Rainbow Foods - Deals for the Week: Dec 20th - 26th
>> Saturday, December 19, 2009
This week will prove to be another one of good deals at Rainbow, although many are the same as last week.
Don't forget, Wednesday, 12/23 is DOUBLE Double Coupon Wednesday, when for one day only 10 coupons can be doubled on a single transaction. This should turn out some great savings.
Here are the best deals and coupon match-ups for this week:
Nabisco Wheat Thins
$1.78 with ad coupon
Buy one and stack with $1.00/1 from 11/8 SS or
Buy two and stack with $1.00/2 from the "Nabisco Keep the Jingle in your Holidays Party Planner" booklet, (was on a display near the food storage inside Rainbow last week)
Final Price: FREE - $0.78 each with doubled coupon (depending on the coupons you have)
Cuties Clementines - sale for $6.88 (5lb box)
$1.00/1 off Printable Coupon here (after registering)
or $1.00/1 from 12/6 SS
Final Price: $4.88 with doubled coupon
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
Hillshire Farms Lit'l Cocktail Smokies - $3.00
$0.55/1 Printable Coupon or
$1.00/2 from 12/6 RP
Final Price: as low as $1.90 with doubled coupon
Buddig Sliced Lunch Meat - $0.49 (limit 4)
Buy 5 (four at $0.49 and one at $0.79) and use $1.00/5 from 12/6 SS
Final Price: $0.15 each with doubled coupon
Johnsonville Pork Sausage Links, Patties or Roll Sausage - $2.50
$0.55/1 from 11/8 SS
Final Price: $1.40 with doubled coupon
Sargento Shredded Cheese - $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
Kemps Fresh Half & Half - $0.99
$0.35/1 from 11/22 SS
Final Price: $0.29 with doubled coupon
Kraft American Singles - $2.00
$0.50/1 from 12/6 SS
Final price: $1.00 with doubled coupon
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 or here
$0.40/1 from 12/13 GM insert
Final Price: as low as FREE with doubled coupon
Edy's Ice Cream or Sherbet - $1.98
(with ad coupon, limit 1 @ $1.98, thereafter $2.50 each)
Bagel Bites - $1.50
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: FREE plus overage with doubled coupon
Rhodes Rolls or Bread Dough - $3.50
Buy 2 and use $1.00/2 from 12/6 SS
Final Price: $2.50 each 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
Coffee-mate Flavored Creamer - $3.00
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon
Hunts Tomatoes - $1.25
$1.00/4 from Dec All You magazine
Final Price: $0.75 with doubled coupon
Del Monte Canned Tomates, Fruit or Vegetables - $1.00
Buy four and use $1.00/4 Printable Coupon (after registering)
Final Price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon
Buy $15.00 of participation Del Monte products *in one transaction* and receive a coupon for $5.00 off your next order.
***Deal Idea***
Buy 16 cans of your choosing (fruits, veggies or tomatoes) and use four of the $1.00/4 coupons.
Pay $8.00 OOP, receive $5.00 off coupon
Net Cost: $3.00 for 16 cans or $0.19 each
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
Heinz Gravy - $1.69
if Sausage Flavor variety is included, buy two and use $1.00/2 from 11/1 SS
Final Price: $0.69 each with doubled coupon
Progresso Soups - $1.50
$1.00/3 Printable Coupon or
$0.50/2 from 11/8 SS or 12/6 SS
Final Price: as low as $0.84 each with doubled coupon
General Mills Cereal - $2.50 (select varieties)
Buy four and receive a coupon for a free gallon of milk on your next order (up to $3.25 value)
There are many coupons available for GM Cereal:
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon for Trix, Cocoa Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Lucky Charms
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon (IE) for Banana Nut Cheerios
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon (FF) for Banana Nut Cheerios
Printable Coupons for $0.75/1 Cocoa Puffs, $1.00/2 Chex Varieties, $0.55/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch
$1.00/2 from 11/8 SS and 11/15 or 12/13 GM
Final Price: as low as $0.50 each with doubled coupons (plus your free milk on the next order!)
