There are some great weekly deals at Rainbow this week including more free yogurt, free Quaker products and $0.25 Emerald Nuts. Please notice that the in-ad coupons all say “limit one per family.” Please respect that and only use one for your family. Read this post about coupon ethics if you wonder why it’s important to follow the rules.
The final price on this list assumes you shop on Wednesday or Saturday (if you shop at a Rainbow Foods store) when the face value of up to 5 coupons will be doubled. Note that I cannot tell which printables say “do not double” and which do not apart from printing them and I cannot always print every one (sometimes I have already printed it, etc.). That means you’ll need to review the coupons cross-referenced on this list to confirm whether they can be doubled or not. Some stores are actively enforcing the policy to not double coupons that say “do not double.” (Generally, any printables for General Mills, Pillsbury or Betty Crocker products will say “do not double”)
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Your turn: What deal are you putting together for the $25 Procter & Gamble promotion? How did your trip go?
Produce Deals
Marie’s Dressing $3.79
Use $1/1 from 1/31 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.79 after doubled coupon
Meat Deals
Oscar Mayer Bologna, Light Bologna or Cotto Salami $1.49 (Limit 2)
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 3/7 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.49 each after doubled coupon
Whole Chickens –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2, no coupon needed
Final price: $0.85/lb after sale
Jennie-O Turkey Ham $1.99/lb
Pay sale price, then submit for $5 mail-in rebate if you printed a form a few weeks ago
Final price: Varies
Dairy/Refrigerator Case Deals
Dannon Danimals or Danoninos Yogurt $2.00
Use $1/1 from 2/7 Smart Source or (expired 3/7) 2/28 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Weight Watchers Yogurt Cups $0.50
Buy 5 and use $1/5 printable coupon in Internet Explorer or in Firefox
Final price: $0.10 each after doubled coupon
Kemps Cottage Cheese $0.88 (Limit 1 per family)
Use in-advertisement coupon
Final price: $0.88 after in-ad coupon
Buy 5 qualifying items for $2.00 each, get $2 off your current grocery order with in-ad coupon
Qualifying products that have manufacturer-issued coupons are listed below:
Yoplait Trix, For Kids or Drinkables Yogurt $2.00
Buy 2 and use or $1/2 printable coupon in Internet Explorer or in Firefox or use $0.80/2 printable coupon, or from Smart Source, Box Tops 4 Education, Betty Crocker or use $0.75/2 coupon from 2/7 General Mills insert
Final price: As low as $1.00 each after doubled coupon
Sargento Shredded Cheese $2.00
Buy 2 and use $0.50/2 from 1/31 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.50 each after doubled coupon
Frozen Food Deals
Jose Ole Quesadillas, Chimichangas or Mini Tacos –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use two $1/1 coupons from 1/17 Smart Source or 3/7 Red Plum insert or $1/1 Jose Ole printable coupon available after registering
Final price: Two free or close to it after doubled coupons – does anyone know the exact price of these??
Bagel Bites –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use two $1/1 Bagel Bites printable coupons available after registering
Final price: Two free or close to it after doubled coupons – does anyone know the exact price of these??
Birds Eye Steamfresh Selects $1.25
Buy 1 and Use $0.35/1 from 2/28 Smart Source insert or
Buy 3 and use $1/3 from 3/7 Red Plum insert
Buy 4 and use $1/4 Birds Eye printable coupon for Internet Explorer or for Firefox (excludes Steamfresh)
Final price: As low as $0.55 each after doubled coupon
Green Giant Vegetables in Sauce –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use $0.50/2 Green Giant boxed vegetables printable coupon or printable from Coupons.com, Box Tops 4 Education or Betty Crocker or
Buy 4 and use $0.60/3 from 2/7 General Mills, 2/21 Smart Source #1, or 3/7 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as $0.50 each after doubled coupon
McCain Potatoes $2.50
Use $0.75/1 from 2/28 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Blue Bunny Ice Cream $3.00
Use $1/1 Blue Bunny printable coupon available after registering
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Cole’s Garlic Bread $2.00
Use $0.50/1 Cole’s printable coupon available after registering
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
On-Cor Frozen Entrees $2.50
Buy 2 and use $0.75/2 On-Cor printable coupon available after registering
Final price: $1.75 each after doubled coupon
Sara Lee Frozen Desserts –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use two $1/1 Sara Lee desserts printable coupons available after registering
Final price: $1.99 each after doubled coupons (approximate price)
Grocery Deals
Campbell’s Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 4 and use $1/4 printable coupon or $0.40/4 coupon from 1/3 Smart Source #2 insert
Final price: Four free after double coupon**
**The coupon is for cooking soups, but I cannot find any information on their site that specifies which soups are classified as cooking soups and which are not.
