Big Mama Saves You Money

All the Walgreens Transactions :) 05/30/2011

2011-05-30T18:40:00.000-07:00

22 bottles of Old Spice body wash, 2 Glade Candles, 4 Gillette deodorants, 1 pack of 3 Listerine Strips, 3 Degree men deodorant, 5 Right Guard body wash, 2 Rimmell nail polish, 9 Degree women deodorants,13 Right Guard deodorant, 2 Gillette body wash, 4 Illy cappuccino, & 15 Chiclets gum!

All this for a Whopping $15.88 before Register Rewards & $-2.12 after (I received $18 in RR)

There were Multiple Transactions (a total of 7)

Transactions #1

The Right Gurard is on sale BOGO so for 2 you would pay $4.49 BUT i also had a BOGO coupon so there was an additional $4.49 taken ooff so the Right Guard was FREE, The Rimmell Polish is on Sale 2/$4 BUT i had 2 $1 any Rimmell product so for the 2 it was $2.00, The Listerine strips are on sale for $2.99 and you get $2 back making the $.99 BUT i had a $.50 off coupon so it was $2.49 and i received $2 in RR so final cost $.49, the Illy Cappuccino is on sale for $2 and you get $2 back so final cost is FREE!, my total upfront for this transaction was $5.66 and I received $5 in RR so it was actually $0.66 :)

Total Savings: $26.23

Transaction #2

The Chiclets are $.39 each so for 5 it is $1.95 (no coupon just needed them to use my RR (only 3 are shown)), the Degree is on sale for $3.75 each or 4/$15 and you get $5 in RR making it 4/$10 BUT I had 2 BOGO coupons so that took off $7.50, and i also had 2 $.75 off coupons which took off $1.50 THEN i used $6.99 in RR. So my upfront total was $.96 and i received $5 back so it was really $-4.04

Total Saving: $18.95

Transaction #3

The Right Guard is on sale Buy One Get One Free @ $4.49 for 2 BUT i also had a BOGO coupon so all the Right Guard was FREE, the Chicklets gum is $.39 (no coupon needed it to use my RR), the Illy Cappuccino is on sale for $2 and you get $2 back making it FREE my upfront total was $2.01 and i recieved $2.00 in RR so my actual total was $0.01.

Total Saving: $55.07

Transaction #4

The Illy Cappuccino is on sale for $2 and you get $2 back making it FREE. the Chiclets gum is is $.39 (no coupons needed it to use my RR), The Old Spice is on sale Buy One Get One 1/2 off so for 2 bodywash it is $6.73 ($4.49 each) had a BOGO coupon so that took an additional $4.49 off making the price of 2 body washes $2.22 & i also had 2 coupons for $1 off 2 Old Spice products so the price of 2 body washes was $1.22, the Illy Cappuccino is on sale for $2 and you get $2 back making it FREE, I also used $5.99 in RR so my upfront total was $1.90 and i recieved $2 in RR making my total $-.10

Total Savings $28.40

Transaction #5

The Illy Cappuccino is on sale for $2 and you get $2 back making it FREE, the Chiclets gum is is $.39 so for 3 it is $1.17 (no coupons needed it to use my RR), The Old Spice is on sale Buy One Get One 1/2 off so for 2 body wash it is $6.73 ($4.49 each) had a BOGO coupon so that took an additional $4.49 off making the price of 2 body washes $2.22 & i also had 2 coupons for $1 off 2 Old Spice products so the price of 2 body washes was $1.22, I also used $7 in RR. My upfront total was $2.14 BUT i received $2 in RR making it really $.14

Total Savings: $37.15

Transaction #6

The Degree is on sale 4/$15 & you get $5 in RR making it 4/$10 BUT I used 2 $.75 off coupons ($1.50) and 2 BOGO coupons (-7.50) the Chiclets are $.39 each (5 for $1.95 I also used $7 in RR making my total $.95!

Total Savings: $18.96

Transaction #7

The Illy Cappuccino is on sale for $2 and you get $2 back making it FREE, the Chiclets gum is is $.39 so for 2 it is $.78 (no coupons needed it to use my RR), The Old Spice is on sale Buy One Get One 1/2 off so for 2 body wash it is $6.73 ($4.49 each) had a BOGO coupon so that took an additional $4.49 off making the price of 2 body washes $2.22 & i also had 2 coupons for $1 off 2 Old Spice products so the price of 2 body washes was $1.22, the Right Guard is on sale Buy One Get One Free @ $4.49 for 2 BUT i also had a BOGO coupon so all the Right Guard was FREE. My total for this transaction was $1.35 & i recieved $2 in RR making it $-.65

Total Savings: $55.11

HEB 05/25/2011

2011-05-30T16:41:00.000-07:00

12 bottles of Frank's Red Hot Sauce & 8 bottles of KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce

All this for FREE!!!!

