I’ve been holding off on announcing this because the rumors were flying
and it wasn’t clear what was true and what was speculation, but Lisa from
The Spot to Save shared with me an email that she received from Walgreens corporate recently that confirms that they are canceling the EasySaver rebates program as of May.
“Thank you for contacting us regarding our recent decision to evaluate the EasySaver program in its current form. Walgreens is always looking into the future. For this reason, we are looking at ways to revamp the rebate program to assist us in proceeding in an exciting direction. Although change is always intimidating we feel that it is time to develop a new loyalty program so we can offer our consumers new and improved services. You will continue to find the EasySaver Catalog in our stores through April. Please look for future advertisement regarding our new programs to come.”
So at this point it’s not clear if there is going to be a new program that will replace it. I’ve heard speculation that they will be amping up their Register Rewards promotions, but nothing has been confirmed.
Stay tuned for updates as we head into April and see if Walgreens starts to reveal their plans for the future!
Stephanie
I am very worried about this program. I love the CVS ECB program, but CVS has it all together- they know what they are doing! Walgreens on the other hand, has SO many problems. I’m afraid there will be even more issues – just look at their Register Reward program! I hope they take the time to train their employees. It could be great if they take the time to do it right!
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Jennifer
I recently had some trouble with my Walgreens transaction where I would be recieving $6 in RR. The manager had to get involved and he told me after April Walgreens will be doing away with the RR program. That it was costing the company too much money. I guess we’ll see come May what is actually going to happen with these programs. I just hope they have something great to replace them. Please keep us posted as you learn new information! Thanks for all you do. I love your blog!
Briana
It does make sense. They have a lot going on with ES, 7 day coupons, ES coupons, Register rewards…
I love the Easy Saver program because the gift cards are easy to use. Register Rewards on the other hand…so confusing and so many problems especially for people new to Walgreens.
I prefer the ECB program and CVS because of location…but hopefully Walgreens will come out with something bigger and better than before!
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Melissa
This should be interesting! It does get confusing with all the coupons you have to use there! If they think RRs cost the company too much- they could just do away with all those ES coupons- and have the items ring up on sale at that price in the first place!! AND- get some well trained friendly cashiers- I think they cost the company a lot of revenue too from lost business!!
Swap Savers
I hate the RR program and refuse to purchase products that have a RR deal since I have had so many problems with it. I have even contacted the corporate office about how unhappy I am with their program. Hopefully they will fix the issues if that is the only program they are going to have in the future.
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Sarah @ Fiddledeedee!
Thanks for the heads up! Honestly, I’ve never been a huge fan of the Easysaver program. I much prefer the immediate gratification of ECB’s, so I hope the new program will be similar to CVS – and work as well. However, I do hope they keep the Easysaver coupon booklet! That would be a really sad thing to see go (especially since my Publix accepts their coupons!).
Looking forward to finding out what the new program looks like!
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Christina Barnett
Well just to put my two cents in on this. I went to Walgreen’s about 2 weeks ago and the cashier wouldn’t take manufactuer coupons with the super saver coupons. When I got up to the cash register with a cart full of stuff the same cashier that always checks me out says that they are cracking down and are no longer taking manf. coupons with there coupons. I was really upset.
Kate
A manager at our Walgreens confirmed that the RR program will follow, being done with after August!
Shellie
I am a little sad to say goodbye to the possibility of getting money loaded onto my gift card every month. I have to admit the 10% bonus is really nice. But I have been having so much trouble with Walgreens lately that I guess I’m ready for a change. I just hope the new system isn’t as problematic as the current RR program!
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Andrea
I personally have never done the ESR or RR transactions, so I won’t be missing too much. I’d much rather have a clear definition of what I’m paying OOP than after OYNO type deals. But I do admit, this really sucks for the people that have been really heavy into those programs.
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LouAnn
bummer. I am fairly new to this, and while it does seem that the items that are the best deal are always gone when I get there, the few things I have been able to get ahve been great deals! I just got my gift card from the February rebates, so I’ll miss how easy that was!
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Heather
I just can’t wait to see what they come up with! I am a little sad the ESR is leaving since I don’t have CVS in my area. Hopefully we can still get some great Register Reward deals till the new program is announced.
Barbara P
I hope they still do the catalog just with all coupons. Also I gave you an award here:
https://never2late2save.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-won-award.html
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Julie
I am wondering if they are instituting something where they can limit the number of things we can buy on sale like CVS. It would suck, but I guess I understand why they would do that.
Jessica
Wow. The ES program is so much easier than the RR program, which has SO many restrictions. Plus the 10% bonus on the gift cards was nice to recoup some of the tax spent on “free” items. CVS ECBs are much easier to navigate than RRs, so hopefully they will learn from them. Maybe they are planning on more $5/$25 coupons in the future? That wouldn’t be so bad, but harder to “make money” if there are no FAR items. I guess we’ll see. If it looks like it’ll be difficult, I’ll be skipping Walgreens and go to CVS, even though it is farther from home.
