Gift Cards and Prescriptions

If you have a prescription to fill, then you'll want to take advantage of the gift cards available at certain stores. Several stores will give you a gift card for the store if you transfer your prescription to that store. Most stores will only give you a gift card if a new prescription is being filled, or an existing prescription is being transferred. Stores usually have an ad either at the store or in their weekly ad you receive in the mail, or they may send you an ad in the mail.

So, first watch for ads about getting a gift card with a new or transferred prescription. You can also call stores to see if they give gift cards with prescriptions, and see what is required, and how long they will be giving out the gift cards. (Ex. Ask if you need to bring a coupon in [which probably expires sometime], or if you just need to mention it at the prescription counter.) Once you've filled a prescription at one store, then transfer to another store that gives gift cards for transferred prescriptions. Then transfer back to the original store or to another one. This way you always get a gift card whenever you need to fill a prescription (as long as there is a gift card deal happening when you need the prescription refilled).

*Note--if you can get the smallest dose possible, then you'll make more money. For example, when we were living in Utah it is recommended that children have a prescription multivitamin with fluoride added. There were different sizes of prescriptions to choose from. There was a larger bottle that was $20 to fill, and smaller bottle that was $5 to fill. Yes you have to fill the smaller dose more often, but if you get the larger prescription, then you'll only get one gift card for every $20 you spend on refills (in my example). If you fill the smaller one, then you get a gift card for every $5 you spend.

Most stores give out $10 gift cards, but I've seen some give out $25 gift cards.