Breaking Bargain News: CVS Announces Earn $10 Gas Card Promotion with $30 Purchase

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Just got this announcement from CVS -- Basically if you did this once a week each week through Aug. 28 you could earn $140 in gas.

has announced a new program designed to allow customers to earn free gas all summer just by shopping for essentials at more than 7,200 locations nationwide.

From May 22 – August 28, 2011, members of CVS/pharmacy's ExtraCare Rewards program can earn one $10 gift card to Exxon/Mobil, Shell, BP Amoco or BP Arco every week simply by spending $30 on specially-marked items found conveniently in the weekly CVS/pharmacy circular.

"At CVS/pharmacy, we are committed to finding ways to provide our customers with exceptional value and convenience. We designed this program in an effort to offer our ExtraCare cardholders with an easy way to earn free gas while simply shopping for essentials each week when they visit CVS/pharmacy," said Judy Sansone, vice president of merchandising for CVS/pharmacy. "Our new gas card offer helps to simplify the lives of our customers by providing them with an additional way to earn money back when they shop using ExtraCare at CVS/pharmacy."

Fill Up the Cart, Fill Up the Tank -- How it works:

Participation is easy. Customers can find the qualifying products on the front and back pages of the weekly CVS/pharmacy circular beginning May 22, accessible in-store, online at http://www.CVS.com and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CVS. All qualifying products will be tagged with a "get free gas" icon to make them easily identifiable. Eligible products will rotate each week, giving shoppers greater flexibility to fill their carts with the essentials they shop for each week.

Once ExtraCare customers reach the $30 required purchase threshold, a special coupon will print on their receipt that can be redeemed immediately in store for a $10 gas card. If customers prefer to wait to redeem their coupon they have up to 30 days to do so. Limit one redemption per week for each ExtraCare cardholder.

PLUS -- YOU CAN USE COUPONS TO PAY FOR THE ITEMS TO MEET THE $30 REQUIREMENT.

TO SEE A PREVIEW OF THE AD STARING SUNDAY GO HERE.  THE PRODUCTS ARE ON THE FRONT AND LAST PAGE.

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