These are the best deals I see this week based on the Rainbow Foods ad (a Roundy’s store). It assumes you shop on Wednesday when they will double the face value of five coupons that are worth $1 or less. If you’d like more details on the rules around doubling check out this post. Rainbow is also running a two-day sale (Sunday-Monday) this week where you won’t be able to double coupons.
The deals look pretty decent this week. I especially like the General Mills cereal deal and am looking forward to trying out the Procter & Gamble deal this go-around because I am in desperate need of diapers.
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Your turn: If you’re planning to do the Procter & Gamble deal this week, what is your scenario? What other deals did you find?
Two-Day Sale (through 1/18/10)
Kraft Mac and Cheese $0.39 (Limit 4)
Use in-ad coupon for $0.39
Buy 4 and use “buy 3, get 1 free” coupon from 12/13 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.29 each after coupon
Roundy’s Bread $0.69 (Limit 2)
Use in-ad coupon for $0.69
Final price: $0.69 after coupon
Iceberg Lettuce $0.79 (Limit 1)
Use in-ad coupon for $0.79
Final price: $0.79
Sunny Valley or Clear Value Ice Cream (Limit 2) $0.99
Use in-ad coupon for $0.99
Final price: $0.99
Produce
Bananas $0.39/lb
Sale price, no coupon needed
Final price: $0.39/lb
Navel Oranges $0.75/lb (sold in 4-lb bag for $2.99)
Sale price, no coupon needed
Final price: $0.75/lb
Meat
Oscar Mayer Bologna or Cotto Salami $1.00
Buy 2 and use $1.00/2 coupon from 12/13 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Whole Bone-In Pork Loin Roast $0.99/lb (Limit 1)
Sale price, no coupon needed
Final price: $0.99/lb
Dairy Case/Refrigerated
Dannon Activia, DanActive, or Danimals Yogurt $2.00
Use $1.00/1 coupon from 12/6 Smart Source insert or 1/10 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits $1.00
Buy 1 and use $1/1 printable coupon (IE) or
Buy 2 and use $0.30/2 printable coupon
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupon
Yoplait Light, Light Thick & Creamy or Custard Style Yogurt $0.49
Buy 6 and use $0.40/6 coupon from 1/3 General Mills insert or
Buy 8 and use $0.50/8 coupon from 1/3 General Mills insert
Final Price: As low as $0.36 each after doubled coupon
Kraft Shredded or Chunk Cheese $2.00
Buy 5 and receive a coupon for $5.00 off your next order
Spend $10.00, get a coupon for $5.00 off your next order
Final price: $1.00 each after coupon
Yoplait Trix, For Kids or Drinkable Yogurts $2.00
Buy 2 and use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final price: $1.00 each after doubled coupon
Roundy’s Gallon Milk $1.98
Sale price, no coupon needed
Final price: $1.98 each
Daisy Sour Cream – buy one at $3.25, get one free
Buy 2 and use two $0.50/1 coupons from 12/13 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.63 each after doubled coupons (Thanks, Tracy!)
Freezer
Cole’s Garlic Mini Loaf $1.00
Use $0.50/1 printable coupon
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Old Orchard Juice 12 oz $1.00
Buy 4 and use $1.00/4 printable coupon (no longer available)
Final price: $1.00 each (still not a bad price)
Grocery
Dreamfields Low-Carb Pasta $1.89
Use $1.00/1 coupon from 1/17 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
International Delights Coffee Creamer $1.00
Use $0.55/1 coupon from 11/8 Smart Source insert or printable coupon (Thanks, Chrissy!)
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Pop-Secret 3ct Microwave Popcorn $1.00
Buy 2 and use $1.00/2 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Rice A Roni or Pasta Roni $1.00
Buy 3 and use $1.00/3 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.33 each after doubled coupon
Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters $2.50
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon or printable coupon or printable coupon or printable coupon
Final price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon
Campbell’s Condensed Soup $1.00
Buy 2 and use $0.40/2 coupon from 12/13 or 1/3 Smart Source insert or
Buy 4 and use $0.40/4 coupon from 12/13 or 1/3 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as $0.60 each after doubled coupon
Betty Crocker Warm Delights $1.79
Use $0.50/1 printable coupon or printable coupon or printable coupon
Final price: $0.79 each after doubled coupon
Progresso Traditional or Rich & Hearty Soup $1.33
Buy 2 and use $0.50/2 coupon from 1/3 General Mills insert
Final price: $0.83 each after doubled coupon
V8 V-Fusion $3.19
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon
Final price: $1.19 each after doubled coupons
General Mills Deal
Buy 6 select General Mills Cereals at full price, get $10 off your grocery order and coupon for free milk
Here’s what Carrie has said about this deal in the past:
- This milk coupon usually rings as $3.50 off your next order that contains milk versus just taking off the value of the milk (although this isn’t a guarantee)
- Work backwards when you put your deal idea together. Focus on your target price for cereal, which is for me no more than $1 per box. 6 boxes at $1 each is $6. Considering the $10 discount, that means I want my total after coupons to be no more than $16 for 6 boxes or $2.66 each.
