They paid ME to have these diapers!

One of the blogs I subscribe to, baby cheapskate, alerted me to a great deal this week at Walgreens. Basically, if you get the right coupons you get the diapers for FREE! Actually, I profited $.53 on the deal.

With Katherine we used cloth diapers and Pampers. We plan to use cloth diapers with Squeak as well and I already have some Pampers stockpiled as well. But, for free diapers I thought I would give the Walgreens brand a try. If they leak then I will donate them somewhere and nothing was lost.

Here is what you do. You have to go this week when the Jumbo packs of Walgreen's brand diapers are on sale for $5.99 a pack. You need to buy exactly three packs of diapers in any size. In the front of the store there is a July Easysaver booklet. In there is a coupon for $5 off 2 packages of Walgreens diapers. There were also some coupons on the aisle of my store. You only need one coupon and it says limit one, but at the register this coupon will automatically adjust itself and give you $2.50 each package you buy.

You also need to go to the pharmacy and ask for a $50 Walgreens savings booklet. These booklets are free to anyone who asks about the new prescription savings plan. You don't have to buy the savings plan just ask about it and get the booklet. Many employees don't know where the booklets are so insist that someone who does know get one for you. They are a white and red booklet that is folded over 3 times and contains various Walgreens coupons for their store brand items. One of the coupons inside that book is for $2 off one package of Walgreens brand diapers. This coupon automatically scans for $2 off each package you buy.

Both of the above coupons are Walgreens store coupons. You can combine them for the same purchase. All you have to do is present them to the cashier and they both scan fine. Also since both are store coupons the cashier will not need them for their drawer like a regular coupon. She scans them and you can keep them for future purchases. So hang on to them both! Even though they may say limit one they scan and give you the adjusted amount off for each package you buy.

During the entire month from June 27th until July 28th Walgreens has another deal where you buy any 3 listed products (this deal is advertised in the Easysaver coupon & rebate booklet) you will get a $5 Register Reward Coupon for anything on your next purchase. Walgreens Jumbo diapers are one of the qualifying products. So this is how to maximize the deal and get FREE Diapers!

So, here is what happened to me. I bought three packages of Walgreens brand Jumbo diapers for $5.99 each on sale. My total was $17.97. I gave the cashier my Easysaver coupon that gave me $2.50 off each package for a total off of $7.50. My total now was $10.47. Then I gave the cashier the $2 coupon that is inside the Pharmacy red & white coupon booklet. Now my total was $4.47. I had to pay the $4.47. Then I received a coupon from the coupon machine next to the register for $5 off my next purchase which I immediately used to buy some cold medicine. This makes the diapers FREE in essence. This deal is unlimited! I plan to go back and get more!

But there are a few tricks to get the most out of it. Do not buy more than 3 packages in one transaction. If you buy 6 packages you will not receive two $5 Register coupons. So only buy 3 at a time. Remember to keep your two coupons for each additional purchase you make. The cashiers do not need to keep them since they are store coupons and the register automatically keeps track of how many are used. When you get your $5 Register coupon DO NOT use it to help pay for your second transaction of more diapers. This will void out you getting another $5 coupon. The only way to get a $5 register coupon for each transaction is to pay with cash, debit, credit or gift card. Just save all your register coupons.

Happy shopping. I hope you all clean out all the local Walgreens and stock up on diapers for your kiddos!

Update: Today I went to a different Walgreens with the same coupons and did it all again. I think I will go every day until the sale is over. I figure that either Squeak will be set for her disposable diapers or at the worst if they don't work for us I will donate them to the crisis pregnancy resource center. So, go shopping mamas!