COUPON ALLIES

Rite Aid ~ Free CoverGirl Cosmetics!

Rite Aid has CoverGirl makeup on sale buy 1 get 1 free this week. Use the B1G1 Free coupon from the 2/7 P&G (its blue) and both are free! The store is paying for one with the sale, and the manufacturer is paying for the other with the coupon! Both are free (except for sales tax) to the customer! Hurry, the sale ends on Saturday!

Reader tip- buy two that cost the same. Melissa bought two, once cost $6.05 and the other $6.99. The cash register took off $6.05 and the cashier entered the coupon value at $6.05 so she had to pay $.94. Thanks Melissa! 

Rite Aid ~ 20% off All Over the Counter Medications - Thu-Fri-Sat ONLY!

Gather up your coupons for this event.

Rite Aid is having a sale on all over-the-counter medicines Thursday - Saturday, February 18-20th, 2010, only.

 

Rite Aid SCR & Olay Mail In Rebate ~ $16 Money Maker!

Olay has another $15 mail-in rebate deal that began 2/12/10 and runs through 3/12/10. 

Requests must be received by 3/26/10.

If you have four P&G inserts from 02/07/10 then you can make $16.00 off this deal!

Go to Rite Aid today 02/13/10 and purchase the following:

2 Venus Razors = $15.98
2 Olay Body Wash = $13.49
= $29.47

Use your $5.00/$25.00 Rite Aid coupon FIRST before manufacturer's coupons
Use two $2.00/1 Venus coupons from 02/07/10
Use two Buy One Venus Get Olay Body Wash Free coupons from 02/07/10

$15.98 - $4.00 = $11.98
$13.49-$13.49 = FREE
$11.98 - $5.00 = $6.98 out of pocket

Repeat!

You will spend $13.96 out of pocket in two transactions.

You will qualify for the $15.00 gift card through Rite Aid's Single Check Rebates for purchasing $50.00 in P&G products (page 11 of the February 2010 Rebate Directory).  Enter your receipts online at RiteAid.com through the Single Check Rebate program.  Purchases must be made today, 02/13/10.

And, submit the mail in rebate form for another $15.00 from Olay!  Woo Hoo!

$30.00 - $13.96 = $16.04 MONEY MAKER!

If you missed the 02/13/10 deadline for the P&G rebate, you'll still be ahead on this deal with the Olay MIR...

$15.00 - $13.96 = $1.04 Money Maker.

Rite Aid $5.00 off $25.00 Coupon

Head over to RedPlum.com to print off a $5.00 off $25.00 coupon from Rite Aid.

Rite Aid ~ Craig 2 GB MP3 / Video Player $24.99 regularly $49.99

This is one you'll have to act fast on...

These are regularly $49.99 and are on sale through 12/26/09 for $39.99.  Use a $5.00 off $20.00 available HERE valid through 12/31/09.  ($34.99)

There is a Single Check Rebate #12 for $10.00 on these too which makes them $24.99.   Spend at least another $.01 on something because...

There is a Holiday Gift of Savings that will give you another $5.00 back on a $25.00 purchase.  Which, brings it down to $20.00.

I called several Rite Aid stores in my area until I finally found one that had 4 of these left.  It was the store at 7800 Cleveland Ave., in North Canton.  They might still have 2 left since I bought 2.  Dustin was VERY helpful!  Thanks, Dustin! 

Don't hesitate to call your local store(s) to see if they still have these.

If you can't locate one, several stores were offering rainchecks for these at the $29.99 price since they aren't expecting any more in until the end of January '10 and the rebate is over 12/26/09.

It will be good to get a raincheck at this price, but could be better if another $5 off $20 or $5 off $25 coupon comes out.  It will end up at $24.99 which is still a good deal.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Rite Aid ~ Even better than FREE!

Just got an email from Rite Aid with a $4/20 printable coupon in it!   Print the $4/20 HERE.

Here is the scenario:

Herbal Essences are on sale Buy One Get One Free.  Select 8 bottles of Herbal Essences ($4.49 each YIKES!).  Add something else that is just over $4 (if you buy something that is free after rebate this week it's even better).  Your total will be just above $20.  Use one $4/20 coupon (hand it to the cashier first) then your four B1G1 free Herbal Essences coupons from the 10/11/09 P&G.

Your total should be close to free depending on the filler item you buy.  I bought one of the $4.99 cars they have up front for my 2 1/2 year old.  My total with tax was $2.22 for 8 bottles of shampoo/conditioner and one car! 

