Walgreens New program in July! (rumor)

[lookin4savins]

the thing I like about CVS is that is something is limit 5 you can buy one get you ECB's then roll those ECB's into transactions 2, 3, 4 and 5 without paying tax or using fillerss

however Walgreens has unlimited RR's as long as you dont use them on the same product both programs have their good and bad points

[isis]

I guess I'll be in the minority. I prefer CVS over Walgreens anyway and limits don't bother me. I have 1 card and the stores around here are pretty well stocked. If something is out by chance, then I get a RC. The one thing I hate about Walgreens is that if I use a RR to pay and I have a manf q, then I have to throw in a filler. Fillers add up.

I also find my OOP is higher than when I shop CVS b/c I get taxed on the total before any coupons. RR are manf coupons, while ECBs count as store coupons and get subtracted from my subtotal before tax.

Then theres the issue of not being able to roll them into the same deal. I can do that with ECBs. If toothpaste is a limit of 3, I can roll each ECB into another tube. With RR, I can't use it to pay for the same item and get another RR in return. Other things I don't like are the short exp date and several times, I unfortunately let them exp b/c I haven't trained myself to remember I have them. Lastly, I can't use them on dairy. At least with my ecbs, I can always get a gallon of milk.

I can't wait to see what this new program entails.

[loaslaen]

I'll just weigh in with my low-enthusiasm as well. CVS is actually a little harder to do than WAGs. It's not hard, but it requires keeping track of cards and cooresponding rewards, etc. (that is if you are trying to get multiple deals-- and who isn't?) Now, if this new system will actually load the reward money on a gift card (like the rebates did) and keep track of it without needing the rr ticket, that might be worth talking about!

That is exactly what I was gonna post! I would love for a store card to double as a "gift card" where the rewards are loaded onto it. The one downside would be that they wouldn't necessarily expire, and I think they secretly hope you don't use them and they expire. But I'd be happy to have it that way, even without the extra 10% that Walgreens gave for choosing a card over a check.

[jen276here]

I'm all for a new program as long as it is better than these RR deals that are going on right now...

[~~Who,Me?~~]

I'm with isis. Limits don't bother me because I've been doing this so long I have a huge freakin' stockpile. 1 or 2 or 5 of something is plenty enough for me. Nothing is so great that I have to have 50 of them. Except diapers, lol.

[Smee]

I, too, prefer the system at CVS and am ok with limits. If Wags is implementing a similar program and it will help curb greedy shelf clearers, I'm for it. I'm especially for it if it's more consistent than the roll of the dice "will I get my RR if I use this coupon" game. Overall, I find the limits set at CVS much less of a hassle than the inconsistent policies and interpretations of those policies at Walgreens. And greedy shelf clearers.

[cheapone]

I prefer the CVS system, too. My CVS will accept my ecbs that have expired, and adjust them down if I'm a little over. WAGS is often OOS on the rr items, and if I get a rc, it only counts for the sale price, not the FARR. I haven't tried using expired rrs, but do get annoyed buying CRAP I don't want to even out my coupon count. I feel like they're charging me to spend the money I earned, and I have to be very careful what I put in my order because the rrs don't roll. CVS is much less of a hassle, and the rcs give me the same offer whenever they get the item back into stock.

Mod Note: WAG policy is that they do not accept expired coupons of any kind, including RRs.

[mimigrandma]

With the cards it is one more way for "Big Brother" to keep an eye on what you buy. I don't like loyalty cards. Their computer keeps track of all your purchases, how much you shop, how much you spend. With Walgreens I can do the RR and nobody knows where I shop, how much or what I bought. My Walgreens has been very nice and if the RR doesn't print the Mgr goes in the back and prints one or puts it on a GC. They rarely run out of stock and there are a lot of shelf clearers here. Within a 10 mile radius of my house there are 11 Walgreens. I'm not limited to one like with ECB. At CVS it's hard to get the stuff. If you don't go Sunday before noon it's gone. I rarely go there anymore. Walgreens is a lot better. It's not hard to get a filler I just buy some groceries that I need.

[mskeno1959]

I'm all for a new program as long as it is better than these RR deals that are going on right now...

I agree we need something,anything, better than the RR deals.

[mskeno1959]

With the cards it is one more way for "Big Brother" to keep an eye on what you buy. I don't like loyalty cards. Their computer keeps track of all your purchases, how much you shop, how much you spend. With Walgreens I can do the RR and nobody knows where I shop, how much or what I bought. My Walgreens has been very nice and if the RR doesn't print the Mgr goes in the back and prints one or puts it on a GC. They rarely run out of stock and there are a lot of shelf clearers here. Within a 10 mile radius of my house there are 11 Walgreens. I'm not limited to one like with ECB. At CVS it's hard to get the stuff. If you don't go Sunday before noon it's gone. I rarely go there anymore. Walgreens is a lot better. It's not hard to get a filler I just buy some groceries that I need.

WOW that's alot of stores in such a short distance. I have 3 within 5 miles and they all STINK :sad:. They never have anything in stock after Sunday. Personally I prefer limits for this reason. I now have to go first thing on Sunday mornings just to get the few deals they've had lately which is the last thing I want to do on a Sunday. Like it was said there are pros and cons to every program.

Someone told me if you don't register your card they can't track your spending habits. She has 3 cards and registered only 1. So she can get the deals 3 times each week.