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Season ending heartbreak
It took me a while to get over the events that transpired in Albuquerque in order to write again, but I didn’t want to leave you hanging without one last blog of the basketball season.
Those darn Rebels let us down again in the tournament, but every season has to come to an end at some point. The entire season was so exciting, from the overtime games (we won’t forget UCSB) to the highs (North Carolina) to the lows (TCU), that I can’t be too disappointed in the job that first year head coach, Dave Rice, did with the team.
In Albuquerque, we attended the Rebels practice at The Pit before heading out (pictures below). My kids and I had fun going to the local bars with our friends, Joe Spilotro, Mike Yohay and TE Parker, and eating a lot of great food. We tried the local spots: Frontier Restaurant (featured on Man vs. Food) and Rudy’s BBQ plus made it to some chains we don’t have in Vegas, like Waffle House and Chick-Fil-A.
There was a big party sponsored by UNLV Alumni held in the End Zone Club of the UNM football stadium. What a nice facility! I can’t complain about the food or the people down in Albuquerque, but it’s quite possible the only green I saw was in the football stadium at that moment. I’ll never complain about desert landscaping again. But I digress.
The game was, well we all watched it, hard to get into. The Rebels started out slowly against Colorado. Although they were only down by 10 at halftime, they were quickly in a hole of 20 early in the 2nd half.
My friend, Jack Buchanan, said, “We just need a good run”. I tweeted, “When does the comeback start?” And the boys must have listened. They went crazy over the next few minutes, stealing in-bounds passes, hitting on all cylinders and narrowing the Buffs’ lead to 2 points. After that, they missed their next 7 shots and could never pull ahead. The final score in New Mexico was Colorado 68, UNLV 64. Anthony Marshall was high scorer for the Rebels with 15 points.
All that was left then was for the few hundred Rebel fans in attendance to get the first flight home on Friday morning. But Rebel fans – we still get to see a UNLV uniform on TV this weekend in New Orleans! Chace Stanback was selected to compete in the 3-point shooting contest on Thursday night. It will be on ESPN at 6 p.m. so make sure you check that out and cheer him on from home.
Don’t forget it’s Rebel baseball season. Go out to Wilson Stadium and support Coach Chambers and the boys. Tuesdays are $2 Tuesdays with $2 entry and $2 all food & beverages. What a deal! You can find the schedule here.
I won’t be too out of touch in the off season. I’ll be attending Coaches vs. Cancer in May (you can get more information on that wonderful event here) and will be sure to update you on how that goes. Plus you’ll see me at the baseball field now and then. Have a great summer Rebel fans and don’t worry, there’s always next season!! 
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Off to the Land of Enchantment
The Rebels received some unexpected love from the NCAA selection committee yesterday when they were given a 6 seed in the South region and sent to Albuquerque, New Mexico for their opening game of the NCAA Tournament. It’s their highest seed since 1991 and for a first year head coach too, that’s an amazing feat! There they will face Pac-12 tournament winner, Colorado on Thursday around 6:57 p.m. PT. The game will be televised on Tru TV (Cox channel 54/1054HD). The last four times the Rebels have made the NCAA tournament, they’ve been sent to the Midwest. Rebel fans were already planning for another trip to Omaha, but were very happy when they heard UNLV announced to a state only one time zone away.
Personally, I was ecstatic! So much so, that it took a good five minutes of screaming and yelling with friends and family gathered at the Thomas & Mack before I realized I had no idea what seed we were or who we were playing. The fans who made it to the Mack on Sunday were treated to highlight videos of the season and our favorite emcee, Chet Buchanan, before the Selection Show started. Cheerleaders, Rebel Girls and Hey Reb were all present. The only thing missing was the band, but once UNLV was announced on CBS, the fans broke out singing the UNLV fight song, led by Rebellion member Alex Salvo.
From the T&M, it was on to the after party at Hooters, hosted by Rebel great Anderson Hunt …although Eldridge Hudson stole some of the spotlight to promote his new 3 Point Tequila (he’s a funny dude). The party was a great success. Several hundred Rebel fans showed up on the slightly windy day to eat free food and drink free tequila shots while mingling with some former and current Rebels. Everyone was talking about the upcoming game and trip and making their plans to get together in New Mexico. It was a lot of fun. Thanks to Rebelswag.com and the Rebellion for sponsoring it.