Red Start Active Dry Yeast - $5.10 (4oz jar)
$0.75/1 from 11/15 SS
Final Price: $3.60 with doubled coupon
Nestle Chocolate Chips - $1.98
$1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Final Price: FREE plus overage with doubled coupon
Karo Corn Syrup - $2.00
$0.50/1 from 11/8 SS or
$0.40/1 from 12/6 SS
Final Price: as low as $1.00 after doubled coupon
C&H Powdered or Brown Sugar - $1.79
$0.30/1 from 11/15 RP
Final Price: $1.19 with doubled coupon
Hershey's Pot of Gold - BOGO ($8.95)
Use two of the $1.00/1 from the 12/6 SS
Final Price: $2.48 each with doubled coupons
Betty Crocker Frosting or Warm Delights - $1.79
$0.50/1 Printable Coupon (both products) or
$0.50/1 (frosting) from 11/15 GM
Final Price: $0.79 with doubled coupon
Snuggle Fabric Softener - $3.29
$2.00/1 from 12/6 RP
Final Price: $1.29 with doubled coupon
All Laundry Detergent - $3.99
$2.00/1 from 12/6 RP
Final Price: $1.99 with doubled coupon
Pup-Peroni Dog Treats - $3.29
Buy two and use $2.00/2 Printable Coupon
Final Price: $2.29 each
Plus you will receive a coupon for $1.50 off your next order
I plan on stocking up on more frozen veggies, canned tomatoes and fruit, sausage, pasta sauce, chocolate chips and soup. Wheat Thins are also on my list, as I have a mail-in rebate on those that would make them a money maker for me.
Remaining 2009 Coupon Inserts
>> Friday, December 18, 2009
For the remaining two weekends in 2009, there will be no SmartSource or RedPlum inserts in our Sunday papers. There will however be a P&G insert on Sunday 12/27.
I've posted a schedule for coupon inserts for 2010 and you can check each weekend by clicking on the tab at the top of this blog, or just click here. These are confirmed dates from each insert company.
Ideas for Coupon Organization
>> Thursday, December 17, 2009
It goes without saying that different people will have different methods for organization. But today I thought I would share my method for organizing coupons. This is what works for me.
All of my coupons are stored in one central location: a file folder tote. Or, more accurately, a file folder wicker crate, but you get the idea.
Each hanging folder has a labeled tab, which divides all of my inserts. The inserts are stored in order by date, most recent in front.
This is a great method, since almost any blog that provides deal advice will reference coupons by the name of the insert and the insert distribution date. Storing your coupons un-clipped in the original insert will provide the easiest way to locate a specific coupon when referencing deal ideas.
If you see a coupon in an insert for an item that you will buy for sure, it is a regular purchase for your family, then it would make sense to clip it and carry it with you, because you know you'll use it. Otherwise, the rest are better stored un-clipped until when/if they are needed. This will eliminate a lot of clipping time and sorting work!
I also have a 3-ring binder. In this binder I have tabs that divide baseball card holders. The baseball card holder is the perfect size to keep an internet printed coupon. Since internet printed coupons can come and go very quickly, it's best to print them when you can in order to ensure you'll have it when the right sale comes around. My divider tabs in the binder sort my printed coupons by category (baby, frozen foods, laundry & cleaning, dairy, meat, etc.) which makes it simple to locate a coupon that I have already printed.
My 3-ring binder stores neatly in the back of my insert tote, making the whole works orderly and compact enough to put away in a cabinet, up on a shelf, or I can easily take the whole thing with me in the car.
Now I may be looking through a store flyer, notice a good sale on an item that none of the blogs I follow have commented on. This is where the coupon database comes in. Just type in the brand name of the product, or manufacturers name and you will receive a list of possible coupon matches. It will list the source of the coupon, and those that are from inserts will be easy to locate with this organization method.
This is my method, it works for me and has ended the days of piles upon piles of clipped, un-clipped and printed coupons being all over my kitchen counter top. What works for you?
Did you know...
... that the distribution date and source of a coupon insert, such as a SmartSource, is printed on the spine of each insert? "Spine?" you say... Yes! As tiny as it may be, the outer page that make the front and back cover to each insert has printed right on the crease, in the tiniest of print, the distribution date and for which circulating newspaper each insert was prepared for.
