We received an updated coupon policy from Roundy’s corporate office that outlines their policy across all Rainbow Foods, Pick N Save and Copps stores. Please take a minute and read it before you head out this week.
As always, you can have 5 of your coupons doubled in value (a $1 off coupon becomes $2 off) when you shop on Wednesday this week. Rainbow Foods stores are also doubling coupons this Saturday as well. Read the rules of coupon doubling before you go so you understand how to ensure your coupons are doubled.
Some stores will double coupons that say “do not double” and other stores will not. I cannot tell which coupons say do not double (as I don’t print every one as I put this list together). Generally though, coupons from General Mills brands (including Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Yoplait, etc.) say “do not double.”
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Your turn: What are you getting this week to reach your $25 threshold for coupon doubling?
Produce
Litehouse Dressing or Vegetable Dip $3.79
Use $1/1 from 12/13 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.79 after doubled coupon
Meat
Jennie-O Turkey Burgers (2 or 3-lb) $5.99
Buy 1 and submit $5 mail-in rebate form (previously available to print)
Spend $5.99, get $5 back via mail-in rebate
Final price: $0.33 – $0.45/lb after rebate
Select Jennie-O Turkey Store Products $3.50
Buy 2 and submit $5 mail-in rebate form (previously available to print)
Spend $7.00, get $5 back via mail-in rebate
Final price: $1.00 each after rebate
Ball Park Franks $1.99
Buy 2 and use $0.75/2 from 3/14 Red Plum insert
Final price: $1.24 each after doubled coupon
Refrigerated and Dairy Case
Country Crock or Promise Spread –on sale buy 1, get 1 free
Buy 2 Promise and use $1/1 coupon from 3/14 Red Plum insert or
Buy 2 Country Crock and use $0.50/1 Country Crock coupon from 3/7 Red Plum or $0.40/1 Country Crock printable for Internet Explorer or for Firefox
Final price: Possibly as low as two free after doubled coupon (anyone know the price on these?)
Oscar Mayer Sub Sandwich Lunchables $0.99 (Limit 2)
Use $1/1 from 3/21 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after coupon
Yoplait Delights $2.00
Use $1/1 Yoplait Delights printable coupon for Internet Explorer or for Firefox or
$0.50/1 from 3/21 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupon
International Delight Flavored Coffee Creamer $1.50
Use $0.55/1 from 3/7 Smart Source insert or $0.55/1 International Delight printable coupon available after registering
Final price: $0.40 after doubled coupon
Crystal Farms Shredded Cheese $1.79 (Limit 2)
Buy 2 and use in-ad coupon to get sale price
Plus, use $1/2 coupon that came within the Rainbow, Pick N Save or Copps sales flyer a few weeks back
Final price: $0.79 each after doubled coupon
Yoplait Yogurt (32 oz.) $2.00
Use $0.55/1 Yoplait 32-oz container printable or from Eat Better America or Betty Crocker
Use $0.50/1 from 3/21 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as $0.90 after doubled coupon
Silk Soymilk $3.00
Use $1/1 from 2/21 Smart Source #1 insert
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Frigo String Cheese $3.00
Use $1/1 Frigo printable coupon
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Freezer
Fiber One Muffins $2.50
Use $1/1 from 1/3 General Mills insert, $0.75/1 from 3/21 Smart Source insert or $0.75/1 Fiber One Muffins printable coupon
Final price: As low as $0.50 after doubled coupon
Birds Eye Steamfresh Selects or Freshlike Classic Vegetables $1.25
Buy 1 and use $0.35/1 from 2/28 or 3/21 Smart Source insert or
Buy 3 and use $1/3 from 3/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: As low as $0.55 after doubled coupon
Hormel Little Sizzlers Sausage Links or Patties $0.78 (Limit 1)
Use in-ad coupon (some stores do not offer additional copies of the coupon at the store so be sure to clip the one from your paper)
Final price: $0.78 after coupon
Dole Fruit –on sale 25% off (prices start at $2.54)
Use $075/1 from 3/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: As low as $1.04 after doubled coupon