- I usually do more than one transaction in the evening when this promotion is running. I buy my cereal first, then use the milk coupon on my next order. It keeps me from forgetting to redeem the coupon.
Available coupons include:
Selected varieties: $1/2 printable coupon (FF) or printable coupon (IE) or $1/3 coupon from 12/13 or 1/3 General Mills insert
Banana Nut Cheerios: $1/1 printable coupon (FF) or printable coupon (IE)
Cheerios (original): $0.55/1 printable coupon
Cheerios (any): $1/1 printable coupon or $1/2 printable coupon
Chex (any): $1/2 printable coupon or from 12/13 General Mills insert
Cinnamon Toast Crunch: $0.55/1 printable coupon
Fiber One (any): $0.75/1 printable coupon
Honey Nut Cheerios: $0.55/1 printable coupon
Kix (any): $0.75/1 printable coupon
Multigrain Cheerios: $0.75/1 printable coupon or printable coupon
Total (any): $1/1 printable coupon or $0.75/1 printable coupon
Household
GE 1 Pk. 13 Watt CFL Bulbs $1.00
Buy 2 and use $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Softsoap Liquid Hand Soap $1.00
Use $0.35/1 coupon from 1/3 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.30 each after doubled coupon
Dawn Dish Soap $1.00
Use $0.25/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter and Gamble insert
Final price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon
Q-Tips $2.50
Buy 2 and use “buy one, get one free” coupon from 12/13 Red Plum insert
Final price: $1.25 each after coupon
Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent or Tide To Go 3-pack $5.99
Use $1.00/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $3.99 after doubled coupon
Personal Care
Colgate Toothpaste $1.50
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 1/3 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Halls Cough Drops $1.00
Buy 2 and use $1.00/2 coupon from 1/10 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Blistex Lip Care Products $1.00
Use $0.35/1 coupon from 1/17 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.30 each after doubled coupon
Ricola Throat Drops $1.50
Buy 2 and use $1.00/2 coupon from 1/17 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon
Baby
Beech Nut Stage 2 Baby Food $0.40
Buy 16 and use $2.00/16 coupon from 1/3 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.28 each after coupon
Procter & Gamble Deal
Buy $20 worth of P&G products in one transaction, receive $5 off your next purchase
There are many participating products in this deal, so here are just the products with coupon match-ups:
Crest Premium Toothpaste, Glide Floss or To Go Packets, Scope Mouthwash, Oral B Advantage Toothbrushes or Floss Picks $2.50
Crest: Use $0.75/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert or $0.50/1 or $1/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Glide: Use $1/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert or $0.75/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Scope: Use $0.75/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Oral B: Use $0.75/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert or $0.75/1 or $1/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $0.50 after doubled coupon
Pantene Shampoo, Conditioner, or Styling Products $3.33
Buy 1 and use $1/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert or
Buy 2 and use $3/2 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert or $1/2 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $1.33 after doubled coupon
Gillette or Old Spice Deodorant $3.50
Gillette: Use $1/1 coupon from 11/29 or 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Old Spice: Buy 2 and use “buy 2, get free Secret Flawless” coupon or $1/2 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert or $1/2 coupon from 11/29 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $1.50 after doubled coupon
Pampers Baby Wipes $2.50
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $1.50 after doubled coupon
Scope Outlast Mouthwash or Crest Pro Health Whitening Toothpaste $3.50
Scope: Use $0.75/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert or 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Crest: Use $0.75/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert or $0.50/1 or $1/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $1.50 after doubled coupon
Secret Deodorant $3.50
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert or $0.25/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $2.50 after doubled coupon
Vicks NyQuil, DayQuil, or Vapor Rub $5.00
Use $1.50/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert or $2/1 or $1/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $3.00 after doubled coupon
Duracell Batteries $5.99
Use $1/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert or $0.75/1 coupon from 12/13 Red Plum insert
