I spent quite some time at Wags today, working on all the various ways to run this week’s Register Rewards deals. The following is broken down into seven scenarios, but it’s pretty easy. The Belvita RR is a stinkin’ $1.99, which tends to throw off my calculations, but we work with what we’re given, right?
Scenario No.1 – I’m starting with no RRs at all, just coupons and cash. If you use any RRs, adjust accordingly.
1 Ultimate Flora $10
1 Natrol melatonin $4
1 Nivea lip balm $2.99
2 Cortaid BOGO $2.99
Subtotal is $19.98, so use the $3 Flora and 2 $3 Cortaid coupons; pay $11.33 with tax (Lisle) and get $16 in RRs.
Scenario 2, which will rotate with Scenario 3. I used the 6 pack of Nice raisins for a buck as the filler.
1 Burt’s bees lozenges $1.99
2 Cortaid BOGO $2.99
1 Eternal Blue $10
1 Belvita $2.99
1 filler $1
Subtotal is $19, so use $7 in coupons (1 coupon must be marked down 3¢) and $12 in RRs from Scenario 1. OOP is 33¢ (all tax) and you get back $14.99 in RR
Scenario 3, which rotates with Scenario 2
1 Flora $10
1 Natrol melatonin $4
1 Nivea lip balm $2.99
2 Cortaid BOGO $2.99
1 6-pk Nice raisins $1
Subtotal is $21, less $9 in coupons (mark down one coupon by 2¢). Use $11.99 from Scenario #2 and pay 37¢ OOP. Get $16 in RRs
Scenario No. 4 rotates with Scenario No. 5. I used a .33 individual caramel from the front register for my filler here.
1 Flora $10
1 Nivea lip balm $2.99
4 Cortaid BOGO $5.98
1 fill .33
Subtotal $19.30. Used $15 in coupons and a $4 RR. Paid 65¢ OOP and got back $12 in RRs
Scenario No. 5. I used the $1 for 6-pk boxes of Nice raisins again
1 Natrol melatonin $4
2 Cortaid BOGO $2.99
1 filler $1
Subtotal $8. Used $6 in coupons (mark down one coupon by 1¢) and a $2 RR. Spend 15¢ OOP and get back $4 in RRs.
Scenario No. 6. Still using the $1 6-pk of Nice raisins. (Scenario 6 & 7 are identical with the exception that 6 has the $1 raisin filler and 7 has none).
1 Burts Bees $1.99
2 Cortaid BOGO $2.99
1 Belvita $2.99
1 Filler $1
Subtotal $8.97. Use $7 in coupons (mark down one coupon by 3¢) and a $2 RR. OOP is 16¢ and get back $3.99
Scenario No. 7, which contains no fillers
1 Burts bees $1.99
2 Cortaid BOGO $2.99
1 Belvita $2.99
Subtotal is $7.97. Use $7 in coupons, pay $1.11 OOP and get back $3.99 in RRs.
Okay, I THINK that’s it, but my brain is frying here. Ask if you have any questions. I would suggest ordering a bunch of Cortaid coupons if you don’t have any, because that’s the basis for most of these transactions. I bought mine from WeClipUSave, just ’cause they were so cheap, but feel free to go wherever you get the best deal. Remember, though, that the cheapest coupons do you no good if they arrive after the sale ends!
Thank you! I was waiting for this post! I can relate to the brain-hurt, lol.
eta: Does Lisle have the $.25 pocket tissues?
Tissues are .29 each or 4/$1. I tried using them, but the reality is that the high tax is almost four times higher, not a big deal when you’re only running a couple of transactions, but multiply that out and it’s a deal-killer.
I should have ordered cortaid and q’s!
What’s up with the no good fillers this week? Dang! Wish I would have seen the raisins this morning, I could have used those! Oh well, at least I won’t have to buy olives for a nice long time!
yeah, I am liking the raisins for a filler.
Yeah, I’ve tons of those little taffies and caramels that I used as fillers. The sad thing is most of them don’t make it to my stock pile because I eat them.
Thanks for these scenarios! I now have a better idea how to run these transactions.
I’m lucky that the WG store near my work has 5 cent filler items, so the transactions’ result is less headaches.
what is the .5 filler? Maybe our stores have it too and we just haven’t seen it!
Out of the 4 WG stores I frequent, this store I mentioned in the comment has the best “clearance” items. They have a ton of wooden or plastic rulers and protractors for .5 cents each! There’s .10 cent candies past-season candies and other “finds”. I end up donating the rulers to the nearby elementary school and the candies for some reason disappear.. there’s a candy phantom in my house.
I like the filler item selection for this store, but they’re not so lenient with special orders, rolling RR’s, and coupons in general :/
Hope you have as good filler items as I have! Good luck =)