Check out the original deal HERE.

A few more things about Rite Aid:

Sara, a very nice cashier,  let me know that the "Rake in the Savings" promotion would be back (with a holiday name) sometime after Thanksgiving.  So keep your eye out for fliers in the store, and keep your receipts!

Last time, you could double-dip.   I submitted my receipts for the free-after-rebate items for the rebate AND the Rake in the Savings and I received both!

Also, rebate checks for Rite Aid can be spent like cash at Rite Aid (and they will give you your change back if you spend less than the check amount).

You can "stack" Rite Aid coupons from their website or flier with manufacturer coupons.

If you use a coupon on a free after rebate item, you will receive the full purchase price back. For example, if you buy a $5 item and use a $2 coupon, you will receive $5 back on the rebate!

FREE Herbal Essences @ Rite Aid

Earlier this week I received an email from a friend to trade for some buy 1 get 1 free Herbal Essences coupons from the P&G (the orange one w/circles on the front). I said sure, but what's the deal? She told me they are B1G1 free at Rite Aid so both are free! Just pay the tax. Sweet!

If you are not sure about how to work this deal, check out the deal we did several months ago at Rite Aid with Stayfree pads.  It will work the same - check it out HERE.

"Your B1G1 coupon means that the manufacturer is paying for the one that you would pay for with cash.  The other one is still FREE [from the store]!"

Thanks Sherry for the heads up! Happy Shopping!

Rite Aid Videos ~ October 2009

Rite Aid is offering a new service / advertising campaign. 

First you register. 

Then, watch short advertising videos online and receive coupons for those products.  Coupons vary in values and are valid for the month of October.   When you complete watching videos, you're also rewarded credits (typically 2 per video).  At the end of each video you have to enter a code in 30 seconds.  When you reach 20 credits you earn a coupon for $5 off any $25 purchase.

Match these coupon with rebates and stack/combine with manufacturer coupon for maximum savings! 

Check it out HERE.

$20 Rebate ~ Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller & Pantene (MM!)

Offer valid 9/25/09 - 10/25/09.   Must be postmarked by 11/08/09.

Purchase Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller & any Pantene Shampoo OR Conditioner 12.6 oz. or larger

Click HERE for more information and rebate form:

Mail to:

Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller and Pantene $20 Offer R01020
P.O. Box 900066
El Paso, TX 88590-0066

If you buy these items at Rite Aid this week, you will end up ahead!
(Prices may vary at your store)

1.  Purchase 1 Anti Aging Eye Roller $20.69
2.  Buy 1 Pantene at $3.33
3.  Buy 1 Crest at $2.69
4.  Buy 1 Scope at $3.99
 Subtotal $30.70

Use $5/25 Rite Aid coupon
Use $1/1 Crest from 9/27 P&G
Use $.75/1 Scope from 9/27 P&G
Use $1/1 Pantene Coupon from the 8/9 or 9/13 RP
Final Price ~ $22.95 plus tax

You'll receive:
$2.69 for the Crest (Single Check Rebate from Rite Aid)
$2.00 for the Scope (SCR)
$20 for the Olay and Pantene Rebate (above)
PLUS a $5 gift certficate from the Gift of Savings program!
Total You'll Receive Back = $29.69!

Rite Aid This Week ~ 7/12 - 7/18

M&M Mars Single Serve Candy ~ Buy One Get One Free ($.88)
Use Buy One Get One FREE Coupon found on tearpads at Speedway Gas Stations - Expires 12/31/09 - MAKES THESE FREE!  (With the coupon, the manufacturer is paying for the one you would normally pay for with cash!  The other one is still free from the store - making both free)

GE Reveal Light Bulbs 4 pack 40, 60, 75 or 100 watt ~ 2 for $6.00
Use $2.00/2 Coupon from 5/03 SS Plain Dealer (Expires 7/31) = 2 for $4.00
Receive $2/2 Single Check Rebate - Like paying $2/2 or $1 each

Rite Aid - Stayfree Maxi Pads FREE +

This week 6/28 - 7/4/09, Stayfree Maxi Pads 14 - 24 ct. are on sale at Rite Aid ~ Buy One Get One Free.  The 24 ct. are $3.99 at my local store.

If you have any of the Sunday (6/28) Plain Dealer SmartSource inserts, there is a Buy One Get One Free coupon in there for any Stayfree product (excluding jumbo packs) up to $6.99.