Final price: As low as $3.99 after doubled coupon
Febreze Noticeables Starter Kits $7.99
Use $4/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $3.99 after coupon
Gillette Mach 3 Disposable Razors $6.00
Use $2/1 coupon from 1/10 Red Plum insert
Final price: $4.00 after doubled coupon
Pampers Jumbo Diapers or Easy Ups $8.99
Use $2/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $6.99 after coupon
Prilosec $24.99
Use $3/1 coupon from 12/27 or 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $21.99 after coupon
Scenario 1 (requires one set of coupon inserts):
Buy 1 Crest Premium Toothpaste at $2.50
Use $1/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Buy 1 Glide Floss at $2.50
Use $1/1 coupon from 1/17 Procter & Gamble insert
Buy 1 Pantene Styling Product at $3.33
Use $1/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Buy 2 Gillette Deodorant at $3.50 each
Use two $1/1 coupon s from 11/29 and 12/27 Procter & Gamble inserts
Buy 2 Pantene Shampoo or Conditioners at $3.33 each
Use $3/2 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Spend $8.99, get coupon for $5 off your next order
Final price: $3.99 total ($0.57 each) after doubled coupons
Scenario 2 (this is what I’ll do because I need diapers):
Buy 2 Pampers Jumbo Diapers at $8.99 each and
Buy 1 Pampers Baby Wipes at $2.50
Use two $2/1 coupons and one $0.50/1 coupon from 12/27 Procter & Gamble insert
Spend $15.48, get coupon for $5 off your next order
Final price: $10.48 for all three items after coupons
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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Here is a printable coupon for international delights http://www.internationaldelight.com/
It was FABULOUS to look at this site tonight and see the Rainbow ad!!! It is my favorite grocery store and hate waiting until Tuesday to get the list. THANK YOU for posting it so early in the week! Now I can compare it to Cub for the best deal. It may help me avoid going to two different grocery stores this week also.
Thank you for getting this out early:) I am also in desperate need of diapers, but don’t have that coupon. Is there anywhere online to find it? I usually buy Luvs, but also have that Target coupon for Pampers. Is there another store where the diaper deal is good this week?
When I’m “desperate” for diapers, I always buy Target’s Up and Up brand because it’s shelf price is WAY cheaper than Huggies, Luvs and Pampers. I believe the shelf price is $13.69 for 80-100 diapers (depending on which size you buy). I have never had any problem with leakage with these diapers either.
Me, too. Best price for the best diapers. :hifive:
Ladies,
I’d love to hear more about your UP and UP diapers. I have hesitated so many times to buy these diapers, using coupons on pampers and huggies instead. I have two in diapers and would love to save the money, but I’ve always been afraid they’d be substandard. Any additional comments would be greatly appreciated!!
Mags
I use reusable diapers – Rump A Rooz – LOVE THEM and saves me way more money than buying disposables…even if they are on sale. I’ve spent about $350 total on my 17 diapers and they will fit him until he is potty trained…and I can use them for my next baby. If you truly want to pocket your dollars, you should give reusables a try. Any questions, feel free to contact me. Don’t be scared… do yourself a favor and give them a shot :) They have evolved TREMENDOUSLY from pins and covers.
Actually, Wal-Mart’s cheap brand of diapers are actually cheaper than Target’s brand. I like them better. I can buy them at Buffalo Walmart for 5.33 regular price!
I don’t have any kids in diapers, but last year a group of students in one of my science classes actually tested four different brands of diapers for absorbency (Luvs, Huggies, Pampers, and Target brand – that was when it was still Target brand, before they switched to Up and Up) and the Target brand far out performed any of the other brands. It held almost double the volume of two of the others (sorry, it was over a year ago and I can’t remember which two brands those were) and was a good 25% better than the other brand. They only tested absorbency, so I’m not sure about comfort, leakage around the legs, etc – but based on absorbency alone Target was the very clear winner! Like I said, I don’t have any kids in diapers, but just thought I’d add my “scientific” information! :)
I also want to express my appreciation for this list coming out on Sunday. Since figuring out my deals as Rainbow take me the longest, it stresses me out when I can’t see the list until Tuesday and I have to go shopping on Wednesday. Thanks!
Thank you so much for getting the list out so early! It really helps to have more time to get ready for Wed Shopping, or to know if I’m going to do it at all! Really appreciate it…..
