Attention all Roundy’s store shoppers! This Wednesday only Rainbow will double the face value of up to 10 coupons. Coupons must be worth $1 or less to eligible for doubling, they cannot say “do not double” (I have never seen this explicitly printed before and because it is I ask that you honor and respect it. Also know that I cannot tell which ones say “do not double” and which don’t, so you’ll have to check that yourself) and the value of your groceries must be $25 in order for doubling to happen. For more details on the rules around doubling, check out this post.
Also note that this sales flyer runs through Christmas Eve and a new sale begins on December 26.
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Your turn: Which 10 coupons are you having doubled?
Gift Ideas
Buy 2 or more $50 gift cards for select retailers, Get $10 off your next order
If you use a Roundy’s card the value of these gift cards counts will yield greater discount on gas
Produce
5 lb. Box California Cuties Clementines $6.88
Use $1/1 coupon from 12/6 Smart Source insert
Final price: $4.88 after doubled coupon
Meat
Buddig Sliced Lunchmeat (2 oz.) $0.49
Buy 5 and use $1/5 coupon from 12/6 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.09 each after doubled coupon
Oscar Mayer Bologna, Light Bologna or Cotto Salami $1.50
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from 12/13 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon
Jimmy Dean Sausage $2.50
Become a Jimmy Dean fan on Facebook and be emailed a $1/1 printable coupon or
Use $1/1 from 11/1 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon (I buy sausage at rock bottom price like this and pull it out when I have all the other ingredients on hand to make low-cost lasagna. Last year I made a pan for lerss than $5 when I bought the ingredients on sale one at a time)
Butterball Turkey $0.78/lb
Buy turkey and 5 Stove Top Stuffing and/or Heinz Gravy, then use this $2 off printable coupon
Final price: Varies depending on weight of bird
Johnsonville Pork Sausage Links, Patties, or Roll Sausage $2.50
Use $0.55/1 coupon from 11/8 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.40 after doubled coupon
Dairy Case
Cool Whip $0.99
Buy Sugar-Free Cool Whip for $0.99 and 1 Sugar-Free Jell-O Pudding for $0.70
Use $1/2 printable coupon
Final price: Better than free after doubled coupon
Kemps 16 oz. Half & Half $0.99
Use $0.35/1 coupon from 11/22 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.29 after doubled coupon
Dannon Fruit on the Bottom, Classic Flavors or Light & Fit Yogurt $0.50
Buy 10 and use $1/10 coupon from 9/13 Smart Source #1, 10/25 Smart Source, or 11/15 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.30 each after doubled coupon
Coffee-mate Flavored Creamer $3.00
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Kraft American Singles $2.00
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 12/6 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Sargento Shredded Cheese $1.66
Use $0.55/1 coupon from November or December All You magazine or
Buy 2 and use $0.50/2 coupon from 11/15 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as $0.56 each after doubled coupon
Roundy’s large eggs $0.88 (Limit 1)
Use in-ad coupon with separate $25 purchase
Final price: $0.88 after in-ad coupon
Roundy’s milk $1.68 (Limit 2)
Use in-ad coupon with separate $25 purchase
Final price: $1.68 after in-ad coupon
Freezer
Bagel Bites $1.50
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: Better than free after doubled coupon
Green Giant Vegetables $1.00
Use $0.50/1 printable coupon or $0.40/1 coupon from 11/15 General Mills or 12/13 General Mills insert
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupon
Birds Eye Steamfresh or Freshlike Vegetables $1.00
Buy Freshlike variety and use $0.35/1 coupon from 11/15 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.30 after doubled coupon**
**Look near the Kraft Parmesan cheese for tearpads that have $1/2 Birds Eye vegetable coupons in them. If you can find them, then you’ll get two bags free after doubling.
Ore-Ida Potatoes $2.50
Use $1.50/1 printable coupon
Final price: $1.00 after coupon
Freschetta Pizza $4.50
Use $1/1 coupon from 11/15 Smart Source insert or $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: $2.50 after doubled coupon
Asian Sensations–Buy one get one free
Buy 2 and use two $1/1 coupon from 7/19 Smart Source or 9/13 Smart Source #1 insert
