Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Free drug store money with Mother’s Day gift card deals

If you are looking to go shopping for or eat out with Mom, take note of these unique opportunities to earn free drug store money when you buy gift cards before Mother’s Day!

This week when you buy a $25 Applebees or Chili’s Gift Card at Rite Aid using your Rite Aid Wellness + Card, you will receive $5 in +UP Rewards loaded to your Rite Aid Wellness + card. These +UP Rewards are like Rite Aid play money and can be used inside of Rite Aid as soon as 6 a.m. the day after they are earned. There is a limit of two, so you could purchase $50 in gift cards and receive $10 in +UP Rewards.

This would be a great way to take mom out for lunch or dinner on Mother’s Day and also earn a bonus for yourself!

If you would rather pick up a gift for mom, Rite Aid is running a second deal where you earn $5 in +UP Rewards when you buy a $25 Sears or JC Penney Gift Card. You can do this deal up to two times as well, for a total of $10 in +UP Rewards.

If Old Navy, GAP or Banana Republic are more your style, CVS is running a deal for gift cards to those stores. Spend $50 on any GAP Inc. Brand cards and you will receive $10 in CVS Extrabucks Rewards. These Extrabucks Rewards will print out attached to the bottom of your receipt and they are like CVS play money that can be used on most items inside of CVS as soon as the following transaction. CVS did place a limit of one reward on this particular deal so the maximum you can earn is $10.

These bonus gift card deals are such a great way to earn free drug store credit, especially if you are considering a stop at any of the participating restaurants or stores in the near future!

Both of these wonderful deals are available all week through Saturday, May 10, at Rite Aid and CVS!

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