Julie
I’m sure its lots of work for Carrie, but I too loved getting the Rainbow post on Sunday. Thanks for spoiling us this week Laura!
I was at Rainbow tonight and the Daisy Sour Cream is $3.25 for the 24oz size on sale as BOGO this week. Having two $0.50 coupons doubled on Wednesday should get you lots of sour cream for $1.25!
Does anyone know if you can freeze sour cream? I was thinking the same thing, but that’s a lot of it!!
The Old Orchard coupon isn’t working. Any suggestions?
Great work, Laura! We might all suggest Carrie have you do the Rainbow list *every* week if you can get it out on Sunday! :-)
FYI, the Old Orchard coupon is out of prints. Still a good deal to get them for $1 each – I’ve been having to pay full price the last couple of weeks because we were desperate, so I’m going to stock up at this price. My 3 year old calls the apple-cherry juice “MY red juice” and is *very* possessive of it!
Laura- Thank you for getting the Rainbow’s list out early. The Nature Valley coupons are either 40 cents for one for $1 for two, not $1 for one. So final price for that is not 50 cents.
The $1/1 is for the Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters, not the granola bar boxes. The nut clusters are pictured in the ad, so I’m guessing they’re included in the deal.
Thanks for the list…love it
I agree! So nice to have the Rainbow list early! Thanks!
Thank you for the early list — it really helps with planning to have the extra day or two
It was so nice to have this list on Sunday! It takes me the longest and I ususally wait for it since the deals seem to be the best. I really only have to go to Rainbow so it makes it so much easier to have this one early! Thanks!
I am not able to print the garlic toast and last week it was something else. I just skipped it last week but figured I better get this fixed or it will always be something.
It wants to continually install the coupon printer. It’s been installed over and over. Any suggestions? Anybody? We really like garlic toast! :)
Thanks!
Tina
look at the top of this post and read the troubleshooting article from Carrie
link:http://www.pocketyourdollars.com/2009/07/problems-printing-coupons-online/
The cole coupon is a link for Firefox as it has a “wg” in link – you need to change this to a “wi” and refresh BEFORE you click on print coupon
here is cole internet exploreor link: http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=zaqhfbt98255931&bt=wi&o=60060&pt=&lang=&ws=&ct=&ci=&cl=&cp=&eb=1&c=CL&p=31604&z=&r=&pc=&tc=
I will usually switch browsers from internet explorer to firefox. I have them both installed on my computer.
Tina~ I have had the same problem with Cole and last week. I am not new to couponing so I know my printer is properly installed … we have 3 available computers to choose from and I have the same problem on all of them …. any ideas anyone?!?!
Does anyone know if the Chex varieties are for sure included on the General Mills cereal deal?
Thanks
I was there this afternoon, and the Chex varieties were labled with the GM promo sticker, so it looks like they are included. I was just picking up a few things today; I’m waiting until Wed. to get my cereal.
FYI in the past anytime I have purchased Pampers I have received a Catalina for $2 off… luckily this week I have 4 of them, 2 for baby dry and 2 for the extra protection, this is a steal if you come across any of these coupons, I got $.14 per diaper which is a great price, I try to target at about $.19 per diaper.
*I’m planning on doing the P&G deal twice for the diapers and it helps me hit the $25 threshold, I shouldn’t have any issues with using the $5 off when I do my second P&G deal right? I might be confusing Walgreen’s RR.. not sure…
Yes, that should work. I’ve done it frequently and Carrie writes about doing the same thing. Have fun!
FYI – I just did this deal today and at the bottom of the coupon it says it can’t be used towards another P&G purchase. I did turn around and use it on another transaction that had P&G items in it though and it worked, although the non-P&G items cames to $10.
Here is something that has been bothering me for a while. I just printed some coupons from the Target site & it really bothers me that there is only 3 per page. What a waste of paper. The old site printed 6 per page because they were smaller, also they need to have a box to tell if you want one coupon or two. This would save alot of paper. Also they should consider along with all other coupon sites to let us print in black only. The ink for my printer is $23.50 for black & $39.99 for color. This is outrageous. I think hp should offer a deal to couponers because we use so much ink. I’m done ranting now. Everyone have a good day.
I think I learned about cartridge refilling somewhere on this list-I literally just got back from Cartridge World (Eagan) and got my HP60 color HP60 black cartridges refilled for $22 TOTAL! I also use a 10% off Q that is printed on back of my Cub/Rainbow receipts. Good luck hope this works for you!
