I want to give you all a heads up and let you know about a major change that’s coming our way. We will be seeing a Walgreens Balance Rewards card launching in September.
Many of you know that Walgreens tested a loyalty program in select markets last year. We don’t know how much of the test market program will be carried over to the new loyalty program but some of the basics, like the rewards card, will be included.
Here is some of what we know…
Walgreens Balance Rewards will allow customers to earn and redeem Bonus Points and get personalized offers
You’ll be able to enroll in the store, online and with the mobile app
You will earn Bonus Points when you make purchase items featured in the weekly ad, from Pharmacy or with personalized offers
You can redeem 5,000 points as $5 to pay for your purchases
You can’t use Bonus Points for Alcohol, Gift Cards, Prescription Co-pays, Stamps, prepaid cards, dairy, tobacco.
Bonus Points expire after 36 months from date of earning or after 6 months of no activity
You must be a Balance Rewards member to get the sale price
You will be able to manage your account with the Walgreens mobile app or on-line
I suspect that ultimately one of the largest influences on the new program will come from a drugstore in the U.K. called Boots. Walgreens and Boots recently announced a merger and management has indicated that they are looking to the Boots Rewards program, known as the Boots Advantage card, for ideas for the Walgreens Balance Rewards Card.
Walgreens employees will get to test the new loyalty program this month before it’s released to the public in September. I also expect to see changes and tweaking during the first year. I don’t think how the program gets rolled out is what it will look like a year or two from now. Walgreens will have the ability to track purchases with the card, so I am hoping we do see some reasonable limits so we all have a better chance of finding deals on the shelves.
I’ll share facts and details as they come in and we’ll learn more as we get closer to September. I just wanted to give you all a heads up and share the facts currently available on the program.
Did you know that you can reload and reuse your Starbucks Gift Cards? If you have one, don’t throw it away and register it here to get your FREE $5. Plus, make sure you use it often so you get those cool rewards… If you don’t have one, don’t worry – just pick up a Starbucks Card from you local store and register it online (a $5 minimum load is required) or download the Starbucks mobile app, create an account and get a digital card.
This sweet offer is available to NEW MEMBERS ONLY through Thursday, March 14, 2013. So, don’t miss out – joining the My Starbucks Rewards Loyalty program is also FREE! It’s time for me to join too! Yay! 🙂
The NEW Walgreens digital camera came out this week. The camera is digital, so it requires no film and requires no memory card, however the pictures can only be printed at Walgreens. After the Friends & Family discount & the in ad coupon, I paid only $19.99 for the camera! 😉
Here’s how it works… -You can take up to 50 pictures with the camera. It includes a 4x zoom, a flash and up to 5.1 megapixels and just requires 3 AAA batteries.
-Once you have taken your 50 pictures you return the camera to Walgreens to print your photos.
– You get the camera back with your photos. And each time you print your photos you’ll also get a FREE storage CD containing your pics so you can transfer them to your computer.
The camera also comes with a booklet that contains coupons. These don’t expire till 12/31/12 and they are Wags Qs so you should be able to use them over and over again.
The Booklet Includes -$5/1 My personal movie DVD -B1G1 FREE Photo Magazine Cover -B1G1 FREE 8×10 Collage Print -$3 OFF Fun Pics -B1G1 FREE 8×10 Enlargements -$3 Photo Greeting Cards -$3 OFF Photo Poster -B1G1 Photo Books -$2 OFF Ultimate Value Pack
The camera is very lightweight and compact. You can delete pictures you don’t want after looking at them on the view screen and it also has a timer. It’s pretty much just the essentials and for $20 it seems like a good buy under the right circumstances. Like when you don’t want to risk loosing an expensive camera or your 5 year old really wants his own camera! I’ll let you guys know how it goes when I print my first set of pics. 🙂
If you use Savingstar, they are shutting down on November 30. They are now a part of Coupons.com, and you can earn cash back on purchases. With the new Coupons.com app, you can save on all your favorites with cash back offers use them at ANY retailer that provides itemized receipts. Or, you can link your store loyalty cards for automatic cash back. You’ll get cash back with NO minimum balance — your money will go straight to PayPal.
