RITE AID CHANGES TO WELLNESS REWARDS MAY BE COMING SOON - Frugal Fabulous Finds - Finding the best new Coupons, Freebies and Deals Daily so you don't have to

Alright, Rite Aid shoppers…there could be some BIG changes to Rite Aid’s Wellness Rewards Program and how we use +Up Reward dollars coming our way very soon. There are some good and some not so good changes – but overall I think they could improve some of the negative results we’ve seen since the airing of the Extreme Couponing Show on TLC (Don’t get me started again about how much I loathe that show – I think I said enough in parts 1, 2 & 3 HERE!)

Right now these changes are being implemented in a test market in Utah (scheduled to start Monday 2/6 but most likely to run with the start of the new sale week tomorrow 2/5 .

Here are the major changes: (currently in the test market – possibly coming soon nationwide)

Rite Aid coupons will now load directly to your Wellness Card. (I’m assuming this means Video Values Printables & other store coupons)- I think this enforces the limit of 1 RA coupon per person, as is intended with the video values program. **If you’ve been following the rules all along, this will not effect you and will actually save ink & help to avoid losing or forgetting to use a coupon.

+Up Reward dollars will NO LONGER print on the bottom of your receipt. They too will also be loaded directly to your Wellness Card. You must HAVE a wellness card in order to get the +Up reward dollars. All +Up’s will expire 2 weeks after issued to your card – This part I LOVE – it’s like money loaded directly to my card – if you’ve ever lost or thought you lost a receipt that had +Up dollars on it, you know what I mean!

+Up Rewards will not be available for use until the following day at 6AM – Ok – this sucks if you are like me and usually split your transaction so that you can roll them to pay for the 2nd half of your purchase. Basically it just means waiting overnight. Also you won’t have the option to choose when/what they are used on – they will be used the next time your card is scanned – For me it just means another trip into town, because I live in the boonies. But, I love the benefits of couponing at Rite Aid, in addition to the 20% discount with my card, so I’ll just have to plan my trips accordingly.

Only ONE Wellness Card per Household.– This has been stated in the past but never enforced. Your card will now be tied to the physical address for all household members and if you currently have multiple cards (spouse,etc.) they will be merged. Again – **If you’ve been couponing ethically in the past, this will not effect you.

Basicly, the only change I see that will effect me is the delay on using the +Up dollars in a transaction. Why the changes? Again…yet another result of “Extreme Couponers” taking advantage, buying excessively and clearing store shelves.

Overall, I think that these changes are positive and will help to ensure that your store is stocked well enough for you to coupon weekly. If/when these changes are implemented, you won’t have to worry about losing +Up’s or letting them expire because you forgot them!

So, what do you think about the changes possbily coming to your local Rite Aid ? Leave me a comment below and let me know!

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