Back to School Gift Guide
For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One $ayBucks Community eGift Card, over 50 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A $ayBucks Community eGift Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 50 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local Old Saybrook businesses.
These Old Saybrook businesses accept the $ayBucks Community eGift Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
A movie, a show, a night that isn’t about permission slips — Old Saybrook after the bell rings.
Nightlife
65 Main St, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Nightlife
7 Barone Rd, Niantic, Connecticut, 06357
Nightlife
150 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Nightlife
85 Main Street, Old Saybrook , Connecticut, 06475
Arts & Culture
300 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. Old Saybrook’s kitchens, their pick.
Food & Dining
455 Boston Post Rd, Ste 1, OLD SAYBROOK, Connecticut, 06475
Food & Dining
19 Main St, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Food & Dining
1712 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Food & Dining
75 Main St., Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Food & Dining
910 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Food & Dining
1231 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local Old Saybrook shops instead of a big-box aisle.
Retail
80 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06457
Retail
28 Spencer Plains Road, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06810
Retail
168 Main St, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Retail
100 Main Street, Ste 2, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Retail
264 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Retail
146 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
Services
21 Spencer Plain Road, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Beauty & Wellness
263 main st office 209, old saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Services
1712 Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Services
4 Custom Drive, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Services
15 North Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
Services
1 Main St, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 06475
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date and time you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Done in under two minutes.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A $ayBucks Community eGift Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 50 local Old Saybrook businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The $ayBucks Community eGift Card is accepted at over 50 local businesses in Old Saybrook, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the date and time you want it delivered — the morning of the first day, the end of orientation week, whenever suits. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the $ayBucks Community eGift Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A $ayBucks Community eGift Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 50 local Old Saybrook businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
Buy a $ayBucks Community eGift Card