The magic formula at Rite Aid

What do I mean by "magic formula"? It is the "triple threat"......ok, enough one liners for now. The magic formula is when you have the perfect combination of store coupons, manufacturers coupons, and rebates or promotions from a store or manufacturer to make the item free or a MM (Money Maker). I'll break it down into easy to understand deals. Here are the promotions:


Spend $25 in select Johnson & Johnson products and get a $10 Single Check Rebate online (J & J rebate).
Purchase 3 Aveeno skin care products, get $5 SCR (includes suncare).
Purchase $20 in select products (in the ad) and get a free tote with skincare samples and coupons ($40 value).
Plus Aveeno suncare is BOGO 50% off this week.

Now....here's the good news about the above promotions this week only...Aveeno suncare works for ALL 3 promotions. Hence the "triple threat" one-liner used above. What does this deal look like for you?

Buy 2 Aveeno positively ageless sunscreens for $10.99 each = $21.98
Buy 1 Aveeno positively ageless sunscreen for $5.49 (50% off of 2nd item)
For a total of $27.47 so far

Now here's the most important part of this deal:
You must print and use the Rite Aid $5 off of $25 coupon first or your total will be brought down below the $25 mark and you will be disqualified from using it. This is a Rite Aid store coupon. That should take the total to $22.47.

And Sign up at Aveeno Here, and use the IP (Internet Printable) coupon for $10 off when you purchase ANY 3 Aveeno positively ageless products. This should take your total OOP to $12.47.

Then Sign up for Rite Aid's Single Check Rebates program and enter the information from your receipt when prompted to do so, and you will get rebates as follows:

$10 SCR (Single Check Rebate) for purchasing $25 in Johnson & Johnson products (Aveeno)
$5 SCR for purchasing 3 Aveeno suncare products
AND a free gift bag tote with samples and coupons worth $40.

That a $2.53 MM (Money Maker). It's like they are paying you $2.53 to take home 3 Aveeno sunscreens and a gift bag tote with samples and coupons.


Unfortunately, my Rite Aid did not carry the Aveeno positively ageless sunscreen, so I had to tweak my deal a bit. Here's what I did:

2 continuous protection sunblock spray SPF 50 $9.99 for 1 and $4.99 for the 2nd (second one is 50% off right now)= $14.98
1 continuous protection sunblock lotion (for face) SPF 70 =$10.99

Total before coupons= $25.97

Coupons used: (IN ORDER)

$5 off of $25 Rite Aid coupon

Then used 3 of the $2 off Any Aveeno suncare product coupons Here. Use 2 computers so that you can print a copy and then hit the browsers back button on one computer in order to print a total of 3 coupons. You may have to hit the sign up button again to be prompted to print another copy of the coupon. It won't sign you up twice, it's just a formality in order to get the coupon to print.

Total after all coupons= $14.95 OOP (Out of Pocket)
And get the same $15 in SCR's as the deal above, and the free tote with samples and coupons

It's still a MM (Money Maker), but only 5 cents with this version. Still free sunscreen and a free tote with samples and coupons.

The Rite Aid Single Check Rebates can only have one submission per address, so you can only do this deal once and receive the rebates.

OH, and don't forget to request your rebate check by July 27th, 2009. Please be sure you only request your rebate once all transactions have cleared. It can take up to 7 days for your rebates to appear in your Rite Aid SCR account. You can only request ONE check per month so make sure you have all your deals done and entered from June and July before requesting your check before the July 27th cut-off.