On a recent trip to Walgreens I split my order into 2 purchases. Here’s my strategy. Walgreens gives out rewards on purchases that are used toward your next purchase. I bought Duracell batteries, $5 register rewards with a $15 purchase, Hershey’s Pot ‘o Gold $3 register rewards with the purchase of 2, and $5 Register Rewards with the purchase of $25 on specific Procter & Gamble items. In addition I used manufacturers’ coupons on the batteries and the P&G goods. Of course I also handed in my AARP card for additional savings.

When the total appeared I received $13 in register rewards. Next, I purchased the other items on my list, all sale items and most accompanied by a coupon. My total before any coupons was $30.50. Coupons deducted the total was $8.57 (with tax) and my savings was $21.93. I was thrilled.

But the point of all this, is you can split your order in 2, same at CVS, and use the rewards on your second purchase and not run the risk of forgetting the savings earned.

Recycling not only helps the earth, but sometimes offers incentives. I found a few programs to keep in mind.
You can sign up on the Brita Website for information as to how you can recycle your spent Brita filters. Stores in selected locations have had collection bins where you can drop off those spent filters. If you don’t have a collection site in your area, you can mail them in to a certain address. Visit http://www.brita.com/support/filter-recycling/

Mission Foods promotes Terracycle and Share Our Strength. Mission® partners with upcycling company TerraCycle, Inc.® to create the Tortilla and Tostada Bag Brigade™. For each unit of packaging waste collected and sent to TerraCycle through this program, two cents will be paid to either Mission® Foods’ charity partner Share Our Strength® or a Brigade™ location’s charity of choice. The collected tortilla and tostada bags and salsa/dips lids will then be repurposed into innovative consumer products. Visit http://missionmenus.com/makeadifference/utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tile-text-getfacts&utm_campaign=feb2011
Staples gives $2 for each returned printer cartridge. Check for their double days and double rewards.
Bring your gently used women’s, men’s and children’s prescription glasses, bifocals and non-prescription sunglasses to your local LensCrafters. Our associates will then clean, repair and hand-deliver them to those in need.

Rewards programs are a great way to save especially if you’re a loyal user of the product. Companies wanting to recognize preferred shoppers are offering rewards for multiple purchases. A few of my favorites include:

www.Mycokerewards.com: enter codes from various products to earn coupons for freebies, items such as T-Shirts, and even donate to some of your favorite charities.

www.lorealparisusa.com/rewards is L’Oreal’s program. It works this way. Sign up for the L’Oréal Paris Gold Rewards Program, and when you purchase any 5 L’Oréal Paris hair color products, you’ll receive the next one FREE! Simply enter the code found within each box prior to coloring and it will count toward your reward.

www.Diapers.com Loyalty program, gives $5 off every case of diapers, every time you order. It’s easy! No complicated reward point systems to navigate. Just a cool $5 off every case of diapers, every time. For first time customers, get $10 off.

Enter code TAKEFIVER at checkout (the one and only time you’ll have to enter a code for this program), and start saving on your diapers today!

I’d love to hear about some of the programs you’ve found. Send them along, and we can all share in the savings.

Tropicana started an ongoing rewards program more than 2 years ago, called Juicy Rewards. There were some good rewards associated with the program. It worked like this.

Whenever you ought Tropicana orange juice, a code was printed usually under the cap. After signing up for the program, you entered your codes and could use your rewards for various savings. I got Steve a buy one get one free for golf.

Recently, Tropicana Juicy Rewards has updated its program. The codes that have been inside the caps of participating products can no longer be entered in your online account. The last date you could enter them was 2/28/11.

There is a new alphanumeric code on the outside of the participating products that you now enter.

The cap codes on 59 oz. & 64 oz. cartons had been worth 15 points each. Now the alphanumeric codes are worth 6 points each! Read about the new changes in the link below.

http://juicyrewards.tropicana.com/JuicyDetails