I am a firm believer in using coupons appropriately and in line with the manufacturer’s and retailer’s rules. Because I post shopping lists that match Rainbow’s sale prices with coupons, I thought it would be helpful to share their coupon policies as I understand them. These policies apply to all Roundy’s stores including Copps, Pick ‘N Save and Rainbow Foods.
General Policies
Roundy’s general coupon policies are as follows:
Internet printed coupons. Coupons printed from the internet must be legitimate, printed in color or black and white and have the following:
- “Manufacturer coupon” printed on coupon
- Bar-scan code
- Current expiration date
- Website where printed from must be on coupon
Manufacturer’s coupons for purchased products only. Manufacturer’s coupons will only be accepted for purchased products. Items received for free through store promotions (“meal deal” or “buy one, get one free”) are not considered purchased products; therefore, manufacturer’s coupons can not be used for these products.
Maximum value of coupons. Coupons are accepted only for products of equal or greater value; they do not give cash back on coupons. Sales tax is paid by the customer at full retail.
Free product coupons. Free or “buy one, get one free” product coupons printed from the internet will not be accepted at Roundy’s stores; free or “buy one, get one free” product coupons from the newspaper will be accepted.
Maximum value of internet printed coupons. There is no limit on the value of an internet printed coupon.
Right of refusal. The store has the right to refuse any coupon printed from the internet at any time.
Stacking store coupons with manufacturer-issued coupons. A store coupon can be redeemed with a manufacturer’s coupon for the same item.
Doubled Coupon Policies
Roundy’s stores doubles coupons (a “doubled coupon” means that a $1 off coupon is equal to $2 off):
Weekly. Every Wednesday – even when it is not explicitly advertised in the paper. Right now, Roundy’s stores are also doubling coupons on Saturdays (through September 2012).
$25 threshold. Roundy’s formal corporate policy is that the sale price value of the groceries in your transaction must be at least $25 for your coupons to be eligible for doubling. However, the registers are currently programmed (as of March 18, 2010) to double coupons when the shelf price (the highest price listed on the shelf tag, which is usually the full, pre-sale price) before coupons is $25. If you plan your transactions using the shelf price versus the sale price, you do so at your own risk that the registers have been modified to align with their formal corporate policy.
Only five. Up to 5 manufacturer’s coupons can be doubled per transaction.
It’s automatic. The registers automatically double the face value of the first five eligible coupons scanned if your groceries meet the $25 threshold. All that to say, the cashier does not push a button or manually “approve” you to have doubled coupons. The register just does it.
The first five. The first 5 eligible coupons scanned will double – that means you should hand the clerk your 5 highest value coupons first.
Up to $1. Only coupons valued at less or equal to $1 off will be doubled.
Exceptions. “Buy one, get one free” and “try me free” coupons are not eligible for doubling.
Coupons that say “Do Not Double.” Some manufacturer-issued coupons say “do not double” on them. Roundy’s formal policy is that they will not double these. Before I realized this was part of their formal policy I asked specifically about these coupons at my local Rainbow Foods. I was told that the store where I shop will allow these coupons to double if they double automatically when scanned. Note: I cannot tell which coupons have the “do not double” wording on them when I put together the weekly shopping list, so you will need to check them yourself.
Transactions. Roundy’s official policy is that customers are encouraged to make one transaction to double their coupons, but again, this will vary from store to store. Most shoppers at Roundy’s stores will find that they are allowed to make more than one transaction.
Your turn: What else have you learned about the coupon policies and practices at Roundy’s grocery stores?
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The Shoreview Rainbow Location DOES NOT DOUBLE coupons that say “do not double” …basically they hold strictly to the official policy. Columbia Heights on the other hand…DOES.
(both stores information is according to the managers)
I went to Rainbow today and I had a few 1.00 off coupons they wouldn’t double them. They said that they do not double over 1.00.
well, today is wednesday and wednesday is double coupons day. the qualifiers are these: you have to buy at least $25 worth of stuff (at shelf price) ~ check the shelf price even if it is on the weekly sale ~ and they should double coupons that have a face value of $1 or less. If the coupons is worth more than $1, they are redeemed, but only at the face value (like $1.50 ~ redeemed at 1.50) Did you buy the item that the coupon was good for? Could you please be much more specific as far as what happened? I try to interpret the coupon policy the way I think it applies ~ I don’t want to get stuck at the checkout with paying a lot more than I had planned, either. Could you please add more info?
