Wow! If you don’t follow the deals websites, then let me tell you that this is a great week for getting Procter and Gamble products at Walgreens. I am not going to go over the details because you can check them out here.
When I first learned about these deals, oh three weeks ago, I made sure to procure some of the great coupons needed to make money out of these. Through buying coupons and trading for them I ended up with 45 of the $2 Olay bar soap coupons. Potentially I would not only get the soap free but also make $88 in the process ($79 once you deduct the cost of the coupons). I decided to talk to the assistant manager at my local Walgreens store about preordering the bars of soap, because 45 packs are a lot of them and I didn’t want to clear out the shelves of the store.
Sunday gets here and it’s the start of this deal. I ask my husband what he thought if we should go first thing or in the evening when there would possibly be less people around. We decided to go first thing in the morning. We were the first and only people there and in less than 10 minutes the cashier had completed the 22 transactions I needed.
So, now I have 44 packs of soap or 88 bars and $88 worth of money off my next purchase in coupons that I need to use in the next two weeks. I have decided to use it to get non-perishable items that are a hit to our wallet when we buy them: paper towels, trash bags, laundry soap, diapers. After last week I don’t need toilet paper for a long time.
You are probably thinking what am I going to do with all of those bars of soap, considering that we don’t even use soap bars but body wash. Later this week I will show you what I have gathered for my local women’s shelter over the past five weeks by using coupons and getting these things for free. You will be amazed.
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That is some smart shopping you did.
I did an Olay soap deal about 2 years ago and got so many bars. I unwrapped them all and have them stored in a basket. We are still using them but I think we are down to about a dozen bars. DH and I both use it and our son and daughter have both used them too.
I went to Walgreens yesterday and bought HE shampoo on one order and body wash on another order. All my RRs did not print, the manager gave me a mail-in form and I talked to customer service today so I am mailing it in and hope to get the rest of mine.
That is a lot of soap! I nominated you for the Excellent award. I love your blog.
I know, that’s a LOT of soap! I am not going to keep it all though. I’ll donate the majority and probably keep a few bars to gift the ladies that do the babysitting at the Y.
Rhonda what a pain to have to mail in your form for the RRs. The manager needed to get enlightned and just give you a Wag GC for the value. That would have been great!
I can’t wait to see your picture of what you have accumulated for the women’s shelter! I bet it will be inspiring. I think that is a great idea about using those walgreen’s coupons for non-perishables that are hard on the wallet. Trash bags are also one of mine…
The March issue of my local church’s newsletter listed several things needed by the local woman’s shelter, so I will be taking extra shampoo, body wash, etc. to them. What an excellent idea!