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Rainbow Foods (Copp's is essentially the same) 101

Every Wednesday is DOUBLE Coupon Day! Only shop Rainbow on Wednesdays for the best deals.

1. Tranaction total must be at least $25.00 (before coupons) to get doubles. I do several individual $25.00 transactions on Wednesdays. My total per transaction is as close to $25.00 as possible (see examples for Wednesday, November 18th at the bottom of this post).

2. For each $25.00 transaction you can double up to 5 - $1.00 (or less) coupons. I rarely double anything lower than $1.00. Other coupons Mfg and Rainbow (store coupons) should be used for remaining products if available.

3. Rainbow Foods accepts printable coupons up to $1.00 value each.

4. The first $10.00 or more of your transaction should be items you are going to be using your $1.00 doubles on (ends up being FREE or close to FREE after doubles).

5. The last $15.00 or less of your transaction should be items you can get for FREE or close to FREE without doubling, items you won't ever see a coupon for (meat, eggs, milk, produce) or items that meet your maximum price list.

6. Always hand the cashier your DOUBLING Coupons first. Then give them the rest of your coupons.

7. Don't forget to sign up a FREE Roundy's Reward Card. Hand it to the cashier before they start your transaction. You will receive a $0.10 per gallon reward for every $50.00 of groceries you purchase (it accumulates so you don't have to do it all in 1 transaction). The card keeps track of how much you've spent and how much further you have to go before you reach the next fuel reward. The reward is based on your total before coupons so it adds up pretty fast. I usually wait until I've reached $1.00 in fuel rewards (about 2 weeks for me). I fill up the car and a gas can with the max 20 gallons at a participating BP Gas Station and save $20.00 off my fuel purchase (once you use your fuel reward it resets to $0.00 so I use the maximum 20 gallons and use the extra for the lawn mower, etc.). Learn more about this program Roundy's Rewards & Fuel Perks FAQ
The Roundy's Reward Card also has $$ off coupons that print at the bottom of your receipt for buying ad featured products. This is a great program...that will save you even more money.

Deals for Wednesday, November 18th - DOUBLE DAY!

Transaction with printable coupons only - For New Coupon Shoppers

BONUS: You will receive a $1.00 catalina (coupon printed from the register) to use on your next Rainbow purchase because you bought $5.00 off the items pictured on page 8 of their circular.

Printables for the deal above:

Printable Ragu Spaghetti Sauce - $1.00/2

Printable Egg Beaters - $1.00/1 (print 2)

Printable Ore-Ida Steam & Mash - $1.00/1

Printable Chinet Paper Plates - $1.00/1

Printable Green Giant Steamers - $0.50/1 (print 2)

Printable Progresso Broth - $0.50/1 (print 2)

Estimated savings for this transaction:

Regular Price - $44.58

OOP Price - $13.07

Total estimated savings - $31.51