Some friends and I pre-planned a while ago and bought plane tickets to Portland and Albuquerque on Southwest Airlines, hoping that the Rebels were sent to either of those cities. Basically, we paid less for both tickets than most did for one ticket if they bought it yesterday. Now we have credit from the Portland flight we won’t be taking, to use another time – hopefully next weekend to Atlanta if we make the Sweet Sixteen.
You can order tickets to the game starting today. Get that info on unlvrebels.com
The Plaza Inn Albuquerque, 900 Medical Arts NE is offering UNLV fans a rate of $56 night. You have to call 1-800-237-1307 or 505-243-5693 and ask for the UNLV group rate. They have a free shuttle to/from the Airport and The Pit.
Make sure you’re following me on twitter at @unlvgirl for all the excitement!
Hope to see you in Albuquerque and if not, look for us on TV! GO REBELS!
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Saying goodbye, but not quite yet
The UNLV Runnin’ Rebel seniors went out in style Saturday night at their last regular season home game, but I’m not quite ready to say goodbye yet. We still have (hopefully) 3 games this week in the Mountain West tournament and a few more when the NCAA Tournament starts next week.
On Saturday, the Rebels hosted the Wyoming Cowboys for Senior Night. Before the game, Oscar Bellfield, Chace Stanback, Kendall Wallace and Brice Massamba all walked the red carpet with their families and received a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd at the Thomas & Mack. All four seniors started the game, along with sophomore Mike Moser, and played a great game. UNLV got the win, 74-63, to finish the regular season at 25-7 (9-5 MWC), ranked 20th in the nation and 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.
Kendall had a stand-out game in his start, even completing a 4-point play that got the crowd and his teammates going wild. He finished with 14 points. Moser found his stroke again and finished with 17 points & 12 rebounds for yet another double-double.
The Mountain West Conference tournament starts this week with the Lady Rebels (who finished 2nd in the conference) playing Wednesday night at 6 p.m.
On Thursday, the men’s games start at Noon with San Diego State taking on Boise St. CSU plays TCU at 2:30 p.m. UNM and Air Force go at 6 p.m. And at 830 p.m. UNLV takes on Wyoming. Our game will be on CBS Sports HD and The Mtn HD channels. The winners will play in the semifinals on Friday night at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and the the championship game is Saturday at 4 p.m. That game is on NBC Sports.
On Sunday, March 11, known to all basketball fans as “Selection Sunday”, Rebel fans are invited to watch the selection show with the team at the Thomas and Mack. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the show starts around 3 p.m. After that, all fans are invited to a FREE party at the pool at Hooters. It will be a day of free food, drink specials and just good family fun where we can all talk about the Rebels and where we are headed next. UNLV legend Anderson Hunt will be hosting the party. If you’ve been to one of the Rebel parties at Hooters before, you never know who might show up!
GO REBELS!
Oscar Bellfield and Larae
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Time flew by
Wow, I can’t believe it’s already the end of the conference season, but the Rebels sure aren’t done yet. Yes, we had a rough week here and there, but as the season is wrapping up, the Runnin’ Rebels (24-6, 8-4) are in a three-way tie for first place in the Mountain West with New Mexico and San Diego State. These last few games are going to determine who ends up playing at Noon during the MWC Tournament and who plays at night. It’s coming down to the wire.
The Rebels (and Chace) got their swagger back by beating Boise St. and Air Force last week at home. The Rebels are now 16-0 in the Thomas & Mack. Let’s hope that streak continues right through the tournament, March 7-10. Chace climbed into 23rd place on UNLV’s all-time scoring record.
The Rebels play Wednesday night at Colorado State, who have beaten both SDSU and UNM on their home court. That game is at 7 p.m. PT and will be shown on CBS Sports Network. The last regular season home game is Saturday at 7 p.m. vs. Wyoming. It’s a white-out and senior night. Wear your white UNLV shirt and bring a sign to honor your seniors, Oscar Bellfield, Kendall Wallace, Brice Massamba and Chace Stanback. They will surely be missed.
Tuesday at 6 p.m. is the home opener for UNLV baseball and Coach Tim Chambers. Tickets, food & beverages are all $2. On Sunday they play at 1 p.m. and if you bring your ticket from the basketball game the night before, you get in free! I hope to see a bunch of the REBELLION out there supporting the baseball team on Sunday afternoon. You can get their full schedule here
The Lady Rebels finish out their home season on Wednesday at 7 p.m. They are having a great season and are 21-8 (9-4 Mountain West).
