Rainbow Foods, Copps, Pick N Save Shopping List 3/14 – 3/20/10

Did all of you get a separate coupon booklet containing both store-issued and manufacturer-issued coupons along with the sales flyer in Sunday paper? Those coupons are good for two weeks, so I’ve separated them out at the end of the list since you can use them either this week or next. Pleas respect the language on the coupon that says “limit one coupon per family.”

By the way, this week is a bonanza and the list is exceptionally long as a result. I only include items that are at or near a rock bottom price after coupons.

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. Read the rules of coupon doubling before you make your first shopping trip.

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Your turn: Did you get the coupon booklet? Are you using the coupons this week or next?

Week-Long Deals

Meat

**NEW** Oscar Mayer Meat Franks $1.49
Buy 2 and receive $2 off your next order (unadvertised deal)
Spend $2.98, get $2 off your next order
Final price: $0.49 each after money off your next order

Fresh Tilapia $5.99/lb
Buy 1 pound and use $1 off any fresh fish or shrimp purchase from separate Rainbow coupon booklet that was inserted in the paper along with the sales flyer
Final price: $4.99/lb after coupon

Freezer

Palermo ‘s Classics Thin Crust Pizza $2.00
Use $1.00 coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Banquet Pot Pies $0.50
Buy 4 and use $1/4 coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon (if doubled coupon variety is included in sale)

Pillsbury Toaster Strudel $2.00
Buy 1 and use $1/1 printable coupon for Internet Explorer or for Firefox or
Buy 2 and use $0.55/2 coupon from 1/3 General Mills, 2/7 General Mills, or 3/7 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupon

**NEW** Banquet Value Meals $1.00
Buy 4 and use $1/4 coupon from the 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon

Yoplait Smoothie $2.50
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/7 General Mills insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon

Rosina Meatballs $3.00
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 3/7 Red Plum insert
(coupon is for a different size)
Final price: $1.50 after doubled coupon

Buy 2 Gorton’s Value Pack Fish Sticks, Fillets or Shrimp Poppers at $4.50 each, Get McCain Purely Potatoes and a 2-liter bottle of Roundy’s soda free
Buy all the products for this meal deal and use two $0.40/1 Gorton’s coupons from 1/24 Smart Source or 2/21 Smart Source #1 insert or $0.50/1 printable coupons
Final price: $1.75 for each of the four items after doubled coupons

Smart Ones Meals or Desserts $2.00
Buy Flatbread or Pizza Minis, if included in sale, and use $1/1 printable coupon for Internet Explorer or for Firefox or
Buy 4 and use buy three, get a free Smart Ones Flatbread coupon from 1/10 Smart Source insert or
Buy 6 and use buy five, get a free Smart Ones Breakfast coupon from 1/10 Smart Source insert or
Buy 5 and use $1/5 from January All You Magazine
Plus receive 1 free with coupon from the in-store flyer
Final price: Varies

Dairy Case

Dannon Fruit on the Bottom, Classic Flavors or Light & Fit Yogurt $0.40
Buy 6 and use $1/6 printable coupon
Buy 10 and use $1/10 coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as $0.06 each after doubled coupon

Yoplait Gogurt – on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from 2/21 Smart Source #1 insert or $0.75/2 coupon from 2/7 General Mills insert or $0.80/2 printable coupon or from Smart Source
Final price: As low as $0.50 each after doubled coupon

Sunny D $1.25
Use $0.25/1 coupon from 2/7 Smart Source insert or $0.25/1 printable
Final price: $0.75 after doubled coupon

Pillsbury Cookie Dough or Ready to Bake Cookies $2.00
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from 2/7 General Mills insert or $1/2 printable coupon, or Smart Source or Box Tops 4 Education
Final price: $1.00 each after doubled coupon

Grocery

General Mills Bars $2.00
Use $1/1 from 2/21 Smart Source #1 insert or $0.50/1 from 1/31 Smart Source, 2/7 General Mills or 3/7 Smart Source
Final price: As low as free after doubled coupon

Ken’s Dressing $1.66
Use $1/1 coupon from 3/7 Smart Source insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Betty Crocker Cake Mix or Frosting $1.00
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 2/7 General Mills insert or look for $1/2 peelie coupon (on the package itself)
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Nature Valley Clusters $2.00
Use $1/1 from 2/21 Smart Source insert or $1/1 printable coupon or from Smart Source, Box Tops 4 Education, Eat Better America or Betty Crocker
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Del Monte Fruit Chillers $2.00
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Keebler Cookies $0.98 (Limit 1)
Use in-ad coupon,
Plus use $0.55/1 Fudge Shoppe Cheesecake Middles coupon from 3/7 Red Plum insert or $1/1 Fudge Shoppe Cheesecake Middles printable (if this variety is included in sale)
Final price: Free after in-ad coupon plus doubled coupon

