Earned 14,000 points from this one transaction – sweet!  Used the Spend $30 get 5,000 points code on the front page of the Sunday Walgreens ad; BIC razors also earned 3,000 points.  The Level bars are $4.29, but use coupon code 05818 (the Walgreens coupon from the current Diabetes Care booklet) and the price drops to $3.29 per box automatically.  My OOP here was under $1.75 for 8 boxes of bars, 3 Comfort 3 razors and 4 Comfort Twin razors.  hmmm, that total seems low, but then there was overage from the Level bar mfr coupons…

Buy MG217 for 5,000 points and the $1 coupon, earn a $6 RR. Use the $6 RR on the $8.99 Vanquish or JointFlex products – each earns 5,000 points – and the $3 coupons for each in the 10/19 S; I’ve been using the 4/$1 Halloween pens (with in-ad coupon) as filler. These ring up as 25¢ each, so need to buy more than one. I was earning 5,000 in points plus 400 in the bonus health points, but all of a sudden the 400 crapped out on me! phooey! Depending on your tax,  you’ll pay about 11¢ for the MG217 and 42¢ for the Vanquish/pen combo.   On a side note, the Vanquish coupon doesn’t scan, while the JointFlex does.  go figure…

I’m hoping to find in-code JointFlex later on in the week.

Here’s what I’m trying to run this week at Walgreens, but I’m running into an issue with dates – two Walgreens had most Joint Flex stock expired by months. ugh. Make sure you do NOT buy the product shown in the ad – that’s the old packaging. The new one is the darker blue background pictured above.

First purchase was the MG217 for $6. Paid with $1 pdf coupon, 5,000 points and tax and got a $6 RR. Which I used to buy the Joint Flex for $8.99 less the $6 RR. Paid $3 and tax and earned 5,000 points which I used to buy another MG217. While I don’t like actually paying for stuff, these are both pretty high-value items and worth more than the $1.75, approximately, I’m paying for the two.

First I was gifted with this stack of inserts from last week, then PITA and I stopped at McDonalds for lunch.  I ordered two double cheeseburgers and a Filet o’ Fish.  They charged me for the two burgers and threw in the Filet o’ Fish for FREE.  Yes, it was free, not a mistake (they told us first).
Then I hit up a few Walgreens to use up my pile of expiring RRs and found lots of clearance hair care items and PureLife organic flaxseed!  Since today was one of those Spend $25 get 5,000 points days, I ran a couple of transactions for lots of items (3/$1 pocket tissues as fillers), used up all my RRs and got 10,000 points.  The John Frieda products were all clearance-priced, but rang up with the B1G1 50% off like their more expensive brethren.  Didn’t have the 50¢ coupon from 10/5 S, but heck, still a great trip.  Was able to grab more Pantene clearance conditioners using the $4/2 printables I had with me.  That’s why I always recommend printing and holding those coupons – they’re money in the bank!

Stopped at Walgreens to check out this great deal on PureLife ground flax meal!  I’d read that it was $5.79 with a $5 coupon in the October IVC.  Well, yes, Walgreens carries it, they are pushing the $5 coupon…but it’s not $5.79 anywhere near me, nor is it in stock!  I found it priced between $6.49 and $6.99!  This is a monthly deal, so let’s hope Walgreens eventually moves out the product from their stingy warehouse.  We use a lot of flax seed here – put it in all types of baking because it adds a nutty taste.  Oh, it’s also healthy.