Couponing Basics - Walgreens Register Rewards Program

The Register Rewards program is similar to the ECB program, so instead of going through it all again, I will just go through the differences.

1. There are no overall limits. Whereas at CVS, if the limit is 2, you can buy both in one transaction, or separate transactions, but you can only buy 2. At Walgreens, items that earn RRs have no limit, but you can only buy one per transaction. For instance, this month, Walgreens has had Chapstick free after RRs. If you were to buy two Chapsticks at $2 each, you would only receive $2 in RR. If you buy one Chapstick, you receive $2 in RR, then you can turn around and buy another Chapstick and receive another $2 in RR.

2. You cannot use RRs earned from one promo on the same promo. In the above example, if you used your $2 RR from the first transaction to buy the second Chapstick, then you would not get another $2 in RR. But, if you have $2 in RRs from a different promo, then you can use those.

3. The total number of manufacturer's coupons + RRs cannot exceed the number of items. For instance, if you buy 3 items and have manufacturer coupons for each item, then you will not be able to use your RRs as well. In order to use your RRs to pay, you will need to find a cheap filler item.

4. RRs expire much more quickly than ECBs. I think they typically expire in two weeks, so definitely keep an eye on that, since two weeks always seems to sneak up on me!