***NEW*** Fisher Peanuts $2.00
Use $1/1 coupon from 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13, 1/10, 2/7, or 2/28 Smart Source inserts
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Quaker Cereal, Chewy Bars or Instant Oatmeal $1.99
Use $1/1 Instant Oatmeal coupon from 2/7 Red Plum insert, $1/1 Oatmeal Squares or $0.75/2 Chewy Granola Bars coupon from 2/14 Red Plum insert or $1/1 Oatmeal printable coupon for Internet Explorer or printable in Firefox
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupon
General Mills Cereal $2.00
Use one of the following (if variety is included in sale):
Wheaties. $1/1 from 2/21 Smart Source insert #1
Chex. $0.75/1 from 2/21 Smart Source insert #1
Chocolate Cheerios. $0.50/1 from 2/21 Smart Source insert #1 or $1/2 from 1/31 or 3/7 Smart Source inserts
Cheerios, select varieties. $1/2 from 2/21 Smart Source #1 insert or $1/3 from 2/7 General Mills insert
Printable coupons for various kinds from Coupons.com, Smart Source.com, Box Tops 4 Education, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury.com and Eat Better America
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupon
Dreamfields Low Carb Pasta $1.59
Use $1/1 from 1/17 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon
Ronzoni Pasta $1.09
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Smart Taste printable coupon after registering or
$1/2 Healthy Harvest printable coupon available after registering
Final price: $0.09 each after doubled coupon
Emerald Nuts $2.25
Use $1/1 from 1/31 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.25 after doubled coupon
Red Gold Tomatoes $0.99
Buy 3 and use $1/3 from 2/7 Smart Source or 2/28 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as $0.33 after doubled coupon
Ragu $1.49
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Ragu printable coupon after registering (no more prints available)
Final price: $0.49 each after doubled coupon
Skippy Peanut Butter $0.98 (Limit 1 per family)
Use in-advertisement coupon
Final price: $0.98 after in-ad coupon
Roundy’s Apple Juice $0.98 (Limit 1 per family)
Use in-advertisement coupon
Final price: $0.98 after in-ad coupon
Post Cereal –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 2/28 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.05 each after double coupon**
**I don’t normally pay more than $1/box of cereal, but Post cereals rarely go on sale that low, so this is a great price for these brands
Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Bread $2.19
Use $0.55/1 Sara Lee printable coupon
Final price: $1.09 after doubled coupon
C&H Sugar $2.99
Use $0.50/1 C&H printable coupon
Final price: $1.99 after doubled coupon
Newman’s Own Organic Coffee $6.99
Use $1/1 Coffee printable coupon available after registering (no more prints available)
Final price: $4.99 after doubled coupon
Household Deals
Select GE Bulbs –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use $1/2 GE printable coupon
Final price: ?? after doubled coupon (close to free?)
***NEW*** Schick Disposable Razors $3.39
Use $3/1 coupon from 2/7 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.39 after coupon
Renuzit Adjustables $1.09
Buy 3 and use $0.55/3 from 3/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.72 each after doubled coupon
Tide Laundry Detergent $8.88 (Limit 1 per family)
Use in-advertisement coupon,
Plus $1/1 coupon from 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $6.88 after doubled coupon
Pet Care Deals
IAMS Premium Can Cat Food $0.66
Buy 10 and use $3/10 coupon from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.36 each after coupon
IAMS Premium Can Dog Food $1.00
Buy 6 and use $3/6 from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.50 each after coupon
Buy $25 in qualifying Procter & Gamble products, get $5 off your next shopping order
You must make your purchase using a Roundy’s Reward card. The $25 is before coupons and the $5 off coupon will print at the bottom of your receipt. These purchases also qualify for the coupon booklet rebate.
