Rite Aid +UP Rewards Games

This year, instead of their usual "Gift of Savings" promotion, Rite Aid is sponsoring the "+UP Rewards Games" from December 29, 2013 to January 25, 2014.

When you spend $100 on participating products with your Wellness card, you will receive a $15.00 UP Reward.

When you spend $150 on participating products with your Wellness card, you will receive a $30.00 UP Reward.

When you spend $200 on participating products with your Wellness card, you will receive a $50.00 UP Reward.

Click HERE for a list of qualifying products.

The past two years I have gotten these rewards by only purchasing things that were free with coupons! Let's hope that happens again this year!!

Coinstar - Another Cash for Christmas Idea!

Every night my husband comes home from work and dumps his loose change into a jar. He just doesn't like all that extra weight and jingling in his pockets. I've been saving those coins all year to use at the Coinstar machine at my local supermarket.

If you select a cash voucher at Coinstar, your change will be totaled and you will receive a voucher that you can take to the register for cash, but there is a 10.9 percent fee.

You can also enroll your Paypal account with Coinstar, and have the amount directly transferred to Paypal, but there is a 9.8 percent fee.

The best use of the Coinstar - because there is no fee - is to cash in for an e-certificate with one of the following vendors:

Aéropostale

Amazon MP3

Amazon.com

AMC Theatres

Applebee's

Bass Pro Shops

Build-A-Bear Workshops

Chili's

Cold Stone Creamery
GameStop
Gap Options
iTunes

JCPenney
Lowe's

Nike
Red Robin
Regal
Rixty
Sears

Sephora

Southwest Airlines
Sports Authority
Starbucks

The Home Depot

Toys R Us

Xbox Live

You also have the option to donate your change to one of the following charities for no fee:

• American Red Cross
• Audubon
• Autism Speaks
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Change Making Change
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
• Earth’s Birthday Project
• Feeding America
• Jumpstart
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• The Humane Society of the United States
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• UNICEF
• World Wildlife Fund

Today I took my husband's change jar (above) and dumped it into the Coinstar for $43.08 worth of Amazon credit. A certificate with a code on it printed out, and I was able to easily put it on my Amazon account under Gift Cards where it says:  Apply a Gift Card to Your Account.

Then, I used part of it to order a last minute Christmas gift for my son. I'll save the rest for a future purchase, since Amazon credit never expires!

Today is Free Shipping Day!

Today - December 18, 2013 - is free shipping day!

If you still have some last minute shopping to do on-line, click HERE to see the list of merchants who are offering free shipping today with guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve!

MCR Wed Deal - Fridge Pack for 30 Points!

Every Wednesday My Coke Rewards has a special offer. The offer today is a FREE 12-count fridge pack for only 30 points!! The limit is 4.

My 81 Cent Food Lion Shopping Trip!

This morning I ran by Food Lion because my daughter need mint Oreos for a Christmas gift. I decided to get our Christmas ham, since Food Lion had their smoked, spiral cut ham on sale for $1.27 a pound. I scanned my MVP card at the kiosk and got these two coupons, among others:
- 75 cents off three 2 liter bottles of My Essentials Soda
- 50 cents off any bottle of My Essentials Ketchup

Here is what I bought:

The ham weighed 8.34 pounds and cost $10.59.
The Oreos were on sale for $2.99.
The ketchup was 97 cents minus 50 cent coupon = 47 cents.
The soda was 83 cents per bottle x 3 = $2.49 - 75 cents = $1.74 (58 cents each).

After coupons, my total came to $15.81 with tax and I paid with my $15.00 catalina and 81 cents cash!

Cheap Energizer Batteries with Rebates!

There are 3 different current Energizer Bunny Birthday Reward rebates and you can submit for all three. If you need batteries for Christmas gifts, check these out:

1) Get a $10.00 Walmart Gift card or $4.00 or $8.00 Cash/Check:

Walmart Only:
Buy 2 specially marked packages of Energizer Max batteries with blue peelies and submit the codes HERE to get a $10.00 Walmart gift card.

