Comments on: Walgreens: Almay Pure Blends Money Maker

By: Amanda Moak

Amanda Moak — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:43:46 +0000

I purchased the one coat mascaras today in Myrtle Beach, SC. One store rang up BOGO and then I went to another store later in the day and they rang up BOGO 1/2 off. Either way, a great deal! I paired both transactions with the Almay Pure Blends Foundation and ended up with $20 RR.

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:26:19 +0000

Anne, click on the links at the top or bottom of the list that say "Previous Comments."

By: anne

anne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:19:42 +0000

for some reason I can only see the first 50 comments - what do I need to do to see the last contributions??

By: Kari

Kari — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:08 +0000

I just purchased two of the one coat mascaras ($8, using the $4 off coupon, that automatically doubled). One rang in at $7.99 and the other $6.99 ($3.50 after the 1/2 off). One package had an eyeliner and the other makeup remover. I used a previous RR and got everything for free. Now I have a nice stock of makeup and lotion to give to my sisters for Christmas, yay!

By: Breanne

Breanne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:54:06 +0000

They are BOGO 1/2 off in So Cal, still a good deal

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:20:11 +0000

I was just at a Walgreens near me (Chicago) and they're still BOGO. The cashier didn't know about it either and after she rang me up she took her break so she could partake in the deal too. :o) This is what I did:

Trans. #1
Pure Blends foundation $9.99
Pure Blends eyeshadow $7.99 (free after BOGO)
One Coat mascara $7.49
One Coat mascara $7.49 (free after BOGO)
=$17.98

-$4/1 mascara (from Nov. booklet) took $8 off total
=$9.98 + tax

Received $15 in rr's

By: Gloria

Gloria — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:46:25 +0000

Looks like they've fixed the B1G1F to B1G1 50%. Bummer!!!

By: Kiddie

Kiddie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:29:15 +0000

I tried to do this deal twice and both times my total after coupon was $5.04. Why???

The first time I bought (2) Almay One Coat mascara at $7.99 each,
used (1) $4/1 Wags coupon. The register took of $8. my total was $3.98 , after tax $5.04

The second time, I bought (2) bonus packs of Almay One Coat mascara at $7.99
used (1) $4/1 Wags coupon. The register took of $8. my total was $3.98 , after tax $5.04

I think the stores in NYC has them for BOGO 1/2.

Can anyone offer some help?

Is their a way to know before purchasing, whether an item is BOGO free or BOGO 1/2?

By: anne

anne — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:44:53 +0000

BOGO is still available in Colorado. Did this twice today at different locations.
1 pure blends foundation 9.99
1 pure blends eye shadow 7.99. (FREE with Bogo)
1 one coat mascaras 7.99
1 one coat mascaras 7.99 (FREE with Bogo)
then took of 8 from Nov Wags rebate book for the one coat's
Got my 10 RR and 5RR - so OOP all I paid was for the foundation -which I covered with RR from last weeks. THANKS for all the info on this deal:)

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:18:09 +0000

Wow this walgreen deal with the almay is weird. I bought the foundation and an pure blend eyeshadow and 2 one coat mascara last night and they were BOGO and got the $15 in RR. Then today I went to another store in my town and was going to do the same deal but there store rang up BOGO 50%. I was sad. But I bought it anyways. I live in Apple Valley, CA. SO weird.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:24:45 +0000

I found out about the Rolaids deal at Slick Deals. They have a list of the monthly RRs there. My $13 was $8 from Lubriderm and $5 from Rolaids.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:58:48 +0000

I just came back from Walgreens in Beloit, WI and this deal is still working. If you're not sure it's working at your store you can always buy do the foundation/lipgloss deal and ask how it rang up (BOGO or BOGO 50%). If it's BOGO add in the mascara too. If not, you're still getting a money maker with the other two products. I also found the Rolaids deal - they are $4.49 and when you buy two you get 5RR. There is a $4/2 coupon (I think in the 10/4SS) so that makes these free. I didn't see this in the Walgreens ad so I don't know where Heather found it but it's a great deal! :)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:43 +0000

*****Has anyone tried this in the Houston Texas area?*****

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:27:07 +0000

Heather - you did GREAT! One question tho - where did you get the other 5RRs in the Lubriderm transaction? I can't find anything about the Rolaids on DSM or in the Walgreens ad. TIA!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:43:12 +0000

Did the Almay Pure Blends deal yesterday and earned $15 in RRs.

Today

Transaction 1:
Three Lubriderms, 2 Rolaids, and 4 pencil pouches (I needed pouches to organize my coupons better!)

Total after my $15 RR's from yesterday was 31 cents.

I earned another $13 in RR's.

Transaction 2:
Pure Blends Foundation, Pure Blends Lipgloss and an anniversary card

Used the 13 RR's I just earned and paid 73 cents OOP.

Earned another 15RR's. I love Walgreens!

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:33:24 +0000

I tried this tonight in Green Bay WI at the two East Mason stores. Unfortunately, I realized too late that it was ringing correctly at b1g1 50% off. I did better at the second store, however, and got the foundation and the eye shadow for a slight moneymaker.
Did the Lubriderm deal at both places, MM at first store because I had all 4 Qs. Only two computers, so the second store just had one MQ left, and used the Wags Q. Still free, so a great deal! Can we update the deal so ppl don't lose out now that the BOGO is no longer nationwide?

By: laurie

laurie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:34:44 +0000

Just wanted to share: I've done this deal successfully 4 times at 2 different stores, and tonight went to a 3rd store for one more round, and it did NOT work. I am now a believer that it's varying from store to store. No idea why, but it is. And I owe most of you an appology, b/c secretly I was thinking "they just didn't do it right/ must have bought the wrong products." So, "sorry y'all!" All store locations were within the same city (so it's not a "regional" thing), and I bought the EXACT same items (I'm 100%+), but it did not ring up BOGO free- it was BOGO 50%. So, clearly, what is working @ one store is not at the next! Beware.

By: AC

AC — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:35:06 +0000

I have good and bad news for anyone in my area (Burlington, IA)
The first walgreens I went to was only giving the 50% off as of Sunday. So I went to the other Walgreens Monday night and bought few items and that one was doing the BOGO free Almay. So I went back today to get more and THEY FIXED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. The store that was ringing it up as BOGO Free is now ringing up as BOGO50%. So maybe they have yet to fix it in your areas but I would definitely ASK FIRST before you get too far into the transaction about how that 2nd one rings up.

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:28:25 +0000

Brooklyn, that won't work. You have to purchase the items as laid out in the scenario to earn RRs on both of them. You'd only earn $5 RRs based on your scenario because both items are part of the same deal.

By: Brooklyn

Brooklyn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:05:49 +0000

I have the same question as Kari. If I purchase a pure blends eye shadow full price (7.99) and a pure blends lip gloss half price (3.50) and pay in cash will I get a $5RR for each ($10RR total)? They are different items with different bar codes right? Or do I have to buy a foundation somewhere in the mix to get the deal?