Walgreens Register Rewards Program

Walgreens has a savings program called Register Rewards. A Register Reward (RR) is like “monopoly money” for Walgreens. Every week Walgreens offers deals that give you back RRs with certain purchases. They print out on a machine beside the register when you make a purchase. Cashiers will hand you any RRs earned with your receipt at the end of your purchase. They do have an expiration date, usually two weeks from the day they printed, so pay close attention to them. You can use these RRs on almost any item in the store (not for tobacco or alcohol products, or prescriptions) for your next purchase. There is a downfall to this program and using coupons in general at Walgreens. You can't use more coupons than the number of items you are purchasing in one transaction. For example, you can't use 10 coupons for 8 items (this coupon/item count includes the RRs). A simple trick to use when I have a lot of RRs and coupons want to use them all at the same time is to purchase some small piece of candy or some cheap wrapping paper just so my number of items matches my number of coupons. Also, if you are to receive $15 back in RRs, make sure you are actually paying at least $15 cash for your transaction. Your RRs won't print if you spend less out of pocket than you are set to receive back. Confusing, I know. It took me a few weeks to get this process down. Post your questions below.