Kim-that would be good to know because I plan on making an hour and a half trip on Saturday to double coupons and I do have some 1.00 off coupons. Does anybody know the answer to this? Also, does anybody know what the Cottage Grove, MN location do with regards to doubling?
Thanks,
K-cups! For any late night shoppers I found a deal at the Uptown Rainbow (which is open 24.7) They have Cafe Escapes at 50% off reg 8.19 now $4.09. There is a 0.75 off one in the 4-3 SS but it expires 5/15/11 (tomorrow). There are packs of 12, there was three flavors and they had tons of it!
I don’t buy these but with all the hype about them recently I thought I would share.
i thought i read somewhere on here a month or so ago that roundys took expired coupons up to 3 or 4 months expired. is that still true? and if so is it 3 or 4 months?
I have never seen where rainbow takes expired coupons – and I have asked the clerks this question in particular and told that, no, they do not. I have heard that if a coupon expires within the week, you might be able to get it by, but I have never been able to make that work. I know that the CUB in west st paul has a sign at their customer service that they take coupons that are expired and (if I remember right) up to 90 days after expiration date.
ok i especially thought they did since the budding ham coupon is already expired from january, but its still up on this weeks shopping list
I’m not sure if all Rainbow’s accept Walgreen’s Rewards catalinas but I know that the store on Hwy 55 near 169 does. The manager told me they accept Cub, Walgreens, and CVS catalinas. I hope this helps for you to leave paying less than $25.00
I reccomend going to the Chaska Rainbow store. I’ve never had any issue with doubling. I do two seperate transctions (gf and I) we are saving over 60 percent off our grocery bills. Its pretty easy to pay less than 25 dollars if you go for the sale items with your doubles. Also Chaska allows 10 doubled coupons on Saturday through June.
Ok so I have a question, does Rainbow double coupons on Sale items? because tonight I just bought stride gum $1/3 and they did not double it, “because it was a sale item”… but my husband went through with a differant transaction and it doubled the $1 coupons he had, but the products with the coupons were on sale as well… I am a little irritated due to the fact that it added on $5 that I was not expecting… Please help…
Yes coupons double on any item you purchase as long as the total pre-coupon value of your groceries is $25. The cashier can’t stop the register from doubling. It happens automatically.
Actually, as I found out at my local Pick N Save/Roundy’s store last week, the cashier CAN stop the coupon from doubling. If the coupon says Do Not Double but the barcode starts with a 5, the register will automatically double – UNLESS you have an astute cashier who catches it & punches in a code to tell it not to double. If the coupon says Do Not Double (or Triple) and the barcode starts with a 9, the register will NOT double it. Hope that helps anyone!
Nina – True. I think Carrie’s point was that there’s nothing special that needs to be done for a coupon to double; it just needs to be scanned.
Jaimee. I did the same thing on Wednesday with a $1/2 stride coupon that did not double. I did not realize it until I got home. I will go back to the store. I believe the coupon did not double because the coupon was for two and the register only read one. I would question that transaction because you’re coupons should have doubled as mine should have.
My stride coupon didn’t double too. I asked why, and the cashier said that the register didn’t accept it because it was a $1/2 coupon. I was annoyed, but left happy because I saved over 50% on my groceries.
Back to the Stride coupon thing: I really think that if I am supposed to get the bonus of a double coupon, that the price that I end up paying should be close to what the bonus is supposed to be. My stride coupon did not double, either. Maybe I should not have gotten the full bonus ($2) , but it should have been up to the price that I paid for both. BECAUSE I never would have used the Stride coupon if I would have known that it was not going to double. I would have picked a different coupon out of my choices. I have a couple of coupons for Jello puddings, and they were on sale, and I choose the Dannon yogurt pretty often, and I would have gotten one of those instead.
so is that a yes on rainbow accepting expired coupons? i never got a clear answer
Kelsey – As far as I know, Rainbow does not accept expired coupons.
