The main problem with Walgreens lately is an inability to plan deals with any accuracy, because most of the time a store has limited inventory. So if you’re planning a roll one RR into another – good luck. This is why it’s so important to be able to run deals on the fly.

I used that 15% discount today to gain some serious overage, resulting in our stockpiling more tuna fish and sardines (Happy Valentine’s Day, DH!). The K-Y is the little 1.5 oz bottles – if the big boxes are what they’re pushing for Date Night, these must be for the quickie in the alley.  Unfortunately, they’re also high tax, so something to consider when you crunch your numbers.

I also picked up a L’Oreal Preference on clearance for $4.79.  After that 15% I was at $4.07 and I just happened (really!) to have a Wags coupon for $4!  I did that one just for funsies.

since they’re kinda…depleted, shall we say?  My rewards balance is 30,500 – – that’s a lot of Nature Valley granola bars, wouldn’t you say (I started the week with 17,500)?  Next level is 40,000, equal to $50 in purchasing power.  I was going to use them to buy some of the NV, but realized that using rewards to buy rewards items means you don’t generate more.  Maybe I’ll begin one of the RR deals starting Sunday with points to make sure it earns RRs.

Well, some of you cleared most of the Nature Valley granola bars from the Lisle Walgreens – I finished the job.  Then off to another Wags until I ran out of coupons.

A neat twist on this deal is to take a $3 NV RR and use it to buy the Nogii energy bars, which generate another $3 RR.  They’re pushing the $2.99 ones, but psst, the $2.49 ones work, too.  I used Nips as a filler because 1) my mommy likes them and 2) they’re 79¢ with the in-ad coupon.  Run this a few times until you get three RR, then buy five boxes of Nature Valley granola bars.  Total will be (in DuPage county) $10.18.  Use those three RRs and two .50/2 coupons from 1/06 (with cereal on the cover) or .50/2 NV granola bars.  Run this as long as you have coupons and patience – I ran out of both.  On the plus side, I’m up to 27,500 in points!

Laura says that this deal was STILL WORKING as of 9:30 last night. Whoa – I am shocked!

Just got back from Walgreens – as of 7:20 the Nature Valley deal was still working. Got two cats and another 1,000 points for each transaction.  So far I’ve used every variety but the thins and they all work. This is a great way to use up those extra $1 RRs from Liptons Tea.

Here’s the .50/2 NV granola bars coupon if you want to make a last-minute dash to Wags.  My guess is that Catalina will eliminate the double dip during their regular maintenance (this starts in the Midwest after 11 pm).

one of MUM’s readers comments that this deal was dead as of 8:45,  but Jill Cataldo reported that she ran this about 10 am!  Gotta go with Jill on this one, folks.  It did seem odd that Wags could move that fast.
Right now you get TWO $3 cats when you purchase five boxes of any of the Nature Valley granola bars/thins plus 1,000 loyalty points. One of the cats is a RR and the other is a normal catalina that can be redeemed at Jewel – yea!  Total was $10.18, so use two of the .50/2 coupons from the 1/6 rp (here in Chicago it had cereals on the cover) to get down to $9.18  I also used three $1 Lipton tea RRs, paid $6.18 and got back $6.  Each time I did this I also earned 1,000 points, which is just the way I like to roll deals!  Need more coupons?  Here’s a .50/2 NV granola bars here and another .50/2 NV granola bars here.  I would definitely not put off running this deal because it’s unlikely it will run beyond Monday or Tuesday…

credit to cuckoo for coupon deals

Went to check a price on IheartWags before posting this, when what do I see but a picture! So credit to her for the great screenshot.

Must be 55 years of age. Proof of age may be required. Discounts not valid on prescriptions, cigarettes, dairy products, liquor, liquor department items, phone cards, newspapers, magazines, stamps, gift cards, items or services submitted to insurance for reimbursement or where otherwise limited by law. Also not valid toward Prescription Savings Club membership fee.

The actual ad says Age 55+/AARP members. Now, to be an AARP member, you only have to be 50, but they also have the companion card, if one of you is a member. I don’t know if those cards are accepted or not, ’cause you could get some 22 year old pushing her Papi Chulo in a wheelchair…

The FARR items during this week are now 15% less:

pur-absorb liquid iron supplement 28 pk $10 with $10 RR
DHEA 50 mg tablets 50 ct $7 with $7 RR
K-Y Ultragel 1.5 oz liquid gel $5.99 with $6 RR; $2 off any K-Y Brand product in 12/09 SS (the K-Y Date Night cover – when did they stop giving flowers?)
mg217 psoriasis treatment ointment 3.8 oz $6 with $6 RR

Obviously we have a couple of weeks of inserts still ahead and IPs turn up all the time, so coupons are still possible.

Almost exactly one year ago Wags had the same deal on the pur absorb liquid iron supplement with the same FARR for $10 – and then there was a manufacturer recall of one lot – – which happened to be the only run from which Walgreens had pulled their stock.

Another B2G1 DiGiorno coupon appeared earlier today.  Print and take it to Walgreens, where they’re on sale 2/$10. This coupon automatically scans at $7.01, so you may or may not get some realllllly cheap pizza…BTW, if you buy $20 worth of these Nestle products (DiGiorno), you earn 3500 points.

If any of you ran the Brainstrong/Simply Slim deal last week, toss in the Bioglan Kid’s Smart fish oil capsules that are FARR of $7.  Use the $3 RR that spun off from the energy shots to lower your pizza cost and extend the RRs for another week.