Febreze Air Effects $2.50
Use $1/1 from 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon
Always Pads, Liners or Tampax Tampons $2.50
Use $1/1 from 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon
Duracell Coppertop Alkaline Batteries $2.99
Use $1/1 size C, D or 9 volt battery coupon from 2/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.99 after doubled coupon
Febreze Fabric Refresher $4.69
Use $1/1 from 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $2.69 after doubled coupon
Luv’s Jumbo Diapers $6.99
Use $1/1 from 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: $4.99 after doubled coupon
CoverGirl Eye Makeup –on sale 25% off
Use $1/1 from 2/7 or 3/7 Procter & Gamble insert
Final price: Price check – does anyone know the price on these?
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Just wanted to let others know about a couple good deals that I discovered on my Rainbow adventure today…
Schick disposable razor – 6 pack is on sale for $3.39 and there was a coupon a few weeks back for $3 off any Schick disposable pack. This is the best deal I can find in town -neither Target or Walmart carries the 6 packs.
Also the Dove Ultimate Powder Scent deodorant is on sale for $1.99 there is a printable coupon for $2.00 off – that makes it free (the coupon has been previously posted in Walmart on going deals – but Walmarts price is $2.47)
These can be especially helpful in reaching your $25 minimum.
I only spent $10 today and had much to show for it!
thanks so much!
Amy – thanks for the tip!
I guess I really don’t understand how they lose any extra money. They only get reimbursed from the manufacture for the amount on the coupon. If the coupon says $1.00 and do not double they get reimbursed $1.00. If the coupon says $1.00 and nothing about doubling they still only get reimbursed a $1.00.
They always eat the $1.00 they give you.
I did 4 runs through Rainbow today. I spent a total of $55.01 for $184.30 worth of groceries, for a savings of 70%. I think this was one of my better trips. The cashier did tell me that there was a big sign where they clock in that said they cannot double coupons that say DND, so she looked really close at my coupons. I was prepared for this though, so it didn’t throw me. She said the manager said the store is losing money by doubling DND’s and that they are working on resolving it in the computer program. I’m fine with it because Rainbow will discontinue double daze if they lose money and I definitely don’t want that.
totallly agree!
According to my Rainbow, they don’t get reimbursed for the doubles by the mfg anyway – it is Rainbow’s “contribution”. The manager didn’t really understand why doubling DND’s wasn’t allowed but told me that corporate is not allowing it anymore.
Found another freebie today! Fisher peanuts are on sale for $2. There are several $1 off coupons available. You can find a list of them here: http://www.couponmom.com/coupons_temp.php. Double the coupon and it’s free!
Guess my link doesn’t work, but Coupon Mom’s database has a list of $1 off Fisher coupons.
http://www.couponmom.com
thanks for posting about the Fisher nuts, I had a coupon from a Sunday paper and it doubled no problem, I’m in SE WI so my ads are a week behind but the nuts were on sale for $2 each
All of these Fisher Q’s say NOT subject to doubling in the fine print!
Will they still double them?
My sister works at rainbow and they just laid off all of the maintenance people and cut a lot of hours. She said that they are losing money threw the fuel perk card. At least that is what she thinks. She works at the Oakdale store but does not work on Wed. She normally works on Sat though. She is a great cashier so do not give her any trouble. I really think that Rainbow is hurting big time. My sister only works part-time there (she is a full-time teacher). I just hope they make it. Up in Forest Lake they are putting in a super Walmart so I am worried that our Rainbow will go out of business. So I thought that maybe that is why some of the cashiers might be a little crabby. Her name is Amy. So look for her. She won’t give you any trouble on coupons I am sure.
I keep seeing that the Fuelperks program is going to change starting in April. If they keep it, I bet it will be harder to earn the savings.
I recently heard that BP is going to roll out a nation-wide program and so may cut ties with Rainbow. Roundy’s may keep the card, but it may be for in store deals (like the spend $500 save $10 that they were doing a while back) and then BP will have their own card. Again, lots of buzz and we’ll just have to be patient a little longer to see what really happens.
