FAQs: Walgreens Register Rewards, Coupons & Filler Items

by Kati on August 7, 2011 · 9 comments

We know sometimes couponing can be confusing, and we are here to help!

Here at True Couponing, we receive questions daily about all kinds of things pertaining to couponing. To help answer your questions, we will regularly post Questions and Answers to some of the Frequently Asked Questions we receive from our readers.

Today’s question comes from Debbie…

Question:

“I know this has to be really easy to figure out, but just when I think I have it figured out, I don’t!  :) How do you figure out how much in fillers that you have to buy when you use your RR’s at Walgreens? “

Answer:

At Walgreens, the number of coupons you use cannot exceed the number of items you buy (manufacturer’s coupons, store coupons and Register Rewards combined).  You CAN stack a store and a manufacturer’s coupon when available, but in order to use 2 coupons on one item, you will have to buy an additional item.
For example, if you are buying 3 items but have 4 total coupons, you will need to buy a “filler item” in order to use all 4 coupons.  Keep in mind that Walgreens also considers RRs as coupons, so plan accordingly when redeeming your RRs!
A “filler item” is an item you can purchase for 50 cents or less that requires no coupon.  Be careful when selecting your filler items!  It is not smart shopping to buy a 50 cent filler item in order to use a 50 cent coupon!  Make sure your extra filler item purchased is worth the savings of using an additional coupon.  We list filler items at the bottom of every Walgreens store list.
So just remember…the total number of coupons cannot exceed the number of items you purchase at Walgreens.

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  • jboothfsc

    V Quayle, does Publix ever give you a problem b/c on the RR’s it states, “Redeemable only at Walgreens?”

  • jboothfsc

    Meant to send this to V Quayle…sorry!

  • jboothfsc

    Brenda, does Publix ever give you a problem b/c on the RR’s it states, “Redeemable only at Walgreens?”

  • KJ

    It actually states the same exact thing. May want to reread.

  • Brenda

    In the Walgreen’s How To article, you state that the number of RR’s plus the number of manufacturer’s coupons must not exceed the number of items. This is the rule that I have used at Walgreen’s. The Walgreen’s coupons are not added to this total, I believe.

  • Debbie M.

    you can have more items than coupons but u cannot have more coupons than items…if the latter is true then u find cheap, but useful filler items so u can use all ur previously gathered coupons……does that help!  it does get confusing….wait until she talks about the four corners strategy…………

  • V Quayle

    I take my Walgreen’s RR to Publix and use them there as cash.  They are4 not Walgreen’s coupons, they are manufacturer money, not related to buying a product, so I use them for buying groceries.  Last week I received four $8 RR, had $32 which I used at Publix. 

  • julia

    FYI Kati,
    the verbiage you use in the first sentence of this post and the last sentence of this post contradict each other. please clarify.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Coupon-Sheri/100002578458240 Coupon Sheri

    Good to know. I just started couponing, and found out that rule today at Walgreens. Found some clearance eyeliners for $.17 that I used as filler items. Next time I’ll know and have them ready


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