Walgreens for Beginners

Are you a newbie to Walgreens Shopping? Here I have some facts on Walgreens' Balance Reward Program and Register Rewards Program.

Walgreens Balance Rewards:

Every week in Walgreens' ads, they will have deals on products that you purchase and you earn points for buying the specified product. Keep in mind you need a balance Reward Card that the cashier scans. If you need one, ask cashier for application and will take a few minutes to fill out and you will receive your card immediately and you can begin to save!

Here is an example, posted in their current ad dated 2/9/14-2/15/14

T c    hThis means you have to buy 2 Planters Peanuts, 16oz on sale for 2 for $6

For buying 2, you will receive 1000 Balance Rewards Points=$1

Like paying $5, for the two peanuts!

The points will appear in your account, typically, automatically.

The smartest way to utilize your points is waiting till you earn a lot for example 30,000 points, because it will equal $35, as you see in Walgreens redemption point system above.

You can redeem these points at any time, just let the cashier know you want to. Some cashiers will ask, but with personally experience, many don’t. Just keep in mind, when you redeem points, you cannot earn points too. Just be sure to do separate transactions.

For more information click HERE to get full details on Walgreens' website.

Register Rewards Program:

Register rewards (RR) are manufacturer coupons that print out from a Catalina machine at the register after you complete your transaction when purchasing qualifying products

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When redeeming RR coupons, you can only use one per item. Also to keep in mind when purchasing more than one of the same RR participating item, you will only receive one RR, not 2.

Here is an example from this week’s Ad

This means when you buy (1) Rockstar Energy Drink, 16oz priced at $1

You will 1 RR= $1 on a future purchase =FREE!

*I was not financially compensated for this post. The information given is from my personal experience*