Mommin' It Up!

October 4, 2008October 4, 2008

Walgreens is Acting like CVS!

I could not believe the amount of good Register Rewards deals at Walgreens this week. Since we got a CRAPPY CVS ad with only 3 ECB deals in it in my part of Ohio, I had to go get me some deals at Wags! I know, I know! It’s terrible. I was very nervous because half the time their Register Rewards deals seem to not work, but miracle of miracles, this time they all did! I won’t break it down by transaction for you, but I did three transactions and got all this for a PROFIT of $4.50 after Register Rewards! And I put all the out-of-pocket expenses on my Walgreens gift card from last month’s rebates. YAY!

Of course I DID get a couple of things at CVS. You know me, I can’t let a Free After ECB item go unbought!

Cover Girl foundation $5.49
Cover Girl powder $5.49
Milk $2.99
Crayola markers clearance $.49
Dawn Hand Renewal $.99
Total = $15.45
Coupons:
CVS $3/$15
Covergirl BOGO (took ff $5.49) manu q
$1 off Covergirl product manu q
$1 off Dawn manu q (adjusted to 99 cents)
Total = $4.97

I paid with 5 ECB adjusted down to 4.97 and got back 5.79 ECB for the Cover Girl (even though it only cost $5.49! weird huh? But I will take it!)

Later in the week, I found some SWEET clearance deals at CVS!

These fabulous fake Crocs were marked down to 79 CENTS EACH!! Joshua has worn these all summer and they are totally fine. Haven’t fallen apart, have been great shoes. So, I got 3 pairs for each of my kids in varying sizes for the next couple of summers! I paid with a $5 ECB adjusted down to $4.74 and paid zero out-of-pocket. YAY!

Then, Thursday I needed milk so I headed to CVS to see if they had any of the freebie October monthly deals in yet (they didn’t! BOO!) I found some Huggies Little Swimmers clearanced to 89 cents and I had $1.50 off coupons! They gave me the overage on them so I only paid $1.77 in ECB (a $2 ECB adjusted down) for this, and paid zero out-of-pocket!

So, all in all, it was a pretty good week! Hope you all got some great bargains too! To see how the rest of us crazy coupon ladies did, check out CVS Superstars at the Centsible Sawyer and Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom!

September 30, 2008

He Really Knows How (and Where) to Pick ‘Em

My little son Joshua, at four-and-a-half, has reached a major milestone in his young life. He’s got his first crush, and he’s got it bad. Just who is the lucky gal? Well, her name is Natalie. She’s everything a mother would want for her son. She’s cute, she’s sweet, she’s polite, and…she’s our CVS cashier!

That’s right, my son has fallen for one of my favorite CVS cashiers. And why not? We see her 4,000 times a week so it was bound to happen. It’s very convenient for me, as now the child actually wants to go to CVS. Instead of groaning when I announce we’re going, he now says, “Can we go to Natalie’s CVS?” or “You know I like to go to the one where Natalie is, Mom.” (When we go and she is not working, it is a major bummer for both of us. He is not so pleasant a shopper without having Natalie to look forward to at the checkout!) He always wants to bring one of his toys to show her and enjoys telling her some fun fact about his life. Last week it was, “I’m gonna tell Natalie I’m going on a field trip.” She always humors him and I think is appropriately flattered that such a cute little boy is sweet on her.

So there ya have it. Love blooms at CVS. He loves her ’cause she’s nice and I love her ’cause she takes all my coupons. It’s the perfect arrangement! Now as long as she doesn’t mind getting married until she’s forty, this whole thing should work out really well!

September 28, 2008

Ode to Anna

If you’ve been reading our blog for awhile now, you know that Emily has a younger sister, Anna. She is the third and final member of our heroic trio, the SuperCousins (she is also Emily’s fifth cousin and my fifth cousin as well as my first cousin. Ahem.) Each of us SuperCousins has a super power of course; mine is couponing, Emily’s is pumping her breasts while driving a car, and Anna’s is craftiness. The girl is a crafter.

A few weeks ago, on my birthday, I was the beneficiary of Anna’s craftiness when she made me this divine piece of art:

Here’s the inside:

Anna made this purse out of CVS and Target bags! She somehow ironed them together and then quilted them into a purse. It’s beyond me, I am way too craftarded to even begin to understand it, but isn’t it CUTE?? Don’t all you CVSers want one??

I am sure Anna would just looove to make you all one…for the right price! Sadly, she does not accept ECBs. (She does enjoy using them though! She also loves CVS!)

So, anyhoo, that’s my ode to Anna. She is pretty awesome and oh-so-crafty, and a wonderful friend and cousin!