I had two great trips today. My daughter got great deals on Cover Girl makeup ($1 each for the eye shadow trios and $4 for her mascara). Also got Always pads for 50 cents a package. Amazing!
One very odd thing that happened was that in both transactions, the subtotal was just under $25 ( $23.xx and 24.xx) and just as I was reaching for my emergency item to bring it up to $25, the cashier stopped me and just told me to watch as the coupons doubled anyway. I was stunned, especially since I spend so long making sure everything adds up in my cart. He insisted that the total goes off the shelf price. So, I am confused. Do I go by today’s two transactions and his word and switch to shelf price? Or do I return to sale price accounting? I suppose I’ll just have things ready either way. Obviously this is good news, but rather confusing. And this is a brand new store with up to date registers!
in my past experiences it really depends on the cashier if they’ll scan your coupons anyway or make you get to the $25 first. I believe their policy is that you have to get to the $25before coupons and based on sale price. So that is what I have been doing.
It truly does go on shelf price when/where I go – every cashier and CSM has confirmed this – but occasionally they will change the shelf price on the hot deals, Kelloggs is a good one for example, which can throw of your game plan. On occasion my math has been off and I had a panic attack, the cashier eased my mind and said don’t worry they will double. I still figure sale though because I’m afraid that the one week I don’t they’ll change the computers and since I usually have two toddlers in toe I like to not have to think on my feet.
This is so strange how stores are not consistent. Because my transaction yesterday was based on sale price. I thought I would be over $25 based on shelf price, but I ended up $1.60 short because it added up sale price. I ended up buying 2 shamrocks for the MS or MD foundation. Didn’t bother me a bit because, hey, if I can give, because I saved…that’s a GREAT deal.
I always base my $25 on sale price. For me, its easier to plan out my trips. Also, I’m not what I consider a loyal Rainbow shopper as I very seldom ever buy anything that is not on sale. I know I could probably get by with shelf price and I would save even more, but I’m happy the way it works out for me and I don’t want Rainbow to stop double daze.
ge lightbulbs 75watt were on sale 2/3 so $1.50each and i used $1/1 cpn from sunday paper making them .50ea moneymaker! I had two coupons so made $1 :)
had a great shopping trip got $177.68 worth of groceries for $52.37 did this in 4 transactions!
one of my cashiers today even commented on how organized i was and she was happy to help me since i was so Ready! :) made me smile!
sorry correction they were 20watt bulbs but still great deal!
Kierstien – its fun to see how you progressed. Weren’t you the same Kierstien that was hesitant to shop at Rainbow a few months ago? See how much fun it is!
I was going to say the same thing! Aren’t you the Kierstien that was new to all of this just a little while ago?? :o) It is so good to see that you are now saving tons!
Yes I am the same Kierstien that was new to this just a few months ago and swore i wasnt going back to rainbow because my first trip was not fun but i gave it a go and went back and now i am a rainbow shopper!!!! lol :-) thanks ladies yes i save tons now and am soo happy to do so! And now I find “deals” that arent listed and post them oh how things change!
Slight soapbox post so I apologize to all…..
I made a quick run at lunch yesterday just to get spaghetti sauce and ranch dressing basically. This is not what I would call my “normal” store so I don’t really have a favorite cashier and just pick any line. As I was chatting with the cashier who I picked -who by the way is a lovely woman and seems to know half the customers by name we started talking about couponers.
As she put it the cashiers are basically scared of the people that use a lot of coupons because cashiers at their location are being fired for accepting coupons that they shouldn’t. She had to scrutinize every coupon and make sure the item matched exactly what it said because she didn’t want to be one that lost her job.
As someone who truly tries not to use the wrong coupons and make sure to follow the rules it make me sad that there are people out there that will do this and cost someone their job. At this location the majority of cashiers were women that I would like to see retired and enjoying life not being in a situation where they need this job to keep up with the cost of living on their fixed income. Granted I’m generalizing and don’t know everyones situation as to why they might be working but this leads me to my point……
Let’s take a step back this week try to uphold what Carrie has set for ethics on this site by using the right coupons for the right sizes, not suggesting to alter coupons, and following the guidelines that are set on the coupons such as per family/transaction/limits etc. I know that these things happen on accident when we all try to get everything ready and get busy and if it unknowingly happens then it should be chalked up to an ooops. But to willingly do this might just cost someone their job and goodness knows in todays economy – the reason that a number of us are here most likely- we should never want to put someone in that position.