I need a question answered please. When I go to Rainbow (Brooklyn Center) They say that they do not double a coupon over a 1.00 meaning if you have a coupon for a dollar off that is all you get you do not get 2.00 off. I asked them if that is how all rainbows are and they said it is their policy. So when you list deals and say to use your 1.00 off coupon and when it doubles you get a price of so and so. I don’t understand because I thought you couldn’t double coupons over 1.00 off.
Help! So confused.
Kim – I’m not sure why someone at that particular store said that. They double all coupons up to (and including) $1.00.
I was wondering if there’s a manufacturers coupon in the cubs food ad, can you use it at copps? Also there is a deal on soda that I have two coupons for-one is buy 4 twelve packs get one free and I think the other is $2 off 4…. Can I use both coupons for four 12 packs? Hope this makes sense. Thanks!
hi,
I am not the expert – I think that the expert is Carrie – but this is how I interpret this: if there is a MANUFACTURER”S coupon in another store’s ad, as long as it only says MANUFACTURER’S COUPON, and does NOT have the other store’s name on it, you should be able to cut it out and use it at any store – I have cut coupons out of a CUB book and used at Rainbow – but none of them had the cub logo or anything on the coupons saying that it was restricted. I did have a TARGET coupon that I presented at Rainbow, and it was handed back to me as it had the Target logo and it said “Target only” or something to that effect. What happens when these MANUFACTURER”S coupons are in like the coupon book, the manufacturer pays for that ad to be placed – so in essence, it is NOT just a Rainbow or CUB coupon – it is a manufacturer’s coupon. (Lotta people do not know that….)
Is there a limit to the amount of coupons that can be used at Pick N Save? I know that Walgreen’s requires the number of items purchased to be the same or greater than the number of coupons being used, but what about Pick N Save?
I asked one day at my local Pick N Save (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin), and they said there was “basically” no limit to the # of coupons they will take. Not sure what the qualifier “basically” meant, but they’ve never said I had too many coupons!
So, I noticed that you’ve told us to use the manufacturer coupon from the cub ad, for some of the items here. I just looked on the cub coupons and they say Manufacturer, but it says Redeemable at Cub about halfway down on the left. Am I going to have problems using them at Rainbow?
I don’t know. The only way that you can find out if you can use a coupon that says REDEEMABLE AT CUB at any other store is to try it. Ultimately the store and the store manager has the option of accepting or denying any coupon. If you will read the whole post you will note that I stated that I had coupons that said TARGET COUPON on the face of the coupon, and the cashier at Rainbow handed them back to me. He said that those coupons are redeemable at Target only. Stores are trying to place a coupon in an ad and then have you come into THEIR STORE to redeem it. If there is a MANUFACTURERS COUPON in an ad, usually the MANUFACTURER made the decision to place it there. The manufacturer does not care if you buy at CUB or Rainbow or Target, as long as you buy their product.
I just wanted to mention this week Copps on Lombardi on Green Bay would not double my coupons until I hit $25 sale price. The office personnel said it’s always been sale price, but my sale price is usually always under $25, and it always doubles.
I usually have to give a quick once over on the items in my cart to be sure that I am at least $25.00. Now lets say that I am buying pizza. Each are $7.00, and it is a bogo, so I figure I am spending $14.00. Gallon of milk ($3), package of chicken(regular $9; on sale for $3. Well, I would have figured that stuff to be my $25.00 regular price, not sale price, so I would figure that I was past my $25.00. Then I add on my doubler items and coupons. I think it is hard to figure out what is going to be the way that some cashiers and managers interpret the rules today.
Im really confused about this first five coupon thing?
when rainbow first started the double coupons, it was just on Wednesday. When I asked about the rules of the game, I was told that what I should do is to hand the coupons to the cashier so that the first five are the doubled ones. So, lets say that you hand 20 coupons to the cashier. I was told that the cashier is supposed to double the first five. So if you hand one that is worth 25 cents, it would be doubled to 50 cents. If you had five that are worth $1 in your remaining 15 coupons, you would miss the extra doubling of the coupons that are worth more. Since the manager of the store that I go to had told me that, I still hand my doubles to the cashier first, make sure that those are doubled, and then hand the ones that should be face value. Although I really don’t end up handing much more than five at a time, because I figure that I can come back and do a bit more shopping and have those coupons doubled. There is not a lot in the store that I can’t wait a few more days for.