Final price: ???? after doubled coupons**
**Does anyone know the price on these???
Grocery
Jell-O Pudding $0.70
Buy Sugar-Free Cool Whip for $0.99 and 1 Sugar-Free Jell-O Pudding for $0.70
Use $1/2 printable coupon
Final price: Better than free after doubled coupon
Nestle Jingles $3.00 (estimated price)
Buy 2 on sale 50% off and
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: Better than free after doubled coupon
Nabisco Wheat Thins, Triscuit or Chicken in a Biskit Snack Crackers $1.78 (Limit 2)
Use in-ad coupon with separate $25 purchase
Plus, use $1/1 coupon from 11/8 Smart Source insert
Final price: Better than free after doubled coupon**
**Items are eligible for $10 Keep the Jingle in Your Holidays Rebate
Kashi Cereal $2.50
Use $3/1 from Vocalpoint home mailer (if you received one) or
Use $1.50 printable coupon after registering (not all Roundy’s stores accept printed coupons above $1 in value) This coupon is no longer available for printing
Final price: As low as free after coupon
Pepsi, Mountain Dew, or Sierra Mist $1.48 (when you buy 4)
Use in-ad coupon with separate $25 purchase
Final price: $0.12/can after coupon**
Idahoan Pouch Potatoes $1.00
Use $0.40/1 printable coupon
Final price: $0.20 after doubled coupon
Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix $1.00
Buy 2 and use $0.75/2 printable coupon (if this variety is included in sale)
Final price: $0.25 each after doubled coupon
Campbell ’s Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup $0.90
Buy 4 and use $1/4 printable coupon or printable coupon
Final price: $0.40 each after doubled coupon
Alexia Crunchy Snacks $2.50
Use $1/1 from November All You magazine
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon
Buy $15 in select Del Monte products, Get $5 off your next shopping trip
Buy in multiples of 4 and use $1/4 printable coupon or
Buy in multiples of 8 and use $1/8 coupon from 11/15 Red Plum insert
***Deal idea (need multiple computers)***
Buy 16 cans at $1.00 each
Use four $1/4 printable coupon (you’ll need to access more than one computer to print this four times)
Spend $8, get $5 off your next shopping trip
Final price: $0.19 each after doubled coupons and money off next trip
***Deal idea (with one computer and newspaper coupons)***
Buy 16 cans at $1.00 each
Use two $1/4 printable coupon
Plus, use $1/8 coupon from 11/15 Red Plum insert
Spend $10, get $5 off your next shopping trip
Final price: $0.31 each after doubled coupons and money off next trip
Buy 4 General Mills Cereals at $2.50 each, Get Coupon for Free Milk on Next Purchase (up to $3.25 value)
When General Mills runs this offer the milk coupon usually takes $3.25 off your next order that includes milk.
Available coupons include:
$1/1 printable coupon
$1/1 printable coupon (FF) or $1/1 printable coupon (IE)
$0.75/1 printable coupon
$0.75/1 printable coupon
$1/2 coupons from 11/8 Smart Source and 11/15 and 12/13 General Mills inserts
Final price: As low as $0.50 each after doubled coupon, plus coupon for free gallon of milk on a future purchase (up to a $3.25 value)
Progresso Broth $1.66
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 11/15 General Mills insert or printable coupon or printable coupon
Final price: $0.66 after doubled coupon
Betty Crocker Warm Delights $1.79
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 10/25 Smart Source or 11/15 General Mills insert or $0.50/1 printable coupon
Final price: $0.79 after doubled coupon
Betty Crocker Frosting $1.79
Use $0.50/1 printable coupon
Final price: $0.79 after doubled coupon
Progresso Soup $1.50
Buy 2 and use $0.50/2 coupon from 11/15 General Mills insert or buy 3 and use $1/3 printable coupon
Final price: As low as $0.83 each after doubled coupon
Nestle Morsels $1.98 (Limit 2)
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 11/1 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.98 after doubled coupon
Gold Medal Flour $1.99
Use $0.50/1 printable coupon for 5 lb. bag
Final price: $0.99 after doubled coupon
Karo Corn Syrup $2.00
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 11/8 Smart Source insert or $0.40/1 coupon from 10/4 or 12/6 Smart Source inserts
Final price: As low as $1.00 after doubled coupon
Post Cereal $2.00
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from 12/6 Smart Source insert
Final price: $ 1.00 each after doubled coupon
Ritz Crackers $3.00
Use $1/1 coupon from 11/8 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Old Orchard Juice Cocktail $2.00
Buy 2 and use $1/2 printable coupon or printable coupon
Final price: $1.00 each after doubled coupon
Red Star Yeast Jars or Strips—on sale 20% off
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 11/15 Smart Source insert or $0.75/1 printable coupon