Now the Hot sauce was on sale 2/$1 I had 12 $.50 off ! coupons so that made all of the hot sauces' FREE, I the BBQ sauce was on sale 5/$5 I had 8 $1 off coupons so that made all of the BBQ sauce FREE as well!!

My Total Savings: $14.00 :)

Wal*Mart 05/29/2011

2011-05-30T16:31:00.000-07:00

All this for $0.49 :0

7 bags of Carefree Pantyliners, 1 container of Similac, 2 Crunch bars, 2 fly swatters, 9 trial size Pert shampoos, 12 sticky tape for bugs, 4 Suavitel, 3 Reach floss(only 2 are shown), and 1 box of Fixodent.

Ok so all the Carefree were FREE because of the free carefree coupons, the Fly tape is $.98 and i had a $1 off coupon for each one making all 12 of the FREE with $-0.02 overage for each one (total $.24 overage), the Fly swatters are also $.98 and I used a $1.00 off coupon making each FREE with $-.02 overage (total $.4 overage), the Suavitel is $.97 and i had a $.50 off coupon making each $.37 (total $1.48), the Pert shampoos are $.97 each and i had a $1.00 coupon for each one making it all FREE with $-.03 overage for each (total $.27 overage), the Similac is $3.84 and i had a $5.00 off coupon making it FREE with $-1.16 overage, now for the 3 floss' I had 2 different coupons, 1 was $1 off any 1 reach product, the floss was $.88 so it was FREE with $-.12 overage, and the other coupon i had was $2.50 off 2 so for 2 floss' it would be $1.76 so I got the other 2 floss FREE with $-.74 overage, and last but not least the Fixodent is $3.47 and i had a $3.00 off coupon so i paid $.47 fpr the fixodent :)

My Total Savings: $47.29

Its Been A While ... I Know :) ..(Target) 05/30/2011

2011-05-30T16:15:00.000-07:00

All this for$4.50 :)

(12 Bags of Tide Stain Release, 2 Gillette Body Wash, 4 Gillette Deodorant, & 1 Tide To-Go)

Ok so for the Tide Stain Release I had a coupon for $3.00 off and Target also has a coupon for $1 off (you need 1 Target coupon per item) and the Tide Stain Release is $4 so we got each bag FREE.

The Tide Pen is on sale for $2.94 and we had a $1 off coupon making it $1.94 (i needed it otherwise it would not have been bought)

The Gillette body wash is $3.49 each I had 2 $2 off coupons so for the 2 it was $2.98, each deodorant was $4.24 but Target had a $1 off coupon making it $12.96 for 4, I had 2 coupons that said if i bought 1 deodorant I would get a body wash FREE so that took $6.98 so both body wash were free, and I also had a BOGO coupon for the deodorant so that took an additional $8.48 off (that's the price for 2 before the Target coupon is applied)

My Total Savings: $70.46 :)

Today Was A GREAT Day To Save :)

2011-05-19T15:33:00.000-07:00

All this for $27.46 before Register Rewards & $15.46 after :0

(3 items)
Ok this was my first Walgreens transaction that totaled $7.71 and i recieved $5 in Register rewards so it was really $4.71 :0
How you ask?!
Well the Gillette Pro Glide is on sale for $9.89 and you get $5 in register Rewards, but i had a $4 off coupon making it $$5.89 upfront, the Scott tissue is $5 and i had a $1 off coupon making it $4, i bought the cookies for $.25 because i needed an extra item so i could use my $3 in Register Rewards which gave me the $7.71 total :0

(3 items)
This was also an individual transaction that totaled before Register rewards $2.33 and after Register Rewards -$.67, i did a separate because it gave me register Rewards, so i didn't want to combine it with any other register Reward transaction, now these are on sale 3/$10 and you get $3 in register Rewards making it 3/$7. However I had a BOGO coupon that was Buy one wash get one free so that took $3.33 off, then i used $3 in Register Rewards, and i also had a $1 off 2 which gave me the total of 2.33 :0

