Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY of Rite Aid


So do you want the good news or the bad news first?


I was at Rite Aid last night doing my "big" transaction. I spent some time trying to figure out the best deals with my $5/$25, coupons and SCRs. I had finally figured it out, went to check out and they proceed to tell me that their policies have changed.


1~ You can only use $5 worth of PRINTED coupons in one transaction. This means that if you are using the $5/$25, you can't use anymore IP's in that transaction. You can use MQ's but no IP's. That ruined my first transaction...and my 2nd. (That's the BAD news)


2~Some GOOD news is that now you can use 2 coupons on B1G1. They used to limit you to only 1 MQ on the product you were buying, not the one you were getting free. Now you can use 2 on the one you are buying. That's a sweet deal...


3~Some more good news. I didn't know this until last night, unfortunately it didn't help me because everything I was buying was on sale/clearance. The 1st Tuesday of EVERY month, you get 20% off ALL items in the store. (limited to things NOT on sale or on clearance. Example, if you want to buy a bamboo umbrella and it's too expensive and not on sale, go on the 1st Tuesday of the month and you get an automatic 20% off.) Every OTHER Tuesday of the month, you get 10% off everything in the store NOT on sale or clearance. That's kinda cool.


Anyhow, I was a little bugged by the IP couponing policy, but in the end, I just didn't buy the sunscreen for either transaction, spent less and received more back in rebates. So I guess I win and didn't spend as much money as they wanted me too! :-)

5 comments:

Tamra said...

Great information, thanks!

Kristi M. said...

The discount on Tuesdays is kind of cool. I am assuming you could use it on milk and things like that as well. That little discount can go a long way in dropping the price of a gallon of milk there if this applies.

The Frugal Muse said...

I have been told at my local RIte Aid that the Tuesday discounts were only on Rite Aid store brands when you use your Rite Aid loyalty card. I wonder if the Tuesday deals you heard about are separate from the deal they told me about, or perhaps they have changed it?

Interesting!

Unknown said...

wow, thanks for the updates! I dont shop rite aid enough - it sounds like they do have some sweet deals to take advantage of. That 2 coupons for the b1g1 sounds too good to pass up!

Jilene said...

The Frugal Muse- I did ask about whether or not it was EVERYTHING in the store or just Rite Aid brands, and from what I understood, it was EVERYTHING. I should double check just to make sure, but that's what he said. You do have to have a loyalty card, whatever that is...