Tuesday 9/18/12

Walgreens Balance Reward Program.  This is from DivineDealDiva...

Walgreens New Balance Rewards Program

Walgreens is introducing a new Rewards program this week (Beginning 9/16). Each time you shop Walgreens you will earn Balance Rewards (points). They are similar to CVS and Rite-Aids loyalty reward programs with the exception that Walgreens wants to reward you for living a happy, healthy and well balanced life and will award you Balance Rewards. 

You may have noticed in your weekly sales ad the new program. Instead of Register Rewards that you would normally earn on items, you will earn points.  (Walgreens will begin phasing out the majority of Register Rewards earned in the past by end of 2012)  

You can sign up for the New Balance Rewards Card HERE. If you do not want to carry around another loyalty card, you can choose to just use your phone number just like at CVS.

Sign up for your new Balance Rewards Program Card TODAY (in-store or online).

You can earn thousand of points on many of the items you buy now. Earn points every time you shop or fill a prescription at Walgreens. If you are an online Walgreens shopper, you can earn the Balance Reward Points just as if you were shopping in store. Don’t forget that you can also get immunizations from your Walgreen’s Pharmacist (in select locations) and earn more points.

Can I Use Coupons?

Yes you can even use coupons just like we do today on your purchases. With the new Balance Rewards program you will even earn points in the same transaction when you buy multiple items. Unlike the Register Rewards you could not. For example: Buy 1 pack of toilet paper and earn 500 points, Buy 2 packs of the same toilet paper and earn 1,000 points.

Do my points ever expire?

Your Balance Reward points will expire 36 months from the day you earn them. If you are not an active shopper at Walgreens within 6 months of earning the points they may expire sooner.

Redeeming Points:

You can redeem your points instantly once you have 5,000 points you can redeem INSTANTLYfor a $5.00 Reward (as if using a $5.00 Register Reward). No cash will be given in place of rewards; they are converted to redemption dollars.

This chart will help with the breakdown:

What if I need to return an Item that earned Balance Reward Points?

If you have to return an item that earned points, they will be deducted from your points account.

Rain Checks:

Walgreens will still give Rain checks, but the Point Promotions will not apply to rain check purchases that are purchases AFTER the promotion has ended. This is the same policy as before with Register Rewards.

Some Exclusions May Apply:

Balance Reward Points will not be earned on and Redemption points can’t be used on alcohol, dairy, lottery tickets, money orders, phone cards, stamps, tobacco lottery tickets.  

Points Expiration:

Be patient when checking out over the next (2) two weeks, because it will take a few extra minutes to get everyone signed up for the program.  YOU can sign up today online