These are the best deals this week at Rainbow. In fact, there are so many awesome deals that I’m not sure I will be able to get them all and live within my weekly grocery budget – remember, a “good deal” isn’t a “good deal” if you cannot afford it in the first place.
Learn to read this shopping list here or if you are new to Rainbow’s double coupon days, read this to learn all about their coupon policies.
After considering the wealth of feedback I got last week I decided to scale the list back some to only include the best deals. How does this change work for you? Leave a comment or email me here with your feedback.
Your turn: If you plan to do multiple transactions this week at Rainbow what are you going to use for “fillers” to reach the $25 threshold. As for me, I will probably use the Pediasure that’s free after mail-in rebate from 6/14 insert to help boost one order. What will you use?
Meat
Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs $3.29
On sale buy one, get one free (no coupon required) and stack with
$1/2 from 5/10 or 6/21 SS insert
Final price: $.65 each after doubled coupon
Freezer
Eggo Bake Shop $2.00
Use $1/1 printable here and here and here
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
Marie Callender Entrees $2.20
Use $1/1 Al Dente from 5/17 SS1 insert or $.75/1 Al Dente printable here
Final price: As low as $.20 each after doubled coupon
Wanchai Ferry Entrée $4.50
Use $1/1 printable here
Final price: $2.50 each after doubled coupon
Dairy
Yoplait Whips! $.50
Buy 3 and use $.60/3 printable here
Final price: $.10 each after doubled coupon
Dannon Yogurt Cups $.50
Buy 10 and use $1/10 from 6/21 SS insert
Final price: $.30 each after doubled coupon
Grocery
Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce $.99 (Limit 2)
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 5/10 SS insert
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
Sweet Baby Ray’s Grilling and Dipping Sauce $2.00
Use $1/1 from 5/10 SS insert (there were 2 in this insert)
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
Bush’s Baked and Grillin Beans $.99 (Limit 2)
Buy 2 and use $1/2 printable here
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
Bush’s Best Beans $.80
Buy 2 and use $1/2 printable here
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
McCormick Grill Marinade $1.00
Use $.50/1 from 4/19 or 5/3 RP inserts
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
Wacky Mac Pasta $1.00
Use $.75/1 from 5/10 SS insert
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
Soy Joy Bars $.50
Use B1G1 from 5/31 SS insert
Final price: $.25 each after doubled coupon
Annie’s Organic Mac and Cheese $1.25
Buy 2 and use $1/2 printable here
Final price: $.25 each after doubled coupon
Suddenly Salad $1.25
Use $.40/1 printable here and here and here and here
Final price: $.45 each after doubled coupon
Sugar Cones $.58 (Limit 1)
Use in-ad coupon
Final price: $.58 each after coupon
Tuna, Hamburger or Chicken Helper $1.00
Buy 3 and use $1/3 printable here
Final price: $.58 each after doubled coupon
Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice $1.66
Buy 2 and use $1/2 printable here
Final price: $.66 each after doubled coupon
Ragu Pasta Sauce $2.00
Use $.60/1 Margherita or Sweet Tomato Basil from 5/17 RP insert or 41/2 Any Ragu printable here
Final price: As low as $.80 each after doubled coupon
Hershey’s Syrup or Smucker’s Ice Cream Topping $2.00
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 5/17 SS1 insert
Final price: $1.00 each after doubled coupon
Bear Naked Granola $3.00
Use $1/1 printable here
Final price: $1.00 each after doubled coupon
Coke 12-pack $1.49 (limit 5)
Pay $1.49 per pack when you buy $25 in separate products
Nestea $4.99
Use $1/1 from 4/5 SS1 insert
Final price: $2.99 each after doubled coupon
Household
Dial Hand Pump $1.00
Use $.55/1 printable here
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
Reynolds Wrap $3.00 (be sure to buy the 75 sq ft)
Use $1/1 from 6/28 SS insert
Final price: $1.00 each after doubled coupon
Glad Trash Bags $5.99
Use $1/1 printable here
Final price: $3.99 each after doubled coupon
Personal Care
Wet Ones $1.69
Use $1/1 printable here or $.75/1 from 5/17 SS1 insert
Final price: As low as free each after doubled coupon
Sure Deodorant $1.50
Use $.75/1 from 5/3 SS insert or printable here
Final price: Free each after doubled coupon
Dial 3-Pack $1.00
Use $.35/1 from 5/17 SS1 insert
Final price: $.30 after doubled coupon
Buy 10 Participating Kraft products, Get 1 lb Beef Patties and Buns Free on Your Next Order
Remember that all 10 items need to be purchased in 1 order and only 5 eligible coupons will be doubled in value (learn about coupon doubling here).
