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Couponing, Walgreen's and My Weakness

Walgreen's advertising agency is diabolically genius.

I had $3 in Register Rewards burning a hole in my purse. As I considered returning to the Walgreen's near my house I felt vomit in my mouth. Just a little bit. And so I went to the one closest to work. It was on the way. Kind of. Okay, maybe 6 miles out of my way. At the most 10.

Gina in "Coz" (short for cosmetics, she informed me) helped me find everything they had in stock AND helped me maximize my savings. She didn't mind that I bought multiples of anything in a single day. Not only that, she called over a young man named Logan and found that the Gillette Fusion razors would be coming in the next day (yesterday). She offered to hold one for me. Logan overheard, commented Gina had the day off, and then watched diligently all the next day until the shipment came in then called me.

This morning I had Register Rewards again (from my transactions with my new BFF, Gina) and came out with what I wanted all along - a razor for my husband for a really good price. Along with my new razor, I earned (I use that word loosely) $6 more in Register Rewards! It's like playing the slot machines in Vegas! Put in a quarter, put in a quarter, put in a quarter, put in a quarter, put in a quarter, put in a quarter, put in a quarter, put in a quarter, put in a quarter, put in a quarter and ZING! I won a quarter back!

Pretty soon I'll be salivating every time Pavlov rings a bell.

Comments

  1. FoursonsOctober 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM

    What are register rewards? Is it free money? So glad you found your new BFF at Walgreens!

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  2. Lisa Page RosenbergOctober 2, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    First, I don't know who this hooker Gina in "Coz"is, but I thought I was your new BFF.

    Second, I like the idea of having the savings to cover the extra cash being spent on gas to drive out of the way to get to the savings. Everyone needs a hobby.

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  3. June Freaking CleaverOctober 2, 2009 at 11:14 PM

    It's a slippery slope. You'll snatch the Walgreen's ad from the Sunday paper, and carefully plan your purchases, figuring how far you can travel to other stores to offset your savings with the cost of gas.

    Be careful, corporate marketers are dangerous. The next step is to purchase all the items from the "As Seen on TV" display as Christmas gifts for friends and family.

    Consider this your warning...lol

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  4. GinaOctober 3, 2009 at 1:19 AM

    With such a beautiful name it is no wonder that she is your new BFF. Tell her "hi" from me next time she is your personal shopper!

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  5. Liz @ Sugarplum CreationsOctober 3, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    Wow, girl, you are on a roll! This Gina sounds fab :)

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  6. CaraOctober 3, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Thank you for your comment. Wow, it sounds like you went through a seriously rough patch. Thanks for the encouragement to wait and listen for God's voice. (and to push through this without ignoring my kids.) Thank you for sharing.

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  7. The MomOctober 3, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    You are killing me. I am stealing your post and posting it on my own site. You put everything into words better than I do.
    The other day after a great CVS trip I came home and informed my husband that I just had an 30 min. affair with the CVS guy. He grounded me from CVS. I am going to have to switch to Walgreens.

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  8. .:Anna:.October 5, 2009 at 4:26 AM

    I'm going to go coupon this week. Not sure what I'll get but I'm a gunna do it.

    Hahaha that kills me-facebook makes me crazy but it's way better than myspace and don't get me started on twitter.

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  9. Mamma ChristineOctober 5, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    LOL! I'm glad it went a little better this time around. Yay for Gina!!

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  10. EOctober 24, 2009 at 6:21 PM

    Hey Nancy!

    This is Erin that used to work with your husband (trying to be discreet) and have been wondering lately if you coupon :). Out here in the South they have a site that breaks everything down for CVS and Walgreens, and since I didn't coupon while in UT I wasn't sure if they have one out there that you use, but in case they don't I wanted to let you know about this one: southernsavers.com The ads should be the same as far as I know, let me know if you have any questions. Your blog is my favorite, btw. ;)

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