Raley's is a Northern California / Nevada grocery chain (Raley's, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods). Their "Be Inspired" article lists ways to stretch your grocery dollar. Here's what's actually worth your time.
What to do
1. Sign up for Something Extra (free). Raley's loyalty program. You get personalized digital coupons ("Something Extra Dollars"), gas discounts at participating stations, and weekly offers clipped to your account. Sign up in the app or at the courtesy desk — they'll ask for a phone number, which becomes your rewards ID at checkout. The app shows you offers before you shop. Sign up.
2. Clip digital coupons before you go. In the Raley's app, open "Offers" and tap to clip the ones you want. They auto-apply at checkout when you give your phone number. Paper coupons from the mailer also still work.
3. Watch the weekly ad. New deals start Wednesdays. The ad lives at raleys.com/weekly-ad. Sale items often beat regular prices by 30–50%. Stack a weekly-ad price with a digital coupon when both apply.
4. Buy store brands. "Purely Made" and "Raley's" labels are typically 20–30% cheaper than the name-brand equivalent and are made to similar specs. Try one item at a time to see which ones you actually like.
5. Shop the perimeter and the markdown racks. Produce, meat, and dairy sit around the edges of the store — that's where most of your money goes, so pay attention to unit prices there. Meat and bakery departments have markdown stickers (usually yellow/orange) on items near their sell-by date — fine to cook or freeze that day.
Other Raley's programs that help low-income shoppers
- CalFresh / EBT accepted at all California Raley's locations, including for online pickup orders in many stores.
- Food For Families — Raley's in-store donation program. You can round up at the register; donations fund local food banks in the communities where Raley's operates. Details: raleys.com/our-purpose/food-for-families.
- Extra Friendly Shopping hours — sensory-friendly shopping (dimmed lights, no music/announcements) in many stores; ask your local store for times.
Bottom line
The single biggest win is signing up for Something Extra and clipping digital offers before each trip — that's where most of the savings live. The five tips in the linked article are real, but they all assume you've done that first step.
Source: raleys.com/be-inspired/5-tips-to-save-more-at-raleys (active as of 2026-05-17).