Betty Crocker Potatoes $0.99
Use $0.40/1 printable coupon or from Smart Source or BettyCrocker.com
Final price: $0.19 after doubled coupon

**NEW** Crystal Light Canisters or To-Go Boxes $2.00
Buy 4 and use two $1/2 coupons from tearpad near product
Spend $4, get $3 off your next order (unadvertised deal)
Final price: $0.25 each after doubled coupon and money off next order

Barilla Pasta $1.50
Use $0.55/1 coupon from 3/7 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.40 after doubled coupon (if doubled coupon variety is included in sale)

Hamburger, Tuna or Chicken Helper $0.99
Buy 3 and use $0.75/3 coupon from 2/7 Smart Source or 3/7 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.49 each after doubled coupon

***Deal idea***
Buy 3 and use $0.75/3 coupon from above
Spend $1.47, get $1.50 off your next purchase of hamburger, chicken, or tuna (unadvertised deal)
Final price: Free after coupon and money off your next order

Del Monte Tomatoes $0.99
Buy 4 and use $1/4 coupon from 2/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.49 each after doubled coupon

General Mills Chex Mix or 100 Calorie Snack Mix $1.50
Buy 1 and use $0.50/1 coupon for Chocolate Chex Mix from 3/7 Smart Source insert or $0.50/1 printable coupon or from Smart SourceBetty Crocker or Box Tops 4 Education
Buy 2 use $0.50/2 coupon for Chex Mix or 100 Calorie Mix from 1/24 Smart Source insert
Final price: As low as $0.50 after doubled coupon

Betty Crocker Warm Delights $1.50
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 2/7 General Mills insert or $0.50/1 printable coupon
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon

Cascadian Farms Organic Cereal $2.50
Use $1/1 printable coupon available after registering
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon

Hershey’s Easter Packaged Candy $2.50
Use $1/1 coupon from 1/31 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon

Powerade $1.00
Buy 10, get five free with coupon found on in-store display (or in-store flyer?)
Final price: $0.66 each after coupon

Betty Crocker Pouch Cookies $1.50
Use $0.40/1 coupon from 2/7 General Mills insert
Final price: $0.70 after doubled coupon

Nabisco Crackers $2.79
Use $1/1 coupon from 1/24 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.79 after doubled coupon

Keebler Club Crackers $2.79
Use $1/1 Club Crackers from 1/31 Parade Magazine found within Sunday paper (if yours got this coupon. Mine didn’t) :(
Final price: $0.79 after doubled coupon

Lays Potato Chips $2.99
Use $1/1 Lays Chips Made with Natural Ingredients (if included in sale) from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.99 after doubled coupon

C&H Pure Cane Powdered or Brown Sugar $2.00
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 3/14 Red Plum insert or $0.50/1 printable
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon

Betty Crocker Warm Delights Minis $2.00
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 2/7 General Mills insert
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon

Minute Rice $2.00
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 1/24 Smart Source insert or $0.50/1 from January All You Magazine
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon

V8 Vegetable Juice or V-Fusion $2.79
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.29 after doubled coupon

**UPDATE** Welch’s 100% Juice – On sale buy two, get one free ($4.00 each, estimated price)
Buy 3 and use two $1/1 coupons from 2/7 Smart Source insert
Final price: $1.33 each after doubled coupons (estimated price)

Ice Mountain Bottled Water $3.99
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from January All You Magazine
Final price: $2.99 each after doubled coupon

**NEW** Bertolli Olive Oil $5.99
Use $1/1 coupon from 1/10 Smart Source insert
Final price: $3.99 after doubled coupon

Caribou Coffee Beans $6.99
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final price: $4.99 after doubled coupon

Buy 6 General Mills Cereal, at regular price Get $10 off instantly at checkout plus a coupon for a free milk

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

Household

Lysol Disinfectant Toilet Bowl Cleaner $2.00
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert or $0.50/1 printable coupon available after registering
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon

Health and Beauty Deals

**UPDATE** Buy $6 in select Suave products, Get $2 off your next grocery order with Roundy’s Reward Card

***Deal idea #1***
Buy 2 Suave Professional, Men’s or Kid’s Shampoo or Conditioner at $1.66 and use $1/2 coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Buy 1 Suave Invisible Solid Deodorant at $1.66 and use $0.50/1 coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Buy 1 Suave Body Wash at $1.66 and use $0.50/1 coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Spend $2.64, get $2 off your next order
Final price: $0.16 each after doubled coupons and money off next purchase

***Deal idea #2***
Buy 4 Suave 24-Hour Protection Deodorant at $1.66 and use $3/2 Suave printable coupon (Firefox) or $3/2 Suave printable coupon (Internet Explorer)
Spend $0.64, get $2 off your next order
Final price: Better than free after coupons and money off next purchase

