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Originally Posted by joestein  In early June, Walgreens ran this promotion:
Buy a Bayer Conyour Glucose Meter for $10
and get a $10 Register Rewards.
But were they sincere in making this offer ?
I say "NO" !
EVERY Walgreens within a 50 mile radius of me,
was sold out of that meter within 24 hours of the sale's start.
If they were TRULY sincere in making that offer,
they would have made sure that every Walgreens store was well-supplied.
But that never happened.
Furthermore, when i would go into their stores & ask for a rain check,
the store manager would always tell me :
"we can give you a rain check for that price,
but not for the Register Rewards".
So it is my belief that Walgreens ran this promotion,
simply to lure customers into their stores.
If that TRULY was a legitimate offer, they would run
the exact same offer again immediately - but this time
with an ample supply of meters in stock. But it hasn't
happened yet. And i'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen,
because they are terrible at keeping a decent supply of SALE items in stock. |
While Walgreens doesn't always have the advertised merchandise, I think you ran into the situation of others planning ahead of you. The meters were a $10 money MAKER, not a deal to break even on.
At the same time, coupons were out making the meters free -THEN you got the $10 rr. In effect, customers were getting the meter and $10rr. Who wouldn't?
A couple of simple things to remember about rr. #1 is that they are a manufacturer coupon, you have to have an item for each rr you redeem. #2 is that you can't get another rr for a product that you use a rr on from the same company. It's set up that way to not issue another. #3 they are short dated with a 2 week expiration so you have to use them fast.
You can, however, use that $10 meter rr toward another (different manufacturer) rr offer and get a different rr. I've seen it called "rolling".
(edited to also mention they keep some meters in the pharmacy, not out on in the aisles, you just have to ask at pharmacy)
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