Rainbow Foods - Deals for the Week: Dec 13th - 19th

Here are the best deals I found this week at Rainbow Foods:



Roundy's Sweet Cream Butter
$0.88 with ad coupon (limit 2)


Philadelphia Cream Cheese
$0.78 with ad coupon (limit 4)
stack with $0.50/2 from 12/6 SS and
$0.55/2 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $0.26 each with SS coupon doubled (if you buy 4)


Cuties Clementines - sale for $3.99 (3lb bag)
$0.55 off Printable Coupon here (after registering)
or $0.55 from 12/6 SS
Final Price: $2.89 with doubled coupon


Roundy's Chunk Cheese
$0.88 with ad coupon (limit 2)


Nestle Chocolate Chips
$1.68 with ad coupon (limit 2)
stack with $1.00 printable coupon here
Final Price: FREE plus overage with doubled coupon


Kemps Premium Ice Cream
$1.98 with ad coupon (limit 1 @ $1.98, thereafter $2.50 each)
stack with $1.00/2 from 11/22 SS
Final Price: $1.24 each with SS coupon doubled


Maxwell House Coffee
$3.88 with ad coupon (limit 1 @ $3.88, thereafter $5.49 each)
stack with $1.00/2 from 12/13 SS
Final Price: $3.69 each with SS coupon doubled


Oscar Mayer Bacon - sale for $2.49 (limit 2)
$0.75 off from 11/15 SS
Final Price: $0.99


Oscar Mayer Bologna, Light Bologna or Cotto Salami - 2 for $3.00
$1.00/2 from 12/13 SS
Final Price: $0.50 each with doubled coupon


Sargento Shredded Cheese - sale for $1.66
$0.50/2 from 11/15 SS
$0.55/1 from Dec All You magazine
Buy three packages of cheese, use one SS and one All You coupon,
Final Price: $0.96 each with doubled coupons


Birdseye Steamfresh Frozen Vegetables - $1.00
$1.00/2 Printable Coupon
$1.00/4 Printable Coupon
Final Price: as low as $0.50 each


Green Giant Vegetables (frozen) - $1.00
$0.50/1 printable coupon here or here or here
$0.40/1 from 12/13 GM insert
Final Price: as low as FREE with doubled coupon


Green Giant Canned Vegetables - $0.66
$0.40/2 from 11/15 GM insert (could be used on Nibblets Corn)
Final Price: FREE plus overage with doubled coupon


Tropicana Trop50 Orange Juice - $2.50
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $0.50 with doubled coupon


Juicy Juice - $2.25
$1.00 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $0.25 with doubled coupon


Pillsbury Ready to Bake Cookie Dough - $2.50
$1.00/2 from 12/6 SS
Final Price: $1.50 with doubled coupon


Hunts or Rotel Tomatoes - $1.25
$1.00/4 from Dec All You magazine
Final Price: $0.75 with doubled coupon


Newman's Own Pasta Sauce - $2.25
$0.50/1 from 10/25 RP
Final Price: $1.25 with doubled coupon


Classico Pasta Sauce - $2.00
$1.00/2 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.00 each with doubled coupon


Snuggle Fabric Softener - $3.29
$2.00/1 from 12/6 RP
Final Price: $1.29


All Laundry Detergent - $3.99
$2.00/1 from 12/6 RP
Final Price: $1.99


Kellogg's, Keebler or Sunshine Products
$0.99 each when you buy eight

Available coupons include:
$1.00/2 Frosted Mini Wheats, $1.00/3 Any Variety, $0.50/1 Raisin Bran
$1.50/2 Frosted Mini Wheats or Raisin Bran
$1.00/2 Kelloggs Special K Bars
$1.00/2 Apple Jacks, Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes from 12/13 RP
$1.00/2 Keebler Townhouse, Toasteds, Cheez-It, Club crackers from 12/13 RP


Mix and Match these coupons and you should be able to come up with a deal to get eight boxes for free for very close to free with doubled coupons.
** $0.50/1 will make one item free**
**$1.00/1 will make two items free**
**$1.00/2 will make two items free**

***NOTE*** I was just at my Rainbow location and there were many more varieties of cereal included in this deal other than what is pictured in the ad. I would bring any coupon for any Kellogg's cereal and make the best deal on the spot.

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$4.00 off Sudafed at coupons.com

There is a new coupon available at coupons.com for $4.00 off Sudafed Triple Action caplets. Watch for sales at CVS or Walgreens, could be a money-maker!

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Endangered Species Chocolate - 20% off Everything!

Today through Sunday 12/13 everything at Endangered Species Chocolate is 20% OFF when you use the code "holiday20" at checkout.

Plus, enjoy a limited time discount of 40% off All-Natural Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee.

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$1.00 off any Tylenol Product and more...