I’m done, sorry to get on the soapbox so early and I hope everyone has a wonderful day and happy saturday doubles to all.
Rainbow needs to upgrade computers then, that is sad that they are so harsh, I wouldn’t expect to use a wrong coupon, but the computer should be the one who knows exactly what goes since it scanned the item. Last wk I had my coupons set, I found peelies that were dnd on the pasta and when I looked over my receipt they all doubled, and some regular ones I planned on didn’t.
I agree with Kristi — there was just a post yesterday where a Rainbow Mgr told the cashier the computers were set to figure it out….that it wasn’t the cashier’s job to do that. I guess this also goes to show that it’s still humans running things…with regard to people losing their jobs over a coupon that doubled that shouldn’t have….does someone REALLY compare every sale transaction to every coupon in the drawer???? (I highly doubt it — as that would be a really expensive use of personnel). I’m a bit of a skeptic, but what I’m hearing is “scare tactic” and that store looking to find a way to reduce headcount….
Very well stated – thank you!
I had a horrible experience at Rainbow yesterday and I don’t want to ever go back. It was at the CR Rainbow. I bought the Jose Ole, Bagel Bites, and the Sara Lee BOGO. I had 2 coupons for each one and the manager came over and was very upset that I was trying to use 2 coupons for a BOGO deal. She was yelling at the cashier and me. I also was buying 2 packages of Oreos (one being the free golden oreo) and I had a coupon for a free cakester if you bought a package of oreos. She would not let me use these at all. Then she deleted the entire order and wanted to ring everything up herself. She emptied out the whole bag of coupons from the cashier that day and told her to find the coupons that were mine. I can’t believe she did that. She didn’t even find all the coupons I had given her. The people behind me were getting frustrated. I felt so embarrassed and treated as if I were trying to steal something. I work hard at putting my coupons together. I make sure what I’m getting is what the coupons is for. I also had used a raincheck from the toothpaste last week for 99 cents and I had a 1.00 off coupon. She said she wouldn’t take that one either. She would give me 75 cents off or I could just have my coupon back. I pretty much gave her back half of my groceries because I just wanted to get out of there. I was in the checkout for 35 minutes. I know they were talking about me as I was leaving. I’m very frustrated with the situation and I don’t feel I needed to be treated like that. Or the cashier. That was my worst shopping experience ever! I might be going to Target and Cub from now on. Anyone else get treated this way?
report it, there is no reason to treat someone badly, she could of just said nicely this is ok this isn’t.
I am really sad that some Rainbow stores are taking this approach to the B1G1 sales. If the items were on sale at 50% off instead of B1G1 then you could definitely use 2 coupons with no problem. I do not know all the rules about coupon reimbursement, but I thought if you got 2 items and used 2 coupons the store could submit both for reimbursement and “get their money back” so to speak. I wish I knew more about the reimbursement process.
That said, I agree with Kristi. Even if you had done “something wrong” inadvertantly they could have spoken nicely to you and said they were sorry but their store does not accept coupons for items you are already getting for free.
@ Sarah Beth,
The store does get reimbursed for both coupons when combined with a bogo free sale. When a store submits the coupons for reimbursement they have to send in a log of how many were sold vs how many coupons they took in. If they do this via paper then they have 6 months to send them in. If they do this digitally then they have 30 days to send them in. The manufacturer looks at how many registers the store has, hours of operation, etc…. in order to get an idea what they think the store should be sending in for redemption. If the numbers are off it is a red flag for the manufacturer to look into it further. Another red flag that manufacturers look for is if a large quantity of the same items is purchased in the same transaction. This indicates that something may be being bought for the purpose of re-sale. If some of the coupons are found to be wrong in what the store sent in, it is treated as a whole. The store will not be reimbursed for any of them.