I have my printer set to print only in black & white – the Target coupons print fine this way, although I do wish there were more per page.
Walgreens has cartridge refills on sale this week for $9.99 with in-ad coupon—either black or color.
Beware that some retailers won’t take B&W coupons anymore. A lot of retailers in my area only accept coupons printed in color; in the past, people abused B&W coupons by copying them.
I use a laser printer, and the coupons print only in black. ;-) I was burning through ink like a madwoman before switching. My advice- get a laser printer. Doesn’t need to be fancy, just reliable. Also, Target’s recent switch was especially designed to PREVENT us getting more than two of any specific coupon.
As to B&W, many coupons have pin numbers on them. I’ve demonstrated to several uneducated cashiers that I may have 4-8 of any given coupon, but each has a unique pin number on it.
A rude woman in line at Rainbow accused me of photocopying last month, b/c my coupons were b&w, and then when I said I print additional q’s at the library, she called me crazy. Coupon fraud is a sad reality, but don’t let anyone make you feel guilty or embarrassed when you KNOW you’re following the rules. People who pay full price out of ignorance are crazy.
OK. I’ll hop off my soapbox.
last week I used a printed coupon recommended by Carrie, but not included on the Rainbow listing, it was buy 2 gallons of milk, get 1/2 gallon of chocolate milk free! The rainbow in CG wouldn’t honor it. They said they no longer take computer printed coupons with the word “free” on them. Anyone else experience this?
I had that problem just this morning! Well, I was at Econofoods in Hudson. They said something about most internet ‘free’ coupons being fraudulent (I was using the same milk coupon as you). I returned all the milk I had purchased, apologized for not checking with customer service first about using the coupon (I do merchandising in that store, surely don’t want to be considered shady), then went to Wal-Mart and had no problem! Like most people, I get great deals with legitimate coupons, committing fraud holds no lure for me.
Yes — that is Rainbow’s policy. They only take cents off coupons printed from a computer.
I tried that coupon this week too, and Rainbow said “no free internet coupons”. So I doubt anyone will take it.
To update the two day sale. You do need to have the two day coupon from the flier to receive the sale price. Brooklyn Park Rainbow is out of Mac n cheese…they are giving rain checks.
Tina and Eva…try a different browser like Firefox. Usually I just have to switch browsers and it works…weird, I know! Hope this helps!
Thanks Aimee!
Now, can you tell me how to do that? Do I have to get off Internet Explorer? Is that going to mess up everything I have saved on Internet Explorer?
Aimee, I have explorer and firefox on my computer, I can have them both running, or can pick one at a time. On my computer, just like you would choose explorer, you can choose firefox if you have it loaded. I believe you can use explorer to look for firefox and download it from there. You will probably have to restart your computer once you download.
Tina, I was having the same troubles with the Coles garlic toast coupon so I went directly to the site http://www.coles.com and got it that way.
Thanks Karen! My family will be enjoying garlic toast with our spaghetti this week thanks to your link :)
Okay so I NEVER shop at Rainbow because I just dont like how its set up and I do not know where anything is :(. But I think I may start putting in my WED schedule because I can SAVE SOOO MUCH more money!!! I would like to go each wed and spend $15 at the most each week there and then also shop the other stores. Okay so what do you all spend each week on average at Rainbow??? Is $15ea wed feaseable?!?
Kierstien
I just started shopping Rainbow (this will be my 3rd week in a row). It’s pretty easy to get to the $25 min (remember it’s shelf price, not sale price.) I found if I use Carrie’s list I only have to add one or two more items – like milk or fruit and then I’m so close to $50 that I end up doing two transactions and it saves me even more! (I always seem to have 7 or 8 one dollar coupons that I want doubled.) I spent a lot of time splitting my two transactions – I figure it out at home and have all my coupons ready to go so I don’t waste additional time for those waiting in line. I’m a loyal Cub shopper, but find I’m hitting Rainbow weekly. Good Luck!
Thanks Sarah! I am also a Cub shopper been going there since I was 15 and shopped w/my dad! Prob before but thats when I actually did the shopping…lol. So its just nice to go to the familiar place! I will try Rainbow again and see what I think I went a few months ago but it was a BIG hassell we’ll see this week! :) thanks!