Stop over here, after registering and print several money saving coupons on Tylenol products, including:

$2.00 off Tylenol Cold and Flu
$2.00 off Tylenol 8 Hour
$1.00 off Tylenol Rapid Release Gels
$1.00 off Tylenol Arthritis
$1.00 Tylenol PM
and $1.00 off any Tylenol Product

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Good Deal on Crayola Products at Toys R Us

Today from 3pm-midnight and tomorrow from 6am-1pm, Toys R Us is throwing up another big Door Busters sale. While there were lots of deep discounts, I especially noticed 'buy 1 get 2 free on ALL Crayola Crayons, Markers and Pencils'. Prices starting at $1.29.

Looking for a coupon on Crayola products though....

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$4.00 off Air Wick + other coupons!

Click here to find this host of printable coupons!

$3.00 off Air Wick Scented Oils i-Motion Starter Kit
$4.00 off Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra Starter Kit
$4.00 off Air Wick Freshmatic Compact i-Motion Automatic Spray
$2.00 off Lysol Disinfectant Spray
$1.00 off Finish Electrasol Quantum Dishwasher Detergent
$2.00 off Veet Hair Removal
$1.50 off Any Resolve Product
plus many, many more!

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My Savings This Week - 12/09/09 Follow Up

This is how I did it, in detail:

Transaction #1
4 boxes of cereal
6.5 lbs of bananas
2 bags of frozen veggies
1 box of brownie mix

Total Before Coupons: $18.17

I had five coupons doubled for $10.00 off, plus another $2.15 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: 6.02

***I earned a coupon for free milk on my next order because of the four boxes of cereal on this order***



Transaction #2
1 gallon of milk
3 bottles of salad dressing
4 cans of soup
2 bags of frozen veggies
1 quart of ice cream

Total Before Coupons: $17.72

I had five coupons doubled for $7.50 off, plus another $2.29 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $7.93

***I earned a coupon for a free box of chicken stock on my next order because of the four cans of soup on this order***



Transaction #3
1 box of chicken stock
1 bottle of canola oil
2 boxes of pancake mix
1 bottle of extra virgin olive oil
1 box bread mix
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 bag of ground coffee
1 quart of ice cream

Total Before Coupons: 25.21

I had five coupons doubled for $7.20 off, plus another $2.49 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $15.52

*** I earned a coupon for $5.00 off my next order for purchasing $20.00 worth of specific brands in a promotion on this order ***



Transaction #4
1 bag of chocolate chips
2 bottles of mayo
5lb bag of flour
2 bags of frozen veggies
1 beef chuck roast

Total Before Coupons: $17.54

I had three coupons doubled for $6.00 off, plus another $5.51 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $6.03

*** Ireached the requirement for the "Free Food" promotion Rainbow has been running this fall, so I received a $10.00 gift card for my next order ***



Transaction #5
1 bag of chocolate chips
4 boxes of cereal
4 cans of soup
5lb bag of flour

Total Before Coupons: $17.39

I had five coupons doubled for $10.00 off, plus another $1.26 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $0.00 (used gift card received after transaction #4. However, the total after coupons that I otherwise would have spent OOP was $6.27)

***I earned a coupon for a free box of chicken stock on my next order because of the four cans of soup on this order***
***I earned a coupon for free milk on my next order because of the four boxes of cereal on this order***



Transaction #6
1 box of chicken stock
1 gallon of milk
1 box of pasta
1 beef chuck roast
2 1/2 lbs of apples
2 tubs caramel apple dip
3 pints of fresh half & half

Total Before Coupons: $21.08

I had five coupons doubled for $7.40 off, plus another $5.85 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $4.10 ($3.73 was covered with the remaining balance of the gift card received from transaction #4)


As I was walking out of the store, there was stand setup right by the exit featurning another promotion being put on by Rainbow, together with the Pioneer Press. If I got paper subscription, I received a Rainbow gift card. Now, I was literally just that day going to call a paper to start a subscription and had non-grocery money set aside for this. So far, I have been driving to a store each Sunday morning to buy my paper, but was tired of this, so starting a newspaper subscription was already in the plans and budget. But, by doing it here with the Rainbow promo, I not only received another Rainbow gift card, I also got a discount on the cost of the subscription. So I saved on both ends. Then I continued with my last transaction:



Transaction #7
1 bag of mini marshmallows
1 bottle of salad dressing
5lb bag of flour
1 bottle of canola oil
1 box of pasta
1 beef chuck roast
3 cartons of fresh orange juice

Total Before Coupons: $21.93

I had three coupons doubled for $4.60 and another $3.51 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $0.00 (used gift cards from newspaper promo. Otherwise would have been $13.82)

Total Value of All Groceries (before sales or coupons): $217.17
Total Discounts from sales and coupons: -$153.75
Total Discounts from promotion gift cards: -$23.82
Total Savings: $177.57

Total OOP: $39.60

Please let me know if anyone has any questions on any of this!