Palermo ’s Primo Thin or Rustico Pizza $4.00
Use $1/1 from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: $2.00 after doubled coupon
**Palermo’s Rustico pizza is my family’s f-a-v-o-r-i-t-e (it’s a little spicy, so be warned)
Edy’s Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt $2.28 (Limit 1)
Use in-ad coupon (some stores do not offer additional copies of the coupon at the store so be sure to clip the one from your paper)
Final price: $2.28 after coupon
Sea Pak Breaded Shrimp $4.99
Use $1/1 from 2/7 Smart Source or 3/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: $2.99 after doubled coupon
Grocery
**UPDATE** No Yolks Noodles $0.99
Use $0.75/1 from 10/4 Smart Source insert
Plus, submit for $0.99 mail-in rebate using form from 2/21 Smart Source insert
Final price: Better than free after doubled coupon and rebate
**UPDATE** Campbell ’s Condensed Soups $0.99
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Campbell’s cooking soups printable
Final price: Two free after doubled coupon
Ice Mountain Spring Water $0.99
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 3/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Gatorade $0.99
Use $0.50/1 from 1/10 Red Plum insert or
Buy 15 and use in-ad coupon to get 5 free Propel waters with purchase (if you could get 15 of the $0.50/1 coupons from the The Coupon Clippers or elsewhere this week you could get all 20 drinks for $4.90)
Final price: As low as one free after doubled coupon
Rice a Roni or Pasta Roni Side Dish Mix $0.99
Buy 3 and use $1/3 from 1/3 Red Plum #1 insert
Final price: $0.33 each after doubled coupon
**UPDATE** Tree Top Juice –on sale buy one, get one free (regular price $2.79)
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Tree Top printable
Final price: $0.40 each after doubled coupon
McCormick Grinder Spices $2.00
Use $0.75/1 from 3/14 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon
Kellogg’s Cereal, Bars, Pop Tarts or Keebler Cookies or Crackers $1.88 (Must buy 8 to get this sale price)
Buy 8 and use combination of the following coupons:
Kellogg’s cereal. $1.50/2 select Kellogg’s cereals printable, $1/2 from 3/7 Red Plum insert or $1/3 from 2/7 Red Plum insert
Pop Tarts. $1/3 from 2/7 Red Plum insert
NutriGrain Bars. $1/2 from 2/7 Red Plum insert
Keebler cookies. $0.55/1 or $0.55/2 from 3/7 Red Plum insert
Keebler crackers. $1/2 from 2/7 Red Plum insert
Wheatables crackers. $1/1 Wheatables printable available after registering or $1/1 from 3/7 Parade magazine
Cheesecake Middles cookies. $1/1 Cheesecake Middles cookies printable available after registering.
Fruit snacks. $1/1 Kellogg’s fruit snacks printable available after registering.
Frosted Mini Wheats. $1.50/2 printable
Final price: Varies but could be as low as $0.88 each after doubled coupons
**NEW** Buy 6 General Mills Cereal at regular price, Get $10 off instantly at checkout plus a coupon for a free milk (this is a carry-over from last week’s deal)
General Mills runs this promotion with some frequency and here are a few things I’ve learned:
— The coupon for free milk usually takes $3.25 off your next purchase that contains milk. Milk is on sale this week for $1.98, so if you split your groceries into two transactions, buy the cereal first and the milk with your second order, using the milk coupon to pay.
— This is one case where I bring all my (cereal) coupons with me. It helps a lot when they are sold out of a kind I wanted.
— To easily figure out if you are getting a good deal work backwards. For instance, I won’t pay more than $1 per box of cereal, which would mean my final price needs to be $6 or less for all 6 boxes. From there, add in the $10 you’ll get off for buying six boxes; this means the price for all 6 boxes can’t be more than $16. Then, add in whatever coupons you have (and double 5 of them, if that applies). Let’s say you had three $1/2 coupons that could be doubled, then add 6 more dollars (three $1 coupons, doubled to $6) to bring your pre-coupon, pre-discount total to $22. What is $22? That is the highest price that all six boxes can total if I am going to buy at my target price. Make sense?