 

Which means, these are FREE at Rite Aid!!!   

What?  Your B1G1 coupon means that the manufacturer is paying for the one that you would have to pay for if you didn't have the coupon. 

And, the other one is still FREE!  

Don't worry, I confirmed this with the regional manager in this area.  He assured me this is the way this works.

If your store is out of them, ASK FOR A RAIN CHECK!

Plus, if you can get several of these coupons off your friends, neighbors and family members, this deal could be even SWEETER!

If you buy $50 worth (before coupons!) of certain Johnson & Johnson products, you can get a $25 Rite Aid Gift Card through their Single Check Rebate program.  The $50 total does NOT have to be in one transaction, either.  Purchases just have to be made between 6/28 and 7/25.   Details are in the July 2009 Rebate Directory - page 19.

Start scrounging for those coupons!

Rite Aid Coupon Policy on Buy One Get One FREE

I spoke with John, a Rite Aid Regional Manager, about an experience I had in one of his stores last week.

It had to do with the Buy One Get One Free Mars candy bar sale.   The store had Mars candy bars on sale Buy one at $.88 and get one FREE.  I also had coupons from the Sunday newspaper for the same that were also Buy One Get One Free with a maximum value of $.85.   There was no limit in the ad or in the store on how many you could buy.  I had 16 coupons, therefore planned to buy 32 candy bars and pay $.03 x 16 = $.48!

If I had walked in the store and bought these with cash, I would have bought two candy bars and paid $.88.  Since I had these coupons, the manufacturer was paying $.85 and I was paying $.03. 

The Shift Supervisor was not about to let me leave the store with two candy bars for $.03.  I asked to see the coupon policy and she disappeared for 15 minutes and came back without it but had an opinion from another store manager that this could not be done.   grrrr.   Now I was late for another appointment.

I attempted to explain how it works but she refused to even listen.

John's call was in response to my call on Thursday.

He immediately agreed with me and said that I was right!  He didn't understand why the Shift Supervisor in that store dealt with me the way she did.   He did say that he was on vacation so she obviously couldn't get a hold of him.  He assured me that he would explain this to her and there wouldn't be any further problems in that store.

While on the phone I told him about this blog and we chatted about couponing in general.  He was very informative sharing with me that Rite Aid does allow stacking of the coupons in their ad with another manufacturer's coupon (not in their ad) on the same item, regardless of whether their ad coupon states "manufacturer's coupon".  

I asked him to send me their coupon policy but he said he wasn't able to do that for now, although he understood that customers need to know how it works in their store.  So, he said he would request through Corporate that Rite Aid's coupon policy be available on their website.

All-in-all a good ending to a bad experience. 

Thank You, John!

(I did get my 32 candy bars at another Rite Aid!)

 

Candy, Candy & More Candy!

 Beginning Sunday June 7, 2009, Rite Aid will have all single serve candy bars on sale Buy One Get One FREE!  (Regular retail $.88/each).  Thanks goes to justmeagain at HotCouponWorld.com for the Rite Aid preview.

If you have the RedPlum Unilever insert from 5/17/09 (Targeted Mail to Cleveland, Massillon, Canton area - not Akron) use the Buy One Get One FREE coupon from Mars to get two candy bars for FREE or Almost FREE!  (M&M Brand, SNICKERS Brand, TWIX Brand, Milky Way Brand, 3MUSKETEERS Brand, or DOVE Brand (1.16 oz. - 2.13 oz.)  The coupon has a $.85 limit so you might end up paying $.03 for 2.

Rite Aid is giving you one for FREE and the Manufacturer is paying for the other one with the coupon!  The store gets reimbursed by the manufacturer for one of the candy bars + $.08/each.

And, if you have several coupons, you'll get two FREE (almost) candy bars with each one.  You might also be able to use the $5.00 off $25.00 Rite Aid coupon good through 6/30/09.  Print HERE.

Save $5.00 on $25.00 at Rite-Aid AND $25.00 Gift Card with Rx Transfer

Here's a *.pdf coupon you can use at Rite-Aid for $5.00 off a $25.00 purchase through 4/30/09.  Print it and use it as many times as you want!

$5.00 off $25.00 at Rite-Aid 

And, here's a *.pdf coupon for a $25 Rite Aid gift card when you transfer a prescription to Rite Aid.  Use up to two coupons to earn two $25 gift cards.  Expires 4/30/09.  Woo Hoo!

$25 Gift Card with Rx Transfer