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[irishlass]

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[Perrin]

Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place because this is sort of a generic question but unique to the gift card system. I think...

I am trying to track all my spendings versus what I save at Walgreens on a monthly basis using a spreadsheet. I have a separate column that credits me for the monthly rebates that are applied to my gift card and that is subtracted from the monthly spend column. So far, so good.

The question arises when I spend the money on that gift card which lowers my acutal out of pocket on next month's purchase. Do I count this GC spent amount against my calculated savings on the new purchase? Or is that counting one savings twice?

I hope I've explained it well enough. It is making my head hurt to try to work it out. :/

[coupon*clipper]

Hi everyone. A little confused about the wording in today's ad, 1/4/09. On pg 11, in the Theraflu/Benefiber section, I can purchase any 2 of these items for $10, and receive $5 RR. However, it says "Limit 1 coupon printed per offer." Does this mean I can buy only 1 combination of any 2 items? Or, does it mean it prints only 1 RR coupon for every 2 items I buy?

Am I making any sense? LOL TIA!

[FunnyFace]

Originally Posted by Perrin . The question arises when I spend the money on that gift card which lowers my acutal out of pocket on next month's purchase. Do I count this GC spent amount against my calculated savings on the new purchase? Or is that counting one savings twice? I hope I've explained it well enough. It is making my head hurt to try to work it out. :/

What I do is calculate what cash I spend right out of my pocket.

e.g. Last week the Wyeth deal:

5 Wyeth $20-$10mq=$10 cash paid Received $5, $5, $10 that I don't deduct from OOP spent. So Savings $10 Spent $10

Now this week:

Total after coupons and RRs was around $3 so that is what I paid OOP. (Crazy me forgot my gift card) Savings $37 from coupons, RRs +?? sale discounts)

Now if I said I made a profit of $10 on Wyeth I can't count the RRs next time.

[FunnyFace]

Originally Posted by coupon*clipper Hi everyone. A little confused about the wording in today's ad, 1/4/09. On pg 11, in the Theraflu/Benefiber section, I can purchase any 2 of these items for $10, and receive $5 RR. However, it says "Limit 1 coupon printed per offer." Does this mean I can buy only 1 combination of any 2 items? Or, does it mean it prints only 1 RR coupon for every 2 items I buy? Am I making any sense? LOL TIA!

It means you want to only buy 2 per transaction to get your RR, but you can have multiple transactions and get the $5 RR each time. If you buy 4 items in one transaction you will only get the one $5 RR. Also make a note mentally and physically not to use Theraflu/Benefiber RR on the next transaction of Theraflu/Benefiber since it will not roll.

[bustamove36]

Man...Im so mad.

Walgreens today would not let me buy the Gardenier Shampoo because there was a .01 overage.

I used the WQ and the MQ.

I told them they could just changed the price and give it to me. They treated me like I was stupid

Please help me

[Perrin]

Originally Posted by FunnyFace What I do is calculate what cash I spend right out of my pocket. e.g. Last week the Wyeth deal: 5 Wyeth $20-$10mq=$10 cash paid Received $5, $5, $10 that I don't deduct from OOP spent. So Savings $10 Spent $10 Now this week: Total after coupons and RRs was around $3 so that is what I paid OOP. (Crazy me forgot my gift card) Savings $37 from coupons, RRs +?? sale discounts) Now if I said I made a profit of $10 on Wyeth I can't count the RRs next time.

Thanks for your reply, and I understand the part about not counting RR's twice. I only count RR when I spend them. In your example above you had $3 OOP but forgot your gift card. If you'd paid the $3 using the GC does that increase the total savings? That is what I'm trying to figure out... :)

[FunnyFace]

Originally Posted by Perrin Thanks for your reply, and I understand the part about not counting RR's twice. I only count RR when I spend them. In your example above you had $3 OOP but forgot your gift card. If you'd paid the $3 using the GC does that increase the total savings? That is what I'm trying to figure out... :)

Yes it would have increased my total savings because it's no cash oop as long as I treat it the same as the RRs.

[irishlass]

Originally Posted by bustamove36 Man...Im so mad. Walgreens today would not let me buy the Gardenier Shampoo because there was a .01 overage. I used the WQ and the MQ. I told them they could just changed the price and give it to me. They treated me like I was stupid Please help me

I would go in and talk to the Store Manager, see if he will help you out on this one, if not.......head up the ladder to the District Office.

[Perrin]

thanks for the math help :)

I'm not clever enough to be as anal as I'd like to be about tracking my savings, lol.