Has Anyone Purchased Extra I Bonds Using Their Tax Refunds?

The only way to get paper savings bonds now is from your IRS tax refund. You can get up to $5,000 of I bonds this way. That's on top of the $10,000 annual purchase limit for electronic I bonds via TreasuryDirect. Nickel at the Five Cent Nickel blog describes his experience with overpaying his taxes and receiving the paper I bonds in the mail.