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$ Money Savin' Momma $
Well, considering we don’t have Walgreens or CVS here, this will have minimal effect on us.
Sorry to hear they are discontinuing the program though!
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katy
I’d rather they ditch RRs. ESRs are a super easy way to make tons of money!
Britney
The monthly freebies and random diaper deals are really the only reason I ever shop at Walgreens…… Their prices are usually too high compared to Walmart….. So I wonder how much money it will cost the company when they do away with the program…..
Denise
That upsets me mainly because I don’t have a CVS. Actually, I would prefer to get my savings up front, rather than waiting on a rebate for a month+, but I have certainly scored some great deals with Walgreens. I too hope there is something good coming.
Mindy
How come I always get in on the tail end of something good?! I was just getting into the ESR’s. I hate to say it, but I wonder if we’ve gone to the well too many times and now it’s dried up. Soooo many more people are taking advantage of these programs lately and I’m sure WAGS is feeling it. Oh well, let’s hope for something comparable.
kaustin
I agree with the cashiers and their negative attitudes. I am a friendly person and I can hardly get them to say hello and they have never said thank you. I know I am stereotyping, there are some friendly cashiers at Walgreens, just not where I live. :)
I too am disappointed because I just started this and thought I found a goldmine!!
Coco
Hi Tara,
I love your blog so much that I have just tagged you for the Attitude of Gratitude Award.
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Cher
What’s next no more EB’s at CVS! I am going to write up a post and link to you, thanks for the heads up!
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Lana
Cher, actually, I have heard a few random rumors that that is just what is next – CVS getting rid of EBs! But they are jut rumors….hopefully!
Mindy, I feel the same…. I just get introduced to it and just get the hang of it…. and now they take it away! Humph!
I have had a few issues with WAGS, but only with a certain few cashiers. I have figured out when to go when they are not there or I check out at the cosmetics counter, and I found the asst. manager to be very helpful, so things have been working great for me. If they do away with the program, and not replace it with anything spectacular, I’m afraid they will lose a TON of business!!!! Talk about costing them money! We will all just go to CVS right across the street….at least until they decide to do the same thing. Good grief. In this economy today we are all looking to save a little money, and that’s when they decide to pull their money saving programs? I guess they are hurting in this economy, too…..
Valerie
The Easysaver program was only good if you had a small rebate you were requesting or if you copied every piece of documentation you sent in. I had two separate rebate claims denied because they claimed that I did not send in all of the documentation required. I know for a fact that I did send it in. I believe they denied the rebates because they were for a fairly high dollar amount. I quit shopping at Walgreens because they never even responded to the letter I sent regarding this issue. As far as I am concerned the Easysaver program was a joke! I think they intentionally denied rebates to pad their bottom line.
And when are they going to start using cash registers that actually let you see how much you are being charged for each item? At my Walgreens they always turn the screen to face them, so that I can’t see how much they are charging me for each item.
Monica
Mindy and Lana, count me as another “late to the party” person! I just started paying attention to the Walgreens deals in January (thanks to Deal Seeking Mom, in fact)–I’ll be sad to see the ESR go.
katy
Valerie — I have never had to send anything in for the ESRs. You can do it all online. You do have to save your receipt long enough to enter it online, so I always do it right when I get home so I don’t lose it :)
Rachel
Wow!!! I totally agree with the negative comments about WalGreens – – their cashiers and things not ringing up right and then the cashier fussing about you are getting to good of deal – – both times I visited there this week I have had trouble!! The cashiers definitely don’t act like they know about coupons – – they really do need training!! My RR’s are not printing right either – – yes, they do have good deals if you can get them but I am just about finished with them after this week!! Hopefully they do get a program like CVS and cashiers that know what they are doing. I would love to know I was helping the customer!! What harm does it do them?? A couple of weeks ago I tried to get a raincheck and even the manager was so negative about giving it to me….yes, they will hurt when we all leave and give our business to someplace else…..thanks for letting me vent my feelings!!
gloria
I feel the same way as Monica. I started this program only a few months ago and it upsets me to hear that it will soon end.
Sarah
Thank you for letting us know. I had been thinking of starting to shop at Walgreen’s because of your posts about the savings you’ve been getting. Walgreen’s is fairly new in my area and I haven’t been shopping there. When it first opened I went in with the coupons in the circular I received. But trying to match up the coupons with the merchandise in the store was a nightmare. None of the prices on the shelves matched up with the prices in their ad and it just wasn’t worth the effort. So thanks again for letting us know about the upcoming changes. I don’t want to put the effort into learning my way around a system that’s going away – at a store I don’t even like in the first place.