I love Cub, too because they take coupons up to 90 days after they’ve expired. I’m hoping for the GM and P&G sales we had last year. :-D
It might vary by store but the Bloomington Rainbow only counts the sale price toward the $25…..not the shelf price. Found this out the hard way last week and ended up with a bunch of candy bars my waist didn’t need ! :)
I’ve been shopping Rainbow since about October I think. At first I spent a little more maybe $25 – $30 because I didn’t have a decent stockpile. Now I can say that I spend much less. I starting entering in my totals on the savings spreasheet that someone posted and I can tell you this month Jan wk 1 – 3 transactions, $6.91, $4.84 and 4.99, Jan wk 2 – 2 transactions $2.84 and $14.12.
Oh and I hated trying to find my way around the first couple weeks too, now I find myself getting lost at Cub.
Lisa
Do you know where that spreadsheet is that was posted on here? I’d love to access that. Or can you re-post it?
Julie
Took me a second to remember where it was – on the thecouponproject.com.
http://www.thecouponproject.com/the_coupon_project/2010/01/free-downloadable-2010-savings-tracker.html
I shopped Rainbow 12 times from Oct-Dec 2009 on Wed
7 times spent under $10
3 times between $10 – $15
and 2 times $15-$20
Thanks Karen!
That’s awesome.
Plus I saw they have a free tote bag with three purchases!
http://www.coles.com/promotions/free-designer-bag/
On the back of my Rainbow reciept last week I saw an ad for a website called GroceryBlueprint.com. It looks like you type in your grocery list and it maps out where to find your items in the store. I’m hoping this will help me avoid wander and having to double back to pick up items I missed.
It looks like it is only set up for the Rainbow & Cub in Apple Valley, but it may help those who live down south. I’m going to give it a try this week.
Thanks for getting the list out so early. It really helps with planning. I like having it before Cub because I usually shop cub later in the week in case there’s a great 3 day sale. And I always shop Rainbow on Wednesday so this works out great!
I would like to get the California/Digiorno pizzas with the coupon for the free kraft parmesean cheese for next visit. Does anyone know where there are coupons for the pizzas or if it is a good deal
They are 2 for 11.00 with a coupon for next vist?
Being BoxTop coordinator and having 3 kids in school I will be doing the boxtop promo. You can do the general mills cereal deal in conjuncton with it. This will not get you the lowest possible price but if you plan it it will be pretty good. I center mine around the boxed potatoes and brownie mix. I am not getting any cereal as I have too many already.
I use several blogs to compile my own grocery lists. I other one I really like is also based out of MN and she has her rainbow done on sunday. not sure if I can post that site so I won’t but if Carrie says it’s okay I will.
Last week they wouldn’t double my cereal coupons because they said DNDorDNT. Has anyone else had this problem? I was at the Brooklyn Park location and she manually put in my coupon. I am nervous about trying again this week and I am thinking about going to a different Rainbow location. Anyone know how the Maple Grove Rainbow is?
In my opinion, try Maple Grove. I live less than a mile from the BP rainbow and I will not go there anymore. I don’t mean to be negative, but try a different store. You’ll get much better customer service.
Thank you Tanya. I have been having lots of negativity from them the last couple wed and it makes me feel very uncomfortable! Thanks for sharing with me your thoughts. I will be going to Maple Grove on Wed. I feel a little better knowing that someone else has seen the problems with the Brooklyn Park location.
Chrissy, I
had a similar problem with BP Rainbow last week, they wouldn’t let me use 2 coupons on the BOGO because they said the second one was free so I can’t get money off. It seems the rules vary from store to store, cashier to cashier etc. But it looks like BP one is pretty consistent. I go to the Blaine store and haven’t had any problems, in fact the manager I see on Wed evenings is awesome. HTH
Julie
Andrea,
I have experienced the same issue with BYGOF coupons at various Rainbows-including CG and Woodbury.
I was wondering if anyone had been to Rainbow and noticed if the Digornio 200 calorie pizzas were included in the sale? If so there are $1/1 coupons in the 1/3 SS
Does anyone know how much the gilette cartridges cost? I see they’re 25% off but wanna know the price! Thanks :)
The 4 count is $11.49 and the 8 count is $20.49 (I may be off by 50 cents on the 8 count, I can’t remember for sure).
I’m wondering how you saw the 25% off on Gillette? I can’t find it in the inserts or online and I’m wondering if I miss something regularly that tells about sales?
My kids are out of diapers now but I always used the up and up brand an had no issues. Even with a coupon they are almost always cheaper! If your kids are really wet through the night you might want a different nightime diaper.
