The Salt Lake Tribune
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Free Gift Cards!
Target Stores, Rite Aid, Kmart and Walgreens are among retailers using free gift cards valued at $10 to $30 to encourage you to use their pharmacies. All four stores have been offering pharmacy coupons in recent weeks.
A number of Trib readers say they use several of these pharmacy bonus offers throughout the year and save the cards to buy gifts during the holidays.
Each retailer has different criteria to get the gift cards. Some require you to transfer a prescription from another pharmacy; others allow you to bring in a new prescription.  
Pay attention to the fine print. Some retailers limit these freebies to one per household per six months or one per year. Target has the most liberal rules, generally limiting the bonus offers to one per prescription and the coupons are good for both new and transferred prescriptions.
One tip: If you're going to use multiple offers, keep good records of which pharmacy each prescription is located and when you took advantage of each bonus offer.

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   Lesley Mitchell has been a business reporter at The Tribune since 1997, covering real estate, the retail industry, personal finance and economic development. She's been a devotee of frugal living for more than three decades, starting when she was 8 and began washing cars (rain insurance anyone?) as a way to fund her goal of early retirement. A graduate of Utah State University's MBA program, Lesley, and her family, are dedicated to finding creative ways to save money, avoid debt and still have fun.
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