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Walgreens $10 Challenge and Deals July 11-17, 2010

Here is this week’s Walgreens $10 or Less Challenge and a list of other Walgreens deals this week. If you are new to Walgreens shopping, go here for a quick Walgreens 101 course. And go here to learn the lingo.

Each week, I will post a Walgreens $10 or Less Challenge in which you can get a lot of stuff for $10 or less using Walgreens Register Rewards, sales and coupons. Along with the challenge, I’ll share with you some other great Walgreens deals and steals. So be sure to subscribe to my site in the upper right corner so you don’t miss anything!

Your budget: $10 or less

Your goal: grow your $10 (or less) into much more by using coupons and Register Rewards

Remember, scenarios don’t include tax, as that will vary by region.

Transaction #1

  • Buy two Stouffer’s Easy Express Dinners, 25 oz. at 2/$8
  • Total OPP $8
  • RR’s earned, $1

Transaction #2

  • Buy one travel pillow with a pilow case for $1.99
  • Buy two 14 oz. cans of Comet for $1 with in-ad coupon
  • Use $1 RR earned above
  • Total OPP  $1.99
  • Grand Total OPP: $9.99 for two Stouffer’s Easy Express Dinners, one travel pillow and two cans of Comet.


Other favorite Walgreens deals, including some awesome school supply deals this week:

School Supplies

Select Penway Notebooks, $0.79
–3 Subject (120 sheets)
–Composition (80 sheets)

Select Retractable Pens, 2/$3
–Paper Mate Profile (4 pk.)
–Uniball 207 Gel (2 pk.)

Expo Dry Erase Markers, $1.99

Select Markers or Mechanical Pencils, $0.99
–Bic Grip Pencils (5 pk.)
$0.50/1 BIC Mechanical Pencil printable
–Crayola Markers (10 pk.)
As low as $0.49 ea. after coupon!

Penway Filler Paper (130 sheets), 2/$1

Penway Yellow Pencils (24 pk.) or Mechanical with Grip (5 pk.), $0.79

Sharpie Fine Point Markers (12 pk.), $3.99

Select Mead Poly Notebooks
–1 Subject (90 sheets), $1.99
–3 Subject (138 sheets), $2.99
–5 Subject (180 sheets), $3.99
$1/1 Mead 1,3 or 5 Subject Notebook, exp. 7-31-10 (Walgreens, July)
As low as $0.99 ea. after coupon!

2 Pocket Folder with prongs, 8/$1 (w/ in-ad coupon)

(more complete list of school supply deals at Deal Seeking Mom)

Other stuff

$2 RR wyb (2) Natural Instincts Hair Color $6 each
-$5/2 Clairol from RP 7/11
-$1/1 Clairol Hair Color Product PG 6/6
Price after Register Reward and Coupon= as low as $2.50 each

Get $3 RR wyb $10 Suave Products
Buy 5 Deodorants – $10
Less 5 $.75 coupon
$3.75Less $3 RR, Equals $3.25 for 5 after coupons and RR or 65 cents each

FREE e-Movie Ticket wyb (3) Kotex U Pads, Liners or Tampons 3/$9.99 ($3.33 each)
-$1/1 Kotex U Printable Coupon
Price after Register Reward and Coupon= $2.33 each and 1 FREE Movie Ticket WYB 3

$2 RR wyb (2) Slim Fast Bars or Shakes $5 each

Nabisco Cookies or Crackers Single Serve pouches 50¢
$1/2 Nabisco from SS 5/16
Price after coupon= FREE

Goldfish Crackers 99¢
-.50/1 Pepperidge Farms printable coupon
Price after coupon= 49¢

Combos 99¢
-$1/2 Combos from All You July
Price after coupon= 49¢

General Mills Cereal or Nature Valley Bars 2/$4
-.60/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch printable coupon
-$.50/1 Nature Valley printable coupon
-$1/2 GM Cereal printable coupon
Price after Coupon= $1.40 – $1.50 each

Dunkin Donut Coffee $5.99
$1.50/2 Dunkin from RP 6/27
Price after coupon= $5.24 each
Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls or 2 Pack Sandwiches 2/$4
-$.75/1 Jimmy Dean Bowl or Sandwich from 5/2 RP
Price after coupon= $1.25 each

Lindt Chocolate Bar $1.99
-$1/2 Lindt from SS 5/2
Price after coupon= $1.49 each

Bounty Basic Paper Towels 2 pack 2/$5
-$1/2 from PG 6/6 or 7/4
Price after coupon= $2 each

Jell-O, 2/$1 w/ in-ad coupon
BOGO FREE SS 6/6
Price after BOTH Coupons= 25¢ each

“W” soda, 20oz., .39 w/ in-ad coupon

Hershey’s candy, 1.4-2oz., .49 w/ in-ad coupon

Dean’s French Onion Dip .99 w/ in-ad coupon
-.55/1 Deans printable coupon
Price after BOTH coupons= 44¢ each

Nabisco cookies or crackers, 3oz., 2/$1

Big Roll Bath Tissue, 2/$1 w/ in-ad coupon

Salt or baking soda, 2/$1 w/ in-ad coupon

Household gloves/Comet, 2/$1 w/ in-ad coupon

TUF paper towels, .59 w/ in-ad coupon

Gummy candy (various), .79 w/ in-ad coupon

Cream cheese, dip, sour cream (various), .99 w/ in-ad coupon

Chicken of the Sea, .99 w/ in-ad coupon


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