Alright the last & Final transaction at Walgreens :)
(16 items)
This all totaled ...
wait for it...
wait for it...
$9.31 & i got $4 in Register Rewards making it really $5.31 ... (amazing .. I Know!!!)
Ok so the Bic Comfort 3 razors are at Walgreens for $3.99 and i had 3 $3 off coupons making each of the 3 $.99 each, the twix is on sale for $.39 (no coupon) i got it so i could use me Register Rewards, The Reach toothbrushes were on the clearance aisle for $1.09 and i had 2 $1 off coupons so for each toothbrush it was $.9, the Gillette deodorant is $4.99 and it is buy one get one half off, the body wash is on sale 3/$10 and you get $3 in register Rewards making it 3/$7 BUT i had a BOGO coupon basically when you buy the deodorant you get the wash FREE so for the wash and deodorant it was $38.34 and with the BOGO coupon it made it $25.00 BUT i also had 4 $2 off one body wash coupons which brought it down to $17 not including the buy one get one 50% off Gillette sale that took an additional $10.84 making the 5 deodorants and the 4 body wash 6.16 :0

Now, you know i couldn't leave Target out!
My total was $73.13 ... but i only spent $8.11 :)
How?!
Well the Airwick (unit only) is on sale for $4.50 and i had 7 $4 off coupons making each one $.50, the Tide Stain release are $2.99 BUT i had a $3 off coupon as well as a $1 off Target coupon making it FREE (they do not do overage) ...(the shoes were in the basket so they came along with us) The Sure deodorant is on sale for $1.50 and a had 3 $1 off coupons making each one $.50, the Carefree were FREE with the FREE Carefree coupon, The Aquafresh toothpaste is $1.89 each and a had 3 $1 off coupons making each one $.89, the Listerine was on the clearance aisle for $2.44 i had a coupon that said if i bought Listerine and/or Reach floss i will get $2.50 off the Reach Floss is $.89 so for the Floss and mouth wash i paid $.79 and i did this 2 times, last but not least i bought the Old Spice body wash sets which was also on the clearance aisle for $3.40 each so I bought 4 i had 3 BOGO coupons which took 10.20 off so for the wash it was $3.40 :)

Tattoos By Kevo

2011-05-18T19:02:00.000-07:00

Tattoos By Kevo
(Alief) 6115 Wilcrest Dr
Houston TX 77072
(281) 568-7296

Tattos By Kevo
(Katy) 5211 Barker Cypress
Houston TX 77084
(281) 858-1008

The shop hours are 4pm until the last person leaves everyday Monday-Sunday.
Currently at the Alief shop if you get a tattoo the piercings are $5 or without a tattoo the piercing is $10 .. call the shop for more details.

Wal Mart Run-In

2011-05-18T10:46:00.000-07:00

10 items valued at $22.18 ... of course I wasnt gonna pay that!
since you asked :) I really paid .... wait for it ...
$2.99 :)
(before Tax)
How?!
Now you know I'm gonna tell ya!
(I save & tell)
Ok let's start with the Fixodent it is at Wal Mart for $3.47 & i bought 2 so that would be $6.94 BUT i had a BOGO coupon so for the 2 it would be $3.47 & I also had a coupon that took $3 off 1, so for the 2 it was $.47 :)
Now the Poligrip is $1.78 and i had a coupon for a FREE up to $2.00 so for the Poligrip I paid $0.00
Ok the Aquafresh kids toothpaste is $1.88 and I had a $1 off coupon that made the price of the toothpaste $.88
The Noxzema razors are $2.67 each so for the 2 it would be $5.34 However, I had 2 $2 off coupons so for the 2 it was $1.34
Ok this is my FAVORITE deal! I have ALOT of FLOSS:) Now, the floss is $.88 each so for the 4 it would be $3.52 BUT i had a coupon that says its $2.50 off any 2 and the price of 2 is $1.76 which leaves me with $-.74 overage for each 2! so the total overage/cost for the floss purchase was $-1.48 :)

