As the second Sunday of May approaches, Americans are gearing up to spend more than 30 billion dollars to honor the special mother figures in our lives. While some of that spending goes towards the old stand by’s like flowers, dining out, and greeting cards, here at Techish, we’re all about exploring alternative ways to celebrate these remarkable ladies. From one-of-a-kind experiences to memorable ways to preserve cherished moments, here’s a handful of our current faves for Mother’s Day 2024.
FOR THE MAKER-MOMS:
Moms always cherish heartfelt, homemade gifts, and there’s no better way to create (or gift) the perfect present than with the Cricut Joy Xtra. It’s truly the ultimate crafting and cutting gadget. This device does it all: cutting more than 50 different materials like vinyl, cardstock, and iron-on. It can also write, foil, and draw, helping you craft personalized, professional-looking, full-color stickers, labels, cards, tags, T-shirts, signs and anything else you can imagine. This versatility makes it ideal for honoring all types of moms — whether they’re bonus moms, dog moms, plant moms, or any other kind of mother.
Price: $150
FOR THE MOMS WHO DESERVE A SPA DAY, EVERY DAY:
Sprig, Kohler’s wellness brand, helps Moms transform daily routines into self-care rituals by delivering spa-like magic right at home. Their Infusion device connects to your showerhead to let you add aromatherapy pods with scents like eucalyptus, chamomile, and lavender, and other skincare ingredients such as hyaluronic acid. These are the same kind of skin-pampering goodies you find at luxury spas. Want more pampering for your mom? Sprig sells a whole line of natural candles, bath bombs, body and linen mists too.
Price: starting at $140
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FOR THE MOMS WHO NEED ONE LESS CHORE:
Moms everywhere deserve a robot helper like the iRobot Roomba Combo j9+ Robot Vacuum and Mop. With this device, she can simply set it and forget it. The iRobot Roomba Combo automatically tackles messes with powerful vacuuming and deep-scrub mopping. When on a carpet, the mop lifts up, and on hard floors, it simultaneously vacuums and mops. It detects and avoids cords, shoes, pet waste, and other floor hazards of all shapes and sizes. When it finishes, it autonomously returns to its home base to empty dirt, refill liquid, and recharge. The best part? Mom doesn’t have to lift a finger. One less chore? That’s a huge score.
https://www.irobot.com/en_US/roomba-combo-j9plus-auto-fill-robot-vacuum-and-mop/C975020.html
Price: $1000
FOR THE MEMORY KEEPER MOMS:
This Kodak Slide-N-Scan Digital Film Scanner brings cherished memories back to life. With a simple press of a button, it lets you quickly and easily view, edit & convert old color and black & white negatives & 50mm slides into digital files. Watch history come to life on the 5-inch LCD screen as it helps you create a profound bridge to the past. Rediscovering and preserving family history is truly a precious gift in itself. Plus having everything digitized offers incredible peace of mind for the future.
Price: $180
FOR MONEY SAVING MOMS AND THE KIDS THEY RAISED RIGHT:
Want to spoil the mother figures in your life without breaking the bank? Look no further than the PayPal app. It offers so many cash-back rewards from many of your favorite stores like Best Buy, Ticketmaster, Walmart, and more. To use it, just click to save the offer you like on your mobile device and it automatically applies it when you use PayPal at checkout. You can also earn rewards on eligible purchases with PayPal Cashback Mastercard and get an additional 3% cash back when you use it to pay with PayPal. Want to layer on even more deals? Combine PayPal reward offers, merchant promos, and your card rewards. Apply them on a single purchase. Genius.
We just want to say a huge THANK YOU to all moms, today and every day.
There are more fantastic devices on the horizon. Check back here at Techish so we can bring you all the groundbreaking gizmos and gorgeous gadgets coming your way in 2024.
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