A little side personal note, I adopted my 6-year-old foster daughter last week and it was a very great day. She’s been with me for 1 1/2 years and now she’ll be with me forever. My older children, Michael and Diana, were very happy to welcome a new little sister into the family. We know we are giving her a loving home and of course, you already know she’s a Rebel fan!!
I hope you enjoy the photos and GO REBELS!
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The streak has ended
No, not the 3-point streak. The 3-point streak is safe. But luckily, the “losing to San Diego State” streak is over. Once again, it came down to the wire, but this time Justin Hawkins made three clutch plays in a row (a rebound, a free throw and a steal) in the last few seconds of the game to save the lead and the Rebels got the win in front of a sold-out Thomas & Mack 65-63.
The atmosphere was electric with the recently formed student group, The Rebellion, in full force with signs, tee-shirts, more fatheads and Hey Reb mustaches throughout the sections. White towels were also passed out to the entire lower level and they were waving the whole game. When The Rebellion brought out the Mike Moser “MoZilla”, a 15′ wide replica of Mike with moving arms, (pictured below) it was like Holly Madison was on the red carpet … the photographers and video cameras were lined up taking pictures. Many of the players tweeted later how great The Rebellion was tonight and Coach Rice mentioned them on the radio show.
Before the game, several tailgates were going on around campus. I attended the Rebel-net.com tailgate out in the parking lot, put on by Alex Aragonez and friends. Besides the usual food and beverages, we also had a live DJ and a motorhome. Too bad we can’t do all that out at Sam Boyd Stadium (rules-Boo!). Alex’s wife cooked up breakfast starting at 9 a.m. and then lunch at 11 a.m. We all broke out the Rebel chant as the SDSU student group walked by after their own tailgating in the parking lot. Now that’s something you can’t do in San Diego. There was a great sign that I took a picture by with my friend, Jan Jones (pictured below).
Needless to say, after the win, there was more tailgating going on by the fans. I met some friends at Smashburger, then came back over to the parking lot to check on my kids, who couldn’t enjoy it before the game, as they were inside early, setting up the student section. By this time it was 6 p.m., and they were still going strong! Mom had a long day and had to get home.
So many people are helping The Rebellion with their skills, time and money, it’s been amazing. One such Rebel fan, John Tobin, donated valuable space on his billboards around town (pictured below). Also, a big shout-out to Jordan Schnitzer who auctioned off 4th row tickets for the game today and donated the proceeds to The Rebellion. Thank you both!
The Rebels are back on the road again, Tuesday (4:30 p.m. PT on the Mtn) in Ft. Worth, Texas against TCU and then on Saturday (10 a.m. PT on CBS) in Albuquerque, NM against UNM (man, that’s early!!)
Hopefully two more wins and we’ll stay on top of the Mountain West Conference standings.
For those of you just jumping on the Rebel bandwagon, it’s not too early to reserve your season tickets for next year for as little as $100 deposit. Call Damon Olstead at 702-547-5378 or email at: damon.olstead@unlv.edu and tell him you’re a friend of mine. We’re all friends here, right?
Rebel fans, I hope you enjoy the blog and pictures. Talk to you soon! GO REBELS!
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- Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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- Rebellion billboards around town
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- Future Rebellion member
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- Jan Jones & I at the tailgate
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The Rebels and The Rebellion
The Rebels are giving the city of Las Vegas lots to be excited about. With a record of 21-3 and ranked at #11 in the country, the entire city and country is buzzing about our Runnin’ Rebels. It’s not uncommon to see many people wearing Rebel Red on Fridays.
It’s especially exciting for us Rebel fans that have been here for a long, long time – who were here for the highs (80′s, 90′s) and here for the lows (thereafter) – and have been watching the rebuilding process and waiting for the payoff.
The rebuilding process began in 2001 when UNLV hired Coach Charlie Spoonhour. He was head coach at UNLV until 2004 when Lon Kruger took over. Coach Spoonhour died at his home in NC this week at age 72. We still lovingly refer to “Spoonball” when we are slowing down the game. He frequently had a smile on this face, even when he was yelling at a referee.