Policies in Texas

2011-05-18T08:20:00.000-07:00

Ok so when i first started couponing i had a hard times kniwing what stores had what policy & what not, it was pretty bad. Then some of the NEW cashiers didn't know their on policies and would say I can only use one coupon, wtf, i knew that was wrong.
So i decided to make it easier for those of you who have just began couponing and what to know what stores do what, when, and how! Oh yeah and if i were you I'd carry it in my binder just in case you get a new cashier that knows nothing!
Walmart Coupon Policy
Target Coupon Policy
Walgreens Coupon Policy
Kroger Coupon Policy (Its not fully updated yet)
CVS Coupon Policy- They do not have it posted on the website but this is it:
Thank you for contacting CVS/pharmacy. Your e-mail has reached the Customer Relations Department. We appreciate the time you took to contact us with your inquiry. Our coupon policy is not available on our Web site. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time.
Our registers are set to allow 1 CVS coupon and 1 manufacturer coupon per item. Free coupons or “offers at the register” (OAR’s) are unearned and issued to you as a valued member of the CVS/pharmacy ExtraCare program. These coupons take the form of “open ended” coupons such as $3 off $15 or a certain dollar amount off a specific item. In any given transaction our registers will allow only one “open ended” coupon per transaction. CVS Extra Buck coupons are earned when you make a qualifying purchase. These print out instantly at the register upon reaching the threshold for the offer. You can use more than one Extra Buck coupon provided the purchase threshold has been met for each offer amount on a per-transaction basis.
In the case where a particular item is on sale for “buy one get one free” (BOGO), you are only allowed to use one manufacturer’s BOGO coupon. For instance, if Revlon lipstick is on sale for BOGO, you can use one manufacturer’s BOGO coupon. You would get both items free and pay any applicable tax. We reserve the right to limit quantities after the first purchase. If our store is running a sale for BOGO, you can use two manufacturer’s coupons for a specific dollar amount off. For example, if Revlon lipstick is on sale at our store for BOGO, you can use two $1.00 off Revlon lipstick manufacturer coupons.
CVS/pharmacy does accept manufacturers’ coupons that have been obtained from manufacturer sponsored and/or authorized Web sites. The coupon should be complete and contain a bar code that can be scanned at the register. If the coupon does not scan, the cashier should politely inform you that we cannot accept your coupon. We do not allow manual overrides at the register for coupons printed from the Internet. CVS/pharmacy will not accept offers printed from unauthorized Internet postings or reproductions, copies, or facsimiles.
We do not accept competitors’ coupons for front store items. We feel that our sales and ExtraCare program are comparable if not better than any sales or coupons offered by our competitors. We also do not accept any expired coupons, CVS or otherwise. We do not “double” or “triple” coupons.
Again, thank you for contacting us. We value your business and look forward to serving you in the future.
Food Town Coupon Policy
HEB Coupon Policy
Family Dollar Coupon Policy
Dollar General Coupon Policy
Ok, if you have any other stores whom policy you need ... let me know :)

i LOVE my BABIES.

2011-05-17T22:49:00.000-07:00

"Aido"

This is My Aiden. He's my first born and he means the world to me :)

I see myself in him mor and more everyday, its scary :)

I LOVE HIM

~~nothing~~ & no one come before him.

he's my mini me, my side kick & my partner in crime ... I love him like a fat kid loves cake :)

"Him Butt"

This is My Amar'e. My 2nd born, but i love him like he was first. He is the biggest baby flirt i know :)

He's my professional eater. lol he eats more than any baby i know! His personality is completely different from me but i wouldnt change it for anything.

I LOVE HIM

~~nothing~~ & no one come before him either.

Amar'e is my light he makes me that much more happier everyday.

Walgreens Trip 05/15/2010

2011-05-17T22:23:00.000-07:00

46 items for $42.49 ... I saved a total of $165.15 not including the Register Rewards I earned :)

These are on sale this week at Walgreens for $6.99 for a 12 pk.& the Mars brand candy is on sale for $.39 each. I had a $1 off coupon for each one and $6 in register rewards (2 $3) I did 2 separate transactions (1 tissue and 1 m&m) and paid $3.66 per transaction :)

Ok this total was $1.98 :-)
(Now it was $7.98 but one item I bought was not on sale like I thought so I returned it and got $6 back)
Ok so the glade is on sale 2/$3 and I had 2 $1 off coupons so for the 2 it was $1, the Gillette razors are $9.99 and the 2nd is $5.00 I also had a BOGO coupon do he took $9.99 off so for the 2 it was $5.00, I also had the chips ahoy cookies that are on sale for $.25, and u used a $5 register reward :)

This was all -$2.76 :)
So the Dove is in sale $3.99 and you get $3.00 in Register Rewards, and the cookies are on sale for $.25 so I bought 5 all for a total $5.24 BUT I used $5 in register rewards making it $.24 and I received $3.00 back :)

All this was $.9
Ok the body was was $3.34 and the deodorant was $4.99 and the cookies were $.25 each .... I had a BOGO coupon that said buy the bodywash get the deodorant free so that took $4.99 off also my $5 in Register Rewards :)

This was $7.84
Ok the old spice body wash is $3.34 I had a BOGO coupon for each 2, and also a 1 off coupon for every 2, basically I paid 2.34 for each 2 body washes, and I got 3 cookies for $.75 :)

This was all $.7
Now, the body was is 3/$10, and the deodorant is $4.99 each, I had 3 $2 off coupons for the deodorant making them $2.99 each and 2 buy the body wash get the deodorant free coupons so that took $9.98 off, then one if the body washes was 50% off so that took an extra $1.67 off and one of the deodorants were 50% off so that was an additional $2.50 off and last but not least I used a $5 register reward buck :)

