This busy butterfly has been toying with changing her name from
Ascending Butterfly to Social Butterfly and with good reason, all this running
around and event hopping means certain things have been un-attended for awhile,
like ahem, shopping for personal items! I've run out some essentials and
decided it was time to kill two birds with one stone.
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| This is the first sign I saw as soon as I hit my local Duane Reade, perfect reminder! |
On September 16,
the Duane Reade FlexRewards Program was converted to the Balance Rewards Program, and since I'm a Duane Reade VIP Blogger and Blogger Brand Ambassador,
I had been meaning to swap out and switch to the new card WAY sooner, but my
schedule has been absolutely insane, and while there are Duane Reade's nearly
everywhere, I just hadn't had the time to stop in and actually do it.
Ever since my Medical Nightmare that began last year, I've upped
my dietary supplements and vitamins, and realized that I was out of Krill Oil,
and I was also out of Red Lipstick! Now red is my daily signature lip color,
some people can pull it off, others can't, for me, it's a custom blend look
that includes several different varieties of red colors and gloss that help me
get to my desired shade. Aside from the heart health benefits of Krill Oil
(which you also get from certain foods including Salmon, my personal favorite),
I also find it gives me an energy boost. And I’m all for finding healthy ways
to get a good energy boost! (Since my work out routine is still ammended
dietary supplements are super important for me especially right now).
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| Another reminder, there was one on BOTH the left and right hand side of the store entrance! |
I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to
swap cards first, or make my purchases first, but I ultimately decided that it
should be OK to just shop first and then do everything at the register. And it
worked out just fine!
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| Bye Bye Old Friend! If cards could talk! Parting is such sweet, rewarding sorrow! |
About Balance Rewards:
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| Getting Rewarded for Everyday Purchases Could Not Be Easier! |
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- Balance Rewards keeps some of the
most popular features of FlexRewards such as exclusive savings for members and
the opportunity to earn points and redeem rewards, while giving customers even
more benefits.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - The Balance Rewards program is now active at both Duane Reade and Walgreens. Duane Reade customers
can now earn and redeem points at over 7,900 stores nationwide.
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- Customers
can join Balance Rewards at any Duane Reade or Walgreens store at the checkout counter, pharmacy
and photo kiosk. They can also sign up online at duanereade.com/balance or
on their mobile phone via the upcoming Duane Reade Mobile Application due for release early 2013.
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- Duane Reade customers who
join Balance Rewards will now be able to earn points and savings on thousands
of items in store and online at www.walgreens.com.
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- Members can earn points for making
healthy choices, including 10 points for every mile logged in the Walk with
Walgreens program. You can earn points for walking up to 100 miles per month.
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- Duane Reade Balance
Rewards members will also earn 10 points per $1.00 spent for every purchase of
non-prescription vitamin, cough, cold, pain or sleep medication at stores
located in NY, NJ or AR where points cannot be earned on pharmacy items due to
regulations.
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- AARP members will get exclusive 5
bonus point offers and 5,000 points when they spend $25 every month.
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- Duane Reade Flex Rewards
program points will be converted to
Balance Rewards and become available when customers join in the new program.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Duane Reade customers converting from FlexRewards will now have the opportunity to earn more bonus point offers on a weekly basis that can lead to a faster $5 reward redemption than ever before.
Points go further as you earn
more.
Points
earned
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Reward
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5,000
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$5
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10,000
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$10
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18,000
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$20
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30,000
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$35
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40,000
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$50
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Watch the Trailer to learn more:
Still have Questions? You can always reach Duane Reade's Customer Service and they will help you!
My Take:
It was super easy to make the swap, the cashier scanned my old card, there was some info that needed to be filled in and I gave it to her and she typed it in, and then I hit a button to confirm that the details were now correct and they handed me the new card and a smaller one to put on my keychain. I got enough bonus points + points with my first purchase post conversion to get a $5 reward that I could use on my next purchase, or I can just wait until I have a 1,920 more points to be able to get a $10 reward instead of a $5 reward, which is pretty cool! I like getting rewards for my day to day purchases, it makes my inner 'fab frugalista' super happy!
You can also see more photos from my 'swap mission' on google plus (where I am sure you are already following me right?)
Get Social With It:
Follow Duane Reade on Twitter and ‘Like’ them on Facebook. - Don’t forget to tell
them you saw them Featured on Ascending Butterfly and that you made the switch!
For more information, visit duanereade.com or youtube.com/duanereade
Butterfly Did You Make the NEW Balance Rewards Swap Yet?
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FTC Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™. #CBias #SocialFabric #DRBalanceRewards I am a Duane Reade VIP Blogger and Ambassador which does entitle me to additional incentives. However, all opinions expressed are 100% my own.