Most bogo sales are not really bogo sales at all. A lot of times it is a 2 for sale disguised as a bogo. Nobody would really ever pay $6.00 for one thing of bacon. Put it on sale bo @ $6 go free, and then it is a deal. I have never had a problem using 2 coupons on a bogo.
The things that happen at my local Pick N Save are a lot different than what is posted on here, though. I still come on here because I like the list that Carrie posts. Thank you for posting the lists earlier too!!!!
Germantown, WI
$25.00 total is based on sale price.
Coupons that say do not double will automatically double if they start with a 5
Coupons that start with a 9 will not automatically double, management can okay to have it doubled, though.
They will price match the West Bend ad
Free internet coupons of ANY kind, including bogo internet coupons will not be accepted.
Definitely report your incident to Roundy’s. They need to know. No one should be treated like that. I wish Rainbow would post their coupon rules a little clearer in the store and stick to them. I saw one post that their local Rainbow put up a sign that they do NOT accept 2 coupons for BOGO. Which I say, THANK YOU! Then there is no question.
First of all, I’m so sorry to hear about your horrible experience! Secondly, I agree with Cindy. You should report that manager directly to Roundy’s. You certainly have more graciousness than I would have. I think I would have told that manager to void the entire transaction, give me back all my coupons, and that I would be doing business elsewhere, and would be more than happy to tell everyone I know about my experience… There was no excuse for that public humiliation. 35 minutes in line and then to be embarassed like that? Wow…unbelievable….*shaking head*
Im sorry this happened to you. It has happened to me also. Reporting it dont help. They never got back to me . They have no right to treat us like that. We need to stop shopping there.
kristi
what is peelies and dnd ? I just hate it when people abbreviate everything. it is like missi ng words in a sentence because who knows all those.
Thanks
Sophie, a “peelie” is a coupon that is attached to the package, so named because it “peels” off the product for you to use. “DND” is “do not double.” Hope this helps!
Good points to your post Lisa! I am very sad though to hear that a company as significant as Rainbow would place such harsh responsibilities on their employees shoulders and even fire them for accepting coupons they shouldn’t. Especially given that they have the technological resources to program their computers to filter out many human errors.
I agree that we all need to abide by the rules and make ethical decisions regarding coupon use. I think I need to question though whether I should shop at a store that treats employees in the manner you describe. What if I make an honest mistake? Surely the store wouldn’t know my motive; if my inadvertent mistake cost someone their job I would be mortified.
Can someone please educate me on this? Does this happen at all stores?
i agree that Julie’s experience was truly bad and she definitely need to talk to a manager or someone higher up about her terrible experience. None of us should be expecting to use a BOGO and a second coupon on any items, but she could have been told this in a nice way. The manager’s behavior was just bizarre and if anyone were to be considered for removal it would be him/her.
I would just like to mention again the importance of getting to know your store’s staff by shopping there other days (buy fresh produce on sale, or something). Once they get to know you and you them, a trust relationship has a chance to develop. We all live in a community together and need to both care about each other keeping our jobs AND affording good food for our families. (Even the cashiers often use coupon!) I imagine taking a bad coupon is really no difference from taking counterfeit dollar bills, at least to the store.
I totally agree I know many of my cashiers by name (not just because of their namtag lol) and they know me and know that when i come in on a wed/sat that i am very friendly and organized and i very rarley have a problem there!
Theresa ~ if I understand Julie’s transaction correctly, she was not trying to “use” a B1G1 COUPON what she was doing was trying to use 2 MFR coupons on two items that she purchased that the STORE had on sale as B1G1.
Yes, Sarah. I was using two MFR coupons on a B1G1 that the store had on sale. I think the manager could have nicely told me they don’t expect 2 coupons on a B1G1 sale instead of yelling at the cashier and me both. And she kept saying “Then she’s getting that item for like $.59.” Do you understand? Do you understand what I’m saying?” She kept repeating this over and over to the cashier who was an older woman. I felt soo bad. I wanted to just get my coupons back and leave but the manager just kept going on and on and wouldn’t give them back. She wanted to make sure I knew and the cashier knew what we were trying to do and how that’s not acceptable.