AND got 49 cents off a gallon of gas when I filled up last night. Gas is STILL very expensive, but I got a full tank for about $40.00. 3.12 A gallon.
Gloria, based off of a tip from a local couponer, I shop several times in one day. I make a $25 purchase, get my 5 coupons doubled, put my stuff in the car, and go back into the store. I shop another $25 worth, get 5 more coupons doubled, put my items in the car, and go back in to shop more. Just last Wed I did 5 trips in and out of the store, but it was worth it because I got $20+ in coupons doubled to $40+! I paid about 60% of full retail based off of this and shopping the sales. Best part? I only bought what I wanted – no “ooh let’s buy this because I have a great coupon and it’s on sale even though I’ll never use it”.
I inquired at my local P’NS (Burlington, WI) store and I can scan my savings card up to 5 times a day. So, I always go in and have 5 separate transactions…one right after the other. NEVER a problem. You won’t be limited to # of transactions if you’re not using your savings card, but I always use my savings card when I shop.
Kara, I noticed this week that a couple sales said “with Roundy’s card” – I haven’t seen that before. The gas savings alone is worth it to me.
When I read the coupon policy on the Rainbow site it says you must spend $25 after coupons, before tax. As I have been reading posts here it seems some people are receiving double coupons and walking out the door paying less. How?
Wanda – Where did you read that on Rainbow’s website?
Manufacturer’s coupons for purchased products only. Manufacturer’s coupons will only be accepted for purchased products. Items received for free through store promotions (“meal deal” or “buy one, get one free”) are not considered purchased products; therefore, manufacturer’s coupons can not be used for these products.
Refering to this part…so if I purchase something that is B1G1, would I be able to use a coupon for say 75 cents off of 1 product? I’m still purchasing the 1 product…
Im new to this couponing stuff :)
angela,
the bottom line is this: the store has the option of accepting or denying a coupon for any purchase. I know the rules say that I am not to use coupons on b1g1, but I have presented the coupon, and have (1 time) even gotten the coupon doubled. I guess I figure that it has to do with the store and how they are going to enforce the different policies. Did you see that Rainbow is doing doubledouble on both wednesday and saturday this week? (double double means they will double ten coupons instead of just five…on both wednesday and saturday.. is that a doubledoubledouble???
The first time I went shopping at pick n save on a double coupon day, I told the cashier, “I’m sorry, I’m not certain of your policy, can I do 2 separate transactions to make the most of my coupons?” She said no problem and was nice to me. I bought 9 boxes of cereal and only payed 8.00. :)!
I will say that according to the paper ad I seen for Rainbow in MN is that they will double ( Wednesday and Saturday only until the end of July) the first 10 coupons but you need to spend 20.00
Rainbow now will only allow you to do two transactions in a row without getting out of line. If you have more than two transactions you have to get back into line again providing there are people in line behind you. Wendi
Does Roundy’s accept coupons from Cub or any other stores?
never mind…I think I see the answer above
Most locations will accept competitor coupons. I have never tried Target ones, as I simply use them at Target with other deals. But I am able to use Cub coupons. I have used catalina’s or newspaper coupons that are manufacturer but say “good at Cub” on them as well as register rewards that print out on catalina machines for $ off my next trip at Cub. I frequent the Penn/494 location in Bloomington. I haven’t tried using Cub store coupons or price matching b/c I’m lazy/busy but when I inquired about it the manager said they will do that as well.
In this week’s ad it lists Kellogs cereals, buy 6 boxes get $10 off your order. So, does anyone know if that $10 off is going to effect my eligibility to reach my $ limit in order to double coupons? Thanks.
At my store. I wait to give them my Roundy’s card until the very end. Once I reach $25 on the screen. Then I give them the card and the coupons to double. The coupons will double once the normal price reaches $25. At least thats how it is at Pick n Save downtown. So for the $10 off 6 boxes of cereal. That shouldn’t be factored in until you give them your card…..so It should count towards your $25 total.
