Surprise Squad gifts grocery gift cards to lucky shoppers in Phoenix
Sponsored by Valley Toyota Dealers
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Most families are still feeling the pinch when they go grocery shopping these days. That’s why Gibby Parra and Arizona’s Family Surprise Squad went to Fry’s Food Stores near 7th Street and Baseline to surprise some lucky shoppers by handing out $200 gift cards to help pay for groceries.
The first person Gibby stopped was a woman wearing a pink South Mountain Community College sweatshirt. She told him she was a former educator. “You’re kidding,” she gasped when Gibby handed her the first gift card. “Oh, my goodness gracious.” She went on to say that she was buying gift cards of her own to give away to friends.
Gibby headed down one of the aisles and found a woman shopping for her family. He gave her one of the gift cards and asked if it would help. She said it would because today was her son’s graduation, so the surprise was coming at the right time.
The following person he encountered was a woman looking for hominy to make posole for her family. He gave her one of the gift cards. “Thanks to our Valley Toyota Dealers, they want to bless you with this gift card,” Gibby said. She smiled and said she hosts family dinners every Sunday, and that amount of money could help feed around 11 people.
Not far from her was a woman also shopping for her family. She told Gibby she had six kids, which is a lot of mouths to feed. He was more than happy to give her one of the last cards to help keep her kids full.
The last person he stopped was a mom shopping with a young child. The mother was a little embarrassed at first when she saw Gibby and his photographer come her way because she wasn’t expecting to be on live TV when she went to the store. But all that changed once he gave her the final gift card. The mom was all smiles when she learned she was getting $200 courtesy of Valley Toyota Dealers.
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