Available coupons from coupon inserts include:
Cheerios variety. $1/2 for Cheerios varieties from 2/21 Smart Source #1 insert
Chex varieties. $0.75/1 for Chex varieties from 2/21 Smart Source insert #1
Chocolate Cheerios. $0.50/1 for Chocolate Cheerios from 2/21 Smart Source insert #1
Wheaties. $1/1 for Wheaties from 2/21 Smart Source insert #1
Variety. $1/2 from 3/7 Smart Source insert or $1/3 from 2/7 General Mills insert
Printable coupons include:
Varieties of General Mills cereals have printable coupons here or Smart Source, Box Tops 4 Education, Eat Better America, Pillsbury, and Betty Crocker or $1/2 various kinds printable coupon for Internet Explorer or for Firefox and a different $1/2 printable coupon for Internet Explorer or for Firefox
Baby Care
Beech Nut Juice $1.00
Use $0.75/1 Beech Nut printable (I printed this one and it does not say do not double)
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Beech Nut Pourable Cereal $1.50
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Beech Nut printable or buy one, get one free coupon attached to the product
Final price: As low as $0.50 each after doubled coupon
Household
GE CFL Bulbs (13 watt) $0.99
Use $1/1 from 3/7 Smart Source insert or $1/2 GE CFL printable coupon after you watch a 15 second video
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
GE CFL Bulbs (20 0r 26 watt) $1.50
Use $1/1 from 3/7 Smart Source insert or $1/2 GE CFL printable coupon after you watch a 15 second video
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupon
Windex, Fantastik, Scrubbing Bubbles, Pledge, or Nature’s Source Cleaners $1.88 (Limit 2)
Buy 2 and use in-ad coupon plus a combination of the following:
Windex. Use $1/1 Windex printable coupon available after registering, $1/2 coupon from 3/21 Smart Source insert or $0.55/1 from Family Circle, Better Homes & Garden or Woman’s Day February 2010 issue
Scrubbing Bubbles. Use $0.75/1 coupon from 3/21 Smart Source insert
Pledge. Use $1/1 Pledge printable coupon available after registering or $1/1 from 2/28 Smart Source insert or 3/21 Smart Source insert
Nature’s Source. Use $0.55/1 Nature’s Source printable coupon available after registering
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupons
Joy Dish Liquid $0.99
Use $0.30/1 from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.39 after doubled coupon
Dawn Dish Liquid $0.99
Use $0.25/1 from 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert or from Home Made Simple coupon booklet (if you previously requested and received one)
Final price: $0.49 after doubled coupon
Bounty Single Roll Paper Towels $0.99
Use $0.25/1 from 2/7 or 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.49 after doubled coupon
Oust Air Sanitizer $3.00
Use $1/1 from 2/21 Smart Source #1 insert
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Health and Beauty
**NEW**Goody Hair Products — prices start at $0.99 for bobby pins
Use $1/1 manufacturer-issued coupon from within sales flyer this week
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Dial 3pk Bar Soap $0.99
Use $0.35/1 from 3/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.29 after doubled coupon
Ivory 3pk Bar Soap $0.99
Use $0.25/1 from 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.49 after doubled coupon
Visine Eye Drops $3.50
Use $3/1 Visine eye drops from March All You Magazine
Final price: $0.50 after coupon
Crest Toothpaste $2.00
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 2/7 or 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon
Schick Quattro Disposable Razors $5.00
Use $4/1 Schick coupon from 3/21 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.00 after coupon
Buy $15 worth of select Bayer products, Get $5 off your next purchase
Coupon will print at bottom of receipt and you must use a Roundy’s card.
Alka-Seltzer Plus, Liqui Gels or Fast Crystals $4.19
Use $1/1 from 1/3 Smart Source #1 insert, $1/1 from 1/31 Red Plum insert or $1/1 from 2/21 Red Plum insert
Final price: $2.19 after doubled coupon
Aleve Pain Relief $4.99
Use $1/1 from 1/3 Smart Source #1 insert or $1/1 from 3/21 Smart Source insert or $1/1 Aleve printable
Final price: $2.99 after doubled coupon
Bayer Aspirin, Heart Advantage or Quick Release Crystals $4.99
Use $1/1 from 1/3 Smart Source #1 insert or $1/1 from 3/21 Smart Source insert or $1/1 Bayer printables
Final price: $2.99 after doubled coupon
Flintstones Vitamins or Gummies $6.00
Use $1/1 from 1/3 Smart Source #1 insert or $1/1 from 3/21 Smart Source insert or $1/1 Flinstones Vitamins printable coupon
Final price: $4.00 after doubled coupon
Phillips Milk of Magnesia or Phillips Colon Health –on sale 20% off
Use $1/1 from 1/3 Smart Source #1 insert or $1/1 from 3/21 Smart Source insert
Final price: Price check – Does anyone know how much these cost after doubled coupon??
