Money Saving Monday Vol. 16 - Grocery Store Double Coupon Policies

As most of you already know, I’m a big fan of saving money by using coupons. In addition, I’ve openly shared the fact that Ralphs saves me more money - on average, for the items that I buy. I recently had a conversation with a checker at Ralphs and discovered that their “double coupon” policy is not exactly as many might think - they don’t double them all.

This got me interested in the coupon policies for the three major grocery stores in my area. As I was doing this, I thought it might make a good blog post to share with all of you. Below are the main points of the coupon policies for Ralphs, Vons, and Albertsons.

[Please note that the following coupon policies are as I have interpreted and understand them. Please refer to the company websites for complete details and any changes that may have been made to these policies since my writing of this post.]

Ralphs Coupons

Ralphs doubles coupons only if they are $0.50 or less. That is, they only double coupons up to $1, so if you’ve got a $1 off coupon, there will be no doubling on that at Ralphs.

Vons Coupons

Vons double coupons only if they are $1 or less. That is, they only double coupons up to $2, so coupons valued at more than $1 will be taken at face value.

Albertsons Coupons

Albertsons does not regularly double coupons, at least my area. In fact, in doing  a little research online I have found that Albertsons doubles coupons in some areas, but in others only offers “double coupon savings” when they do special promotions. Some areas (like mine for example) never see these promotions or their effort to double coupons.

So, who has the best double coupon policy? Well, it seems that Vons does! When I did my case study last summer to determine which grocery store offered the most value, Ralphs was the clear winner. However, when it comes to double coupons, Vons definitely has the better doubling policy.

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