While I still do write on the front cover, in large print, the date of each insert, it is helpful to be able to check the spine in case you either forgot to write it on the front, or you would like to see which newspaper this particular insert came from (as not all coupon inserts are created equally!).
$0.75 Coupon for any Mom's Best Naturals Product
Click here, after registering, you can print a coupon good for $0.75 off any Mom's Best Naturals product.
A little inspiration...
I thought I would share a photo of one receipt from yesterday's shopping:
Now if that doesn't inspire someone to try out couponing, I don't know what will!
$15 Credit at Shutterfly
Shutterfly is offering a $15 account credit right now, and it doesn't expire for 100 years! Click here and follow these steps:
- Sign up or log into your Shutterfly Account.
- Click on My Account (way up at the top in tiny print)
- Go to Special Offers (scroll down, it's under "Plans and Offers")
- Enter Code FIFTEENOFF
Thanks STL Mommy! Read more...
My Savings This Week - 12/16/09
Another week, more savings. Here are the details of my shopping adventures yesterday. I say adventures, because it was interesting. With such great sales and great coupons to boot, there were bound to be some shortages, and I certainly ran into a few of them. Also, one last minute shopping list/coupon switch up by myself, and I jumbled one of my transaction. Totally my fault and I was annoyed, but I am still learning too after all! Topped off by shopping with three kids in tow (for part of the day), doctor appointments for my twins... it was a full day to say the least!
Here we go:
10 boxes of cereal
6 boxes of crackers (my FAVORITE kind!)
1 bottle of fabric softener
1 bottle of laundry detergent
2 3/4 lbs of bananas
5 lbs of butter
4 blocks of cheese
3 bags of shredded cheese
4 quarts of ice cream
3 cartons of juicy juice (with immunity boost)
6 bottles of juicy juice (the bigger 64oz bottles)
6 jars of pasta sauce
5 bags of frozen veggies
2 bags of chocolate chips
4 cartons of fresh orange juice
7 boxes of cream cheese
1 box of lasagna noodles
1 bottle of chili sauce (not on sale, but needed for a recipe)
3 limes (recipe)
ginger root (recipe)
bean sprouts (recipe)
1 large carton of yogurt (not on sale, but my husband really wanted this)
(one lime and about half the bananas are not pictured, they've already be eaten!)
Once again, seven separate transaction. This time, just because of my hectic schedule and other appointments for the day, I ended up going to three different Rainbow stores and did 2-3 transactions at each store.
End result:
Total Value of All Groceries (before sales or coupons): $216.02
Total Discounts from sales and coupons: -$161.22
Total OOP: $54.80
I mentioned that I goofed up one transaction, which caused my coupons not to be doubled. But it was my mistake when I switched up my planned shopping list in the store. I also bought a few non-sale/non-coupon items that I needed for a specific recipe that we wanted to try. So between those two things, my OOP was a bit higher than it could have been, but still I was at 75% savings: not too bad.
How was your shopping/savings this week?
Looking forward to next week with Double DOUBLE Coupon day at Rainbow. Next week only, up to 10 coupons per transaction. I'm so excited!
Double Daze DOUBLED at Rainbow Foods - 12/23 ONLY!!
Wow, I just sat down to check out the sale flyer for today-Saturday at Rainbow Foods. Double Daze for Wednesday, Dec 23rd is DOUBLED: up to 10 manufacturer coupons! Imagine the savings! Looking forward to next week's shopping for sure!
Read more...Busy Week, Great Shopping
Well, yesterday was another great day for shopping and I scored lots of groceries at great prices (including totally free veggies!). But it was also crazy busy with lots of other stuff going on around the house. So I'll post up more details later today (hopefully!) about my shopping trips and all my savings. I can tell you that hit my target of 75% savings dead on. Though it should have been higher this week, but I'll explain more about that later....
Read more...BOGO Coupon for Special K Cereal
>> Monday, December 14, 2009
Just in time for this weeks deal at Rainbow! Click here, after registering, print your Buy One, Get One coupon for Special K cereal and you could pair it up with the Kellogg's promo for a great deal. See my post from yesterday about Rainbow's Sale/Coupon Match Up for Double Coupon Wednesday.
Note: It has a print limit of only one.
Read more...
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