Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details
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use american express points at rite aid
american express card members enrolled in the membership rewards program can now use points for eligible rite aid in-store purchases
swipe your eligible american express card
if you have plenti points available to use they are applied first. select “use points” on the terminal screen and the total amount of your purchase will be recalculated and displayed on the terminal. then, to complete your purchase, swipe, tap or insert your eligible american express card.see your current point balance and the points needed for your purchase
if you have enough membership rewards points to cover the recalculated total, you will be presented with the “use points” or “no thanks” options for the rest of your purchase.you will only be given the option to use membership rewards points for your purchase at rite aid if:
• you are using an eligible american express card with an account in good standing. (please keep in mind that the only corporate cards that are eligible to participate are cards that are enrolled in the membership rewards program and authorized to use points).
• you have enough points to cover the full amount of your purchase.
• you are the basic card member or authorized by the basic card member to redeem points.
• your purchase is made in store.select “use points"
a confirmation message with the number of points you used toward your purchase will display on your paper receipt. if you have an email address on file with american express, following the first time you use points for an in-store purchase at rite aid, you will also receive a confirmation email with the number of points that you redeemed when you used points for your purchase.your billing statement will show a charge in dollars and an offsetting credit in the same amount as the charge. your membership rewards statement will show the deduction of points. you can review your points activity by logging into your online rewards summary page at membershiprewards.com and viewing the “activity detail” tab. please allow 2-4 business days for your billing statement credit and membership rewards points deduction.
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I wonder if this will allow you to combine < $2 in PP with Amex points so you can cash out small balance of PP.
(I don’t have Amex points nor do I have <$2 in PP but just thought I’d ask, lol.)
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the $64 Question is, will you be able to buy Gift Cards with Amex Membership Points?
Haven’t seen a list of exclusions.
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@mistercheap said in Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details:
the $64 Question is, will you be able to buy Gift Cards with Amex Membership Points?
Haven’t seen a list of exclusions.
I presume you would buy gc the same way you do with PP and Bonus Cash.
While I’m sad PP is ending I’ve ended up with a lot more GC and cash since the transition to BC.
Since there’s 60 day expiration I’m cashing out BC ASAP rather than accumulating it as I did w/ PP.
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I noticed they offered to let me pay with my Membership Rewards points several days ago. I also noticed the exchange is not 1:1. Each Membership Rewards point is worth less than a cent. I forgot the exact rate though.
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@mrvietnam said in Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details:
How did the register know that you had an Amex w/ membership rewards?
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appreciate the post MRC. But Im still using my PP.
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@my4mainecoons said in Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details:
@mrvietnam said in Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details:
How did the register know that you had an Amex w/ membership rewards?
Probably it could tell by your account number and what type of card that account number is tied to. As for me I had an annual fee free Am Ex Everyday Card.
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@mrvietnam said in Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details:
@my4mainecoons said in Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details:
@mrvietnam said in Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details:
How did the register know that you had an Amex w/ membership rewards?
Probably it could tell by your account number and what type of card that account number is tied to. As for me I had an annual fee free Am Ex Everyday Card.
Why would your Plenti card be tied to your credit card? I have an Amex but Plenti doesn’t know that. I’ve never used my Amex at RA or to purchase via Plenti.com.
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It doesn’t, you are entering your phone number for your wellness card way before you swipe your credit card (or insert the chip)
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@mistercheap I don’t use a phone number. I use the Plenti card. Even so, I don’t know how the system would know to offer to use your Amex membership points unless you were paying with an Amex that has membership points. Since he has so many PP to use up I presume MrV would not be paying with his Amex. So how did the system know to ask him if he wanted to pay w/ Amex membership points?
I have an Amex no-fee Everyday card and I don’t earn membership points, I earn cash back.
eta: Maybe MrV misunderstood the screen. The screen no longer asks if you want to pay w/ Plenti pts-- it calls them something else. Maybe he saw that and thought they were offering to use Amex membership points which I’m not even sure he has if he has an Amex Blue Everyday which doesn’t give points back AFAIK-- it gives cash back…
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@my4mainecoons
MrV did not misunderstand the screen. My total was less than $2, so my PP would not kick in. That is why I paid with my Am Ex card. I did not say I paid with Blue Everyday. I paid with the Everyday card, which does give Membership Rewards points for purchases.
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@mrvietnam said in Now Use american express points to pay for purchase at rite aid - see details:
I noticed they offered to let me pay with my Membership Rewards points several days ago. I also noticed the exchange is not 1:1. Each Membership Rewards point is worth less than a cent. I forgot the exact rate though.
I was at Rite Aid today and my total due was $1.40 and at the register it asked me if I wanted to redeem 200 Am Ex Membership Rewards points to pay for the purchase or not. So it looks like for every 100 Membership Rewards points it gives you 70 cents of buying power at RIte Aid.
