Happy Friday: Frugal Birthday Surprises
Sent from reader, Callie:
I am so grateful for all the deals you post! As a sixteen year old girl in a family of six, it’s hard to find (and afford) presents for everyone in my family without having to save up all year! 🙂 When my dad’s birthday comes on Groundhog day, I’m always scrambling to find a present for him, usually out of ideas from Christmas.
This year, I had absolutely nothing for him, and this morning, when he was opening up presents that my sisters had made or bought with their Christmas money, I felt bad. Then, I saw your post about the $10 Dunkin’ Donuts bonus. I went and searched all our gift cards until I found a DD one (harder than it sounds ;)), and downloaded the app on my iPod. When the bonus appeared, along with the free drink for signing up, I was able to take him out on a daddy-daughter date!! We rented a movie from Redbox using a free code you posted, and got the free coffee from Chick-fil-a. In addition to that, we had won a $25 Moe’s gift card from a contest; therefore, the whole family was able to eat dinner, get coffee, order two dozen doughnuts, and watch a movie for about $1.80 total. Plus, I still have the free DD drink coupon for my dad to use one morning on his way to work! Not a bad birthday present.
HAPPY FRIDAY! 😀
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This is sooooo cute!! How precious!!
Just goes to show you….you don’t need to spend a lot of money for an awesome meaningful, thoughtful gift !!!
What a lovely and heartwarming post.
Awww! I love this! So sweet. I bet her daddy is very proud of her 🙂
Wow, that’s awesome =) took a lot of thought to come up with such a great plan!
What an absolute sweet-heart, so kind and thoughtful!
I love this post, and I especially love that you involved your whole family! It wasn’t just a gift for him, but for all. Speaking as a parent, that makes the best gift! Keep up the great work with the good deals. You will always have a creative and memorable gift that way!