Shopping for 30th Birthday Party Favors

For those loved ones celebrating a landmark birthday, there's still no substitute for the high, high comedy encapsulated in "Over the Hill!" party favors. But in the day and age of the World Wide Web (forthwith abbreviated as “WWW” or “tri-dub”), hundreds of other clever, witty birthday party favors are ripe for the plucking. For your convenience, Book Of Ages recently shopped the web for the very finest 30th birthday party supplies. Herewith, our recommendations:

· Party superstore Birthday Pizazz offers "30 Better than Ever!" toilet paper that, to our untrained eye, looks alarmingly like a paper plate. Our Verdict: For those that like it rough!

· Web merchant Shindigz—which has taken the liberty of rechristening one's annual celebration of birth as BirthdayZ—offers 30th birthday T-shirts and headbands as part of its "Oh No...the Big 30" Kit-N-Kaboodle. Our Verdict: An instant Klassic!

· For those 30th birthday parties where a schmaltzy Hallmark card is not enough, Over The Hill Gifts offers a customized 30th birthday poem. (Sample line: "Birthdays should be a special time for [Person's name] to start anew, setting goals and working to make each and every dream come true.") Note that, according to Over the Hill Gifts, this very special poem is for men only. Our Verdict: Poetry in Motion!... Sickness!


· For those that like to spell things out in big, ugly fonts, PartyBanners.com features 21 designs that can be custom-made with your loved one's name. Our Verdict: A Sign of the Times!

· Among the jaw-dropping 47 30th-birthday related party favors at 1PartySupplies, we’re especially drawn to the 30th ceiling decoration ("Hang from ceiling for that special '30' effect!"), the 30th Razz-Ma-Tazz Centerpiece ("The ultimate table topper! Fill with air!"), and the 30th Birthday Plastic Yard Sign (a bargain at $7.79). Our Verdict: Guilty… of Being 30!

30 Better Than Ever! Supplies [paperpartyplace.com]
Oh No... The Big 3-0 [shindigz.com]
30th Birthday Gifts and Gift Ideas [overthehillgifts.com]
Landmark Party Banners [partybanners.com]
30th Birthday Party Supplies [1partysuppliesandfavors.com]