Wal-green's 8/6

After I dropped my husband off at the new house to help them move out, I decided to check out my new Wal-greens.

Ugh.

I sure hope that today's nonsense was a one-time-deal, or I will be looking for a different Walgreens. Like my husband says, it's not like there isn't one on nearly every corner here in Phoenix.

Here's what I got:

Transaction #1:

Did the Kellogg's deal again: Buy $10 worth, receive $5 RR back.

4 packages of Keebler cookies @ 2.00 each

2 packages of Rice Krispies Treats @ 2.00 each

Minus (3) $1/2 coupons

Total OOP: $9

Received back $5 in Register Rewards

Transaction #2:

2 Carefree pantiliners 22 count; in-ad coupon (IAC) for 99 cents each; used $1/2 coupon = .49 each

2 Angel Soft 4 pack toilet paper; IAC for 99 cents each

3 Energizer Max battery packs; IAC for 2.99; used (3) 1.00 coupons = 1.99 each

Charmin 30 big rolls toilet paper 13.99 (okayed by my husband to get this)

Glade candel 4 oz (smells yum!) 1.99; used 1.00 coupon = .99, also MIR for $1 = .01 overage!

Oust surface and air sanitizer 3.00; used 1.00 coupon = 2.00, also MIR for $1 = 1.00

Pledge 3.00; used 1.00 coupon = 2.00, also MIR for $1 = 1.00

2 Shout 2.50; used (2) .75 coupons = 1.75 each, also MIR for $1 = .75 each

Used $5 RR

Total OOP: $29.72

Will receive back $5 in MIRs

So, besides the large toilet paper amount, I only paid $13 for the rest of the stuff. The batteries added a fair bit and I went back and forth trying to decide whether or not to get them. I checked with my husband and finally decided to because we go through a lot of batteries with all the kids' toys and the baby's equipment. $1.99 for good batteries is a fair price.

And, my total should have been $5 less. See below:

***I have to tell you what happened: I got through the first transaction and I'm standing there waiting for my RR to print. Nothing. The girl is looking at my like "Umm, we're done. Move now."

I say, "I'm supposed to get a $5 RR for purchasing the Kellogg's."

She says "Oh, well my catalina machine is broken. Sorry." Shrug.

I say, "Well, I'm supposed to get a $5 RR for purchasing the Kellogg's." I'm thinking, and I'm not leaving until I get it.

So, she calls over the manager who tries to tell me that the RR didn't print out because I used coupons, making my total OOP only $9.

I kindly explained to him that I had done the exact same transaction two days ago and it had worked fine.

So, he cancels my transaction and takes me over to the photo center where he re-does the transaction. Still trying to tell me that it won't work because of my coupons.

What do you know; it prints!!! Told you so.

Now I have two $5 Register Rewards (one from Monday) and am ready to buy my non-food items.

On to Transaction #2.

Except I was then told that I could not use two RR's at the same time, only one. I was peeved because I had just read extensively on the blogs that you could use more than one RR, you just couldn't use a RR to re-do the same deal. But, I just sighed and said "Okay, I'll save the other one for later." (trying sooo hard to maintain my Christian witness here).

So, I had to pay $5 more than I had intended, but I have a $5 RR to use later.

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