{"id":8738,"date":"2014-10-02T05:47:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T10:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=8738"},"modified":"2020-09-16T13:04:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T18:04:36","slug":"shopping-for-shoeboxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2014\/10\/02\/shopping-for-shoeboxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopping for Shoeboxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FF-Shopping-for-Shoeboxes.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FF-Shopping-for-Shoeboxes.png?resize=300%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shopping for shoeboxes -- where to get great stuff for your Operation Christmas Child box\" width=\"300\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FF-Shopping-for-Shoeboxes.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FF-Shopping-for-Shoeboxes.png?resize=259%2C300&amp;ssl=1 259w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FF-Shopping-for-Shoeboxes.png?resize=250%2C289&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I totally missed the back-to-school sales this year.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a bummer, because <strong>those sales are where I normally stock up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/a-shoebox-stuffing-party\/\">shoebox-stuffing party<\/a> our family hosts each year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Michaels came to my rescue with a <a href=\"http:\/\/weeklyad.michaels.com\/coupons\/?cm_mmc=EMAIL-_-1002FriendsFamily-_-25Entire-_-Coupon1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coupon for 25% off<\/a> your entire purchase &#8212; including sale items.<\/p>\n<p>I headed straight to the dollar bins at the front of the store, where I found a slew of great stocking and shoebox stuffers, many of which were already discounted 50%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That means that, with my coupon, most of the items I bought were only 37-cents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About a month ago, I bought all the items in this picture for less than $10. Most of them were pretty girl-specific, but that&#8217;s okay, because Michael&#8217;s is running the same offer this weekend, October 2-4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So I plan to return to stock up on boy-stuff, too.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want to join in the fun? Follow this link to get your coupon: <a href=\"http:\/\/weeklyad.michaels.com\/coupons\/?cm_mmc=EMAIL-_-1002FriendsFamily-_-25Entire-_-Coupon1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">25%-Off at Michael&#8217;s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never stuffed a shoebox for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Operation Christmas Child<\/a> before, <strong>I highly recommend it<\/strong>. You can visit their website for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/operation-christmas-child\/pack-a-shoe-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a list of what can (and can&#8217;t) be included.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you <em>have<\/em> stuffed a shoebox before, tell me: <strong>What&#8217;s your favorite thing to include? And where do you like to shop for the goodies that go inside?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I totally missed the back-to-school sales this year. That&#8217;s a bummer, because those sales are where I normally stock up for the shoebox-stuffing party our family hosts each year. 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