***Deal idea (if you only have one set of coupons)***
Buy 3 Alka-Seltzer products at $4.19 each and use three $1/1s
Buy 1 Aleve or Bayer product at $4.99 each and use $1/1
Spend $9.56, get $5 off next purchase
Final price: $1.14 each after doubled coupons and money off your next order
Pet Care
Alpo Canned Dog Food $0.80
Buy 5 and use $1/5 from 2/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.40 each after doubled coupon
Coupon Booklet Deals (Good through March 27)
In last Sunday’s paper we received a Rainbow coupon booklet containing a variety of store and manufacturer-issued coupons, plus sale price advertisements for a number of products that are on price cut through June 6. The phrase “booklet insert” refers to this booklet.
Energizer AA or AAA Alkaline Batteries $4.98
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price,
Plus use $1/1 printable coupon for Internet Explorer or for Firefox or $1/1 coupon from in-store flyer or $0.75/1 coupon from 1/10 Smart Source insert or
Use $5/1 coupon from the Cub Foods chest freezer deal (if you purchased this)
Final price: Free if you purchased the chest freezer at Cub Foods, or as low as $2.98 after coupons and the manufacturer-issued one being doubled
**NEW** Ore-Ida Hash Browns $1.98 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price,
Plus, use $1/1 coupon from the 3/21 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Quaker Oats $0.98 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price,
Plus, use $1/1 printable coupon for Internet Explorer or for Firefox or
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 2/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Tostitos Tortilla Chips $1.98 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Plus, use $1/1 coupon on the package itself (we call this a “peelie” and please don’t just peel-off the coupon and leave the bag. That’s not very nice to other customers.)
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Imperial Spread $0.38 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $0.38 after coupon
Roundy’s Baby-cut Carrots $0.68 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $0.68 after coupon
Roundy’s Large Eggs $0.78 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $0.78 after coupon
Michigan Jonathan Apples 3 lb. bag $0.98 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $0.98 after coupon
Gold Medal Flour $0.98 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $0.98 after coupon
Ragu Pasta Sauce $0.98 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $0.98 after coupon
Brownberry Wide Pan Bread $1.68 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $1.68 after coupon
Roundy’s Purified Water $1.98 (Limit 1)
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $1.98 after coupon
Kemps Regular or Select Milk $3.99
Use $1/1 manufacturer-issued Kemps coupon from booklet insert
Final price: $1.99 after doubled coupon
Roundy’s 5-qt Ice Cream $2.98
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price
Final price: $2.98 after coupon
Muffins 4ct (from the bakery) – buy one, get one free with coupon (Limit 1)
Buy 2 and use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price (save up to $3.50)
Final price: $3.50 for 8 bakery muffins after coupon
**This can be a good “filler” item to help bring your transaction up to $25 for doubling.
Prilosec 14-count $7.98
Use coupon from booklet insert to get sale price,
Plus use $3/1 coupon from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $4.98 after coupons
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The No Yolk rebate form was in the 2/21 Smartsource insert
Has anyone found a Rainbow that has coupons from the “manufacturer’s coupon flyer” that came in last week’s paper at the customer service desk or around the store? My Rainbow doesn’t have any, and I forgot to buy papers from 3/14 – just got a few inserts donated from family, but no special Rainbow manufacturers’ coupon flyer. Bummed!
Anyone find out the price on the Treetop Apple Juice yet?
Thanks.
Our store in WI had it for $2.89. I planned around it and didn’t do the deal.
Jennifer – I got it today. Shelf price was $2.79.
My Rainbow experience: The Bounty Single Rolls were $1.99 not $0.99. Oh well. They will come around again.
I got these yesterday. They had there own display. I did the same thing. I got the 1.99. When I went to the CS i asked her if she would so me were they right ones were and she did. So look for a display of them.
The .99 cent ones are the trial-size. I haven’t done the math, but I don’t think this is that great of a deal, even with the .25 cent MQ. I did buy a few because I like Bounty for spring cleaning. They aren’t as linty as other paper towels.