I remember during practice one day when a player accidentally ran into him and he fell over. The whole Cox practice gym fell silent. Spoon was helped up and everyone breathed a sign of relief. I can’t remember who the player was, but I suspect he had to do extra laps that day! Spoon had a ton of country sayings that made the players look at each other and say, “What in the world does that mean?” One of them was, “If you throw that pass, it will get picked off quicker than a junebug in a chicken coop!” I was trying to remember that saying all day yesterday – thanks to TE Parker for reminding me what it was.
As for the Runnin’ Rebels, they played two overtime road games last week to keep us all on our toes. Even though he was playing with the flu, Mike Moser managed to win MWC Player of the Week this week.
Finally, they boys returned to the Mack last night. The new student movement, The Rebellion, had been working really hard on getting everything together to show they were serious. The group showed up early with chant sheets, fatheads of various local celebrities and tee shirts donated by Rebel-Net.com. The almost sold-out Thomas & Mack had a lot to cheer about as the Rebels won the game against Colorado State 82-63. They travel to Wyoming for a Saturday 1 p.m. tipoff on The Mtn. channel.
The Lady Rebels are still rolling along, despite a loss last night in Fort Collins, CO. They are 17-6 (5-2 in the conference) and have a home game at the Cox Pavilion against Wyoming on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Rebel fans – Get your tickets to the February 11 (1 p.m.) home game vs. San Diego State TODAY. Last checked, there were around 2000 tickets left so it will likely sell out early next week.
Hope you all have a great week and GO REBELS!!
Here’s a link to a couple photos by David A. Cleveland Photography. I especially like the 2nd one where my son, Michael, is holding up the NOISE sign and my daughter, Diana, is screaming right behind him.
Thanks David!
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Las Vegas – A Basketball City
There were a couple sold out basketball games in Las Vegas on Saturday. First, a high school contest between Bishop Gorman (ranked 16th) and Findlay Prep (ranked 3rd) (POWERADE FAB 50 Rankings), which was played at the Cox Pavilion. The game was sold out fairly quickly and Findlay won the game for the 4th year in a row, 73-61.
The second sold out game was next door at the Thomas & Mack. The weather was windy and cold outside, but with 18,577 fans inside, it was quite warm, and the Rebels were quite hot. New Mexico led the first part of the game, but it stayed close Then UNLV went on their first run and never looked back. The crowd, which was 99% Rebel fans, was eager to see the Rebels with some breakaway dunks, steals and more. Mike Moser got yet another double double and the Rebels won the game 80-63.
How about the student section? That would be The Rebellion. After much chit chat, a few students finally got together and started coming up with ideas. They also met with officials at UNLV to get the proper OKs and they are on their way. They passed out chant sheets, which went over very well, had some great signs and were loud and proud the entire game.
They also “kidnapped” some future Rebels who were in attendance and took them to the student section: Katin Reinhardt, Demetris Morant and Christian Wood. A little bit later, Nigel Williams-Goss, made his way over to the student section also, where he is good friends with quite a few current students. All the recruits seemed to have a great time with the students and the Rebel win. The scariest part of the night was when Hey Reb did some crowd surfing. I thought he was going to go over the bar into the Cox tunnel at any minute, but he made it all the way to the top – almost lost his drawers – but he made it. Good times!
You can follow The Rebellion on twitter at @unlvrebellion and like their page ON FACEBOOK To contact them via email- unlvrebellion@gmail.com. The boys will accept all ideas and help for the remaining five home games.
Yes, that’s true, only five home games left and then the Mountain West tournament. The next home game is February 1st against CSU. But next up for the Rebels is Boise State in Boise, this Wednesday at 7 p.m., The game will be televised on the Mtn. channel.
You may have noticed a new face in street clothes on the Rebels bench. A big welcome to Khem Birch from Montreal, Canada who transferred to UNLV from University of Pittsburgh, where he was a freshman starter. He will be eligible to play in December of this year. Hey, we LOVE the transfers as much as the “straight out of high school” kids. Keep up that great recruiting Coach!
REMINDER: Public Open House of the Mendenhall Center on January 28, from 1-3 p.m. The Mendenhall Center is located on the UNLV campus, adjacent to the Cox Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center.
Last, but not least, let’s not forget about the Lady Rebels. They are off to a great start as well, at 15-5 (3-1 MWC) and have 2 home games this week. Wednesday at 7 p.m. (vs. Boise St.) and Saturday at 3 p.m. (vs. AFA) at the Cox Pavilion. Tickets are half price on Saturday so go tour the Mendenhall and make it a fun Rebel day!
