RiteAid posts

Get $5 off a purchase of $25 or more at Rite Aid now until Dec. 12. In store only.

The fine print says you cannot combine it with any other offers, but I can't imagine they wouldn't let you use it on sale items. It may be up to each store to determine whether you can also use coupons from the Sunday newspaper inserts. If so you can really drive your total down!

Be sure to print the coupon before heading to the store..

Caveats: not valid on prescriptions, prescription co-pays, Medicare or Medicaid prescriptions, lottery tickets, tobacco, alcohol products, money orders, gift cards, stamps, licenses, other mailing series, or any other items excluded by law. May not be combined with any other offers.

Wahoo! Here are two great coupons from Rite Aid. The first gets you $3 off a purchase of $15 or more. The second coupon gets you $2 off any Rite Aid brand skin care or beauty product that costs more than $2. In store only.

After the $2 off coupon these products cost:

• A 300 pack of cotton swabs are 19 cents.
• A pack of 32 make up wedges are 39 cents.
• A pack of 25 antibacterial wipes, grape scents, are 49 cents.
• A pack of 80 Cotton rounds are 59 cents.
• Advanced healing lotion 10 ounces is 79 cents.
• Baby Lotion Sunscreen 50 SPF 3 oz. is $1.

Final prices may vary. Print both coupons here. Both expire Saturday, Nov. 28. Neither can be combined with other discounts.

Caveats: Does not apply to prescriptions, co-pays, lottery tickets, tobacco, alcohol products, money orders, gift cards, stamps, licenses, other mailing series, online purchases or any other items excluded by law. Not valid online, sales tax not included.

Here's an even better coupon for your next trip to Rite Aid. Get $4 off a purchase of $20 (prescriptions don't count) when you bring this coupon into the store. Expires Nov. 21, 2009. In store only.

Caveats: Not valid on purchase of prescriptions, prescription co-pays, Medicare or Medicaid prescriptions, lottery tickets, tobacco, alcohol products, money orders, gift cards, stamps, licenses, or other mailing series. Cannot be combined with other offers. Sales tax does not count toward the $20.

The above link also has a coupon for $2 off any Rite Aid brand over-the-counter medication that costs at least $2. That means if you find an over the counter medication for $2, it is free! It's unclear how the coupon defines "medicine" so ask the manager. Do cough drops count? What about lip balm? Hmmmm....this coupon leaves room for creative solutions.

Caveats: expires Nov. 21, 2009. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Not valid online.

Rite Aid is pushing its video ads. Watch 20 of them and get a coupon for $5 off your next purchase of $20 or more.

Each video is worth one video credit. You watch the video, then it credits your account. Plus, each video comes with a $1 to $3 off coupon for the product advertised. You can print it by logging into your Rite Aid video account and clicking on "My Rewards."

You can view video ads by brand, category, or manufacturer. Rewarding customers for watching video ads is a savvy move by Rite Aid because video ads are expanding much more quickly than other forms of online advertising. They also pay a lot better than banner ads.

Who knows if it will pay off for consumers. I earned one credit for watching a 33-second Snuggie ad. There are snuggies for pets! Not that I would ever buy a snuggie, though I think it would make a great Halloween costume.

To ensure you watch the video, it stops playing when you click on another tab. So I wasn't able to check my e-mail while earning my Snuggie video credit. Another video was 15 seconds long, a third video was 32 seconds.

If each video averages 30 seconds, that is 10 minutes of your time to earn $5 off. Not too shabby!

Welcome to Five Super Savings brought to you by Deal Seeking Mom. Each week I bring you the best grocery and health and beauty bargains around town.

I've got some fantastic deals to share this week – everything from free cereal to board games for $0.99! And the best part is they almost all use printable coupons, so you don't have to worry about tracking down newspaper inserts.

1. Walmart has Honey Bunches of Oats cereal on rollback for just $2. Use the $2 off printable coupon, and you can score free cereal! While you're there, you can also pick up 4-packs of White Cloud toilet paper for $0.99 after printable coupon, and there's a new Huggies coupon that can get you more flushable wipes for just $0.67. Also grab some Sara Lee pre-sliced deli meat and use this $3 off printable coupon to get it for only $0.58!

CVS agreed to pay $2.8 million in consumer refunds and stop claiming that its knock-off "AirShield" supplement can fight germs, help battle colds or boost the immune system, the Federal Trade Commission said.

The settlement of charges lodged by the FTC is the third similar case, following settlements by Rite Aid and the company that makes "Airborne." Rite Aid's marketing of its version of the supplement, "Germ Defense," cost that company $500,000 -- a drop in the bucket compared to the $23.5 million paid by Airborne Health Inc.

"Consumers should not be misled by false claims about the germ-fighting properties of dietary supplements," FTC Consumer Protection director David Vladeck said in a written statement. "With orders against Airborne, Rite Aid, and the one proposed against CVS, manufacturers and retailers are on notice that they have to tell the truth about what dietary supplements can and cannot do."

All three companies were charged with making false and deceptive advertising claims in the marketing of the popular supplements. All have changed their packaging.

"Airborne" now markets its product using the toned-down "Helps support your immune system," without making any health claims.

Welcome to Five Super Savings brought to you by Deal Seeking Mom. Each week I bring you the best grocery and health and beauty bargains around town.

After a short hiatus, I'm back with some fantastic coupons and deals to save you the most!

Welcome to Five Super Savings brought to you by Deal Seeking Mom. Each week I bring you the best grocery and health and beauty bargains around town.

August is here, and that means there are some great new printable coupons as well as tons of back-to-school deals. If you want to see some of these deals in action. see my new video below!

Rite Aid agreed to pay $500,000 after being accused of deceiving consumers into buying its "Germ Defense" tablets and lozenges by claiming they could prevent colds or reduce their severity, the Federal Trade Commission announced.

The settlement comes nearly a year after the FTC reached a $23.5 million settlement over claims made in the marketing of the "Airborne" products, which regulators said could not be substantiated. Germ Defense is Rite Aid's take on the Airborne line.

Rite Aid's supplier, Improvita Health Products, Inc., also faces charges.

The settlement forbids Rite Aid from claiming the pills and lozenges can prevent colds, protect from colds in crowded places, reduce the severity of colds or lessen their duration.

A Rite Aid spokeswoman said the product line is no longer carried in the stores.

"Since we were notified of the investigation in March 2007, we have cooperated fully with the FTC," spokeswoman Ashley Flower told WalletPop.com

In agreeing to the settlement, Rite Aid admitted no wrongdoing.

Under the terms of the agreement, Rite Aid must offer refunds to consumers who purchased the product. The national pharmacy chain is required to post refund notices and offer prepaid postage for consumers to send back up to six packages of Germ Defense. The notices are required to go up in the cold medicine aisle at every Rite Aid store starting Oct. 1. Refund requests will be accepted until Dec. 31.