Emergency Gifts!
My sister brought her boyfriend, soon to be fiance, home to meet our parents for the first time just after Christmas. She told us not to buy gifts for him, so we didn't. Of course, the day of his arrival, she let slip that his parents bought gifts for her. Four of them for $40 total.
Thank goodness boys love toys no matter how old they get. My mother and I, rather frantically, combed the house, and made one trip to Walmart. Here's how we made out:
Thank goodness boys love toys no matter how old they get. My mother and I, rather frantically, combed the house, and made one trip to Walmart. Here's how we made out:
- One Shake-N-Shine flashlight from my father's closet, still in the box, never used: $0.
- Nivea for Men gift set: $20 on sale.
- Indiana Jones toy whip that plays a whip crack & the theme music: $13 on sale.
- Barrel of Monkeys: $5.
See? Four gifts for under $40. Take THAT frugal future in-laws!
So how did your future brother-in-law respond to receiving a whip and a barrel of monkeys? I've got to say I'm pretty impressed that you picked that stuff up for under $40. I need to do a better job of keeping my shopping for others slightly more frugal.
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Dude, he loved them.
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