I am nervous that the following will not work:
**UPDATE** Tree Top Juice –on sale buy one, get one free (regular price $2.79)
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Tree Top printable
Final price: $0.40 each after doubled coupon
Our store is a week behind yours, and I tried to use a $0.80/2 coupon when I bought 2 gogurts today (on sale BOGO). The computer and cashier refused to take my coupon, saying I had too many coupons for number of items purchased (since the coupon requires me to purchase 2 and technically I only purchased 1.)
Is this the new coupon policy, in regards to BOGO items?!
Good deals tonight. Spent 59.50 and got 162.16 in groceries (64%) , not bad when I factor in 20 bottles of sports drinks which would have been purchased anyway ( 99 cents is my target price on that size, though I prefer around 75 cents). I also love Palermo pizza and am thankful they offer good coupons. Love the $1 a box cereal with free milk, though I spaced the immediate $10 off before subtotaling and scrambled to grab 14 Nestle Crunch bars and used 7 bogos from my emergency coupon stash (a must for couponers!). The campbells soup was a noticeable moneymaker – four cans of tomato at .79 plus 2 $1 off 2 cans coupons which doubled as 1.98 because it went off the .99 shelf price, I think. Not sure if I’ll go on Saturday or not. Maybe one trip. Oh, and I experienced my first coupon discrimination tonight. I had 2 small orders with no one behind me, so she let me do 2 transactions. The Palermo coupns from the paper weren’t scanning right and then catalina machine stopped working when it had spit out HALF of my $3.25 on milk and the supervisor took a long time to resolve it (ended up handing me $3.25). I looked behind me and there was a line, of course. As I was walking away, the lady behind me announced “at least I don’t have 50 coupons!”. Guess she doesn’t like coupons. Sheesh!
And the lady with “no coupons” WON’T be saving 66% off her groceries, either.
Sorry the comments she made was not very kind, I stress out when I do two orders, but the lady behind me this week heard my total and said-”She saved more than she spent!” It was fun!
I will be going to the Woodbury location for my first Rainbow Foods double ever and appreciate any tips and tricks you may have. I do have
a few questions I’m hoping you can answer.
1. Does the Woodbury location go by the Shelf Price or the Sale price to get
to the $25 before coupons?
2. Do you or anyone else you know have a master list of shelf prices (we had
this previously for our store and it was wonderful to plan your whole trip
as cheaply as possible)?
3. Do they have self checkouts in Woodbury? If so, can you do a double copon
transaction at one?
4. For the Kelloggs deal this week can you go by shelf price or do you have to use the 1.88 in your scenario?
Clarie:
This is my understanding. ALL stores go by shelf price. HOWEVER, sometimes the shelf price changes. For the Kellogs deal they go by $2.50 as that is the price AFTER 8 boxes or if you do not buy 8.
I do not know if they have self checkout in Woodbury — they do not were I go.
I am not aware of a master price list for shelf price, I have seen them change the shelf price for some sales (ie the bars I bought for 2.5 yesterday are normally higher when not on sale).
Welcome to Woodbury!
1. Usually Woodbury goes by shelf price, but I’ve had enough issues that I typically go by sale price. It’s just easier when I’m shopping with the kids and don’t want to leave them sitting in line while I run and get a gift card. I do use shelf price when I shop alone, as long as I can avoid a couple problematic cashiers.
2. I don’t have a master list. It would be nice, but haven’t had time to make one.
3. Yes, they do have self checkouts, but I’ve never tried using coupons at them. Let me know how it goes if you do!
4. I didn’t do the Kellogs deal this week.
Diana
AFTER YOU USE THE SELF CHECK OUT AND PRESS “COUPONS”, A STORE PERSON COMES OVER AND WILL RING UP THE COUPONS FOR YOU>THIS IS NEW, AND DOES NOT POSE A PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE MATCHED UP ALL YOUR COUPONS CORRECTLY. I ACTUALLY PREFER IT THIS WAY SINCE EACH TIME YOU SCAN A PRODUCT YOU MUST PUT IT IN A BAG AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU ARE ALL GOOD TO GO.
