Frugal Summer Fun – Redbox Movies

Are you looking for fun activites for your kids this summer, but you don’t have a lot of money to spend on that fun?  Well, that’s how I felt, so my family made a list of things they wanted to do this summer and most of them were pretty frugal activites.  One activity was getting movies from the Redbox using the free movie of the month codes.  We actual got to use the first one last night.  We had popcorn and sodas, which cost maybe $2.00-$3.00.  But all of those things were already in my pantry, so it felt like I did not spend much at all.  We enjoyed watching Hotel For Dogs as a family.

Redbox is a great service for families not wanting to spend much money on family fun.  You can find Redboxes in many locations.  My closest one is in a Walmart, but I also have one near me outside of a MacDonald’s. You will need to go to the Redbox website to find where the closest Redbox is to you.  Once you find out where your closest Redbox is located go to that place.  It will be hard to miss because it is  a big red vending machine.  You will have to have a credit card to rent a movie.  The movies cost $1.00 per night.  I think that is pretty frugal family fun.  But, wait, on the first Monday of the month throughout this summer, you can go online and get a free movie code, we usually post it on Busy Mommy too.  You need to hit the rent with promo code first and then proceed with your order, you will still need to use a credit card.  If you want more than one free movie, all you have to do is use a different credit card. As long as you bring the movie back before 8 pm the next evening your credit card will not be charged. Also, if you register your e-mail on the Redbox website, they will give you a free first movie code to use and send you e-mails about upcoming movies.  Another feature that I really like about the Redbox service is you can go online and reserve a movie, so when you get to the Redbox the movie will be waiting for you.  You can not use movie codes on reserved movies though.

I have been using the Redbox movie service for over a year now and I have been quite happy with it!  I did however have a movie that would not play.  I e-mailed Redbox about my problem and they sent me a free movie code.  So, I also think that they have great customer service !

So, if you are looking for a fun frugal family night this summer check out your local Redbox.