However if you have a Savingstar balance, you must redeem it soon. As you know, you need a balance of $20 or more to redeem. However, since they are shutting down, here is the way you can redeem your balance of LESS than $20. Be sure to do all the steps required. You’ll only be able to redeem it to your Paypal account this way. Savingstar will be the judge of whether you’ve successfully completed all the steps. This is the e-mail I got verbatim; however, I did not have to follow these steps because I had a balance over $20.
HOW TO GET A CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF YOUR CASH BALANCE As a valued SavingStar customer, we are pleased to offer you a one-time balance transfer to Coupons.com.
Follow these steps by November 30, 2020**:
Download the new Coupons.com app. Sign in to your Coupons.com account, or sign up if you don’t have one. Link your PayPal account to your Coupons.com account. Log into your SavingStar account, and submit this form, which will ask you to provide us with the email address for your Coupons.com and PayPal accounts. Activate at least one of the new cash back offers on the Coupons.com app. You’ll get a credit from Coupons.com in the amount of your final balance in PayPal by December 31, 2020.
Will you be making Sweet Potatoes as part of Christmas dinner? I will, plus it’s one of my babies favorite foods – so I’m happy about this deal. This week you can save 20% on any single purchase of loose Sweet Potatoesat participating retailers, good thru 12/26/2016.
UNFAMILIAR WITH SAVINGSTAR? SavingStar is a mobile app where you can redeem your offers by submitting your receipts or with your loyalty card for some stores like CVS. To get started, just go HERE and sign up for your FREE SavingStar account, enter your zip and choose Walgreens as a store you shop at. You can also select other stores like CVS, Walmart or Target. Just go to my post HERE to learn more.
SavingStar has a new Healthy Offer available. This week’s offer is save 20% on any single purchase of loose Grapefruitat participating retailers – this one Expires 12/19/2016. We haven’t seen an offer on Grapefruit in a while, so if you are a fan of Grapefruit, be sure to take advantage of this one!
UNFAMILIAR WITH SAVINGSTAR? SavingStar is now available at Walgreens and many other local stores and grocery stores! They have a new mobile app where you can redeem your offers by submitting your receipts so a loyalty card is no longer necessary.
To get started, just go HERE and sign up for your FREE SavingStar account, enter your zip and choose Walgreens as a store you shop at. You can also select other stores like CVS, Walmart or Target. Just go to my post HERE to learn more.
Just in time for Thanksgiving, you can save 20% on any single purchase of loose Russet Potatoesat participating retailers, compliments of SavingStar. This one expires 11/28/2015. So if you plan to make mashed or baked potatoes on tomorrow, be sure to add this one to your account.
UNFAMILIAR WITH SAVINGSTAR? SavingStar is a mobile app where you can redeem your offers by submitting your receipts or with your loyalty card for some stores like CVS. To get started, just go HERE and sign up for your FREE SavingStar account, enter your zip and choose Walgreens as a store you shop at. You can also select other stores like CVS or Target. Just go to my post HERE to learn more.
SavingStar has a new Healthy Offer available. This week’s offer is save 20% on any single purchase of loose Grapefruitat participating retailers – this one Expires 5/2/2016. We haven’t seen an offer on Grapefruit for a very long time to if you are a fan of Grapefruit, be sure to take advantage of this one!
UNFAMILIAR WITH SAVINGSTAR? SavingStar is now available at Walgreens and many other local stores and grocery stores! They have a new mobile app where you can redeem your offers by submitting your receipts so a loyalty card is no longer necessary.
To get started, just go HERE and sign up for your FREE SavingStar account, enter your zip and choose Walgreens as a store you shop at. You can also select other stores like CVS, Walmart or Target. Just go to my post HERE to learn more.
This week you can Right now you can save 20% on any single purchase of loose Sweet Potatoes at participating retailers, good thru 4/18/2016. I purchase Sweet Potatoes frequently so I’m happy to see this offer. So if you plan on using Sweet Potatoes in your holiday baking or cooking, be sure to add this offer to your […]
SavingStar has a new Healthy Offer available. This week you can save 20% on any single purchase of loose Sweet Potatoes at participating retailers, good thru 12/28/2015. These are on my grocery list this week, so I’m happy about this one. So if you plan on using Sweet Potatoes in your holiday baking or cooking, be sure […]