I do this most of the time. I don’t think I’ve gone through a lane more than 2 times in the last 1.5 yrs. I do 3 transactions some days and don’t have to worry as much about people waiting in line behind me. I can also hear the machine telling me for each item that it’s deducting the correct amount for sale items. The machine doesn’t like the Kellogg’s deal though… it got caught in an endless loop of saying “.61 cents” yesterday. It entertains my 2 yr old :), but it still worked. In the summer, my older son likes to use the machine and it helps him be a good shopper (behaviorially and from a learning standpoint.) I keep him busy collecting blinkies and helping me with checkout. This is not the best option if you are in a hurry though. You have to wait your turn for the cashier to come over and help when he/she is free. I feel so much more in control and don’t have to check my receipt so much when I’m done though because I’ve walked through item by item and I’ve handed over my coupons in order.
I shop at the Woodbury Store and in my experience they go by the sale price which is what their coupon policy states. I have asked and talked with the customer service desk. Also, they do have self checkouts, but I have read on here that it does not make it easier to use your coupons because the checkout person has to come over and enter them. (I am not sure about this though). Also, with the cereal, I asked about adding up the $1.88 versus the self price and they said to add up the sale price (unless you are going to get less than 8). I have always had good luck with them at that store…I go in the evening and they are good about giving rainchecks for items that are out (just ask your cashier) and are pretty understanding about coupon users. (I tend to warn cashiers that I will be using coupons just so they know). If you have a problem, go right to the customer service counter. I would advise you to had them your 5 doubled coupons 1st, wait until they scan all of them, and then hand them the rest of your coupons…I have had some double that I didnt want to double. If that happens I just tell customer service that I am very deliberate about handing my 5 to double first and they have always fixed the problem.
Good luck!
THANKS TO ALL WHO REPLIED!! Went today and did 7 transactions. Went by shelf price and everything worked out. Most transactions were less than $3 oop. I will definitely be making more runs before the end of July (probably not a weekly run though – it’s a long drive). Thanks again!
What was your best transaction at Rainbow on Wednesday?
Need ideas for Saturday. I will post my best from Wednesday: 2 DiGiornio pizzas (2/10– get 3.50 off next milk catalina) 4 OB manual tooothbrushes (had 2 BOGO Q, also were on sale 2/3.98– and used (2) .75/1 Q’s to double), 1 crest toothpaste free (had printable $1 off Q) did Windex/fantastix deal w/instore flyer coupon 1.88 for each used .75 Q to double for each product (had to go w/larger and more expensive bottle of windex, not sure what was part of the deal– took 1.11 off anyway at register), had a free Vitaminwater coupon from FB page in mail– total OOP 13.23–not the best deal ever, but all items I needed!
I found some coupons on a display of Kraft Parmesan cheese. It was a stand alone display of the cheese in the middle of the aisle that sells pizza’s. On the side of the display is a tear pad, it contains 3 coupons. $1.00 Digiorno Ultimate Toppings Pizza, $1.00 Kraft Grated Parmesan and $1.00 of Two Kraft Salad dressing 16oz. Don’t know if all stores have that display. That Ultimate Toppings coupon came in handy. Also bought the Thin Palermos pizza and had it for dinner last night. There was another coupon inside, $1.00 off 2 Palermos.
Maryellen – what is the expiration date on these q’s. I remember a few months ago pulling some of the Parm cheese ones that expired 2/28. They must have issued a new batch.. which is good as my husband and sons used ours up this week. I want to look for them!
They expire 5/31/2010. If you find the display look on the side.
These same coupons are also at some Cub stores. They kind of blend into the display. They are green and typically attached to a box.
Lots of freebies this week – 2 bottles of Windex (lots of spring window cleaning), 2 OM sub lunchables, hashbrowns and 4 cans of Campbell’s soup. I wanted the free bottled water too, but my store was out. Maybe I’ll do another run on Saturday. Its nice to have that option for a few more weeks.
My store was also “out” of the water in the main aisle. But when I got to the end of the aisle there was a big stack on the end cap – I was so happy! The shelf price was $1.79 so was a 79cent moneymaker.
