Don’t Forget The Batteries! + Win a $100 Toys R Us Gift Card
Thank-you to P&G and Toy’s R Us for providing products.
Have you ever purchased a gift for someone and forgot the batteries? I have and it was anything but fun. On my son’s birthday last year, my husband and I surprised him with a gift, it as all cheers and excitement until I realized we didn’t have enough C batteries in the house. In an instant the joyous moment turned into sadness, in order to turn the toy on and use it we needed 6 C batteries, but we only had two. It happened to be a Sunday night and the stores had already closed, poor Jonathan had to wait until Monday after school in order to play with his new birthday toy. I felt awful causing all of that excitement that soon turned into sadness when we realized I didn’t buy the batteries. I now make sure to always check the packaging and see how many batteries are needed and if they are included, if not I make sure to purchase them, and when gifting a toy I gift the batteries needed as well. There’s no fun in getting a toy for a birthday or holiday and not being able to use it.
Hot Holiday Toys From Toys R Us
When shopping for some of the hottest toys this year, like the FurReal Friends® Get Up and Go Go My Walkin’ Pup or Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION STOMP & CHOMP Action Figure, make sure to pick up batteries as well.
Save with Coupons!
Shoppers can take advantage of the following coupon, available in the Sunday, November 23 newspaper or via HasbroRewards.com, at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide from Sunday, November 23 through Saturday, November 29:
- SAVE $8 with the purchase of both Duracell batteries (four-pack or larger) in combination with FurReal Friends® Get Up and Go Go My Walkin’ Pup™ from Hasbro
Gift-givers can also can also add to their savings with the following coupon, available in the Sunday, November 30 newspaper or via HasbroRewards.com, at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide from Sunday, November 30 through Saturday, December 6:
- SAVE $10 with the purchase of Duracell batteries (four-pack or larger) in combination with TRANSFORMERS Stomp & Chomp GRIMLOCKÂ from Hasbro
A number of toys like the Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION STOMP & CHOMP Action Figure come with batteries, but it’s important to remember that they are demo batteries and may not last too long, if they even work. I know I don’t have the only kids that have to turn every single toy on when they are going up and down the toy aisles.
Duracell batteries to the rescue!
Join the #TRUBatteriesIncluded Twitter party:
Join me for the #TRUBatteriesIncluded Twitter party on November 20th at 1pm ET where we will be sharing tips and tricks for making holiday toy shopping stress free!
Win a $100 Toys R Us Gift Card & Duracell Batteries!
Fill out the form below, to enter to win a fabulous prize pack that includes:
- $100 Toys“R”Us gift card
- Duracell batteries
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By entering this giveaway you agree to the Giveaway Rules. This giveaway will end on December 16, 2014 at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter. The winner will have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected. You must be 18 years or older. Open to U.S. residents, no P.O. Boxes. Product and giveaway prize provided by P&G. All opinions are my own personal and honest thoughts.
I definitely recommend to do your research online first. Find which place has the best deal while at home before you head out. Also if you can, order it there then pick it up at the store. If you are detailed oriented you could always figure out the exact order of stores you want to go to that way it will save you back and forth gas.
I would say a good way to make it stress free is to not want an exact product. For instance if you are looking for a particular Lego’s set it may not be available. It is better to just shop for Lego’s and then choose what is available at the store. Shopping online is also very stress free especially with free shipping.
I have learned my lesson. I shop early and I shop online.
My tip is not to wait until the last minute. Shop for deals throughout the year. If you have Amazon Prime and need to find something closer to the holiday, shop online and save yourself the hassle of roaming the stores.