{"id":5063,"date":"2017-08-02T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dealdashblog.com\/?p=5063"},"modified":"2017-08-02T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T13:00:37","slug":"hello-august-time-for-a-summer-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dealdash.com\/blog\/hello-august-time-for-a-summer-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello August &#8211; Time For a Summer Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mzfn7l9tpj-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shutterstock_277597895.jpg\" alt=\"DealDash\" width=\"409\" height=\"230\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Happy August everyone! Get the grill ready, it&#8217;s time for a summer party!<\/h2>\n<p>I hate to say it, but it seems like the summer is just slipping away so quickly. Here it is, already August! I hope that you have your family has been enjoying the summer so far. There&#8217;s still a third of the summer left to go, let&#8217;s have a summer party! Get out the lawn games, BBQ grill, and iced tea.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealdash.com\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=DDBlogDawn\">DealDash<\/a> can help with the supplies. Read on for more tips on how to make your summer party a success.<\/p>\n<h2>Start the Party Preparations<\/h2>\n<p>Unless you entertain regularly, you&#8217;ll need to get some supplies for your party. Depending on the number of guests, you might have to stock up on some of the basics, such as paper plates and napkins. There are also questions that you&#8217;ll want to ask yourself such as &#8220;Is there enough seating for everyone?&#8221; and &#8220;How am I going to make sure that my guests are going to have a good time?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You might want to start with making a list of the guests that you plan on inviting. After you have completed that you can decide if you need to get out the extra folding chairs for the patio or deck, or if you need to buy a few outdoor toys for younger guests. Because let&#8217;s face it, spending $5 buying a large ball and $1 buying some bubbles is an excellent investment to make so you don&#8217;t have to hear &#8220;I&#8217;m borrrrrred!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>What Are You Going to Serve?<\/h2>\n<p>Hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill are a must unless of course, you&#8217;re a vegetarian. Then I suppose you would be serving Boca Burgers and veggie dogs, instead! Other than the grilling basics, you need to decide what else you&#8217;ll be serving, and if you&#8217;ll be making it yourself, buying it prepared, or trying to convince your Aunt Sue to make her potato salad. Once you&#8217;ve decided the menu and if you&#8217;ll be preparing it, then it&#8217;s time to make a shopping list.<\/p>\n<h2>Be Sure the Grill is Ready<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been using your grill all summer long, then you probably don&#8217;t have to worry about this item too much. It would be wise of you to check the amount of gas or charcoal that you have left, though, because it certainly would be disappointing to run out during your party.<\/p>\n<p>If your grill has seen better days, don&#8217;t fret! DealDash has a selection of grills up for auction, as well as hardware store gift cards if you don&#8217;t see the model that you want. Lowes has a huge selection of grills available, and DealDash often has Lowes gift cards up for auction. Be sure that your grill is in good shape and ready to party! If you&#8217;d like to see the grills that are available for auction on DealDash, then just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealdash.com\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=DDBlogDawn#do=q&amp;q=grills&amp;page=0\">click right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Thanks for Reading the DealDash Blog<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s still lots of time left to have an awesome summer party! DealDash is here to make sure that your party is a success.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealdash.com\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=DDBlogDawn\">DealDash<\/a>\u00a0has everything that you need to throw a great summer party for your and your friends. I hope that this article has been helpful for you. Thank you so much for reading the blog. Go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealdash.com\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=DDBlogDawn#do=q&amp;q=grills&amp;page=0\">check out<\/a> all of the party items that DealDash has to offer. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dealdash.com\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=DDBlogDawn#do=q&amp;q=grills&amp;page=0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4581 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dealdash.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/screenshot-31.png?w=300\" alt=\"DealDash Special\" width=\"187\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This sponsored blog article was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Dawn was compensated for writing this article. 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