This may be a update to those who may shop on Saturday. The new product coupon from Lunchables that was in the Smart Source this weekend for $1/1 also is on sale for .99 at Rainbow. I usually do not buy these but they are a good filler to get to the $25.00 threshold and also you do not have to have these double so you could have these be your 6th or 7th coupon. Speaking of fillers I have purchased a book of stamps to get to the $25.00 threshold when we need stamps anyhow. Plus if the previous order had a “get two dollars off your next purchase” in a way it is like getting discounted stamps!
Does anyone know if Activia and Danonino will go on sale again? My kid’s yogurt stash is gone!
Carrie,
I really think that the Ball Park frank coupon to which you’re referring is actually a “Do Not Double.”
Thank you again for all of your hard work.
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Did anyone get the TREETOP coupon to work? If you buy one and get one free, can you still use a $1/2 coupon??
Gina – It worked just fine for me. No beeps or anything. I’m not sure if another cashier would have a problem with it.
It worked for me too. The only issue I had is my ad said that Treetop Juices were BOGO free, but the sign at the store (in Brooklyn Park) said Buy TWO get one free. I bought six, to see if it actually rang up BOGO free, but it really rang up buy 2 get 1 free. I didn’t check another store to see what they had posted, but I still think it is a good deal when they are regular priced at $2.79 each. When I bought 6, I used 3 coupons and it worked great.
P.S. Thanks for the updates on the list during the week. It helps me out a lot!
Another way to get the $1 off Alaskan cod or Pollack.. it’s not a specific name brand, it should work on any Alaskan frozen fish. Mine beeped, not sure if it was coded that way?
http://www.cookitfrozen.com/images/coupon.html
I just heard that Rainbow is extending the double coupon Saturdays until July 31, 2010. Can anyone confirm? Evidently it was in the Pioneer Press yesterday. Great news if true!
Can I print these coupon from the online ad and will the store accept them?
MN Coupon Adventure had a scan of the ad and it did say that they would be doing double coupons until July 31st!
I just read on the blog, Minnesota Coupon Adventures, that Rainbow Foods will be extending their Saturday double coupon days through July 31st, 2010. That is such awesome news since it can be hard to get to Rainbow on Wednesdays. I am very happy about this.
Ok my MIL said the buy 6 kelloggs cereals get $10 off & free milk was still good this week, so with the new sale if I buy 8 boxes at $1.88 do I still get the $10 off and free milk? anyone do this?
Kristi – It’s General Mills cereals and yes, it is still working this week.
Anyone have probs with the Goody q doubling? It didn’t dbl for me today :(
The Goody q didn’t double for me, either…
I did one quick double coupon trip today and got one nice surprise: I have several Marzetti’s coupons ($1/1), but don’t usually buy it or see it on sale. Today, I was looking for a quick, light, sweet dressing for a salad to bring to a friend’s house tonight (didn’t plan ahead) and I found a smaller bottle (8oz)of nice dressings (sweet, fancy) called Teresa’s Select Recipes for $2.25. I looked closer and saw it was from Marzetti’s. The coupon worked and I got emergency dressing for .25! I plan to buy more this Wednesday. I don’t mind buying smaller bottles for company salad’s because I usually end up not using all of a larger bottle and then either forget to use it or find there isn’t enough for a second salad anyway. I also bought 2 bags of Fresh Express Garden Salad on sale for .99, a jar of Dole Selects mandarin oranges (.55 coupon) and a bag of almond salad garnishments with a .55 peelie. I also picked up a beautiful german chocolate cake for $5.99. I had a company salad and cake for just a little over $10. Add these things to the 2 Kemps Select milk for 1.99, Brownberry bread for 1.69, eggs for .79, 2 free RedHot sauces (they finally got those little bottles in at SLP Rainbow), a jar of Jif Naturals and Smuckers jam ($1 off 2) and 2 Saturday Strib papers…all for $21. I mention all this because in the past I have wasted lots of money buying emergency food (parties, I’m-too-tired suppers, too busy to save money, etc). Today, I headed to the store with my usual one envelope of Rainbow coupons (forgot the rest at home) and I was able to take advantage of double coupon day, get emergency company dishes and other staples for the price I probably would have spent just for the salad and cake just one year ago. I haven’t had an emergency shopping trip in a while and I need to stock that envelope a little better, for future use.
Thanks to Carrie, Laura and the rest of us PYD’ers for a new way to live, even when a day might be chaotic!