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My husband is a good man. We just celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary and I wanted to do something special for him. He works hard and is the best daddy I could have imagined for my kids. A surprise was in order. I decided to head on over to Walmart to pick out a few of his favorite things to create a surprise basket of goodies for him when he got home from work. One of our favorite things to do together is to chill out on our back screened in porch to share a Coke together and watch our kids play in the back yard. Diet Coke is our beverage of choice for this occasion so that is the first place I headed when I arrived at the store.
At the front of every Walmart you can find the 20 ounce bottles of Coke products, already chilling out in the fridge. I wanted them to be cold and ready to drink when he got home so I picked up a couple for the basket along with a couple for our fridge.
I added a few more of his favorite things like beef jerky, snack mix, apples, nuts and a really nice bottle of beer that he will splurge on if he has the chance. I knew this basket would put a smile on his face when he walked through the door.
Did you know that you can find personalized bottles of Coke products? On the back of the 20 ounce Coke bottles, you can now find personalized names. I searched through the coolers and didn’t find my husband’s name, but I did find some family members names for the next time we have a cookout! I know I would love going over to someones house and seeing that they took the time to find my name on the back of a bottle. Such a sweet little surprise!
On July 6th there will be a Nationwide Share a Coke Event at Walmart stores. This is where people can bring their families and friends and enjoy the the sharing of a Coke. I can’t wait to bring my kids over to Walmart and Share a Coke with them this summer!
In the mean time, my husband came home and loved the goodies we set out for him. I’m happy that I could brighten his day even just a little bit for our anniversary!
Its hard to believe that we have been together for 9 years already! Heres to another 50 more!!!!
Susanna @Zealous Mom says
What a cute idea! Our anniversary is coming up; I’ll have to think of a good surprise for the hubs.
Lori says
I love those cokes with the names on them! Such a creative idea you put together too.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
Our anniversary is in October, but we don’t celebrate it. Maybe one of these days I will surprise him, though.
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says
Happy Anniversary! I don’t know if I could find a coke with my name or Hubs on it – but I would love to!
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
Happy anniversary! I am a serious Diet Coke addict- like if I don’t have one at 2:00 p.m. every day I might hurt someone. I have yet to find one with my name on it! Darn!
Kristy says
Happy Anniversary! Love the gift basket idea! #client
Kay Adeola says
Happy Anniversary! This is a great idea,I have seen bottles here with the names on but not really paid much attention.I will see if i can find one for my hubs next time i go to the store.
Carly Bellard says
That is such a cute idea! If anyone ever finds a Carly or Randy Coke- let me know!
Krystal says
Happy Anniversary! I love the basket you put together. I wouldn’t mind receiving that myself! The snacks look yummy! I see a Rogue beer! What kind is it?
Kat Hodson says
It’s an IPA… his favorite! 🙂
Carly says
Personalized cokes? How cute is THAT?
Jaime says
Such a fun idea! Happy anniversary! We’ll be celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary in just a couple of months and we generally do traditional gifts. I haven’t even figured out what to do for this year!
Rosey says
How very sweet. 🙂 My husband had a painting of our first house commissioned once for an anniversary gift. It’s on the wall in our library and I love it. 🙂
Rosey says
Oh, and I forgot to say Happy Anniversary!
[email protected] Food Ramblings says
I love this! Happy Anniversary- enjoy the celebration!
Melissa says
What a great gift!!! How cool that you could find your name on them!
Laura says
I try and take the traditional weding anniversary gifts and give them a new twist. For example, on the year that fruit was the traditional anniversary gift I bought my husband an Apple TV. lol… fruit… apple… 🙂
Barbie's Beauty Bits says
This is a great marketing idea…Want to share and it shall be done! I love seeing these type of creative out of the box ideas!
Amanda H. says
I haven’t seen the Coke bottles with the personalized names yet. I want to go to the store right now to find some. I love it!
Debbie Denny says
I love this idea. Great way to surprise your hubby!
Felicia says
What a sweet idea! I had no idea Coke was doing this. Thank you for sharing.
Brett Martin says
That’s an awesome surprise. I’m not nearly as creative or fun of a wife as you!
Rob says
Happy Anniversary. Love the gift basket idea. Our 13th anniversary is coming up on 7/20 so I am going to need to do something awesome like this. Thanks for sharing.
Ann Bacciaglia says
Surprise gifts are a great way to let someone know we care. I love the gift basket that you made for your husband. Cute idea.
Veronica says
Cute gift basket! Beautiful wedding picture
Theresa says
My hubby is a huge Diet Coke drinker. I had no idea the bottles were now personalized. I am going to have to see if they have his name. Shouldn’t be too hard to find a Jason, right?
Becka says
Aww that is so sweet. I have been looking for a my son’s name because ever since he saw there were names he has been driving me insane to find his. we look everytime we go into the store..
Mary says
Happy anniversary. This is a terrific idea. I have yet to find my name…and it’s so common too ugh
Amber Conaway says
This past February was our 1st Wedding Anniversary! I surprised him by taking him bowling (which he loves) and a new restaurant that he had been wanting to try! IT was a BLAST! I love diet coke and these name bottles are awesome!
Trisha says
Happy anniversary! A gift basket of favorites is such a cute idea, it really shows that you actually pay attention to what they like! lol
Christie says
Love that there’s names on them now. How cute and personal for your anny!
Cassie @ Southeast by Midwest says
My mother LOVES Diet Coke. I wish I could find one around here that had her name on it so I could send it to her but her name is super hard to find on anything (Mona).
Jeanine @ sixtimemommy.com says
I’ll admit we don’t so much for anniversarys anymore. Which is terrible but I think this year I’ll be doing something special. We need it!
Lisa says
What a fun idea – I love the Coke is doing this! I can think of all sorts of ways to Share a Coke!
Tracey says
This is a really cute idea. Who doesn’t love Coke? There are many great ways anyone can share a Coke.
Liz Mays says
That was such a sweet thing to do for him. Diet Coke is a big part of all my happy celebrations too!
Amanda says
Oh I love it! Such a cute gift! Happy Anniversary! Hope you have a wonderful day!
Camesha says
That’s an awesome surprise! I’m feeling like I need to grab a snack now!
Toni says
Is it bad that we don’t really do surprises. I always let him get what he wants, but I think the next one I will have to surprise him
Kat Hodson says
LOL! He does get what he wants too. He wanted a leaf blower. I felt kinda bad getting him that for our anniversary so I hid the gift card for it in the basket! 🙂
Tonia says
I’m funny about surprises. I would love to have a Coke with my name on it.
Angela S says
I typically don’t drink soda, but every once in a while I just have to have a Diet Coke. That looks like a great gift basket for your hubby.
Racquel says
This is a really cute gift basket idea!
Crystal says
I love the personalized bottle. What a cute idea. I don’t have any surprises to share for my anniversary. We go to the same restaurant we went to the night my husband proposed. I love the tradition.
April Smith Decheine says
We have had Coke in our house since, well, I grew up with it. My mom only drank Coke out of the bottles, 16ounce bottles. I think they came in 8 packs.
Emily says
What a sweet thing you did for your hubby! Happy 9th anniversary! May you have many more happy years!
Kathleen says
The boys and I were at Yellowstone when we first saw these, they are so cool!
Marcie W. says
I really like the idea of a snack basket and I am sure my husband would appreciate goodies like this as well. He also loves Diet Coke, but unfortunately I did not find an Eric in the Share A Coke bin at Walmart over the weekend. Hopefully there will be one during my next trip.