(Newswire.net — April 27, 2015) — Many recent surveys and spending trends* show that the majority of moms don’t necessarily want gifts, but opt for time spent with family. Yet, Mother’s Day ranks as one of the top five spending holidays as Mother’s Day spending has increased the past 4 years from just under$15 billion in 2010 to more than $20 billion in 2013 (as reported by the National Retail Federation in 2014). Meanwhile, clothing and tech sales made through FatWallet.com have soared during that period, showing more than double growth in shopping trips for Mother’s Day deals to major retailers.
Most recently, moms are increasingly wanting to do something stress-free on their special day, spending time with their family at home, or at local establishments*. Whether that be going to a spa, out to dinner or getting outside and having fun, purchasing vouchers as gifts at restaurants and local events has its rewards for mom and gift buyers with up to 80% savings when using a local deals site.
Top Shopping tips to help Mother’s Day gift seekers find savings on local deals:
- Seek local deals for Food and Drink: Gift ideas range from Starbucks gift cards to vouchers at local restaurants to wine tastings to brewery tours. You can find these online at considerable discounts via Local Deals sites like Living Social and Amazon Local.
- Local Weekend Getaways: Savings opportunities exist for as much as half this time of year for securing weekend getaways to resorts, waterparks, museums, amusement parks, casinos and more. Add on savings from cash back sites like FatWallet.com and Ebates.com, that let you earn up to 10% in cash back from more than 100 online travel sites including Priceline, Expedia, Orbitz and Hotels.com.
- Beauty Services and Spas: Moms love massages, day spas, mani-pedis, facials and getting their hair cut and colored as gifts. As stated above, local deals sites like Plum District work with regional businesses to promote specials for Mother’s Day, offering deep discounts often half priced or more to get you in the door as a new customer.
- Classes and Events: Some moms would champion gifts that tallow them to be more adventurous. Local deals sites list deals with savings of 40% or more on dancing and yoga classes, yoga, gym membership, golf lessons or discounted rounds at local courses, music concerts and comedy shows and other regional festive activities that can be used with friends throughout the summer.
- Home and Auto Services: Cleaning sand maintenance services are great gifts for moms that are too busy to make time for spring clean up. Some of these saving reach up to 80% off from local businesses looking for new clients which include carpet cleaning, house cleaning, vent cleaning, car detailing and auto maintenance packages.
*According to surveys and studies provided by the National Retail Federation, Ebates.com and Statista research (2013-2014), and retail sales reported from Mother’s Day shopping trips made through FatWallet.com in the month of May.
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