Amy – Was this $2 coupon an internet coupon. I have been handed back internet coupons valuing over $1 from the cashiers at Rainbow saying they can not accept them.
Over the past few weeks it seems like the CR Rainbow has become very rude. I had almost the same experience a couple of weeks ago. I refuse to ever go back to that store again. They treat you like you are stealing.
Carrie,
I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for getting the Rainbow/Pick N Save/Copps matchups up so early this week. I have to tell you it helped me tremendously on having enough time to get prepared for Wednesday. I didn’t have my normal flustered Tuesday night/ Wednesday rushed feeling I normally have in trying to care for my family and other responsibilities while trying to get my shopping lists and coupons together. Thank you again. Ireally appreciate it!!! (We don’t have Saturday doubles here, so Wednesday is it for me. If I don’t get my head together for that day, I miss it.)
totally agree thanks carrie!!! and laura too
I am so sorry to hear that people have had such bad experiences. I have had great experiences at RB and am so excited about all of the money I am saving. I would definitely talk to corporate about some of the terrible experiences people have encountered. I wonder if some of the managers are under a lot of pressure?? Of course, this doesn’t excuse rude behavior…
Please be sure to report any bad experience you have at a Rainbow store to Roundys (Customer Service at1/866-742-6728 or email rainbowcare@roundys.com.)
Their managers shouldn’t all be managers — just like in any other profession. And they are under a lot of stress lately… with the layoffs they had to do….who were in some cases mentally challenged individuals who had done their jobs & done them well for many years.
The Fuel Perks program will end April 1.
I appreciate your information. The problem is that I wouldn’t waste your time contacting this phone number. I called this phone # and I was promised that at least a couple people would call me to get my problem resolved. I never received one phone call back. I called again and was promised a phone call. I never received a response again.
POOR service
Last night at Roundys the cashier was trying to tell me that you get 10 coupons doubled on Saturdays until mid April. I think it is only 5. What do you know about this item?????????????????????
I emailed them with a problem and got a generic response. Not sure if they really read the issues or just find something close.
I haven’t heard of the 10 coupons on Saturday but would be nice to know.
I had a bad experience at rainbow about 8 months ago. I E-Mailed them and also recieved no response. If they keep treating people like this then they wont be around to long. I like a good deal but why should we keep going back to this company. Maybe everyone on this site needs to E-Mail Cub Foods and tell them that if they start doubling coupons then they would get more of our bussiness.
Wow – sounds like some of you have had some frustrating experiences this week.
I haven’t had any issues with the coupons at Rainbow. I regularly shop at St. Louis Park and since I’m new to the double coupon day, I always make sure to head to the Customer Service Desk before I begin shopping to get my questions answered so I’m not so frazzled at the end.
For example, it was important for me to understand how the bagged lettuce BOGO would be calculated in the $25 total – only one would count. I also inquired about using a $1/2 Post cereal coupon on the BOGO special they were running – the coupon wouldn’t work. A few weeks back, I clarified that they total the $25 off the shelf price. Heading to the desk to ask questions also helps me develop a relationship with the staff there.
I do agree that the stores have inconsistencies in their policies that need to be streamlined so everyone is being treated the same.
YES! I just got an email back from Roundy’s that they ARE doubling 10 coupons this Saturday 3/13. YAY!!!!!
Just called my Raibow (FL) and they said that they ARE NOT doubling 10 coupons this Saturday. Still just the 5
Seriously? I got an email from Roundy’s corporate and they said Rainbow is. Hmpf.
This is the person that told me they Rainbow was doubling 10. I emailed them back to verify. I can’t call at work, otherwise I would. [person'a contact info removed at poster's request]
I just called this person. They are just doing 5 coupons tomorrow.
I will not be going to Rainbow now.
I just got an email response from her too. Nice. I’m kind of ticked that she told me 10 in her original email. I’m sorry for the initial bad info. I think this corporation is not all on the same page!
I’m having posters remorse!!! Please don’t contact this Christine Kovac directly anymore. I probably shouldn’t have posted her info, I don’t know why I thought that was a good idea.
