Happy Friday: 30 Gifts for 30th Birthday

By Bryn | Operations Manager

Nov 07, 2014 @ 6:22 PM MST

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Sent from reader, Elsee:

You are looking at a heaping pile of 30 gifts for my husband’s 30th birthday!

As a kid, my husband never had a big birthday celebration so I had always planned that his first “big” birthday after we got married I would make a big bash! Well, as fate happens, we were living in a small apartment and I was in middle of a difficult pregnancy so I decided to gift 30 presents which I was able to buy from at home instead.

Starting from around 3 months before his big day, I took advantage of many of the sales and deals posted on Hip2Save: $50 off $100 Carson/Bonton, stacking codes and Kohls cash on Kohls, points back offers on Sears, free items and $ off on Shutterfly and of course like a true Hipster I only shopped from the clearance section. The presents included a Kenneth Cole laptop/work bag , Calvin Klein belt, Panasonic digital photo frame key chain, London Fog umbrella, collar stay gift set, Jelly Belly Uno game, Jockey lounge set, photo gifts along with some homemade items like the candy card once featured on this blog, baked goods and homemade cards from the kids, just to name a few.

All in all I spent about $125 in total (which was close to the price of just the laptop bag itself!) and the birthday was a huge success. The look on my husbands face when he saw that pile was priceless! Thanks for all you do!

HAPPY FRIDAY! 😀

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Sanderson November 7, 2014 at 6:28 pm MST

Love it! Way to go! Happy 30th hubby! My 30th is just a few weeks away, would be such an awesome surprise to see something like this!

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Marcheta November 7, 2014 at 6:30 pm MST

Happy birthday to your hubby! What an awesome and thoughtful gift! May you both be blessed w many more!

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Jennifer L. November 7, 2014 at 6:37 pm MST

That was so thoughtful and sweet.

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Dollbaby's mom November 7, 2014 at 6:41 pm MST

Excellent idea! My 30th birthday is onlineing up soon maybe I will throw this idea around lol.

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Brittany November 7, 2014 at 6:46 pm MST

I just read it and told my boyfriend as a hint lol

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Z November 7, 2014 at 6:46 pm MST

Happy Burthday to your husband! Great gift and i am sure it put your thoughts away from the pregnancy! Good luck with the baby!!!

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Christen November 7, 2014 at 6:53 pm MST

That’s amazing!! Collin, you really have allowed me to give my family more and better Christmas presents bc of the deals you have helped me score! I’m so SO thankful for hour site!

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Brittni November 7, 2014 at 6:57 pm MST

This is the sweetest thing. He is so lucky to have you.

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bero November 7, 2014 at 7:01 pm MST

That’s very sweet of you =)

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Jen M. November 7, 2014 at 7:12 pm MST

What a cute idea! My hubby will be 40 next year – 40 little gifts would be so fun to put together!

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Courtney November 7, 2014 at 7:13 pm MST

That is truly awesome! I hope to be able to do this with Christmas presents for my family and in-laws. I’d do this for my hubby but I’m never able to hide his presents from him for more than a week! Lol

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Tammy M. November 7, 2014 at 7:15 pm MST

That’s amazing! Happy birthday to your husband!

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Jennine November 7, 2014 at 7:22 pm MST

Makes me feel bad for not doin something extra special like this for my hubby’s 30th last year. It was good, some decorations. I’m Not the best host. Introverted. So I feel it went awful. People are always welonlinee just need someone else to get the fun goin 😉

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Blair November 7, 2014 at 11:27 pm MST

Jennine, I know how it is to be introverted. Don’t worry,it’s the thought that counts as cliche as that sounds and more importantly, it’s not just about one birthday or one day. It’s how you are the other 364 days a year… I’m sure your husband, family, and friends feel the love behind all you do no matter how big or small:)

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ihearthip November 8, 2014 at 5:11 pm MST

I’m introverted also so I feel ya. But that is what is so great about a party. Just invite people and then they make all the fun!

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Courtney November 7, 2014 at 7:31 pm MST

what a thoughtful wife. I’m always able to get more for the people I love by saving, and this is one of my favorite bogs. thanks Collin!

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Wehaf November 7, 2014 at 7:49 pm MST

Wow! That onlinees out to under $5 per gift; amazing!

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jhnicole November 7, 2014 at 7:55 pm MST

So awesome Happy birthday to your hubby.Congrats in the baby.My husband would love that.Great idea thanks for sharing.

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Melissa November 7, 2014 at 7:56 pm MST

I have some of the same wrapping paper- gotta love target clearance!!!!

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Erin November 7, 2014 at 8:54 pm MST

I have some, too!

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martin November 7, 2014 at 8:29 pm MST

What a great wife!

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Renee November 7, 2014 at 8:55 pm MST

For my husband’s 30th, I asked friends and family to write a little note to him. Then I put each person’s note along with a picture of them with him on individual pages of a scrapbook. He said it was his best gift ever. I think I’m going to steal Elsee’s idea for his 40th. Very nice!!

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Ivonne J November 7, 2014 at 9:00 pm MST

I thought this was a very thoughtful an awesome idea. Very cool.

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Wendy R November 7, 2014 at 9:34 pm MST

Cute story 🙂

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VANESSA November 7, 2014 at 9:35 pm MST

That was really sweet.

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Katherine November 7, 2014 at 10:22 pm MST

I love this!

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marlene November 7, 2014 at 11:56 pm MST

I want my hubby to do this for me but he prob wont lol

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Allyson November 8, 2014 at 12:08 am MST

This is such an awesome idea! My husband will be 40 next year and I would love to do this for him. Harbor Freight always has free items, I know I could stock him up with a few free tools.

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Amie November 8, 2014 at 5:03 am MST

I threw my husband a big bash 90s theme for his 30th. onlineplete with a DJ with karaoke and only one person sang, him.

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Jacki November 8, 2014 at 6:27 am MST

Very sweet! Love this idea!!!

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Tanique November 8, 2014 at 6:44 am MST

Very cute idea. My hubby turns 40 this year so I may do this for him since he doesn’t care much for bdays. He put on a great 40th bday party for me with just a few people but GREAT great food. Thanks for the idea!

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Bethany November 8, 2014 at 7:16 am MST

Very cute! What’s on top of the cupcakes??

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elsee November 8, 2014 at 5:28 pm MST

little cupcake toppers i ordered from oriental trading ….whenever they have free ship code i look through the clearance section for useful items!

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Jen November 8, 2014 at 7:19 am MST

A couple of years ago I did this for my husbands 33rd birthday. His birthday is on the 13th so it was his “golden” birthday. It might be a Midwest thing. Since I didn’t get to spend it with him when he 13 or 23 I decided 33 was perfect. He LOVED it! Although I was 8 weeks pregnant and vomiting so I didn’t get to enjoy it as much!

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ihearthip November 8, 2014 at 5:08 pm MST

I love the gorgeous simple table set up too.

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M November 8, 2014 at 8:41 pm MST

Many blessings so nice

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Stephanie Weddington November 10, 2014 at 12:52 am MST

How sweet! What a lucky guy! I wish you two the best, thanks for sharing!

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ToriSC November 11, 2014 at 12:39 pm MST

I did something for a friend that was similar. He was a big fan of Mountain Dew so I bought 30 cans of it & on each one I put a printed sticker with a saying/fortune on it. That way he had something positive each day for the next 30 days.

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