Blessings abound. We are simply spreading it around.
I started Queen Bee Coupons five years ago as a way to tell my friends and family about all the deals and coupons I was finding. It has grown to so much more than that. It’s now a vibrant, active community of helpful, frugal friends. And YOU are part of that.
This year this little site surpassed all my expectations – our Queen Bee Facebook community grew by more than 100,000 lovely people and we had nearly 9 million page views with nearly 3 million people saving money. It’s been an amazing year and everyday I give thanks and gratitude that I get to have a dream job, working from home, balancing my family and sweet kids, and still helping millions save money. Truly, it’s a joy to run this site.
In addition to this site being a labor of love for me – it also is my job! I’ve shared before that when you shop through the links on this site or you print your coupons here – it supports my family, and the families of my amazing contractors. I earn commissions that in turn make this site run as a business – which justifies the time I spend on the site and allow me to hire contractors who specialize in stores – to deliver the best deals possible. And as long as I’m still serving the needs of my beautiful readers – I believe this business is the best kind – a win-win for everyone. You can read more about how I make money from this site in my disclosure policy here.
This holiday season (and all year really) our cups runneth over. All the page views, the shares, the sweet comments. I am so grateful for you sharing the news of Queen Bee and the money-saving deals we provide.
We feel so blessed, that we wanted to bless others this holiday. Using a portion of the commissions earned this holiday season from posts like the Amazon Best Toy Deals list – my family was able to purchase $800 worth of toys to donate to local charities.
And because we love a bargain – and we personally shopped the Amazon Best Toy Deals list – those toys are valued at $2,305 retail! You can see – as pictured above – we were able to purchase 98 toys for $801.31 and we saved $1503.69 by shopping the sales – primarily on Amazon and Walmart! Play kitchens, easels, board games, Fisher-Price Little People, Barbies, Transformers, Playmobil. Crayola, Little Tikes – we were able to get so many highly rated, top quality toys for a fraction of the price. Whew!
$803.31 for $2,305 worth of toys!
We donated these toys on behalf of you, on behalf of, Queen Bee Readers. The toys went to two organizations Toys for Tots and Capital Kids Connection – both supporting families in our community.
Toys for Tots is a nationwide organization collecting new, unwrapped toys for less fortunate children in the community. We not only donated a van full of these toys to our local Thurston County Toys for Tots but we also spent last Saturday volunteering at the gift match/organization event. My kids helped match up wish lists with toys for children, just like them, in the community – who otherwise might not have a gift under the tree. We left Saturday afternoon feeling like we were the lucky ones – to be helping such an amazing organization.
Capital Kids Connection is a local agency benefiting foster kids in our local Thurston County. Foster kids fill out wish lists for Christmas and Capital Kids Connection makes it happen.
We more than doubled what we were able to donate last year. What a gift this was to give – on your behalf.
My heart is full and I hope yours is too. Because you played a part in making this happen. Thank you for supporting Queen Bee Coupons. Thank you for putting up with my silly puns, quirky comments and egregious typos. Thank you for visiting my site when there are dozens to choose from. I have tears in my eyes and joy in my heart as I write this.
Merry Christmas to some of the best people online I know.
Janice says
Thank you for giving back we truely appreciate you. Have a wonderful New Year.
Cheryl I says
That’s awesome! I am happy for your success, and I love that you used a portion of your income to pay it forward with a huge bang-for-your-buck style. I follow your blog because you provide me real prices that apply to me in WA. I also enjoy reading your personal stories that you include on your blog. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
Caro says
Wonderful!
Liane Sabby says
I bought a lot of stuff online this year and always went through your link so that you and your coworkers could get the commission on everything I purchased. You do such a great job and I got so many great bargains since I started following your page! It’s amazing how many toys you were able to donate!
April McMurphy says
Merry Christmas! What an awesome way to pay it forward!
Kristy says
Merry Christmas!! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication!
Kelli Merza says
Merry Christmas Heather! I follow you daily, learn from you and appreciate all your hard work. I wish you an amazing New Year ahead!
Angie Hall says
I wanted to say that I have been following you for years! Many years ago I went to a coupon workshop you held, since then I have followed you. With your your hard work I am able to afford to buy more then I prior. I am a volunteer for the Make-A-Wish foundation here in WA and I always have a “gift closet” to be able to take toys to our kiddos. I wanted to share with you, you are also helping sick kiddos in our local area not only during the holiday but during hospital stays which are pretty boring other wise. Merry Christmas, and THANK YOU for your work!