Ralphs offers 10% storewide
I wonder if this deal is a reaction to outrage over Ralphs limiting their coupon doubling program. Many grocery shoppers said they would stop patronizing Ralphs because coupon doubling maxes out at $1. (A 50-cent coupon will be doubled to $1 but a 75-cent coupon will max out at $1.)
This deal may get them back, however. Buy a Ralphs gift card for $300 and they will put $330 on the card. Buy a gift card for $600 and they will put $660 on the card. That's a 10% bonus! The deal ends July 31 and requires you to have a Ralphs loyalty card, which is free.
Caveats: Offer applies to in-store purchases only of new gift cards and does not include re-loads on existing gift cards. Cannot be combined with any other discount or offer. One per household. Bonus amounts cannot be redeemed for alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals or lottery tickets.
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Ralphs started this promotion in June...
Actually, I think they started even earlier than June. The promotion was tied to the economic stimulus checks that taxpayers started receiving in May.
Since I am one of those furious over Ralph's new policies - I use coupons extensively, so dropping the doubling of coupons over 50 cents is hurting me A LOT, dropping the pet club, and the so-called lower prices (on our first trip after the new policies began Cottonelle 12 pak Ultra tissues went from $7.99 to $8.99 and Friskies cat food from 43 cents to 50 cents - yep, lower prices my Aunt Susie!) - I am willing to pass on this little hint. Caveat: It worked for us, your mileage may vary!! We were told we could buy up to 4 $300 gift cards on each Ralph's loyalty card (if my husband and I had each had our own loyalty card, we could have bought 8!). So, we did. We shop every other week, so we bought one gift card per shopping trip, thus netting an additional $120. Of course, those new "lower prices" and the lack of double coupons will eat into those savings.
And yes, I have looked into other markets' policies a bit and so far have found little to choose between them. Vons does offer double coupons (at least for now), but there are none within 12 miles of our home. The cost in gas outweighs any savings. *sigh*
It remains to be seen whether the new Ralph's Rewards cards will bring us any savings. At this point, I am doubtful.
Good ol' Ralphs thinks it is a Gelsons. Their remodeling of the store (think Encino) is a knockoff of Gelsons. They are far from being a Gelsons. I would pay extra at Gelsons for their customer service and professionalism that is non- existent at Ralphs. The lowering of prices at Ralphs? Hah hah hah. Their prices are pretty close to Gelsons....I say boycott Ralphs/Kroger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, nothing makes up for the loss of the coupon savings. I stopped shopping at Vons a few years back when they dropped double coupons completely, and remained faithful to Ralphs even when Vons resumed doubling the coupons. Guess what? Last week Vons got me back. I've been regularly spending around $100 per week at Ralphs; this week I spent $7.10, and that's only because my prescriptions are filled there. Hello Trader Joe's, Costco and Vallarta--so long, Ralphs.
Okay, maybe I'm being sucked in, but... in two visits I have over 1200 "points" which are worth $10. They still double coupons up to 50 cents. I clip coupons, but have never been able to do the magic that some people do with them. Grocery prices are up everywhere. I am fortunate to live close to a Trader Joe's, Von's, Gelson's, Ralph's, Vallarta and Jon's markets so I can pretty much shop where the deals are, but as much as I hate not getting those lovely 1.00 doubles, so far the point things seem to be adding up rapidly. However will have to see how that works out 3-6 months down the road. I seriously doubt that you will be seeing other stores returning to double coupons and if they do, it will most likely be in line with what Ralph's is doing. Sad but true reality check. Also watch out for the size of items a lot of manufacturers are shrinking the size of products but not the price. (like mayo used to be 32 oz and is now 30). The times in which we live I fear.
No thank you, Ralphs. I'm now going to Trader Joe's, Vallarta, and the smaller independents. Ralph's prices were always higher but with the use of coupons they evened out and you could get some good buys. I am tired of being told what to purchase by these huge chains. I thought monopolies were against the law.
TARGET has a litlle choiche but in the food section there are very low prices
Are you ready for this one..the prices are different at Ralph's at different locations!! This makes me furious. You are paying higher prices in different stores on the same item! How does Ralph's get away with this?
Even the sale prices sometimes differ. In the Ralph's on Ventura/Hazeltine Ave, the prices on certain items are more than in the Ralph's located at Burbank/Van Nuys Blvd. In the store at Laurel Cyn/Roscoe Blvd, the prices are lower. Around the corner at "Food for Less" (also owned buy Ralph's/Kroger) the prices are even lower.
It took me a while to figure this out. I would shop on the weekends near my home in Sherman Oaks, but stop in for some things on my lunch hour at the market near my office in Sun Valley. The prices were lower on all the same items in Sun Valley.
They lost me as a faithful customer after the strike. I don't spend a lot at Ralph's any more. They are trying to lure customers back with their new remodels, but its only to justify the many price increases. Cutting the coupon doubling was the last straw!!
Did anyone notice that Ralphs has also penalized SENIORS? The new Ralphs card no longer gives seniors the benefit it used to - which was, $1 for every $10 seniors spent on generics. I really used to count on that discount.