A friend asked me to explain CVS & Walgreens programs to them, so I thought it would be easier to explain it here than trying to fit into a FB wall or email. None of this is original to me, I've found sites that explain it in whole and I'll just share the basics and that link.
As far as coupons, each week take the Sunday inserts and mark the date on the front. Most also then take all the inserts from that week and put them in a folder marked with the date. You do that each week. Then when you access all the websites that find a lot of the deal for you and they refer to .75/1 from RP 2/8, you know the coupon is for .75 off one item and is found in the Red Plum insert form Feb. 8.
Word on the street is that Walgreens will be ending their current Easy Saver program this month, and it thought that their new program will be somewhat similar to CVS, but we don't know for sure yet, so I will share the basics as they are now.
CVS
First, you need to sign up for their Extra Care Card which is just like any other store card. You save money two ways. First, throughout the weekly ads, you see items that state things like "extra bucks reward $1.00." Extra bucks is basically a store gift certificate you receive on your cash register receipts. The real savings comes when you add extra bucks and coupons. Example: Item A is $2.50. I have a coupon for .75 making the item 1.75. CVS is offering $1 Extra bucks meaning that in the end, I pay .75 for the item. The second way to save with the Extra Care Card is they give you a rebate of what you spent at the end of each quarter.
BargainBriana does an awesome job of explaining the whole program at http://bargainbriana.com/drug-store-deals/cvs/cvs-101/
Walgreens (Wags)
Walgreens does not currently have a card program. They do have the Easy Saver coupons/rebate booklets that they always keep at the front of the store.
These include coupons that can be combined with regular manufacturers coupons for extra savings. Also, it includes rebates on various items, so if purchase the item on sale with a coupon and then send in for the rebate, you can save a lot.
Also, Wags currently has register rewards which are $$ printed at the end of your sale like CVS's Extra bucks. You'll see items listed in the sales ads noting "less rebate amount" or "Register Rewards good no next purchase."
Again, BargainBriana does a great job describing this program as well. http://bargainbriana.com/drug-store-deals/walgreens/walgreens-101/
Oh, and make sure to check the ads out yourself because sometimes, I find deals that they might miss out on because I've found extra coupons on the Internet or something. One excellent resource for finding out where there are coupons are http://www.acupful.com/. They have a database you can search.
So the big benefit of the sales at both CVS and Wags is that in addition to sales and coupons, you can get money back which increases your savings.
You can find the current CVS and Wags deals at http://www.bargainbriana.com/, http://www.becentsable.net/.
Please feel free to ask me any questions if you don't get the answer you need between me and Bargainbriana. I'll tell you what I know!
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