Soy Joy Bars $0.88
Buy 3 and use buy two, get one free coupon from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.59 each after coupon

Dial Bar Soap or Liquid Hand Soap $1.50
Use $0.35/1 coupon from 3/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.70 after doubled coupon

Herbal Essences or Aussie Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling Products $2.88
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/14 Red Plum or 3/14 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.88 after doubled coupon

Excedrin $2.49
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 2/28 Smart Source insert
Final price: $0.99 after doubled coupon

Nature’s Bounty Vitamins –on sale buy one, get one free
Buy 2 and use $1/1 coupon from 2/14 Red Plum or 3/14 Red Plum insert
Final price: ?? after doubled coupon**
**Does anyone know the price of these?

Prevacid $18.99
Use $6/1 from 3/14 Smart Source insert
Final price: $12.99 after coupon

Baby Deals

Beech Nut Stage 3 Food $0.60
Buy 16 and use $1/16 from 1/3 Smart Source #1
Final price: $0.27 each after doubled coupon

Beech Nut Cereal $1.50
Buy 2 and use $1/2 printable coupon (goes straight to printing)
Final price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon

Pet Care

Whisker Lickin’s Cat Treats $1.00
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from 2/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Busy Bone Dog Treats $2.79
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/7 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.79 after doubled coupon

Purina One Cat Food $6.29
Use $3/1 coupon from 2/28 Smart Source insert
Final price: $3.29 after coupon

Coupon Booklet Deals (Good through March 27)

In my Sunday paper, and some received them in their mailbox, I got 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 that was an insert in the Sunday paper.

**UPDATE** 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

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

**NEW** 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”)
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

**NEW** 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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I am passionate about helping people keep their money where it belongs - in their pocket. I live in Minneapolis, MN with my husband and two little girls.

195 responses to “Rainbow Foods, Copps, Pick N Save Shopping List 3/14 – 3/20/10”

  1. Jean

    I live about 5 miles farther from a rainbow foods than my mom and she gets a weekly flyer in the mail. Is there anyway I can request a flyer sent to my house?

  2. Lucy

    Love how you are doing the updates in red. I had my list prepared earlier in the week, and it made it really easy just to see if there were any new deals today before I went to Rainbow. God bless you and your family as you help others!

    1. Kimm

      I agree. I love the red “update”. Very helpful! I also like that the post is updated vs a new post. I refer to the post often during the week, so I like it all in one place.

  3. Cecia

    Just got back from the Rainbow on 494 and Rockford. Usually Saturday’s are pretty slim pickin’s but they were pretty well stocked. They even had the Yoplait Smoothies which is rare when they are on sale. I brought my hubby with me but he messed up on the suave deal (bummer) so no catalina for me :( I did not see the Crystal light deal nothing was marked down and the manager knew nothing, so this store is not running the deal. And the none of the Palermo’s were marked down. Just an FYI if your shopping later.

    Here are a few upcoming promo’s I learned about

    Pillsbury Catalina starts 3/22 – 4/18 (crescents, cookies, sweet rolls, pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, Biscuits, and loaves)
    Buy 4 & get $2 or
    Buy 5 & get $3 or
    Buy 6 & get $4…. coupon off your next order

    I love when they do this I stock up on pizza crust and dinner rolls, they usually end up being free after the catalina

    Another Kellogg Promo starts 3/28 to 4/14

    Buy 3-4 boxes of cereal get 1 gallon free
    Buy 5-6 boxes of cereal get 2 gallons free
    Buy 7 or more boxes get 3 gallons free…

    These print out a coupon as good for your next order…

    Great deals coming up!

    1. Laura Wales

      Cecia – Thanks for the info!

    2. Janna

      None of the Palermo varieties in the pizza section @ the Lexington Rainbow were on sale, so I thought the same thing, but then I finally found the sales variety in a poorly marked freezer end cap. They’re shrink wrapped, not boxed, and are similar to Jack’s pizza in quality – we had one for lunch today.

  4. diana

    This is awesome! Thanks so much!!

  5. terri

    I wish there was a seperate section for Saturday shoppers. I grabbed the sunday early editions and went for it. To make a long story short, i put tomorrows coupons against this past weeks ads along with the ones already posted and the results even made the manager (who was scanning my coupons) yell out when he saw the total. $213.53 and after coupons and catalinas my out of pocket was…drum roll please…86 cents…This is not a typo. Manager said “You must be a professional”. I answered back “Would you care to finish that sentence?” and we all laughted. He complimented me on how i had put the coupons together. Now that’s how we should ALL be treated!!!!!!!

  6. Angela M

    Great job Terri! What were the freebies that you found on Saturday?

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