Does anyone know how to get different coupons for the cereal this week the ones on the site say do not double or triple so they wont work with the double coupon day tomorrrow.
Thanks
Melanie
Melanie,
Generally they still double the ones that say “do not double.” Rainbow still doubles them and just choses to get reimbursed only what the manufacturer will give them, and eat the rest. So I would still use them. Some people have been running into stores/cashiers that aren’t doubling them, but I believe most are still. I haven’t had any problems….HTH
Julie
Was happy to see the $.99 pork loin pack this week If you are wanting a roast please look at the pack we went and each got a pack and one was all chops and the other had 8 chops and two large pork roasts.
Is it a pork pack? I was under the impression it’s just a pork roast for 1.00/lb. anyone know? I know CUB had a pork pack really cheap last week……….
Julie
I have a ten month old SURPRISE baby and almost always use the Up and Up diapers. So does just about every mom at the church I go to. I think they are great and haven’t had any problems with them. For my other child, who is now 17, (did I mention that the baby was a surprise) I totally did the cloth thing. Pins and plastic pants. I tried the Bum Genius reusables for the new little guy, they came highly recommended, and had no luck with them. They seemed to always leak. Now I have 7 that are in excellent condition. Maybe I should list them on Craigslist.
Terri – I would put them on Craigslist. They are a popular diaper, but I have heard a lot about leaking. Some people swear by them and others will buy them because of the familiar name. RUMP A ROOZ are the only cloth diaper that have a double gusset…just like a disposable. That’s one reason I chose them and have never had any problems…at least not any more than I’ve had with disposables.
Does anyone know, can you freeze sour cream? Thanks!
oops~ posted it below first~~ hope this helps: It is true that sour cream, yogurt, mayonaise, and sauces and gravies prepared with cornstarch and flour all separate during defrosting ~~ however I do freeze them whenever I have a surplus. Once they are out & defrosted I use a hand-held Procter & Silex mixer & whip them back into the correct consistency.
Angie,
No I don’t think you can freeze sour cream. I just got the book “Freezer pleaser’s cookbook” from Taste of Home and it says products like sour cream, yogurt, mayonaise, and sauces and gravies prepared with cornstarch and flour all separate during defrosting and shouldn’t be frozen. In the same token you shouldn’t freeze casseroles with those ingredients either. (they’ll be watery and have a curdled look) HTH!
Julie
It is true that sour cream, yogurt, mayonaise, and sauces and gravies prepared with cornstarch and flour all separate during defrosting ~~ however I do freeze them whenever I have a surplus. Once they are out & defrosted I use a hand-held Procter & Silex mixer & whip them back into the correct consistency.
Thanks Jane, that’s great to know!
Julie
when I print the international delight coupons is prints huge and not picture. this has happen before…
Carrie, My husband and I started using this site about 2 months ago….it is great!! Have told several people about it. Have one question, we are having trouble finding some of the coupons. For example this week the Dreamfields low-carb pasta was suppose to be in this weeks smartsource. We get the Pioneer press and we had 1 smartsource and that coupon was not in there. Do you know how we can find out every week how many coupon inserts there should be. Appreciate any help you can provide.
Darla, unfortunately the Pioneer Press usually doesn’t get all of the same coupons that the Star Tribune does. I know this because my mother gives me her coupons every week from her Pioneer Press subscription and the inserts are rarely the same (with the exception of the P&G insert, which is identical).
To add to this we get the pioneer press also, so I buy a star tribune at the gas station on Sundays because in my opinion (and others I have heard) star trib has more coupons and higher value ones!
Darla – If you already get the PP delivered, try getting the Saturday early edition of the Strib so you can get the coupon inserts. They are the same as what is in the Sunday paper, but the Saturday edition is $.50! I usually buy 3 and it is still cheaper than getting the Sunday edition. HTH!
I was wondering if anyone who has gone to the Rainbow in Coonrapids has had an issue with the $25min being sale price vs shelf price?
CR Rainbow is by far my store of choice. I love all the cashiers there at night and I know for a fact that one of my transactions last week was by shelf price because the sale prices were right under $20 for the total. Occasionally they are out of dairy/produce if I go after the kids go to bed because they only stock that in the mornings but they are great about rainchecks.
I am really liking the Coon Rapids, Riverdale Rainbow. I had a really pleasant experience last week and they were not out of anything, that was never the case at the Brooklyn Park one. It is worth my trip across the river to go there.