Other Stores:
Buy 2 packs of Energizer specially marked packages of Energizer batteries with yellow peelies  and submit the codes to get a $10.00 Walmart gift card OR $8.00 Paypal OR an $8.00 check. Batteries purchased from the following retailers will NOT qualify for a Walmart gift card: Fred Meyer, HEB, Lowe’s, Meijer, Office Depot, and Walgreens.

 

The limit for the promo above is 4 and it expires 8/2014!

                                 

                

Participating $4 offer packs:

• Energizer MAX AA/AAA-4 batteries
• Energizer Advanced Lithium AA/AAA-4 batteries

Participating $8 (or $10 Walmart Gift Card) offer packs:

• Energizer MAX AA/AAA-8 batteries
• Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA/AAA-4 batteries
• Energizer Recharge Power Plus AA/AAA-4 batteries
• Energizer Recharge Universal AA/AAA-4 batteries

 

2) Dollar General:
Buy 2 specially marked packages of Energizer Max AA or AAA batteries at Dollar General with red peelies and submit the codes HERE to get $4.00 back by Paypal or check. Limit 4.
Note: There are no Dollar General stores in Loudoun County, but there are stores in Berryville, Warrenton, Manassas in Virginia as well as one in Brunswick, Md.

3) Any Store:
Buy 3 packages of specially marked Energizer batteries and get an $8.00 prepaid Mastercard debit card when you redeem the codes online HERE. The card is valid on any gas or non-gas purchase until 8/30/14.

Lower your out of pocket cost with the $1.50 regional coupon from the 12/8 Smart Source insert (not in the Washington Post) or this coupon:

 

These rebates only take 2 to 4 weeks to arrive by mail! 

My Money Making Gift Card Extravaganza!

I took advantage of 3 different gift card deals today to maximize my gas and grocery savings:

First, I went to Food Lion and got the $100 Visa card that I posted about HERE. 

I then bought another Visa gift card and a few groceries:
- a 3 lb bag of apples at $2.49 or only 83 cents per pound
- a box of Pop-Tarts on sale for $2.00 that my daughter needed for a Christmas gift (and used a $1.00 coupon from Kellogg's Family Rewards)
- a package of marked down steaks for $5.44 with a kiosk coupon for $1.00 off a $5.00 beef purchase.

I tried to use the $15.00 catalina from my first purchase, but the cashier would not accept it towards the gift card purchase. I did, however, use the first Visa towards my purchase, so my out of pocket cost was $13.88 and I left the store with 2 catalinas worth $15.00 worth of groceries each. Those will go towards my Christmas dinner!

Next, I went to Rite Aid to get the Kohl's gift card for $25.00 and use the $3.00 Facebook coupon that I posted about HERE. I paid for that with my 2nd Visa gift card, leaving a balance on it of $78.00. The Kohl's gift card will go to my son as a Christmas gift, since he wants pants.

Finally, I went to Giant, where I got a $50 Shell gas gift card and a bag of Purina One dog food, because we were low. The 4 lb bag cost $8.68 and I used the coupon for $5.15 that you can print HERE to pay $2.53. I paid for my total of $52.53 with the Visa gift card from Food Lion, and used the 300 Bonus Point coupon to earn 30 cents off my gas. 

My total outlay:  $105.95 + $13.88+ $2.53 + Tax= $125

My total take:
- $50.00 Shell gas gift card
- $2.00 box of Pop-Tarts
- $2.49 bag of apples
- $5.44 worth of steak
- $30.00 in Food Lion catalinas
- $25.00 Kohl's gift card
- $25.00 left on Visa gift card
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$139.93 in merchandise and gift cards, plus I earned $6.00 off a tank of gas at Shell - a $20.00 money making trip!