Walgreens ~ Register Rewards Explained

Register Rewards are coupons that are printed using the small Catalina printers located next to the register. They are Walgreens specific coupons meaning you can’t use them anywhere else. Register rewards are received as a promotional “perk” from manufacturers to entice you to buy their products. For example: You buy Bounty Paper Towels and a $1 Register Reward prints – this register reward is provided by Procter and Gamble. It is good for $1 off your next purchase at Walgreens. When you use your Register Reward, Walgreens will then submit that coupon to Procter and Gamble and get reimbursed.

What makes a Register Reward print?
Register Rewards are linked to the purchase specific products advertised in the weekly sales circular and on displays in-store. Sometimes you only need to buy one item, sometimes you receive them for buying a certain quantity or dollar amount of specific products.

For example: Walgreens often advertises Gillette Fusion Razors for $8.99, buy one and receive $4 in Register Rewards. Or they might run a Unilever promotion where you have to buy $20 worth of specific Unilever products to receive $10 in Register Rewards.

Can I use a Register Reward to purchase items from the same promotion it came from and receive more RRs?
NO! If you go in and buy an item(s) which prints an RR and then you try to use that specific RR again to buy the same items the next RR will not print. This is how Walgreens tries to “limit” the number of deals per person.

If I do two of the same Register Reward deals in one transaction, will I receive double RRs?
No. Only one RR per manufacturer per transaction will print. Again, this is Walgreens way of limiting the number of deals per person.
However, if you repeat the deal, but in a separate transaction, you can earn more register rewards.

Also note: If you are using a Register Reward coupon from one offer to pay for another promotional offer, make sure the offer is not by the same maker who issued the Register Reward being used as payment. If the makers are the same, the new Register Reward will not print. You may, however, use a Register Reward from one manufacturer toward the balance on a different promotion by another maker and receive the RRs from that promotion.

Example:
You buy Softsoap Body Wash by Unilever and receive a $3.99 RR. You use this $3.99 RR to pay for another Softsoap Body Wash. The RR for the second body wash will not print.

You buy Softsoap Body Wash by Unilever and receive a $3.99 RR. You use this $3.99 RR toward the Schick Quattro Razor promotion, your RRs for that promotion will print because they are two different makers.

Can I use a Register Reward to buy a different Register Reward item or items?
YES! You can “roll” your RR by using them on a different Register Reward deal. As long as you are not using them on the same products (see above).

How long are Register Rewards good for?
It varies. Most are good for 3 weeks however others are valid for a shorter amount of time.

Tips:
Register Rewards are considered coupons. With the one coupon per item rule in mind, you will need to purchase an item to stand in the gap for the RR. Try to find something super cheap or something that you absolutely have to have to act as a “filler”. You will need one filler for every RR you intend to use in a single transaction.

Register Rewards are only applicable to the amount of the sale before tax. They cannot be applied towards tax. When using RRs, you will need to make sure your before tax amount is equal to or more than the value of the RR, otherwise the register will beep and not accept the RR.