This is one thing I started doing every time I go to the grocery store, which is looking at the manager's specials. Usually there is an area where there are a lot of marked down items. Just last week I got a $32.99 Brita filter system for only $9.99. I also got a package of $3.49 hot chocolate marked down to $1.99 and I had a $1 coupon so I got it for only $.99! They usually change daily or weekly and can have pastas, dressings, tableware, etc. It's worth a look at and only takes a couple seconds to look at. You can find some really good deals!

411 on Walgreens Part II

Some Register Rewards offered give you the full amount back that you paid for a product. For example, you pay $3.99 for toothpaste and you get a Register Reward back for $3.99. It's like getting the toothpaste for free! You can't chain your Register Rewards for the same offer though. So if you use the $3.99 Register Rewards for the same toothpaste you won't get another Register Reward. But you can use the Register Reward for a different brand which also has a Register Reward attached. This is called rolling your Register Rewards. Example, you use the Crest toothpaste $3.99 Register Reward to buy a box of Kelloggs Cereal that has a $2.00 RR attached. You can then use that $2.00 RR for another tube of Crest toothpaste. You can do this over and over. Just remember you can't use a RR on the same product in a row and get another RR for that product.

Don't expect to buy 3 Crest toothpastes in one transaction and get 3 RRs. You will only get one back. But you can buy one Crest toothpaste, one box of Kelloggs Cereal, and one bottle of shampoo and get a RR for each item. Register Rewards are always 1 like per transaction.

Register Rewards do expire and usually last between 2-4 weeks so use them before the date they expire. If they do expire the Walgreens registers will accept them but some cashiers are strict about the expire date and won't accept them so it's best to use them before they expire.

Also make sure you check with your local stores to see if they accept other stores coupons. Since RRs are manufacturer coupons other stores can accept them.

411 on Walgreens Part I

Shopping at Walgreens can save you BIG! The more you know the better and the more you know the more you save! It's a great place to stockpile on things you need.

Weekly Flier- Every Sunday Walgreens has a new sales flier. You can get it in your Sunday newspaper, online at www.walgreens.com, or at your local Walgreens. Inside you'll find their sales prices, what the Register Rewards are, and their store coupons. As with any store the best way to save yourself money is to find the sales and match any coupons you have to them. I'll have deals posted for you weekly to save you some time.

Register Rewards (RR)- When you purchase qualifying items, you get back a coupon called Register Rewards after you check out. It will pring out from the catalina. Catalina coupons are coupons you get when you check out, they are printed from a small machine next to the register. Register Rewards can be used like cash at a later shopping trip. So if you purchase a beverage that earns you $2 in Register Rewards you can use that $2 during your next purchase. Makes sure you don't use your Register Rewards to buy the same item that you got it for. In other words you can't use the same $2 you got for the beverage for the same beverage at your next shopping trip. Make sure you get all your Register Rewards at check out.

Stay tuned for Part II