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Runnin’ Rebel Business
What a week since the last time I wrote. After a week off, the Rebels headed down to San Diego to open conference play. Going into the game, the Rebels were ranked #12 and the Aztecs were ranked #25. There was a lot of pre-game hype and before tip-off, the Rebels were favored to win by 2 at the local sports books.
My family and I headed down for the weekend. Aside from the last-second bucket by SDSU that beat the Rebels, we had a nice time in San Diego. The final score was 69-67. We ate dinner Saturday night in Old Town with many friends and spent Sunday at the zoo. But it was back to reality Monday morning when the polls came out and Rebels had dropped two spots to #14. San Diego State moved up 9 spots with the win.
This week, the Rebels had two home games on the schedule: Wednesday night against TCU and Saturday night against UNM. The TCU game at home started out pretty good and ended pretty good and everyone in attendance getting free Cane’s chicken with their ticket stub. Now, that’s a win-win situation! Rebels beat the Horned Frogs 101-78 and Anthony Marshall led the way with 27 points.
There are less than 2000 tickets left for the UNM game Saturday night. I hope you have yours!! By the way, tipoff was moved from 7:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. for TV purposes The game will be shown on CBS Sports, which is channel 333/1333 on Cox Cable here in Las Vegas.
Most of you have suffered through the construction and parking around the T&M for the last year. Some of you may have even wasted away hours at work watching the webcam posted outside the facility to watch progress. Finally the Mendenhall Center will be open for business. And by business, I mean RUNNIN’ REBEL BUSINESS. The new practice facility features basketball courts, weight rooms, training rooms, offices, locker rooms, computer labs, and much more for the men’s basketball team to use and enjoy.
There is a public grand opening on January 28, 1-3 p.m. but yours truly got a sneak peek today. Fittingly, the first person I saw upon arrival was Coach Jerry Tarkanian, who was being escorted in to his front row seat. The Mendenhall Center is named after Robert and Paula Mendenhall. There were many other people involved in taking this building from a dream of former coach Coach Kruger to a reality and most were recognized today. The host was Dick Calvert, the voice of the Rebels. UNLV school president, Neal Smatresk, introduced each speaker including Athletic Director Jim Livengood, Head Coach Dave Rice, Board of Regents Chairman Jason Geddes, and Governor Brian Sandoval.
There was a moment of silence for Robert and Paula Mendenhall’s son, Terry, who passed away in December 2011. Then instead of your traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony, each of the “Donor All-Star Team” cut some string off the net of a backboard hanging low over the stage.
The Runnin’ Rebel basketball team presented each of the donors with a commemorative plaque to remind them of this special day. Each of the players also shook Coach Tark’s hand as they went to their seats, which I thought was very cool. The UNLV cheerleaders, Rebel girls, band and Hey Reb were all in attendance.
After all the talking, we were free to walk around the three-story facility, where there were many UNLV staff members to answer questions. There is even a tunnel that leads over to the Cox Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center. As I was leaving, I ran into Rebel great, Greg Anthony, who was in town to speak at an event at the Cox right after the grand opening.
Meanwhile, the Lady Rebels are off to a great start as well at 14-5 on the season, 2-1 in league play.
Well Rebel fans, hope to see you Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack. LET’S RUN!
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Conference Time
Your Runnin’ Rebels are ranked #17 in the nation with a 16-2 record, their best start since the ’92-’93 season. I predict they will move up a couple notches in the polls on Monday after six teams ahead of them all lost games this weekend.
The Rebels traveled to Cal State-Bakersfield on Thursday night to play their last non-conference game. The Roadrunners chose to play the game in a stadium downtown instead of their own stadium on campus. I’m not quite sure why because there were only a couple thousand people there, and half of them were Rebel fans, including myself.