This was $6.38 & I got $5 back making it $1.38 :)
These are on sale for $9.89 and he used a $4 off coupon making it $5.89 after tax it was $6.38 with $5 register rewards given to me :)
(We did this 4 times)

Some Of My Pile :)

2011-05-17T22:14:00.000-07:00

This is some of my stock pile. Now everyone has their own reason for having a stock pile, mines is because these are items that we will DEFIANTLY use (i have 2 boys & their dad). The items that i stock up one mostly is hygiene products, laundry detergents, and cleaning supplies. Why? Well, these items have NO expiration date ... EVER. I mean there is one on toothpaste, but come on whats the likely hood of you no using it by the expiration date? ... exactly. Another reason that i stock up on these items is because they come with the BEST coupons! there are some that are $4 off a $3.50 item, which is great if you go to Wal*Mart because you have Overage!
--Remember when stock piling, if you do it for food arrange you piles in order by dates, or if you do the items i do organize by the one you use most to the ones you use least ... its less of a hassle when your trying to use it :)

Wal Mart 05/08/11 (it's late ... i know!)

2011-05-17T22:06:00.000-07:00

33 items for $11.19 :) ...
A dog toy, 4 Carefree panty liners, 2 Aquafresh kids toothbrushes, 1 Clorox2 pen, 4 Tynoel Precise heat pads, 1 tube of Poligrip, 3 tubes of Aquafresh toothpaste, 3 ready-to-feed Simalic, and 13 Reach Floss!
How?!
The dog toy was on sale for $.25 (no coupon), the Carefree panty liners are $.94 i had a coupon for a free pack up to $1.00 so all 4 were FREE, the Aquafresh toothbrushes were $1.98 and i had a $1.00 off coupon so each was $.98, the Clorox2 was on sale for $1.00 (no coupon), the Tyneol precise are $5.97 i had a $5.00 off coupon making each $.97, the Poligrip was $1.78 and i had a free coupon for the Poligrip up to $2.00, the Aquafresh toothpaste was $1.88 and i had a $1.00 off coupon making each one $.88, the Simalic was 3.84 each i had a $10.00 off coupon so for the 3 i paid $1.52, and the Reach floss was $.88 each and i had different coupons ... 2 coupons were $2.50 off 3 ($2.64 for 3) so i paid $.14 for 6 of them ... 3 $1.50 off 2 coupons ($1.76 for 2) so i paid $.78 for another 6, and 1 $1.00 off coupon for 1 which means i had a -$.12 credit :)

Walgreens (Mini Trip) 05/17/2011

2011-05-17T21:51:00.000-07:00

I SAVED $48.98 :)
Guess how much i spent?!
$.1 <--- yes a PENNY!!! on all this!
(Oh yeah I had some Chips Ahoy cookies too for $.25)
Ok so the razors are $9.99 each and you buy one get the second 50% off so for 2 its $15 BUT i had a $4 off coupon which made it $11 plus a BOGO coupon so that took $9.99 off so for the 2 it was $1, the care free are $.99 each and i had 2 FREE coupons for up to $1 so I received the 2 for FREE, the deodorant is $4.99 each and you buy one get the second 50% off so for the 2 its $7.50 this also went with the Gillette which for the 3 it was $11.16 and they gave me $1.67 off (IDK why) so for the 3 it was $9.49 now I had these coupons (3) that was $2 off each body wash so for the 3 body washes it was then $2.49 THEN i had a buy the body wash get the deodorant free so that took an additional $9.98 off making the deodorant $-2.48 PLUS i had $3 in register rewards that i used :)
--not to mention I received $3 in Register Rewards also :)

I Saved $25.90 :)
Wanna know what i spent? Upfront $5.33 & I also received $3 in Register Rewards so $2.33 :)
Ok as i previously stated the Chips Ahoy are on sale for $.25 (i bought 4 so i could use my $3 in Register Rewards for this transaction), I bought 6 old Spice Body Washes' because I had 3 BOGO coupons they are on sale for 3/$10 and you get $3 in Register rewards making them 3/$7, ok the body wash is $3.33 each and 2 of them are $3.34 so total it is $20 with the BOGO coupon that took $10 off and i also had 3 $1 off coupons that stated if I buy 2 Old Spice products it would take $1 off so thats an additional $3 off we're now at $8 (plus the $1 for the cookies) then I used $3 in Register Rewards and that's how i made my total $5.33 after tax and still received the $3 back for the purchase of the Old Spice :)