I am going to focus on the stores that I frequent, but if you want information about a specific store not listed I will gladly do the research for you.
Almost all stores have a specific loyalty card that you need to get certain sales; others have incentive programs.
Shoprite
If you shop here at all, you most certainly should have the Price Plus card. There are a few extra incentive programs that go along with the Price Plus card - Your Bucks, Shoprite Family, and Cellfire.
Your Bucks is a free bonus program attached to your Price Plus card. Sign up today - you get an automatic $2.00 off your next purchase just for signing up! Periodically you will also receive bonus offers via email, and sometimes bonus dollar off coupons that will print from the Catalina machine (the machine that prints coupons at the register).
Sign up (free) here: http://www.shoprite.com/Cnt/ShopRite_Yourbucks.html
Shoprite's Family Rewards program is similar to Baby Bucks, but you don't have to spend a certain amount to get a coupon! Several brands participate in the Family program, and you earn 1 point for every $1.00 you spend on those products. There are earning periods, usually 8-12 weeks depending on what other promotions the store has going on, and those are followed by redemption periods. For example, during the latest earning period I have earned 357.8 Family points. What can I get with those points? $6.00 off my next purchase! And all I do is select my reward online and it attaches directly to my Price Plus card, so the $6.00 will come off the next time I shop. No printed coupons necessary! The trick is to always check the bottom of your receipt - it will tell you how many Family points you have and when you have to redeem them by.
100 points gets you $2.00 off, 200 points gets you $4.00 off, and so on.
Go here to sign up & start earning points today: http://www.shoprite.com/Cnt/ShopRiteFamily.html
Finally, Shoprite is partnered with Cellfire to save you even more money. Cellfire is an online coupon site where you select coupons that interest you and *add* them to your Price Plus card. The best part of Cellfire is that these coupons can be combined with manufacturer and store coupons - so you get even more savings! For example, let's say Pillsbury Crescent Rolls are on sale, 3 packages for $5.00. Cellfire usually offers .40 or .50 cents off one package, and you can usually find a manufacturer coupon for the same amount off 2 packages, plus it will get doubled. So if you bought 2 packages of crescent rolls you would get a total of $1.20-$1.50 off - almost like getting one package for free!
Sign up here for Cellfire (cell phone number required, but data/text alerts are optional): https://www.cellfire.com/getcfnow/index.php?szc=08731
Cellfire also has an app for Android and iPhone users - that way you can always stay up to date on the latest offers...even when you're in the store and forgot to add the new coupons to your card!
And remember, most Shoprite stores double manufacturer's coupons up to .99 cents; and most allow you to combine a store (Shoprite specific) coupon with a manufacturer coupon!
*Please note: Catalina deals that print out at the register are generally "manufacturer" coupons, with the exception of Your Bucks bonus offers or store catalina deals ($2.00 off your next purchase because you bought a certain amount of a product).
Pathmark
If you ever shop at Pathmark, make sure you have their Advantage Club card. Again, most sales are not going to ring up without the card.
Zavers - while Pathmark does not participate with Cellfire, they do have their own online coupon center that you can sign up with and attach coupons to your Advantage Club card. It works exactly like Cellfire, you select the coupons you want to add to your card and the coupon will automatically deduct at check-out. These offers can be combined with manufacturer and store coupons for additional savings.
Sign up here: https://zavers.com/signup
Pathmark also doubles manufacturer's coupons up to .99 cents
Also, be sure to register your Pathmark Advantage Club card online and sign up for emails - each week they will email you a coupon for a free item. They have offered tissues, lettuce, apples, and more (typically the coupons are valid for the beginning of their new sale cycle, Friday through Sunday). Generally you will have to spend a minimum of $10-$15 dollars to receive the free item.
Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop is typically more expensive than other grocery stores, but they will often have really good sales and they carry some products that you cannot find in other grocery stores.
Here you need the Stop & Shop card. They do not currently participate with any online coupon sites and do not have any other special programs (that I am aware of).
They do double manufacturer's coupons up to .99 cents
Foodtown
Just like Stop & Shop, all you need at Foodtown is a Club card. They also double manufacturer's coupons up to .99 cents
CVS
CVS is my preferred drug store. First and foremost, make sure you have an Extra Care card. You may or may not have noticed, but most CVS stores now had a red machine somewhere near the front of the store. That is a machine that lets you check prices of products...but it is also a money saver! Simply scan your Extra Care card at the machine and it will print bonus coupons for you to use in the store (be sure to look at them, some are only valid for that day, others are good for a week or two).
When you have an Extra Care card, be sure to register online at CVS.com for emails - you will receive bonus offers on a regular basis (free item, $4 off a $20 purchase, $5 off a $25 purchase, and more).
CVS has what they call Extra Care Bucks (ECB's). These are wonderful little bucks! When you see the weekly circular or look online you may see a product that says FREE. For example, you may find a Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor advertised for $9.99, with $4.99 ECB's, and a small circle that says *check your newspaper for additional savings* (usually a $5.00 coupon). After you use the manufacturer coupon you will pay $4.99 for the razor, but you will get a coupon from the register for $4.99 to use on your next purchase. You're basically getting the razor for free, because you're getting your $4.99 back, you just have to spend it at CVS.
Sometimes they will have sales with ECB's where you can also use a manufacturer coupon and you will end up getting paid to buy the item! Let's say they have Curel Lotion on sale for $4.99 and you have a $2.00 manufacturer coupon and CVS is offering $4.99 back in ECB's. You will be getting paid $2.00 to buy that lotion.
The ECB deals where an item will be free are generally less frequent, but they do happen. Currently there are 3 items that will be free after ECB's. On Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday (weekend) you will typically find dozens of free after ECB items. I will post about these when I see them (check my Facebook site).
*You can use as many ECB's as you want during a transaction, but the total ECB's cannot exceed the purchase total. For example, if you spend $28.99, you can use up to $28.99 worth of ECB's, but no more.
Rite Aid
At Rite Aid you need a Wellness + Rewards card. This works similar to CVS and their ECB's. You have your card scanned when you check-out and in return you receive sale prices and coupons, called Up & Up Rewards. Up & Up Rewards work the same way as ECB's, you get money back to spend at Rite Aid on your next purchase.
Rite Aid also has a program called Single Check Rebates. While not as popular as it used to be, they sometimes still have items that are free after a rebate. You must sign up for Single Check Rebates, and all you need is your receipt - you complete your request online.
Sing up for Single Check Rebates here: https://riteaid.rebateplus.com/NewMemberPage.asp?
Just like ECB's, your total amount of Up & Up Rewards cannot exceed your purchase total.
Walgreens
Walgreens does not have an actual card that you need, but they do have an incentive program. They offer Register Rewards, which work the same way as ECB's and Up & Up Rewards. You get coupons/money back to spend on your next in-store purchase. During the holiday season, they refer to them as Jingle Cash.
The difference between CVS & Rite Aid versus Walgreens is that Walgreens is very strict with their redemption policy of Register Rewards.
Your Register Rewards must match the number of items in your transaction. For example, if you have 10 items you can use 10 Register Rewards coupons, but no more. And your Register Rewards cannot exceed the amount of your purchase.
It is a little more tricky to get great deals at Walgreens because of this rule. Again, I will post the really good deals on here or on my Facebook page.
I am going to stop here for now.
Again, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. It can be scary and overwhelming at first, but once you get the hang of it, you can do it with your eyes closed! And you will save a lot of money.
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