St. Patrick’s Day spendin’ of the green
Irish or not, 96.3 million people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The majority of people (82.4%) will put on something green, and then celebrate in a bar or restaurant (24.7%), and most likely raise their glasses with an Irish drink or some tasty green beer. Last year it was forecast that Americans would spend around $2.7 billion on St. Paddy’s day, which was up from only $1.94 billion in ‘05.*
If you’re going to spring for something fun for St. Patrick’s day, but you don’t want to spend your entire pot ‘o gold, here are a couple of ideas.
Old Navy has a field of green tees, but I particularly like these cute green flip flops. Retail was $4.50, but they’re on sale online for $2.50. Buy a pair for everyone at your party – how cute would that be!?
If you’re throwing your own party, pick up a dozen of these fun and silly hurricane glasses from Oriental Trading Company. They’re regularly $17.95 per dozen, but they’re on sale for a little over a buck apiece, $12.99. While you’re there, grab some “pot of gold” confetti. A 2 oz. package is only $2.95.
If you look around, you’ll see that it’s easy to celebrate St. Patrick’s day without spendin’ too much ‘o the green.
*Source: National Retail Federation
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