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RA wellness+ rewards card:

* must be scanned to get sale prices
* must be scanned to get +UP rewards
* IS NOT linked to SCR accounts as of yet
* is linked to +UP rewards in some areas
* is linked to your phone number, so if you forgot your card use your phone number
* reward levels: plus- 10% shopping pass for every 125 points accumulated, silver - accumulated 500 points and get 10% off all non-sale non-prescription purchases & get 1 wellness checkup voucher, gold- accumulated 1000 points, get 20% off all non-sale non-prescription purchases
* points are accumulated after all RA coupons, which include: VV coupons, in-ad coupons, wellness+ coupons, +UP rewards. manufacturer coupons accumulate points. they take a few days to register to your card.
* at the beginning of every calendar year it will be restarted so you must reearn your % off status with purchases

wellness+ checkout register tape (CRT):

* every other week, there will be wellness+ CRT coupons, these are unique and 1 time use per printout
* during the week, there will be a maximum of 4 prints per coupon (1 set per transaction)
* there are usually 2 different coupons, each transaction will print 1 of each
* these cannot be reprinted

% off wellness+ rewards discount:

* the % taken off will ONLY apply to non-sale items
* if the sale price is less than 10% off, when you have the silver level you will get 10% off, if the sale price is less than 20% off, you will get 20% off at the gold level
* the % savings WILL NOT stack
* if it's B1G1 free, that sale price is what you will get. you will not get additional discounts from the wellness+ % savings
* % savings WILL NOT be taken off of clearanced items
* updated: when you receive the discount percentage and need to do a deal to achieve a $$ threshold, the % savings will affect your threshold. i.e. RA sale price is $5, the deal is spend $15 get $5, regular price of the one item is $5.29, your discount is 10% off or 5.29 - 10% = 4.76 better price than their advertised sale price so you will get this price, but because you MUST meet $15 to get $5 you HAVE to buy more items to meet that threshold. instead of $5 x 3 = $15 get $5, you will have to buy $4.76 x 4 = $19.04. same applies to 20% discount, same theory and procedure: 5.29 - 20% = 4.23, better than advertised sale price, so you get that price $4.23 x 4 = 16.93 reach $15 to get $5 . best advice from me is to ALWAYS carry a small calculator in your pocket just so you can calculate the price in the store in cases where the prices are different from location to location.

+UP rewards:

* +UP rewards are a printout at the end of your receipt with a $ amount for purchasing X to fulfill a promotion
* they are currently printing 1 coupon per promotion purchased, meaning if you buy 2 XYZ you will get $ x 2 prints. they do not print out in 1 lump sum like CVS i.e. $2 WYB 1 item, you bought 4 items to max your limit, at CVS it will print a $8 ECB while RA will print 4 individual $2 +UP rewards. your receipt will be LONG. and as a reminder: limit at RA is currently randomly programmed.
* the whole amount on the +UP reward must be redeemed, it cannot be splitted up into 2 and it will not give you money back so plan accordingly
* expired +UP rewards aren't accepted and WILL beep, use it or lose it to its full capacity
* +UPs cannot be reprinted if it was jammed/errored/system down, best bet is to call corp or return and rebuy with understandin g their return policy that they WILL NOT return your coupons and will only return your out of pocket expense
* raincheck for +UP promotions, this is a sticky situation which will probably be fixed soon, but for now, people are saying they get a raincheck with a limit of 1 as indicated on the ad with the price of the item on the ad subtracting amount of the +UP reward i.e. item $2.99 get 2 +UP reward, your raincheck will state item $2.99 with wellness+ card - $2 +UP, you pay .99 cents

+UPs program comparing to CVS:

* +UPs can be used like cash; with the regular restrictions excluding prescription s, tobacco, lottery, etc.
* +UPs are store coupons and CANNOT be used elsewhere but at Rite Aid
* +UPs can be used to purchase the same item that produced the +UPs reward given that you have not reached the RANDOM limit that the program has been set to (depending on item/deals the limit may be unlimited)
* you MUST use your wellness card to receive any +UP rewards & discounts
* CERTAIN areas are being tracked for get $ WYB $$, similar to CVS' deals - but some areas aren't being tracked and must make the whole $ WYB $$ purchase in 1 transaction, CVS also has this type of situation when they have a get X FREE WYB $$
* there are monthly deals, almost the same as CVS, but better because they PRICE LOCK! Like Walgreens, the price is locked for the duration of the promotion even if the price tag is not there.
* like ECB, if the +UP was scanned as used, it can no longer be redeemed again so make sure to have the +UP voided and refunded as unused or you lose it.

+UPs program comparing to WAGs:

* it's supposed to be 1 print of +UP reward per transaction, but that's not yet the case so it's not so similar anymore
* at locations not being tracked, the $ WYB $$ must be made in 1 transaction and you MUST meet or exceed the $$ stated, missing just a few cents like CVS will NOT yield/print a +UP reward
* you do not need a filler item, just make sure your total exceeds the amount you're going to use in +UP rewards

RA coupons: these different types can be stacked on top of manufacturer 's coupons, per RA's coupon policy

RA $ off $$:

* these tend to be unique, but there's an exception to this rule.
* $ off $$ from VV so far have been unique
* RA sent out a quarterly update, which had a unique $ off $$
* munchkin posted a non-prescription purchase $ off $$ which IS NOT unique and can be used multiple times per card. but many rumors have been coming about stores tracking coupon use to see if you're photocopying .
* there are $5 off $25 purchase IPs on redplum - RA printable thread will have a zip code to try

RA video value (VV) coupons:

* on riteaid.com there's a toolbar to the right that directs you to a video value site by adperks, you must sign up, this is not yet linked to your wellness+ rewards card
* you can sign up using your real name if you like or if you don't want your name on coupons sign up using pseudonyms like first name "Valued" last name "Custome r" and your coupon will print out for "Valued Customer"
* 98% have unique codes, they fill up almost the whole barcode area
* you can use multiple VV coupons depending on your store/cashier/SM/SS etc. and to use multiple, that means making multiple VV accounts. using the same VV coupon on another wellness card WILL NOT work because that coupon is unique.
* it's advised that you watch all the videos even if you think you might not use it, it might come in handy during some deals in the future and the video may no longer be available for viewing
* you DO NOT need to print out everything all at once, just watch the videos and leave them in your "my rewards". they will not be available after the expiration dates and after you've printed them out.

RA wellness coupons:

* they aren't unique yet, can be used multiple times per card.
* depending on stores, they may allow multiple usage per transaction given you've met the threshold per coupon i.e. $1 off $10, so some stores allow you to use 2 of the $1 off $10 when you have $20 qualifying items in your transaction and etc.
* certain coupons can be found when you log into your wellness account

RA in-ad coupons:

* they aren't like WAGs where you use 1 in-ad coupon and it discounts every item that coupon is intended for. it only discounts at FACE VALUE on 1 item.
* depending on location, you may be able to use more than 1 per transaction.
* in-ad coupons CAN be combined with the VV coupons AND wellness coupons AND manufacturer coupons. if your store states otherwise, contact corp.

RA's SCR:

* the limit can be more than just 1 per account - check the website or booklet which is found in the store
* some promotions will require buy $$ to get $ back in rebate - your % wellness discount WILL affect the total.