Final price: ??? after doubled coupon**
**Does anyone know the price on these??
Diamond Nuts—on sale 15% off
Use $1/1 coupon from 11/8 Smart Source insert
Final price: ??? after doubled coupon
**Does anyone know the price on these??
Baby
Beech Nut Stage 3 Homestyle Fruit $0.79
Use “try me free” coupon from 8/2 Smart Source #2 insert
Final price: Free after coupon
Household
Ziploc Bags and Holiday Containers $2.50
Buy 4 Ziploc bags and use two $1/2 coupons from 11/15 or 12/6 Smart Source inserts
Plus, submit for $5 SC Johnson Rebate
Spend $6, get $5 back via mail-in rebate
Final price: $0.25 each after coupon and rebate
Chinet Plates, Cups or Bowls $2.50
Use $1/1 coupon from 11/22 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon
Dixie Plates, Bowls, Cups $2.00
Use $0.55/1 coupon from 10/18 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.90 after doubled coupon
Pine Mountain Fire Logs $2.99
Use $1/1 coupon from 12/6 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.99 after doubled coupon
Snuggle Fabric Softener $3.29
Use $2/1 coupon from 12/6 Red Plum insert or $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: $1.29 after coupon or doubled coupon
Duracell Batteries $3.00
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 11/22 Smart Source or 12/13 Red Plum insert
Final price: $1.50 after doubled coupon
All Laundry Detergent $3.99
Use $2/1 coupon from 12/6 Red Plum insert
Final price: $1.99 after coupon
Personal Care
$10 Gift Card with new or transferred prescription
Use in-ad coupon
St. Ives Lotion $3.00
Use $1/1 coupon from 11/15 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Pet Food
Hartz Crunch ‘n Clean Cat Treats $2.00
Use $1/1 coupon from 12/13 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Hartz Crunch ‘n Clean Dog Treats $3.00
Use $2/1 coupon from 12/13 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.00 after coupon
Buy 2 Milk-Bone or Pup-Peroni dog snacks, Get $1.50 off your next shopping trip
Milk Bone Dog Biscuits $3.00
Use $1/1 printable coupon or $1.50/1 coupon from 12/13 Red Plum insert (if this variety is included in sale)
Final price: As low as $1.00 after doubled coupon
Pup-Peroni Dog Treats $3.29
Use $1/1 printable coupon (FF) or printable coupon (IE) or $1/1 from 12/13 Red Plum insert
Final price: $1.29 after doubled coupon
Pocket Your Dollars is part of BeCentsable’s Grocery Gathering, a compilation of shopping lists for stores nationwide. If you want a shopping list for a store not covered by Pocket Your Dollars, then check out the Grocery Gathering.
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Sarah- THANKS! That IS on my receipt after the cereal. I will add things up to make sure it came off, but it should be fine. Thanks again!
was dissapointed in how the batteries we advertised, actual price was 7.19 for the 12pks…..but i had $1/1 peel-offs on the packs so it made up for the poor advertising……i reduced the number i bought but it was still a good deal.
i did 2 trips today, one for the kelloggs deal that i was not able to do last week because the shelves were empty, and one for the rest of the stuff i went for, Had no trouble with coupons doubling, but i don’t think i had any DND….$87 for $17OOP
Ann A,
It worked for me. I’m sorry it didn’t work at your store. I used two $1 off 8 Del Monte coupon and purchased 16 qualifying cans. My coupons were doubled and I received the $5 off next purchase, even though my purchase was for $12. Strange the variety of good and bad experiences with coupons.
Was at the Rainbow in Chaska this morning – was a great experience. It was busy, but the cashier I had was wonderful and ran all my coupons through – all 10 doubled as they should. The Post cereal deals are printing $1/off your next order coupons – I bought 4 boxes and got $2 back for the next visit. $5.41 for 8 boxes of cereal, veggies, milk, 1/2 & 1/2, Bagel Bites, brownie mixes and more was my total after the “cash” back coupons. WooHoo! I was happy with that. Thank you so much for your site!
