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Old 01-30-2009, 08:09 AM
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Talking You WON'T believe this one!!!

So, I am a "newbie" since about Dec., but I am starting to quickly learn some of the "ropes" around here!! You guys have been amazing help with all your finds and I appreciate it so much!! I have a new baby at home and with the economy and diapers, daycare, insurance, my family monthly bills have drastically increased! So, this forum has literally been a God send, so THANK YOU to everyone for sharing all the tips!
With that being said, I HAD to tell you what happened yesterday at Walgreens. I have been mostly going to CVS and Kroger for the great deals, but I have done a few Walgreens trips with not quite as much success. I decided after I read about the Glade deal, I would go to Walgreens to get some (Walgreen's is a MM of $1 for 2 whereas CVS you pay $2 for 2). I was able to print off TONS of the internet BOGO coupons from the Glade website because I am around several computers and can print more! So, I printed 10 each of the Sense & Spray BOGO and 10 of the Lasting Impressions. I have a Walgreens on either side of my house about 3 blocks each and decided to go to the one on my way home from work yesterday! This particular Walgreens is kinda small and the other is a HUGE 24 hour Walgreens. So, I go in the store and thought to myself, I should probably not confuse the cashier by getting sooooo many of these at once, but then I thought, WHY NOT?! There is not a limit on these and I am doing nothing wrong by getting all of them! I KNEW better, but I did it anyway! I got 20 of them and also 9 OLAY Botanicals body wash (clearance for $1.39 - $1 Q). I get to the checkout and the {older} cashier just looked at me like I was crazy. I told her I have tons of coupons and she said okay. Well, it wasn't okay because when I gave her the BOGO Q'a she called the manager to "make sure" I could use that many! THEN, she called the manager again when I gave her the $3 Q's telling me she didn't think I could use them since I had used the BOGO and I was getting 2 for the price of 1 already! I said, yes you can and she DID NOT like that! The manager said I could (after some hesitation). Then the cashier totaled it and I said I have more Q's and handed her the ESC Q for $4 of and it scanned for -$64 (16 @$4)...the cashier FLIPPED out! She looked at me and said "Oh, that isn't right, you can't take THAT much off your order"!!!
At this point, there was a line behind me and she was making sure evryone heard her! I asked her why and she said it "just wasn't right"...seriously that was her answer!! No, reason, it just wasn't right! So, the manager comes over and doesn't appreciate my Q's either and just says (as she's SHOVING my bags at me) "Here, just take them!" So, I DID!!! I paid $19.87 and saved $193.23!!

Here's the kicker, when I got home I realized she rang up one of my BOGO Q's as $0.99 instead of $9.99...I actually should have only paid $10.87. So, the more I thought about it, the madder I got and couldn't believe how they treated me, like I was doing something SO bad and HORRIBLE because I used a bunch of Q's! I decided to call the OTHER Walgreens and ask the manager exactly waht the Q policy was, i.e. could you use Mnf. AND Wal. Q's for the same item. He said OF COURSE I could!! He said, "If the register takes all of them, it is perfectly fine!" So, he asked me why, if something happened in his store. So, I tell him exactly what the other Walgreens did to me and how they STILL didn't give me all my Q's and he said "You come right over here with your receipt and bags and I will take care of it!" I headed right over.......end result.....he REFUNDED me $51.09
He said the Apple Cinamon ones I got (6 of them) were clearanced at his store for $4.00 and so he gave me CREDIT BACK for all those on top of my additional $9 they owed me!!!...........I am still in AWE!
I just kept telling him over and over how grateful I was and that I was FOREVER his customer! He just said there was NOTHING wrong with using Q's AND the ESC even if it goes into the negative, just get more stuff to cover the overage! I had one more BOGO for the Lasting Impressions, so he rang that up and I paid $0.84 for BOTH!!!!! YAY!!
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Old 01-30-2009, 08:21 AM
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I am so glad a bad experience turn into a great one for you !!
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Old 01-30-2009, 08:21 AM
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Thumbs up I love Wag's too

I made a friend at the Beauty dept at Halloween, and we have become friends. I was in the store this week around 9-10 am, and she said hi right away and something like, I 've been looking for you. Her dh was there, and she says, this is the coupon lady i have been learning so much from !! I now know both managers at that store, and agreed to a substitute product on more than one occasion. One time even lowered the price of blow pops being used for a fund raiser at ds school.
I feel as long as your q's are in order, there should be no problem at check out.
(Rite Aid does not take IC, but I think Wags does )

Make sure to look at some of these CVS deals too, cuz it is a mind opener how they get so much for so little!!

Congratulations on the FANTASTIC savings, and finding a great store manager !!
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Old 01-30-2009, 08:44 AM
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Great Job!!! feels good to save doesn't it...
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Old 01-30-2009, 09:27 AM
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Yes, it does! I wanted to make sure you all checked your Walgreens OLAY Botanicals Body Wash and the OLAY RADIANCE Ribbons Body Wash, they are all ringing up $1.39 and there were $1 for each one of these in the Jan. PG!! I have decided with all these free (or almost free) body washes, soaps, lotions candles, etc I am getting, I will make gift baskets for presents for birthdays and Christmas!! Even more savings!!

Also, not sure if other Walgreens have the Apple Cinnamon Glade Sense & Spray holders clearanced for $4 and the ESC Q is for $4, so you ONLY pay taxes or even MM if you have the $3 Q from inside the box and the BOGO!!! You could end up making $7 off 2 of these!!! INCREDIBLE DEAL!!
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Old 01-30-2009, 02:58 PM
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incledible deal!!
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Old 01-30-2009, 02:59 PM
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I think this is a double post............
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Old 01-30-2009, 03:00 PM
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I think this is a double post............
Good... I thought it was just me. I knew it sounded familiar.
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Old 01-30-2009, 03:21 PM
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The lady at Walgreens today told me, "thank you for bringing in your coupons." And she meant it. I love her!
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Old 01-30-2009, 03:21 PM
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nah, the other posts responses are not so encouraging......read them. It is located under Worst and Best something..MM at Wags posted this morning...........
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