If a product that is on sale this week is gone can you get rain checks?? Example last week the toothbrushes and Zest soap were on sale and the items would have been free with my coupon doubled. Am I able to get a raincheck and then use my coupon the next time I go in an have it double like it would on last Saturday?
as long as you purchase the product, you should have no problem getting the coupon doubled. Does not matter if you used a raincheck for the special or not. Rainbow always offers rainchecks when they are out of something. The trick is that you have to go to the customer service dept to pick up the raincheck, and remembering to do that sometimes is the challenge. The rainchecks are only good for two weeks, and a lot of times I have had it to where the product still is not on the shelf. BUT recently they had the BIG bags of tortilla chips for 2 for 5 (the bag had like 3.69 or 3.89 printed on it). They were out of them, so I got a raincheck. They had the chips in a couple of weeks later, I had a coupon for $1 off, and of course I only go on double coupon days, and it got doubled, so my bag of chips that was close to $4 otherwise, I got for a mere fifty cents! I REALLY don’t mind parting with fifty cents for a bag of chips. And they really are good!
The Richfield Rainbow has has French’s Honey mustard dipping sauce at 2.69.If you use 1.00 coupon from 6-19 Smart source.Final price .69 when doubled.
I am new to this coupon thing. I have a question when it comes to store and manufacture coupons. The coupons that are printed from the register after a purchase, are these considered manufacture or store coupons? They have Manufacture on it but says you must redeem them at rainbow. So confused….
If a coupon says on the face of the coupon MANUFACTURER’S COUPON that is a coupon that the manufacturer has paid to the store to distribute. (And please, it is MANUFACTURER”S COUPON, not manufacture). They provide the coupons, they pay for the machine to spit them out. Undoubtably, the number of products that are purchased does increase due to the advertising that accompanies the coupon. And since the coupon is distributed by Rainbow, they put a thing on the face of the coupon so that you will come back to the store and redeem the coupon. In advertising it is called a ‘come back’ coupon.
Can I use a coupon on the date it expires or does it have to be the day before?
the end of the day on the date that it expires is my understanding. That means that you can redeem a coupon up until 11:59 PM on the expiration date on the coupon. I have seen where Rainbow will actually take a coupon if it expires in the middle of the week and you shop on Saturday.(a couple of days later) I have not tried it though.
I was at the Northtown Rainbow yesterday and at each register they had a type written note that stated that your order MUST be OVER $25 AFTER coupons! Is this a new policy?
I shopped at Rainbow on Saturday. This week they had the double double which means that they would accept ten coupons and double them. And they have the coupon book. My total before coupons was $51 and after coupons I paid 21.00. There was absolutely no issue on how much I was supposed to buy. I think that it is close to impossible to figure out how much you are going to end up paying when you have all of the store coupons (like the in-ad ones) the coupon book, and the doubles. If I would be at the check out and they would not take my coupons after I had done all of the work of shopping, I really think I would put all of my stuff back into the cart, cancel the order, and go back and get $4 more worth of stuff instead of having my coupons be worthless. I am not at the store so that they can play nasty games at the check out. And there are PLENTY of customers that go into the store without any coupons, fill the cart, and pay whatever it adds up to. I think it all evens out.
Has anyone used expired coupons at Rainbow? I have some that expired on Thursday 6/30 that I want to use on Sat.
it depends only upon the check-out person and the store manager. When I asked about expired, the clerk told me that they do not accept any expired coupons, but one of the people that posted an answer here stated that if it expired in the middle of the week, that some clerks take them if they are presented by the end of the week. But be prepared to have them rejected. Very well may happen.
I just got back from my trip at the Richfield Rainbow, they are going by sale price not shelf price.Just wanted to let people know.
Can anyone give me the low down on whether it makes a difference if you give the cashier your roundys card before or after they have rung up your items? My neighbor thinks that if you give it to them at the end, before you pay obviously, then you get a better deal. I have not tested this theory, but it seems to me it would ring up the same.
It rings up the same either way..