Available coupons:
$1/1 Miracle Whip from 6/14 SS insert
$.75/1 Mayonnaise from 6/21 SS insert
$1/2 Planters Nuts from 6/28 SS insert
$1/2 Deli Creations Sandwich from 6/14 SS insert
$1/1 Kraft Salad Dressing from 6/21 SS insert
$1/1 Capri Sun from 4/19 SS insert
“Buy Ritz, Get Wheat Thins Free” from 5/17 SS1
Digiorno Pizza $1/1 and $1.50/1 from 5/17 SS1 insert (if flatbreads are included in sale)
California Pizza Kitchen $1/1 from 5/17 SS1 insert
***Deal Idea***
This deal is based on having 2 copies of the coupon inserts. If you had many more copies, then doing a combination of the Kraft dressing and the Ritz/Wheat Thins are the best deal. In the absence of that I’d buy:
Buy 2 Mayonnaise at $2.50
2 Ritz Crackers at $2.50 each
2 Wheat Thins at $2.50 each
2 Kraft Dressings at $1.66 each
2 Capri Sun Drink Boxes at $2.50
Sale price value: $23.32**
**coupons will double since the full price total must be greater than $25, which this is.
Use these coupons and be sure to hand the 5 worth $1 first so they are doubled in value:
(2) $1/1 Miracle Whip from 6/14 SS insert
(2) $1/1 Kraft Salad Dressing from 6/21 SS insert
(2) $1/1 Capri Sun from 4/19 SS insert
(2) “Buy Ritz, Get Wheat Thins Free” from 5/17 SS1
Final price: $7.32 after coupons plus a free pound of burgers and buns on your next order
Buy Kingsford Charcoal, Get 20 oz Brats or Italian Sausage Free (with coupon)
***Deal idea #1***
Buy Kingsford Charcoal $5.88 and
Roundy’s Brats or Italian Sausage and
KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce
Use in-ad coupon for free brats and stack with
“Buy Kingsford Charcoal, Get KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce Free” from 5/10 RP insert
Final price: $5.88 after coupons for charcoal, sausage and BBQ sauce
***Deal idea #2***
Buy Kingsford Charcoal $5.88 and
Roundy’s Brats or Italian Sausage and
KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce and Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
Use in-ad coupon for free brats and stack with
“Buy Kingsford Charcoal, KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce and Hidden valley Ranch, Get $4 off your order” coupon printable here (not all Rainbow stores take internet printed coupons above $1 in value)
Final price: $5.88 after coupons for charcoal, sausage, BBQ sauce and salad dressing
Buy Pampers and Duracell Batteries, Get $5 Off Your Current Grocery Order
***Deal idea***
Buy Duracell Batteries (small 4-pack) and
Pampers Jumbo Pack
Use $.75/1 Duracell from 5/17 P&G or 6/28 RP insert and
$1/1 Pampers from 6/7 P&G insert
Final price: $6.48 after coupons for diapers and batteries
Buy 8 Participating Kellogg’s Items, Get $10 Off Your Current Grocery Order
Remember that all 8 items need to be purchased in 1 order and only 5 eligible coupons will be doubled in value (learn about coupon doubling here).
