Update 1/4/2020: Deal can be made even better, SimplyMiles is offering 1,000 American Airline miles and some Chase cards have 10% back as well.
Update 1/3/2020: When you sign up you now get a $10 instant reward, previously you didn’t get one immediately but at the end of your first month.
CVS has launched a paid membership program called ‘CVS CarePass‘, the new subscription service costs $5 a month or you can pay a yearly fee of $48 ($12 savings over the monthly fee). It’s only available in selected areas currently.
Membership Benefits
CarePass members get the following benefits:
- $10 promotional credit monthly, can be used in store or online. Minimum spend is $10 excluding taxes & fees. Excludes: alcohol, lottery, money orders, prescriptions and co-pays, pseudoephedrine/ephedrine products, postage stamps, pre-paid cards, gift cards, newspapers and magazines, milk (where required by law or regulation), bottle deposits, bus passes, hunting and fishing licenses, any imposed governmental fees, or items reimbursed by a government health plan
- Free 1–2 day shipping from CVS.com with no minimum spend requirement
- Free 1–2 day Rx delivery on qualifying prescriptions
- A 24/7 Pharmacist Helpline Call 1-833-320-CARE whenever you have an Rx question
- A 20% discount on CVS Health™ brand products
Our Verdict
If you do the yearly deal you’re paying $4 per month and getting a $10 credit and some other benefits. If you regularly spend money, or get your prescriptions through CVS then this could be a good deal. I’d just be careful of signing up unless you know you’re actually going to use the $10 monthly credit on something useful.
