Are you starting to see the signs again for Flu Shots?  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that everyone 6 months and older get a flu shot as soon as it is available, as it’s the single best way to prevent the flu.

Rite Aid pharmacists are now offering flu shots for $24.99 at more than 3,000 pharmacies nationwide. But it’s not just your health you’re saving. Anyone who gets a flu shot at Rite Aid will receive a free coupon booklet that offers $100 in savings, while supplies last. And for the first time this year, all wellness+ members who receive a flu shot from Rite Aid pharmacists will receive credit for a prescription filled and get 25 wellness+ points putting them that much closer to the next saving tier or health screening.

Pretty cool because you have to get one anyway.  Why not save money too!

Rite Aid has a fun program that is so easy to do.  Click on Video Value coupons and each time you watch a video you get points towards a $5 off $25 coupon or also coupons off the products you would buy anyway.  Why not save money?

Here’s just a sample of the savings list…

$5 off $25 Purchase when you earn 20 video credits 7/25/10 – 8/28/10

• One FREE FlavoRx Flavoring for Children’s Liquid Medications from the Pharmacy (Value $2.99)
• $5 off $25 Non-Prescription purchase when you watch the Rx Services video
• $5 off $25 Non-Prescription Purchase When You Watch the wellness+ Video
• $2 off any Durex Condoms or Play Lubricant, 3.38 oz. or 10 ct.
• $0.50 off any GE Energy Smart CFL Bulb, 10, 13, 20 or 26 Watt, 1 ct. box
• $2 off any Poise Product
• $2 off any Depend Product
• $2 off any Huggies Diapers, Pull-Ups or Goodnites
• $10 off any NicoDerm CQ, 14 ct.
• $5 off any alli Weight Loss Aid, 60 or 90 ct. Starter Kit or 120 ct. Refill
• $2 off any Bausch+Lomb Ocuvite or PreserVision Eye Vitamins or Supplements
• $1 off any Centrum Ultra or Ultra Silver Men’s or Women’s Supplements, 100 ct.
• $1 off Centrum Original Multivitamins, 100 ct. or Chewables, 60 ct.
• $1 off any Nature’s Bounty Vitamins or Supplements
• $3 off any Osteo Bi-Flex Supplement
• $1 off any Sundown Vitamins or Supplements
• $1 off any 5 SoyJoy Nutrition Bars, Singles
• $2 off any Nature Made Vitamins or Supplements
• $2 off any Viactiv Calcium Supplements, 60 or 90 ct.
• $2 off any MAGNILIFE Tinnitus, Restless Legs, Sciatia or Fibromyalgia Relief Supplement, 125 ct. Tablets
• $1 off any Ensure Nutritional Drink, 8 oz., 6-Pack
• $1 off any Natrol or Laci Le Beau Vitamins or Supplements
• $2 off $6 Purchase of any Wet ‘N Wild Cosmetics
• $0.50 off any Gatorade, 20 oz., 4-Pack
• $2 off any Green Dot MoneyPak

It probably goes without saying that prices are on the rise.  As our kids get ready to return to school, those costs are increasing.  Last week’s survey results from the National Retail Federation indicating the average American family intends to spend a little over $600 in preparation for school this year, which is up 11 percent from last year’s survey results (http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=966.

Whew….no matter how you plan for it….painful!

With back-to-school shopping underway or just around the corner, Rite Aid is giving customers more ways to save on school supplies than ever before including offers advertised in Rite Aid’s weekly newspaper circulars, rebates, online coupons and member-only wellness+ customer rewards and discounts.  

To help shoppers quickly find the best deals for students’ school supplies requested by teachers and schools, Rite Aid again has created a back-to-school shopping spread inside August’s Single Check Rebate guide. The four-page pull-out available online and in stores contains more than 40 commonly requested school supplies worth more than $140 in rebate checks, which can be requested at www.riteaid.com or through the mail based on select purchases.

Rite Aid’s Video Values program at www.riteaid.com, which allows consumers to watch videos and earn coupons on select products, will feature a dozen back-to-school coupons in August. Those include deals from Mead and Elmer’s plus dorm room staples such as GE Energy Smart compact fluorescent bulbs and snacks and meals from brands including Kraft and General Mills.

Many back-to-school discounts in Rite Aid circulars are available with the Rite Aid wellness+ card. The wellness+ customer rewards program provides members with free health and wellness benefits, as well as shopping discounts. It is available free at stores, online at www.riteaid.com or by calling (800) RITE-AID. Online activation allows members to print a coupon for $5 off the next $25 purchase.  Think about how you can match up coupon savings and that coupon to really get some good deals.

Rite Aid newspaper circulars will features select weekly specials on products including the following:

• A wide variety of art supplies from Crayola and Rite Aid’s Harvard Square brand to help children find their inner Picasso and mix and match crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint and poster board.
• Mead composition books are always a classic, and students of all ages can stay organized with colorful Mead binders, notebooks, planners, organizers and portfolios.
• Color is definitely “in,” and themed notebooks, backpacks and pads are splattered with Toy Story, crazy stripes, flowers and other designs.
• To write reports and mark up those pages, don’t miss the collection of pens, pencils, Sharpie markers and Pilot erasable Frixon highlighters.
• From high-tech to low-tech, there are Texas Instruments calculators and Franklin electronic dictionaries and plenty of Scotch tapes, glues and adhesives for all the sticky needs.
• Lunch coolers also will be discounted, along with Capri Sun and Mott’s juices and snack favorites including Stauffer’s Animal Crackers, Combos and Pepperidge Farm Goldfish.

It’s that time again.  Get the best prices you can for your child’s long back to school list.

Rite Aid has a few great deals…

Crest Pro Health – Sale Price $2.99. Use the 50 cents/1 coupon from the 6/6 inserts and also receive$2.99 in a Single Check Rebate making the final price BETTER THAN FREE

Crest 3D Mouthrinse – Sale Price $2.59. Receive a $2.00 UPR a making the final price 59 cents each

John Frieda Root Awakening Hair Care – Sale Price 4/$20 and get $10 UPR. Use four $3/1 coupons from the 6/6 inserts making the final price BETTER THAN FREE

Secret Deodorant – Sale Price $1.99.  Receive $1.00 in UPR and match it with the 50 cents/1 coupon from the 6/6inserts making the final price 49 cents each

Rite Aid is introducing its new private brand baby care line Tugaboos, with Tugaboos diapers now available at all Rite Aid stores. Tugaboos compare in quality to the national brands but are priced much lower.

The new baby care line is part of Rite Aid’s plan to revamp its entire private brand program with a new look, new brands and additional offerings to meet the needs of today’s value-driven consumer.

Tugaboos uses new diaper design technology for additional absorbency and leakage protection and offers a money-back customer satisfaction guarantee right on the package. Tugaboos includes jumbo and overnight diapers and trainers and are hypoallergenic. Creams, lotions and wipes are among the products that will be added to the line of Tugaboos baby care products.

And here is an awesome way to get savings on these new diapers. Go over to Rite Aid and view the videos. When you earn 20 video credits by viewing any of the videos online you will receive a $5 Rite Aid Bonus Coupon.  And you know how I love coupons   I bet you do too.

Give them a try.  Rite Aid has 99 cent trial sizes available in the store with a $1 off coupon for a future purchase.  You can’t lose by giving it a try.  I think you will love them for your baby.