Jennifer

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My Savings This Week - 12/09/09

Another great week of savings. Though the weather outside today was frightful, the deals were just too delightful to stay home. I braved the cold and blowing snow at 5:45am and again later in the afternoon to trek over to my favorite Rainbow and picked up the following:


8 boxes of cereal
6.5 lbs of bananas
6 bags of frozen veggies
1 box of brownie mix
2 gallon of milk
8 cans of soup
4 bottles of salad dressing
2 pints of ice cream
3 beef chuck roasts
2 bottles of mayo
15 lbs flour
2 bags of chocolate chips
2 boxes of pancake mix
1 box of bread mix
1 bag of coffee
1 bottle of extra virgin olive oil
2 bottles of canola oil
2 boxes of chicken stock
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
2 boxes of Dreamfields pasta
2 1/2 lbs apples
2 tubs of caramel apple dip
3 pints fresh half & half
3 cartons of fresh orange juice
1 bag mini marshmallows

I split all of this up between two different outings and seven separate transactions. Yes, that sounds like a lot. But the key to success was careful planning. I had each transaction on a separate shopping list with all of my coupons bundled and ready for each transaction. Doing this prep work at home made the actual shopping trip very quick and easy.

As the icing on the cake, after my first four transactions in my morning shopping trip, I had reached the purchase requirement for the "Free Food" promo that Rainbow has been running this fall, so I received a gift card that I was able to use for my subsequent three transactions. That sweetened the deal even further! Of course, I'm still earning FuelPerks!, last week I saved $9.80 on gas thanks to FuelPerks!

In the end, I spent a total out of pocket of $39.60 for everything. At full price, this would have been $217.17, with makes my savings today a whopping $177.57 or 82%. I stayed within my budget for groceries for this week and got a few treats for the family that makes all the shopping prep work worth the effort.

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Interesting Article about Doubling Coupons

I found this link tonight and thought it was interesting and informative...

Coupons 101: Do not double

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Rainbow Foods - Deals for the Week: Dec 6th - 12th

Below are some of the good deals that I found this week at Rainbow Foods.


Dreamfields Pasta - sale for $1.79
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon here
Final Price: FREE plus overage with doubled coupon

Florida's Natural Orange, Grapefruit or Cranberry Juice - sale for $2.49
Use the $1.00/1 coupon from the 11/22 SS
Final Price: $0.49 with doubled coupon

Wishbone or Western Dressing - 3 for $4.98 ($1.66 each)
$0.75/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $0.16 each with doubled coupon

Birdseye Steamers Veggies - sale 2/$4.00
$1.00/2 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $1.00 each with doubled coupon

Kemps Fresh Half & Half - sale for $0.99
$0.35/1 coupon from 11/22 SS
Final Price: $0.29 with doubled coupon

Breyer's Ice Cream - sale for 2.49 (limit 1)
$0.75/1 coupon from 10/18 RP
Final Price: $0.99 with doubled coupon

Washington, Gala, Braeburn or Fuji Apples - $0.88 lb.
If you buy two Marzetti Caramel Apple Dips ($3.49/ea), you receive an instant $2.00 off apples with instore flyer coupon (which can be found right next to the apples/dip display)
Use $0.50/1 Printable Coupon on the Marzetti Dips
Final Price: $4.98 for two tubs of Caramel Dip and approx. 2 1/3 lbs of apples (with doubled coupons)

Nestle Chocolate Chips - sale for $1.98
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: FREE plus overage with doubled coupon




There were a lot more good deals, you can read about some of them here.

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I saved 78% at Rainbow this week!

I love shopping at Rainbow Foods on Double Coupon Wednesdays.

So this week was a great week. We didn't need too much by way of groceries. Our freezer is stocked with most of our meals for the month already. However, I did purchase everything you see here, at a 78% savings:



Everything you see here would have been $52.08 if purchased at full price. I paid just $11.59 for all of it. All it took was a little planning, and I purchased this in two transactions.

Here is how I did it:

Transaction #1

6 boxes of Cereal
2 pints of Fresh Half & Half

I received the $10.00 instant credit from General Mills on the cereal, plus I received a coupon for a free gallon of milk on my next order. I had five coupons on the GM cereal, doubled for a total discount of $8.50, then I had another $1.45 in coupons that were not doubled. Total discounts between GM deal and all coupons was $19.95, and I spent $5.37 out of pocket.

Transaction #2

1 bag Caribou Coffee (on sale)
2 jars Sweet & Sour sauce (on sale)
2 bottles of St. Ives Body Wash (on sale)
1 gallon Milk
2 packs of yogurt (4 cup packs) (on sale)

I used five coupons, doubled for a total of $10.00 off, plus I used the Free Gallon of Milk coupon I received from the first transaction, which took $3.25 off, and I had another coupon on the Caribou Coffee for $2.00 off. All of the coupon savings, combined with the sale prices gave me a total savings of $20.54 and I spent just $6.22 out of pocket.

I was especially excited about the second transaction, because the milk, body wash and yogurt were completely free and even gave me overage or credit to lower the cost of the coffee and sweet & sour sauce. Considering the coffee alone was regularly $8.29, I saved on the coffee and got everything else for nothing. Not bad for one shopping trip and just a little prep work!

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Couponing Resources

Here is a list of some of my favorite couponing resources. This list will continue to grow as I continue to become a more proficient 'couponer'!

Coupons.com
SmartSource.com
RedPlum.com
All You Coupons
Coupon Database
Sunday Coupon Preview

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