Available coupons:
(3) $1/1 select cereals from 6/7 RP insert
$1/1 Raisin Bran Extra printable here or via text here
$1/1 Special K Crackers printable here
***Deal idea***
Buy 1 Frosted Mini Wheats
1 Frosted Flakes
1 Raisin Bran
3 Raisin Bran Extra printed twice from each link above (hopefully it’s included)
2 Special K Cracker
Value: $20.00
Use (3) $1/1 from 6/7 RP insert and
(3) $1/1 Raisin Bran Extra printables and
(2) $1/1 for Special K Crackers
Final price: Free plus $3 in overage after coupons and $10 discount on this grocery order
About Carrie Rocha
I do up my own list each week and anxiously wait for yours to come out to see if I missed anything. Every week you always have an item I’ve missed. Thanks for another great week with coupon matchups.
There was a $2 off coupon for Wanchai in the 6/21 SS – if you use that you can save your 5 doubling coupons for something else.
I like the new compact list. Thanks!
Question about the charcoal deal – The in ad coupon for the free brats says it is a manufacturers coupon. Can you stack with an insert coupon?
I thought the Coke deal was a pretty good deal if you buy 5. I’ll be doing that. I’m not sure I can do another cereal deal. :)
Thanks, Carrie! I also like to compare my list to yours to see what I missed.
Just an FYI, when I was in the store on Sunday I noticed that the regular Mini Wheats were not tagged as being part of the sale (though some varieties of Mini Wheats were). Maybe just a tagging error but perhaps be prepared for it not to be part of the deal.
Also, the Betty Crocker fruit snacks are B1G1 free again (see the in-store ad) and the catalina deal is still going on too.
Thanks for the list! I was thinking of using the free cascade rinse coupon as filler (from the mailer I got this week -P&G maybe?) Does anyone know what the original price of that is?
Also, how much extra work would it be for you to include the original price of the items on your list (as stated in the ad)? This would really help me when calculating how many items I need to get to the $25 shelf price threshold.
Yoplait Whips coupon says do not double.
Mary – Ask at your Rainbow how they handle coupons that say do not double. My Rainbow (Maple Grove) has told me that they scan them and if they double, then they double – which they always do. I think being up front and honest in the questioning is a good practice. –Carrie
The Kellogs cereal deal also includes keebler cookies. There are coupons for $1 off any 2 fudge shoppe cookies on coupons.com
I thought the cherries were a great price as was most of the fruit advertised.
For the coke deal, the ad states “with separate $25 purchase”. Would that be $25 before or after discounts/ coupons?
Does the Special K cereal count towards the deal?
Spent $88.78 at Rainbow on $254.53 worth of stuff. 65% savings, and we got 4 packs of diapers and 10 12-packs of coke in that total.
I thought the $3.99 cheesecake was a good deal, too, and the potato salad.
At my Rainbow, the Coke “with separate $25 purchase” has a bit of fluctuation – one of my purchases was around $22 before coupons and before the Coke, but it still gave me the discount. I know in the past, they’ve told me when I ask, that as long as we’re not buying *just* the coke but are obviously doing additional shopping, they’ll honor the discount even if I don’t have $25 before the coke.
Carrie, thank you for all your work on this blog. You’ve really re-inspired me!
I was at Rainbow on Tuesday just grabbing Milk and Bread and I saw the Coke deal and grabbed 5 (The advertisement on the shelf didn’t say anything about the $25 purchase). My whole order was $21 and I still received the discount. Probably varies by store, but thought I would throw it out there… Thanks for the site Carrie. I love it!
Wow – this is my first time using Carrie’s website. I heard Carrie on KTIS and thought I would check it out. I didn’t know Rainbow doubled coupons on Wednesday. I got an unbelievable amount of food for $26, including 5 – 12 packs of diet coke. I even threw in a rotisserie chicken. I don’t think I spent “an additional $25″ for both the coupon deal and the coke deal, but I got the discounts anyway. Thanks a bunch! I’m hooked!
I know that when I did the coke deal this week, when he hit the total before scanning the coupons, the coke discounts rang through ($2.50 off each making them the sale price). Then he scanned the coupons. So, seeing that, I see that the $25 is before coupons. Hope that helps! I’m heading back today to help my mother do this deal. She is a Diet Coke freak!