Favorite Things Friday: Store Rewards

by Erin at SlimSavers.com

I complain (constantly) about all the store cards in my wallet. I’m always the one in the check out line flipping through my collection of cards asking “do I have a card for this place? Do you guys do the cards?”

ANNOYING! Why don’t they just lower the prices or do regular sales without the stupid card! ARGH!

While I hate the cards, I love the discounts you have to have the card for. I mean, if I must have these cards, I’m gonna get something out of it!

My favorite rewards program is the Wellness+ program at Rite Aid. Last year with hardly any effort, I achieved gold status and got 20 percent off ALL my purchases for the year. NICE! In addition to that, I like racking up those +UP Rewards for what are often surprise discounts the next time I come in. Last time I went to Rite Aid, I bought five items, including a few greeting cards, for $1.60. My wellness+ savings were $7.45, and I saved $17 with coupons, including the +UP reward coupons.

I know you have these kinds of cards. Are you using them to their full potential, though? Check the store’s sites for more ways to save with them, like loading coupons onto a card or collecting points for bigger deals.

First (and second), though, get them organized (mine have their own special spot), and remember to use them!

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Erin and Joline, both health and wellness junkies, spent many years pinning down the truths about eating healthy and inexpensively. Both feel the it’s-too-expensive-to-eat-healthy excuse is untrue and infuriating.