My trip was a nightmare.

Wow. It's been awhile since I last posted.. But I have good reasons! Lol. My bestie Kelli came to visit me all last week =] We had a blastttt!! It was the most amazing week I've had in a long time. My favorite part? Seeing Wicked the Musical ! It was an indescribable experience. Thank you Kelli for making my life that much more wonderful =]...  

So yea! Obviously we were really busy enjoying Miami that I didn't have the chance to do a blog update, even though I made one trip. However I misplaced the receipt and it was a crappy experience anyways, so I won't share it with you. Basically I just used my Extrabucks that were expiring at CVS to buy some water bottles...

NOW! For the update of my most recent trip. I officially had the absolute worst couponing experience of my life on Sunday.

First, I'll complain about it, then share the details about spending and saving.

Basically, I had about $23 in Register Rewards about to expire at Walgreens on Sunday. So I planned a quick, easy trip to use them up and get some rewards back. I started in one register and then the computer just froze, so they moved me to a different register. I'm all for working at any age, but this older lady was the cashier, and she couldn't even read the coupons because her vision was so bad. So she had to go one item at a time, scanning the coupon after each item. This took a good 20 minutes... for 15 items. But I'm a patient person so I was okay. But then.... NONE of my register rewards printed. Hmmmm.

My instant reaction was just a sort of confusion. I figured the machine must have been broken because NONE of the rewards printed. So the cashier told me to talk to the manager. Well, this sepcific assitant manager already didn't like me so much because a couple weeks before, he had challenged one of my coupons, but the manager told him he was wrong and I was right. So I guess he didn't feel so inclined to help me out this time...

I went to see him and he told me, firmly, that if you use a coupon on an item, you CANNOT receive Register rewards in return. Of course I know this to be 100% untrue, so I disagreed with him. I admit I got a little aggravated too quickly but he was so rude! He didn't offer to check if the machine was broken, or if the rewards would print at another register. Instead, he swore that if I use coupons, I don't deserve rewards because I'm already saving money. He told me that I get rewards for my cash, so if I only spend a little bit of money I don't deserve rewards. This was completely unnecessary. Its not like Walgreens Policy says "Couponers don't deserve rewards". But this is the point he insisted on. So I asked to speak to the manager and he told me she would be in tomorrow. So I left. Sure my trip was a success in the amount I saved, but I was supposed to get about $14 in Register rewards BACK from this trip. And I had none.

So when I got home, I made a complaint on Walgreens.com. I usually let things slide but this was ridiculous. This man was absolutely unfair to me. I explained the situation, and felt better. Then on Monday, I received a call from the manager. She apologized for the assistant managers behavior and told me flat out that I was right. That coupons don't affect Register rewards. Sure it made me feel better, but I still felt disrespected. However she told me to come in the next day and she would print the rewards for me. She was very sweet and understanding, which I appreciated. So the next day I went in and got everything worked out. When I asked her if they found out why they didn't print, she said it was because the machine was in fact, broken. I can admit I did feel a sort of satisfaction at the news. But the whole experience still left a bad taste in my mouth. I've decided that for my Sunday trips, I'll go to a different Walgreens where I know the staff is super friendly. Then if I need a second trip during the week, I'll go to the Walgreens I just told you about on a day where the lady manager is working. This way I know I will be defended if anything goes wrong again. So.... in the end I got my rewards, but again, I'm sort of upset with the store. But on the bright side, my trip was a success! Since she needed my receipt to print the rewards, she had to keep it. So I'm gonna tell you guys my trip from memory. 

Here is what I got!

AND

And here is how I got it:

1 Herbal Essence and 1 Aussie Product @ 2/$7 get $2 RR's

- (1) B1G1 styler Free 3/13 SS

- (1) $1/1 Herbal essence product

= $2.50 for both and $2 RR back.

2 Olay bars 2 pack @ B1G1 50% off  ($3.49)

- (2) $2/1 Olay Bar 4/3 P&G

= $1.24 for both.

1 Gillette Profusion Pack

 (Includes battery powered razor, shave gel, and more) $9.99 get $4 RR's

- (1) $5/1 Gillette Profusion [in mail]

5 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers $2.99 Each. Buy $10 get $3 RR's

- (4) $1/1 3/6 RP

- (1) $.75/1 in mail

= $9.20 for all. I really wanted to try these!

1 Colgate Maxfresh toothpaste $2.99 get $3 RR

- (1) $.75/1 3/20 SS

= $2.24 plus $3 RR!

2 Colgate 360 toothbrushes 2/$5 get $2 RR

- (2) $1/1 3/27 SS

= $1.50 each plus $2 RR

1 Almay Eyeliner ($4.79)

1 Almay Makeup Remover ($3.59)

40% off

- (1) $2/1 Walgreens coupon [took off $4]

- (1) $2/1 Manufacturer 3/6 SS

= $2.38 for both!

6 Pencils 4/$1 in ad.

Filler items. Plus these are nice to give away!


1 Scott Naturals Paper Towels 6 rolls $5
- (1) $1/1 Walgreens 
- (1) $1.50/1 internet printable
= $2.50!
Amazing price for paper towels. Plus we can use these for cleaning since they are not so soft. They are perfect for cleaning.

Used $10, $5, $4, $2, $2 RRs.

EVENTUALLY got back $2, $4, $3, $3, $2. 

 I hate tax. Almost $5 of what I paid was tax. 

Spent: $13.72

Saved: $78.00