I did my run to Rainbow this morning and had two issues with Q-Tips.The BOGO didn’t go through automatically. The cashier had to override it. There is a $.40 peelie that I used to double and it didn’t double. Just a heads up for anyone else looking to do that. Plus they have the Q-Tips in more than one location!
This was the first time in a year a coupon hasn’t doubled at Rainbow. It did say on it “Not Subject to Doubling”
Just got back from Rainbow. Did well. I didn’t see the fine print about the mac and cheese being a two day sale – bummer! My kids eat mac and cheese like it is the only food on earth… so that would have been a great deal for us!
Jenn – my son likes the Aldi’s brand more than he likes Kraft ~ go figure. It’s $.35/bx all the time there.
Ugh! Sometimes Wed r so frustrating! So I have a few questions… will rainbow not double q that are over 1.00 – i thought that they would take at least a dollar more off (ex. 1.50 q doubled would be 2.00)? Also if anyone has any extra time (haha) I would love to learn how some of you make your different transactions…I just can’t get the results that you guys do! I am still saving more than before I found this page but want to figure out how to save more! Thanks
Rainbow only doubles $1.00 and less. If you use a $1.10 coupon, you only get $1.10 off. With regard to multiple transactions — when I first started, I spent hours trying to figure out my multiple transactions…I’d spreadsheet what I wanted to buy, what the price was, then calculate the totals, then rearrange things etc. Yikes! I’ve gotten better at doing it faster and using fillers…like their generic brand of cream of mushroom soup at .59 can….Lately I’ve resorted to gift cards (if your Rbow allows you to), or postage stamps. Some times I just buy what I need in 1 trnx as I may not feel I really need to double that extra coupon to save .50 or $1.
Today was the first time for me doing double coupons. I went to the Blaine Rainbow this morning. I’m pretty sure their registers are using the sale price. Can anybody confirm that? I got a good deal, but had to run and grab a filler.
Also, I was hoping to get the P&G deal by buying a couple Pampers Easy-ups. They do not carry them at the Blaine store. Has anybody seen Easy ups in CR?
Heads up on the P&G deal. I did my first trx with dog food ($18.99) and Vicks Vapo Rub ($5) and the register did not give me $5 off my next order. both of the items are clearly in the ad and over $20, so I went to cust svc and had them make the adj. you’ll need to look your receipts over to make sure the deal works for you. Other than that all of my q’s doubled (including the do not double ones). I only did 2 trx, but my 2 yr old was running out of steam and my last items were to just use the milk q from the cereal deal. that can wait.
I’ve mentioned this before, but another super friendly (and bright, shiny new) Rainbow is at the corner of Hwy 100 and 394 (St. Louis Park). The evening staff is the best! They get lots of business already and they treat you like a welcomed customer. Of course, being organized and legit helps! :)
Thanks for the suggestion! I started having a bad experience at the Richfield Rainbow and switched to Bloomington, and have so far had nothing but a positive experience there! Of course, it seems to depend much on the cashier, and I may have just gotten lucky with the three or four different folks I’ve had so far. Like you said, I intend to stay where I’m at and if I have problems I’ll just find another Rainbow! My concern is that we may just run out of coupon-friendly stores metro-wide one of these days.
I think it’s rotten that all of Rainbow’s coupon policies are inconsistent with their registers’ programs! Every Rainbow I’ve contacted about the $25 minimum (retail or sale) has said “sale”, but every one of those same stores automatically doubles based on retail! Similarly, their registers are clearly still wired to double ALL coupons, DND or not, yet their policy has changed to NOT double DNDs. If that is the direction they’re going, fine. But at least get things consistent and automated properly so customers know what to expect and aren’t made to feel like criminals trying to cheat the system when they’re just doing what they’ve always done legitimately, within the rules.
Errrrr!
When you do a transaction to, for example, get a free milk coupon, do you buy those items first, get the coupon, then go back and do the rest of your shopping? Or do you gather all your groceries first, run the few items through to get the milk coupon first and then use it right away with the rest of your items? I want to make sure I don’t get any guff for doing multiple transactions without going back through the line.
I get all my items for two transactions in one trip then split them up when I go to the checkout with a divider on the belt, get any coupons for the first transaction, then hand them back over if the item is in the second. I will only do two transactions at once to be nice to the cashier and the people in line behind me. They seem to appreciate that – they told me they have seen people do 5 all lined up in a row but I personally just think that’s rude to others in line behind me and follow the advice of others out here that two then to the car and back seems reasonable.