Starting 11/4, Walgreens will be changing their Balance Rewards system! Currently you can redeem anywhere from 1,000 points ($1 reward) to 40,000 points per transaction, which equals a $50 discount. However, with the new change you’ll still earn 10 points for every $1 spent, but you can only redeem up to 5,000 points (or $5) per transaction.
How will Walgreens Balance Rewards work starting 11/4:
Unfortunately, starting 11/4, the Balance Rewards system will be changing. You will only be able to redeem points in accordance with five tiers, and with maximum redemption limit being at 5,000 points ($5 reward). This keeps people from saving up hundreds of dollars in points and using them all at once. The new structure will work like this:
- 1,000 points = $1 discount
- 2,000 points = $2 discount
- 3,000 points = $3 discount
- 4,000 points = $4 discount
- 5,000 points = $5 discount (maximum)
Having this in mind, if you have a lot of points in your Balance Rewards account, we strongly suggest using them before 11/4, since you might be potentially facing a 20% decrease in points’ value if you don’t.
Please note that you cannot redeem points to purchase alcohol, dairy, tobacco, prepaid cards, clinic services, prescriptions, pharmacy items or services, contact lenses, and photo orders not picked up in store.
I can’t thank you enough for giving the heads up on this! I recently was close to $50 in balance rewards, and was taking my time about getting the last 360 points to get there, and taking my time about redeeming them. Long story short, thanks to your tip, I bought a couple Aquafina waters that came with some bonus points today, which finally got me to $50 in balance rewards, which I promptly used online on some high ticket items (Tweezerman tweezers and Sonicare toothbrush heads)! I really appreciate that you put this tip out, I would’ve been so upset after November 4th had I not known. Thanks a million!
Hi Fran! So glad you found this useful!