When does the list for the next week usually get posted?
what list are you inquiring about – the ad for the week? If you are asking about the ad for the week, I get mine delivered via email on Sunday. Usually is not here until like 8-10 am – is there some other kind of list?
I just called Uptown Rainbow and asked if they take Walgreens RR. Thay said no. Thats too bad because sometimes I just don’t want to go to Walgreens before my RRs expire. I do it anyway but in this heat I don’t like to go anymore places than I have to. Ha!
Does Rainbow allow coupons past their expiration date?
Hi! I know the answer to my question is on here somewhere…I just can’t find it :) Can we use the coupons we get from the Monopoly game with other manufacturer coupons? How does that work? Thanks!!
i have some dollar general unilever coupons, can i use them at rainbow? does anyone know?
can i use dollar general unilever coupons @ rainbow?
Regarding overage, two questions please: If I have a coupon that doubles to over the sale price of an item, does the overage go towards my other purchases or do they adjust each coupon down?
I think Walmart and Cub apply overage, any other stores give overage as well?
Thank you!
I work at rainbow foods and would like to help you “Extreme Couponers” with a few helpful tips so you don’t drive the cashier and everyone behind you crazy. 1.No we don’t accept expired coupons and I honestly don’t know who does.
2. If you think you can have more than 2 separate transactions and hold up that poor kids line for half an hour think again. ( my record is 9 separate transactions from a single woman who blocked the lane for 30 min.)
3 If for any reason you see fit to exploit the double coupon system and end up negative on your end balance (its happened more than once) We cannot and will not pay you money for shopping.
4. We have been told to not allow the exploit of gift cards to reach the 25$ threshold for double coupons.
5. If one of your coupons doesn’t work for any reason and the cashier tells you it wont work. Just let it be and forget about the 35 cents you would have saved.
6. and one last thing just if your going to bring a stack of coupons two feet tall to your list please check to see if any of them require you to purchase certain quantities of items for the coupon to work. [Editor's note: This person notified me privately that they work at the Rainbow Foods store in Plymouth. Their comments are not an official statement by Roundy's or Rainbow Foods]
I’m wondering how many separate transactions you are allowed to do on double coupon days? I had one cashier tell me two and another said seven…?
Sharon – From what I’ve heard, you can do as many as you’d like. However, only the first seven transactions will count toward your FuelPerks rewards.
I am a college student who uses coupons to save as much as I can to put towards tuition. I absolutely love Rainbow Foods and their double coupon policy! Unfortunately, I have yet to get a single transaction to under $10, even when I divide my transactions so that the sale price ends up being $25. The last post I read on here (March 2011) said that coupons can double if the shelf price ends up being $25. Does anyone know if this is still true, or does the sale price have to equal $25? I would really appreciate an answer as I will soon start couponing for a couple of my roommates and I would like to save them as much as possible! Thanks!
I believe officially it goes by sale price but in reality the registers go by shelf price. You may come across a cashier who will not allow the coupons to double if you do not spend $25. Very nice of you to coupon for your roomies!
I love double coupon days too! last week I calculated at sale price so had my mother go run to get a couple cole slaw mixes at $1 each to reach the $25 pre coupon sales. The cashier started scanning coupons before she got back, and because the cereal special didnt calculate yet, the shelf price reflected the requirement, needless to say I had her run them back and didnt buy the exta. This past saturday I split my shopping into three orders, in total I had $110 aprox in food that I paid $32.06 at register. I tend to use the self check out, they do have to come over to scan your coupons, I also hand them one by one, as multi coupons of the same item tend to stick. Take for instance, I had 5 ronzoni pasa coupons for $1 off 1 package, Ipurchased 5, the coupons doubled to $2 so $5 was towards my pasta making it free, and $5 applied towards my overall bill.
a side note, their policy says no money back, but I have had the self checkout disburse $4.32 back after doubled coupons. ALSO I found that Walgreens Register Rewards can be used ANYWHERE that accepts coupons, so I use these at Rainbow on Double Daze to double the $1 Register Reward. Every bit helps with being a single, out of work mommy!
I want to use 4 of the printable save $1 on 2 boxes of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran coupons with their current ad special of 8 boxes for $1.88. Does Rainbow allow you to use 4 coupons in this way in a single transaction?
