Rite Aid is easily my favorite place to shop! By using coupons, sales, and Rite Aid promotions, I have been able to get the toiletries that my family uses on a daily basis for FREE or better than FREE for over a year. And I have significantly lowered the amount I have to spend on diapers as well! Although many of the items at Rite Aid are overpriced, if you take the time to learn the "Rite Aid game," you can leave the store with a bag filled with freebies!
Want to know how to get paid to shop at Rite Aid? Keep reading......
Coupon Policy:
Rite Aid has a very thorough and comprehensive coupon policy available. Before you start shopping at Rite Aid you will want to become familiar with this policy. Print a copy of the coupon policy and carry it with when you shop at Rite Aid.
Rite Aid has a very thorough and comprehensive coupon policy available. Before you start shopping at Rite Aid you will want to become familiar with this policy. Print a copy of the coupon policy and carry it with when you shop at Rite Aid.
Rite Aid Promotions:
Single Check Rebates (SCR)
Each "month", Rite Aid releases its Single Check Rebate booklet filled with all of the rebates that will be available during that period. It also lists the specific dates that each rebate is valid for (some will be for the entire period, while others will be valid for just one week or even just three days). Because Rite Aid sales start on Sunday, the Single Check Rebate "month" will start at the Sunday closest to the beginning of the month. The dates of each period are clearly marked on the booklet.
Single Check Rebates are just like traditional rebates. You purchase a specific item and you will get either the value of the product or a specified amount back. Sometimes the rebate requires you to purchase a single item and other times it will be multiple items or a specific dollar amount. Just be sure to read the rebate carefully. And, unless stated otherwise, there is a limit of one rebate per item. Since Rite Aid offers so many rebates, you will not get a rebate check for each individual rebate item that you purchase but you will get a large check for all of the rebate items you purchased during that period.
Combined with the weekly sales, you will be able to get many items FREE or even more than FREE after rebate! Here is an example:
Crest Toothpaste
Sale: $2.99
SCR: $2.99
Use $1/1 manufacturer's coupon
Pay $1.99 but get $2.99 back as a rebate!!
You just made $1 buying toothpaste!
In order to get your rebate, you will need to sign up for the Single Check Rebates program and submit your receipts. You can hold on to all of your receipts and enter them at the end of the period. Or you can enter your receipt after each trip. DO NOT REQUEST YOUR REBATE CHECK UNTIL THE PERIOD IS OVER. If you request your check right away, you will not be able to take advantage of any of the rebates for the rest of the period.
Rite Aid Wellness Program
If you are going to be shopping at Rite Aid, you will want to sign up for the Wellness+ Program. Without a Wellness+ Card, you will not be able to get any of the sale prices. You can sign up for this program online or in the store. Once you get the card, you will also want to make sure it gets scanned anytime you make a purchase.
There are some perks to the card besides just the sale prices.
* 10% off Rite Aid Brand products every day
* 24/7 access to a pharmacist when you call 1-800-RITEAID
* Earn one point for every dollar you spend on nonprescription purchases (Excludes cigarettes, alcohol, gift cards, online purchases, lottery tickets, licenses, money orders, money transfers, prepaid cards, stamps, and other mail services)
* Earn 25 points for every prescription you purchase. (Prescriptions filled in NY/NJ are not eligible.)
And the more points you earn, the more rewards you get…
* Every 125 points = a one-time 10% off shopping pass
* 500 points = 10% off all non-prescription points purchases everyday
* 500 points = free health screenings (Members will receive a certificate good for one free blood glucose and total cholesterol health screening at Quest Diagnostics or an equivalent service)
* 1,000 points = 20% off all non-prescription points purchases every day
+Up Rewards Program
The +Up Rewards Program is the newest program at Rite Aid. +Up Rewards are coupons that print off at the end of your receipt for $$ off your next purchase. These +Up Rewards are triggered by purchasing specific items. Take a look at the weekly ad to find out which products will produce an +Up Reward. Unless stated otherwise, there is a limit of one +Up Reward per product. Combined with coupons and sales, you will be able to get items for FREE or more than FREE after Up Reward. Here's an example:
Nivea Body Wash
Sale: $2.99
Get $2 +Up Reward
Use $2/1 manufacturer's coupon
Pay $.99 and get $2 in +Up Rewards good towards your next purchase!
The great thing about +Up Rewards is that you can use as many as you want towards your next purchase. If you are buying something for $10 and you have $10 in +Up Rewards, you can use them all towards that purchase!
Rite Aid Coupons:
Rite Aid Video Values Coupons
Through Rite Aid Video Values, you are able to earn Rite Aid coupons by watching videos, or commercials, that last anywhere between 15 seconds to 3 minutes. The majority of these videos last around 30 seconds. When the video has finished, you will be given 30 seconds to enter a code. Once you have entered the code, the coupon will be available under "My Rewards." New coupons are available at the beginning of each Rebate period. Once the new coupons become available, you will not be able to watch any of the videos from the previous period.
Rite Aid InAd Coupons
These are the Rite Aid coupons that are found in the weekly store flyers.
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Rite Aid also releases $/$$ coupons. These coupons can be used BEFORE coupons to bring your total down even further. This is also a great way to turn your transaction into a moneymaker after rebate and/or Up Rewards! You can often find this coupon at Redplum.com and in the Rite Aid Video Values. I will post these coupons each week with the weekly matchups so that you can find them easily!
Weekly Matchups
Each week I do all of the work for you! I take the sale ad and match up the products on sale with any coupons available and any promotions for the product.
If you have any questions at all, please email me! There are a lot of things to learn with Rite Aid but it is definitely worth it!
Regarding the +UPs... You mentioned that unless it's stated otherwise, you get one +UP per product. So does that mean if I want to get multiple of the Quaker Oats from this weeks deals, I need to do multiple transactions?
ReplyDeleteAccording to Rite Aid policy, you will only get one Up Reward per account/Wellness card. So you would only get one for the Quaker. But many products have been printing multiples. Earlier this week when I bought the 3 packages of Huggies, I only expected to get 1 Up Reward but I ended up getting 3 on the same receipt. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing in advance which items you will get multiple Ups for. It has been reported that the Quaker has been printing at least 3 so you won't need to break that one up into multiple transactions.
ReplyDeleteI have a question on the single check rebates. I don't really understand when to submit them. I entered my reciepts and they qualify for three different rebates. For example one is the Kimberly Clark $10 GC and one is the glam bag. So I need to wait to submit these until the end of the month?
ReplyDeleteMary - Since tomorrow is the last day of the SCR period and if you don't plan on going back to Rite Aid before Sunday, you can request your check once all of your receipts have cleared. If it were the beginning of the month, you wouldn't want to request your check because then you wouldn't be able to take advantage of anymore of the rebates for the rest of the month. You can only request your rebate one time per SCR period. Does that make sense?
ReplyDeleteYes, I think I've got it now, lol. Thanks for the help. I started shopping at Rite Aid this month and love it so far! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm working the Up rewards, but was stumped the other day when I used one to pay for an item that should have printed an Up and it didn't. Does this mean you will not receive an Up if you pay with one?
ReplyDeleteMegan - the cashier today told me that you should get the UP rewards even if you pay for it with UP rewards. Also, I have not had trouble with multiples so far. Got 5 $3 UP rewards on Huggies today, turned around and used them on 10 boxes of GM cereal, which gave me 5 more $1 UP rewards. May depend on the store?
ReplyDeleteI keep seeing target coupons listed under the rite aid match-ups. Wil Rite-Aid accept Target coupons? Thanks.
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