40.61 (36.92 + 10% gift card bonus)
Correct me if I am wrong but that is $15 worth of overage!
This makes me love Walgreens!

The Results...

Whew. I think you can count this one as a success. It was a little rocky at first. I started at the West Des Moines Walgreen's and the casher guy wouldn't give me the new Easy Saver booklet. He said they didn't hand them out until September. I knew that wasn't true, so I left and went to the Ankeny Walgreen's. Ha. I win. Here's the breakdown:

Puff's Tissues: $1.39 - $0.50 (Walgreen's flyer coupon) = $0.89

Walgreen's Acid Control: $7.99 - $7.99 (WG Rebate) = $0.00

Dawn Dish Soap: $1.99 - $1.00 (WG flyer coupon) - $0.50 (manufacturer's coupon) = $0.49

L'Oreal Advanced RevitalLift Anti-Wrinkle: $12.36 - $12.36 (WG rebate) = $0.00

Nivea Men's Body Wash: $4.99 - $1.00 (manufacturer's coupon) - $4.99 (WG rebate) = -$1.00

Edge Shaving Gel: $2.99 - $1.00 (WG coupon) - $0.75 (manufacturer's coupon) = $1.24

Chemistry Conditioner: $7.99 - $7.99 (WG rebate) = $0.00

Revlon Nail Care: $4.79 - $4.79 (WG rebate) = $0.00

Crest Pro-Health (our favorite toothpaste): $3.79 - $3.79 (WG rebate) = $0.00

LypSyl Honey Berry LypMoistureizer: $1.99 - $1.99 (WG rebate) = $0.00

Purex Laundry Detergent: $3.19 - $0.50 (manufacturer's coupon) = $2.69

Gallon Milk: $3.19

Super Sweet Walgreen's Coupon: $10 off $40 purchase = -$10.00

Results: After rebates, I will have come out exactly even because tax was $2.46. I feel good about this because I got some things free even without the rebates (milk, laundry soap, shaving gel, tissues, dish soap) I just wanted to make sure that I hit my $40 so that I could use the $10 off coupon. Remember that this $10 off coupon is only good Friday and Saturday. I LOVE FREE THINGS!

I did debate on the anti wrinkle cream, but ended up getting it after they were out of a rebate item that I was planning on getting. I guess I'm 29 now, so I should keep those wrinkles under control.

And you'll have to forgive me. I don't always remember where my manufacturer's coupons come from. I'll try and be better at that.

Walgreen's Potential

Not sure if anyone else is as excited as I am about the potential savings that Walgreen's could bring. Right now they have a $10 off a $40 purchase coupon http://www.walgreens.com/hotbuys/default.jsp?ec=hn583_getcoupon and it is between the August and September rebate programs so you can cash in on both. If you haven't checked out some of the scenarios on some of our favorite coupon blogs, I implore you to do so. I am going to put my list together tonight and hopefully it will work. I'll let you know.