Oh! I meant to mention this earlier. At the West St Paul Rainbow, there is a display in the back of the store of Kellogg’s items and there are free Toy Story bowls when you purchase 2 Kellogg’s cereals. I got 2, thinking I’d only get one free and would pay for the other, but it appears on the receipt that I got both free. Anyway, it’s worth a try if you have Toy Story fans in your house.
has anyone had a problem getting the buddig lunch meat? it says limit 4, but the coupon is for 5…
Suz – your post concerns me as you stated you had more than 10 coupons, some said DND, so your expectation was that the 10 that were ‘doubleable’ would indeed, double, and the additional would scan at face value. What I heard you say is that cashier pulled the DND and brought them down to 1/2 value so it would treat those as a ‘double’. In essence, you could have ended up having a shopping trip no different than a non-Wed double coupon day. I’m frustrated for you reading your post…. I have to agree that with the inconsistency of each Rainbow and/or certain cashiers within a Rainbow is frustrating at best. I’m in complete agreement with some others who have posted…if they make it too inconsistent and difficult to do business with them, I will take my business elsewhere. With some of the inconsistency I’ve experienced (most around specific cashiers), shopping on Wed gives me anxiety. At some point, saving an extra couple bucks isn’t worth the stress and anxiety (one reason I rarely shop Walgreens — I get stressed out just reading some of the posts about their RR program!)
Ann A, check the bottom of your receipt. The 5.00 off is part of your receipt, you have to cut it off. I would have missed mine if the cashier did not point it out.
Some other good items with coupons
Danimal crush cup yogurt $2.29
use 1.00/1 from 11/1 S
Final price after doubling .29
El Monterey Tornados (want to say they were on sale for 2.79)
Use 1.00/1 from 10/4 S or 12/6 S
Final price after doubling .79
Well, I went out again today after reworking my coupons so that only non-DND were in my deals. I went to a different store (Maplewood) and everything there seemed just as usual. I went through the line twice and neither cashier even looked at my coupons, they just scanned them and gave me my receipt. If I had had any DND’s in there, they would have gone through.
I can’t echo enough from all of the comments how frustraiting it is that each store is so inconsistent and seem to make up their own rules about everything.
Ann A – I can’t believe what happened with you and the Del Monte products. I just did that same thing myself, 16 cans with four $1.00/4 coupons, the catalina spit out the coupon for $5.00 off my next order after the 15th can was scanned. The transaction wasn’t even finished and I had my coupon. That is absolutely unbelievable that their cash registers/promotion run differently from one store to another.
I did my shopping early this morning at the NE MPLS (Quary) Rainbow. I was pleasantly surprised that the shelves were stocked and there were so many employees stocking shelves. Everyone was is a great mood even all the cashiers were in a great mood. I ended up doing 5 transactions (bringing out to car after each transaction). I had no problem with being able to do mutiple transactions. I spent a total of $67 and saved $160. I was so excited to save all of that!!!
Suz-I feel for you. Last week I had a cashier 1/2 some of my coupons too. What I am doing now is that I give the cashier all of the coupons that I want to double first. Then after they scan those coupons then I give them the rest. That way they can’t go through my coupons and change the values.
Thanks Carrie for all the hard work you do to maintain this website. Have a Fabulous Christmas!
oh… one more thing…
Egg beaters were 2/$4. We had coupons from online (I think it was from coupons.com) $1 off of 1 so I actually bought 4 and with the doubling it was free.
I went to the Maplewood store this morning and things were as usual, although very busy. The cashiers were friendly. They did double all coupons, even the DND ones. Everything was well stocked.
3 transactions-3 separate trips to the car because it was so busy and I didn’t want to hold up the lines.
Retail=$156.81
OOP=$31.49 (I used 2-$10 gift cards earned last week to get it down to this)
Savings of 80%
Egg beaters were 2/$4… I had $1 off 1 coupon from coupons.com (I think) so they were actually FREE… YIPPY!
Melissa- I purchased 5 Buddigs, but the 5th one was full price- 79 cents. HTH!
My husband was at the Apple Valley store this morning and had a terrible experience – the cashier was nice, but the manager came over (nothing better to do at 6:30am? lol) and basically made my husband’s experience hell. She rolled her eyes and complained about every coupon, and in one transaction just simply refused to take more than 5 coupons. We’ve always had great experiences at the Eagan Rainbow, so a few hours later I took the receipts and unused coupons over there and Customer Service sorted it all out for us and took the coupons. The woman there was appalled that the manager at the AV store had been so rude. We’ll be skipping the AV store and using the Eagan one all the time now! :)
‘I did make sure that my total was $25 AFTER coupons as the ad stated. So I spent $70 and saved $80. ‘
I don’t believe the ad stated $25 AFTER all coupons – mine said something like ‘$25 must be after store coupons and sale prices.’ Nothing about manufacturer coupons…
A very successful trip! At the Uptown Rainbow there was a note in the Del Monte section that said that you needed to have a Roundy’s rewards card to get the $5 bonus cash. I didn’t have one but the register gave it to me anyway. With the $5 back I spent $24 and saved $62. Thank you!
