Back in the saddle at Walgreens - yeehaw!

I previously talked about the difficulty of doing deals at Walgreens. Hence, my very first "brag" using a Walgreens scenario. After a very wonderful MONEYMAKER deal last week with the Bayer Comfort EZ glucose meter (which was FREE after coupon + $5 RR and 3,000 points), I saw another deal. This time, it was for buying Colgate toothpaste and/or toothbrush, on sale for $2.99 + 1,500 points. BUT............

this past Saturday, somehow there was an overlap, which added another 1,500 points, totaling 3,000 points! Each 1,000 points equal $1, so the product was ultimately FREE.... but then, there's coupons :o) Don't you just love it when the "couponing stars" align and make the shopping world a better place ^.^ ?

Please note that I started with 40,000+ points already (again, thanks to my BOUNTIFUL haul last week!) I broke it up into 8 transactions. Here goes:

#1:
1 men's sunglasses $19.99
1 women's clip on sunshade $14.99
1 Mangotrin $10
1 foam plate .99 (w/ in-ad q)
1 Twix .59
Total: $50.07 (incl tax)
Used 40,000 pts
OOP: $.07 + $10 RR

#2
4 Colgate $2.99
3 Carmex tubes 3/$3
4 Quaker 2/$1
Used $10 RR
Used (4) $.75 Colgate MQ (SS 1/20)
Used (3) $.55 Carmex MQ (SS 12/9, I think)
Used (2) $.75/2 Quaker bars (RP 1/13)
Paid $.56 + tax
Received 13,250 pts

#3 1 Mangotrin $10
Used 10,000 pts
Paid $.86 for tax

#4
4 Colgate $2.99
3 Carmex tubes 3/$3
2 Crunch bars 2/$1

Used (2) $.75 Colgate MQ (SS 1/20)
Used (2) $.50 Colgate MQ (SS 1/6)
Used (3) $.55 Carmex MQ (SS 12/9, I think)
Used $10 RR from #3
Paid $.31 + tax
Received 13,250 pts

#5 same as #3

#6
3 Colgate
3 Carmex tubes
1 pk paper plates .99 w/ in ad Q
2 Butterfingers

Used (3) $.50 Colgate MQ (SS 1/6)
Used (3) $.55 Carmex MQ (SS 12/9, I think)
Used $10 RR from #5
Paid $.81 + tax

Received 10,250 pts

#7 same as #5

#8
3 Colgate
2 pk paper plates
2 Twix
Used $10 RR from #7
Used $1 RR from Pure Leaf tea
Paid $1.13 + tax
Received 9,000 pts

Grand total OOP: less than $7.50! Plus I still have 17,000 pts to use in the future! I must say, I'm starting to like Walgreens :o)