Cindy, I took her contact information down. No worries.
her info is still up just so you know
I want to say this was an old email. Maybe a month ago. I didn’t contact her directly. This was just who the response was from. It happened to be this Christine. Maybe she’ll figure out that all the stores are not on the same page and do something about it.
I just spoke to the Bloomington store manager and he said that no stores are doing 10 coupons on Saturday. They are only doing 5. I am now more confused.
Can anyone enlighten me on whether Rainbow is competitively priced on cat food and cat litter? We just adopted a new cat and I would like to know where I can get the best price on these supplies.
I highly recommend Chuck and Don’s for cat food and litter, if you live near one. Visit their website for info on all their incentives.
I emailed Chrisitne too about some questions thinking that I could get some closure and it just made me more confused as I can confrim from a couple people that I talk with daily that the opposite is true (depending, remember YMMV-I like to say your mgr. may vary lol). I guess we really have to go in there every week hoping for the best and nothing is concrete. Here is what she emailed me:
Thank you for your inquiries regarding Pick ‘n Save coupon proograms. We are very happy to hear that you find value in our double daze program. The price that meets the $25 mark is the price you are paying for that day. So yes, it woudl be the sale price that counts towards the $25 spending level. If it is a buy one get one free, again, it is only the item you are paying for that counts towards the $25 mark. If a coupon states “do not double”, then it will not be doubled. You can use 1 manufacturer coupon per item. So since you are getting one of the items for free in a buy one get one situation, you could only use 1 of the coupons. I hope this information is helpful. Thank you for shopping at Pick ‘n Save!
I am not mad at anyone (cashiers, mgrs, customers (us) that share experiences, etc.). I just an confused. I called my local store and the person I spoke with told me the same exact things as Christine, but then customers (me/you) go in there and get coupons used/doubled that shouldn’t and the shelf price instead of sale price……ahhhh! :) I really appreciate that our store offers us Double Daze, but I just want to know exactly what I am supposed to be doing without making anyone mad or annoyed.
@Michele-if you get your coupons doubled the prices are good, but otherwise I’d maybe wait for a sale at a pet store like where the pets go. :) I always have coupons when I buy mine so it’s hard to say without.
On-Cor Chicken Nuggets (28-35oz) are on sale this week for $3.99. I found a coupon at
http://www.on-cor.com/oncorfamily/home.html
for $0.75 off (can be doubled), for a final price of $2.49.
I forgot to write that once you send your email address, the coupon starts to print on it’s own.
Nevermind, I am so silly. The coupon is off of two items…also, I am unsure whether it would work for the nuggets. I too have poster’s remorse.
Thanks for the pet supply replies! I did do the Target cat litter deal and while I was sad to only have one coupon I did okay. Fortunately, I was able to pick up 4 free boxes of band-aids at the same time so that kept me happy. We will check out the recommended stores and I am sure I will soon run across some good sales and be saving money.
I went to Rainbow this am. only doubled 5 coupons. That’s great though, because they let me split my cart into two transactions anyway.
I couldn’t find the schick razors. the only ones i could find were over $5. bummer.
I was wondering what everyone thinks though, as far as if you have a dnd coupon, and you want to use it at the face value. so you stick it at the bottom, but it still rings as doubled. b/c even at face value, if the item is on sale and you need it, a buck off is great!
but how can someone get fired for that if it’s the computer automatically doubling and not the cashier? that doesn’t seem fair at all.
happy shopping and thanks Carrie for the great website!
Alicia,
I realize that it is their company policy not to double coupons. I don’t believe that employees are getting fired for letting them double. People like to talk and make stories.
My Eagan store does still take DND and does double them. When I am officially told by a cashier they no logr accept them, I will discontinue using them. Today, I found only 3 of the SChick razors (very well hidden) left at 7:30 a.m. Sunny D smaller bottles were 10/10 and I used Sunny D 25./1 Q from 02-07 SS.
Did really good this week myself. On Wednesday I had 2 transactions and spent only $21.33 and saved a total of $47.93. Today I had another 2 transactions and spent only $23.00 and saved a total of $45.69. For a grand total this week of spending only $41.33 and a total savings of $93.62. Not to shabby.