This got Allison so excited, and she immediately mailed the card off. Then immediately started checking the mail every day wondering where her surprise was. It says 6 to 8 weeks, and after 2 she was already getting irritated that it hadn't arrived. Patience is not her strong suit.
Honestly, it only took about 4 weeks, which seemed pretty quick to me.
What was the surprise gift? A ball, flip book, and color changing spoon. What fun!
Do you like getting toys from your cereal boxes?
a colour changing spoon! What otherworldy fun is that? :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously good fun! Who wouldn't love a color changing spoon!?
DeleteThat looks like a pretty good surprise. Elliott really wanted to do this. He was disappointed that his aunt didn't want Trix, since we can't eat it at our house because of the dye.
ReplyDeleteDarn Carla! I had another box, but tossed it because it was only one per household. I would have sent it in for Elliot. :(
DeleteNo way! I kind of want to run out and get some Trix to see if that postcard is still on the box.
ReplyDeleteI think the promo runs for the rest of the year. You might come across a box with one still on it :)
DeleteI used to grab the toy and never eat the cereal lol
ReplyDeleteI used to base my cereal purchases for the week based on what toy was in the box lol.
DeleteThat's cute. I'm glad they followed through. That's what I worry about with things like that. The kid gets all excited, and nothing comes.
ReplyDeleteMica saw that there was a message in one of his Captain Underpants books. It said, "Say 'Kerplow' over and over again. If you get in trouble send us an envelope addressed to.... and a self addressed envelope." Of course he didn't know what a self addressed envelope is. He's expecting a toy. I said, "You won't get that." He's like, "Why?" I said, "Whatever it is, has to fit in a business envelope because that's what they told us to send to them." I just sent it off 2 days ago, so we'll see.
I worry about things like that too. So many times things get lost in the mail. I will send these things off without the girls knowing and let it be a surprise if it shows up. This one she saw before hand, so I couldn't do it. Glad they came through too!
DeleteI hope you keep us updated on what they mail you for Captain Underpants. I always wonder what the surprises will be too!
Not sure even I would have enough patience waiting that long
ReplyDeleteWe definitely live in a world of instant gratification, don't we? lol
DeleteI live for the cereal box prizes!! Even in my whole 29 years....ahem, I still get excited!
ReplyDeleteCereal box prizes certainly make cereal shopping much more fun ;)
DeleteI haven't had Trix in AGES!! Good times. I miss the days of toys in cereal boxes. Is that even still a thing?
ReplyDeletewhat fun!..it must be pretty excited to wait for your surprise gift :)..
ReplyDeleteOh that's pretty cool! I want to write to the Disney Princesses for Lil Pumpkin and see if we get a reply back haha
ReplyDeleteAi @ Sakura Haruka
I used to get so excited waiting for something to come in the mail! I got a box (literally cardboard box) camera once and thought that was the bee's knees. ;)
ReplyDeleteI used to love getting toys in the cereal box when I was a kid. I didn't know that Trix had that promotion going on. Pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteMy kids LOVE getting the prizes in the cereal boxes.
ReplyDeleteAt 42 i'm still all about the prize in the cereal box.
ReplyDeleteMy kids love getting prizes too. My son would pester me every day for four week until that prize arrived! lol
ReplyDeleteWhen my Daughter was small, she used to love getting the toys out of the cereal boxes. I guess it was like when I was young and got a prize in a cracker jack box.
ReplyDeleteI love getting prizes! And I'm an adult! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is SO fun!! My kids would be thrilled with something like that. You know something...I haven't seen Trix cereal around here in a long time :( I miss it!
ReplyDeleteWe don't usually eat Trix but we do love the yogurt. I love getting surprises in the mail and if I can get one daily that would be so awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis was honestly my favourite thing about cereals as a kid! We used to fight over the toy in the box! I miss this!
ReplyDeleteSounds pretty exciting! We get spoons in our Kellogg cereal here in India. They change color in warm liquids.
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