Free gift cards come in different ways. Most of the times, these are offered as part of a promotion by a certain company. An example would be the gift card giveaway brought by Coles. Others sample includes random free and discounted gift cards offered by different blogs. Certainly, there are still scams anywhere, so you need to be extra careful in availing of these free gift cards.

One of the instances when consumers would want free gift cards is when you present your prescriptions to certain drugstores. These are actually seasonal depending on the current promo that these pharmacies are offering. Most of the time, they are valid and available for only a limited period of time.

Here are some of the pharmacies that currently offer or have offered free gift card before with either new or transferred prescriptions:

Note: It is still highly recommended to refer to your local pharmacy to check on the validity of any programs related to free gift card for new or transferred prescriptions

CVS Gift Cards. This was offered almost a year ago. Coupons were handed out to consumers and some were downloaded online. These are then presented to pharmacists together with new or transferred prescriptions.

$25 CVS Prescription Coupon
Receive a $25 CVS pharmacy gift card with any transferred prescription. The gift card can be used just like cash on future purchases at CVS pharmacy. ( For in store use only )

Transferring your prescription is easy. Just print the coupon and bring it to any CVS pharmacy with your prescription bottle, and they’ll do the rest…

Rite Aid Gift Card. Coupons were available for download containing the following text (Source Here):

Get up to $50 in Rite Aid gift cards when you transfer your prescriptions.** Coupons required for transfer offer. Certain limitations apply. See coupon and pharmacist for details.

*Coupon must be submitted and insurance card shown when prescription is dropped off. Coupon good thru 1/31/09. Medicaid, Medicare and any other federal and state gov-ernment or other publicly funded program prescriptions are not eligible. Customers who have redeemed a Rite Aid prescription offer in the last 6 months are not eligible. Limit one coupon per prescription and maximum of two coupons per customer. Offer only valid when prescription is filled and paid for at time of transfer. Transfer offer only valid on any prescription not previously
filled at or transferred from other Rite Aid locations. In New Jersey, offer valid only for citizens 60 years or older. Not valid in New York State. Not valid on prescriptions for controlled substances where prohibited by law. Rite Aid Gift Card can be used only for purchase of merchandise at any Rite Aid Drugstore and is not redeemable for cash, may not be returned, and will not be replaced if lost or stolen. Also, Gift Card may not be used for prescriptions, prescription co-pays, lottery tick-ets, tobacco, alcohol products, money orders, gift certificates, all prepaid cards, stamps, licenses, other mailing services, online purchases, and any other items excluded by law. v4