Hi,
Thank you for this site, Carrie. I just saved 59% off my grocery run to Rainbow. That is only after about a month reading your site and others about coupons. Your explanations and deal suggestions are so helpful. I would never figure that kind of savings out just looking at the ads, without your experienced advice. Have a safe and happy holiday!!
My recent experience at the Maplewood Rainbow…
Thomas’ Bagels were on sale through 12/24. 2/$4.50, coupon for $1.88 limit 2. The item was properly labeled in a stand alone aisle display and on the shelf. The sale is also reflected on the website. They rang at the register at $3.59.
The cashier would not ring the coupon because the bagels were not Entenmann’s Bagels (?). I took the matter to the Customer Service desk. There I advised the person that the item was marked correctly in the aisle, and on the internet, but that the computer was wrong. She stated she did not believe the computer was wrong. I offered to bring the display sign to her to prove the item was on sale. The person at the customer service desk did not offer to investigate the matter and told me she would not sell me the bagels at the sale price. I took my basket of groceries (without the bagels) and left.
I will shop elsewhere before being made to feel like a thief. Suggest you all do the same.
Carrie,
Late July, I caught a great Kare 11 segment “Pocket Your Dollars!” Today, five months later…I saved $199.43 – 6 separate transactions at Rainbow – tons of great stuff to donate to the food shelf and we now have a well stocked freezer and pantry…I spent $34.56 oop today and that included three beautiful beef tenderloins (total sale price = $27.44).
I would have never imagined saving 85% a year ago.
Thank you Carrie!!
Today my total savings was 65%. Not bad!! I spent $26 and saved a total of $47. I have been shopping at the Rainbow in Lakeville. It has been very busy lately but the staff has been very pleasent to deal with. Overall, a very sucessful shopping experience!!
I had a very successful shopping trip to the Apple Valley Rainbow yesterday morning. One of the employees even gave me Rainbow milk and Wheat Thins coupons from a register when I asked because they were out of the fliers. I have always had good customer service at the AV store; it’s strange how people have such different experiences.
I have always had great success at the Eagan store. My coupons always double without any hesitation and the customer service people are understanding. I didnt save as much as usual, but I bought some items that were needed and I didnt have coupons for them. All in all another successful trip.
Went to the Northtown Blaine store last night. Used eleven $1 off coupons (None said “do not double”), every one of the first 10 doubled for the full value, so I got a few items “better than free” as advertised in the original post. Spent $8.41 and saved $36.66!!
Yesterday I spent $20.55 and saved 45.74 (which included the five dollar coupon). A 69% savings!!!
Ann A: I used 2 coupons for purchasing the Del Monte deal and I still got the $5 coupon. I did use my Roundy’s card. The coupon printed out at the bottom of my receipt. When the Roundy card is necessary, Rainbow is obviously involved in the promotion. They flat out lied to you. If I were you, I would copy some of these posts and take them back to your store and talk to the main manager. Back in September I had problems with my Rainbow taking Internet coupons. I copied a number of the posts here, copied out the Rainbow coupon policy and talked to both the Service Center Manager and the Manager on duty. They showed me their policy which was an old one, so they checked with Corporate and since then they have not once refused my coupons. The difference is they never lied to me!! That is the depths of poor customer service. It truly is worth the extra time, who needs the extra stress. I went from being PO to truly caring for the wonderful folks at that store.
I had originally posted at about 6:30am yesterday about my problems with the Roseville store. I reworked my shopping lists and went to the Maplewood store in the afternoon and had a great experience. Used all of my coupons, got the $5.00 off Del Monte deal (and used 4 of the $1.00/4 coupons, so I got 16 cans for a net of $3.00) and left very happy.
Then my sister in law told me that she went to the Roseville store too yesterday. The same one I had issues with. All of her coupons were doubled and the cashier told her they would double any coupons she had just like they have every other week.
So frustrating. I did send a nice letter to corporate yesterday regarding their policies and having a clearer understanding of them.
But, since the staff at Roseville was so crabby and unfriendly yesterday, I think I will make it my habit to shop at Maplewood from now on.
Here’s a link to my spending/savings report: http://pinchthepenny.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-savings-this-week-122309.html