Yes, I know I said I wasn’t going, but early in the week I decided I had to be there for the fun … and I didn’t want to get stuck watching the Rebels on a glitchy internet feed. So my friends: Jan Jones and Alex Aragonez plus my son, Michael, and I all drove down Thursday afternoon and returned right after the game. We set up a meetup spot for all the Rebel fans coming to the game at Goose Loonies, a sports bar a half-mile from the stadium. We had a good crowd of 30+ Rebel fans show up and it was a fun pre-game time. I also did a quick interview on Channel 8, where I obviously was very nervous because I mixed my words all up, but it was fun and I thank Scott Bemis and Chris Maathius for asking me! You can watch the video: HERE
The first half of the game was a little nervewracking, with the Roadrunners playing the Rebels pretty well. It was 38-27 at the half. I was never worried, as we seem to always play better in the second half anyway. As expected, the Rebels came out of the locker room fired up and went on a 16-2 run to start the second half. Before the Roadrunners could run, they were down 30 points. Justin Hawkins and Mike Moser ended the game with 17 points each. A highlight of the game was when Karam Mashour came in and finally got one of those dunks he’s been working on. His teammates went wild as did the entire Rebel crowd. After the game, Karam was still smiling. Final score 89-57.
On the ride back to Las Vegas, we all talked about the upcoming trip to San Diego and how fun the games have been so far (well most of them anyway). That 4 1/2 hour drive went pretty quickly, although the next day at work didn’t. What a tired girl I was!
The rest of our games will be televised either on the Mtn., CBS Sports or NBC Sports so we won’t have to worry about the crappy internet feeds anymore (at least in Vegas!). I’ll be heading down to San Diego for the weekend to see our conference opener and hit up the San Diego Zoo with the kids. Should be a fun weekend, and hopefully we come out of there with another W. One thing’s for sure, I won’t miss hearing their announcer say BILLLLLYYYYYYY WHIIIIIIITTTTTEEEEE anymore!
If you can’t watch the game on TV, you can listen on the radio on ESPN 1100 AM OR 98.9 FM, or follow me on twitter @UNLVgirl for updates. GO REBELS!
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TLC Extreme Couponing All Stars Features Las Vegas Couponers
Did you happen to see tonight’s episode of TLC’s new series Extreme Couponing All Stars? This new series is based on a competition between previous show participants, but with a twist. This time there are rules. For example, shoppers must have a minimum of $500 in products before coupons and they must purchase at least 15 different items. Then the clincher…they have only 30 minutes to complete their shop. Contestants go head-to-head and the winner is decided based on the total percentage saved. It’s almost like Supermarket Sweep meets Extreme Couponing, and it’s all for charity!
When Jen Freeman from Tip Resource asked me to help her with this show and told me the premise was more about benevolence, how could I refuse? Jen and I have worked together for almost a year now teaching couponing workshops in Las Vegas and California. We have tons of fun together and have such similar couponing philosophies. The tricky part to planning this trip was that between myself, Jen, and our other partner in crime, Shannon, we had to juggle planning and traveling over a few weeks. We would sneak off to the store to put down a plan of action, but then the next week different items would be on sale, we would have new coupons, and then would have to redo the master list. It was tons of fun but a little unnerving as well.
On filming day, I must admit I was way nervous that things would not go according to our plan. Sure enough, some items were listed at different prices so there was some quick recalculating going on before “go time”. But I tell ya, we had such a blast. In fact, you will see some shots of Jen and I walking into the store all stone-faced and serious. Those of you who have met me at a workshop or class know that I am anything but “serious”. I think we seriously walked down the parking lot at least five times before we were deemed fierce enough.
The shop went off without a hitch! Jen finished with loads of time to spare and we ended up racking up a bill of over $1,800! Of course we aren’t going to be paying that amount. Our form of payment is our coupons. I remember a point when we were down to our last few stacks of coupons and we knew exactly how much would be left and it was going to be VERY close to $0! Imagine our heartache when we stood there and Bill, our cashier at Glazier’s, was holding one last coupon for .75, but couldn’t ring it through because our bill at that point was only .69! UGH! We were literally pennies away from a zero balance. We thought we had it in the bag though since our percentage saved was still outstanding! Sure enough, Joni, our competitor, got hers down to 100% savings.
We lost. By pennies. Did we mind? Not at all! After all, everything we purchased went to a local charity. We met some amazing people from St. Therese HIV Outreach that evening. They were so grateful for everything we purchased for them and we were filled with gratitude for the opportunity to give. It was such an amazing experience! If you want to see more behind the scenes chat between Jen and I, check out this YouTube video. Make sure to stick around for the bloopers.
I’m sure there are several of you who are looking to learn how to save money. I have an incredible group in instructors all across the Las Vegas valley who are ready to spill the beans on how to save money in this economy. Send me a quick email with a few dates in mind and we will get you saving right away!
Hope you enjoy the show! Happy Couponing!
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