Brian,
and go on double coupon days so your boxes will end up at an incredibly good price! YES, I have used duplicates of the very same coupon on an order – just be sure that if the coupon says that you need to buy two per coupon that you buy two per coupon. I recently got some Kellogg cereal when it was on special for 1.99 a box. I had four $1 coupons – (had to buy eight boxes for the deal) and two for each coupon – that means I bought eight boxes at 1.99 = 16.00. Minus $8 for the coupons. $8 for eight boxes = $1 per box. This is a cereal that is regular retail for $4.35=THAT is $35 for $8 = savings of 78%. AND it is my most favorite cereal, and I will use it all!
I just read the answer from the clerk at the store. I appreciate part of your comments, but the whole idea that if someone would go through the line with 9 separate orders and hold up the line for 30 minutes does not set right with me. The bottom line is that Rainbow wants people to pass up the other stores and come to the Rainbow and buy their stuff. It takes a fair amount of time to gather the purchases, and the idea that the clerk would be negative towards the customer is just not right! Nine orders in 30 minutes? THAT is like four minutes per order! As the clerk, you must be doing a GREAT job to help the customer get checked out in 30 minutes. IF it were one of the express lane, I would see why you would complain about the coupons. NOT if it is a regular check out lane. When you have one customer who uses a pile of coupons, you undoubtably have dozens that
dont use any at all. It all evens out. Remember the whole idea is to keep product moving! AND when the extreme couponers have an urgent purchase, and have left their coupons at home, the good rapport from Rainbow makes the customer come back for a regular retail purchase!
Is there a limit as to how many coupons you can use in one transaction after the 5 coupons to be doubled during double daze? Or can you only use 5 coupons in one transaction.
Is there a limit as to how many coupons you can use in one transaction after the 5 coupons to be doubled during double daze?
Susan–I don’t believe there is a limit. Just make sure you only have one store and one manufacturer coupon per item. Also, Rainbow does not allow using a coupon for the item you get free in a buy one get one free deal.
You can use just as many coupons as you want to use. If you have purchased the item, you can use a coupon at the checkout. the only restriction is that only FIVE of them will be DOUBLED. Of course, you will take the ones that are the $1 coupons and have them doubled, because that is $2 off the bill, and you will use the .35 ones for the face value. When I check out, I hand the checkout person all of the doublers first at one time, I hand all of the face value ones at one time, and I hand all of the coupon book or newspaper ad ones at one time. Whe this first started, the clerk told me that the first five that you hand to them are the ones that get doubled, so I have always gone by that statement. The clerks still say that handing them to the clerk that way makes it so there is not a mix-up. I have had times (previously) when I hand over too many coupons at once and then one does not scan or there is another mix-up, and I end up leaving my coupon and not get the value and not have the coupon for later. Last week I had a couple that had DO NOT DOUBLE on the face of the coupon, and they did not double, and the clerk would not do anything to change that. By having my other coupons in my hand, I was able to hand a 75 cent coupon over to be the doubler so I did not miss out on my five doublers, or have a 25 cent one be the doubler. This is a great program, and I intend to use it for all it is worth!!
My store said that they will not accept competitor’s coupons. I do not see this issue addressed in the official policy.
I don’t think any Roundy’s store accepts competitor’s coupons. But, many accept manufacturer’s coupons that have another stores name on them since they are reimbursed by the manufacturer.
Is there a limit to how many like coupons they will double? If I have 5 of the same coupon and want those 5 to double will they allow that? I know Sentry states only 3 like coupons are allowed.
Yes, they will allow 5 like coupons to double, unless the coupon itself states a limit of coupons per transaction to be used and the cashier overrides.
Most every Procter & Gamble coupon now states “Limit 4 identical coupons per transaction” or something similar. I’d honor that as the store can be denied reimbursement from the manufacturer if they operate outside of the terms that manufacturers set for their coupons. If they get denied reimbursement, that loss gets translated back to customers in higher prices and, of course, in ever tighter coupon policies.
If the coupon says limit one coupon per purchase. Does that mean that each item I buy is a purchase even though it is in the same transaction?