School fundraisers are evil....

[Henrietta23]

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Too bad even that won't earn me a unique title "Proud to be a lunatic on a soapbox" I'll still be plain old addicted....

 

[the1much]

^ hahaha

my step daughter was in brownies, and her first year selling, i told her i would buy more boxes then anyone,, i think i ended up with 20 -something boxes.,, the next year i used to play racquetball at the club ,,,,,, i ended up buying 101 boxes

 

[Henrietta23]

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eeek! those things aren't cheap!

 

[the1much]

ya ,, :| i know

after i found out 2 women at the club "found out" bout what i said,, and they went in togather and got 100 boxes,,, heh ,, but 3 months after the sell,,,, my friends were coming over buying boxes from me,, with SUBSTANTIAL mark-up

 

[cackle]

If I am going to donate I will hand them 5.00 and say I don't want the product give this to your school/club/whatever. They make more money that way and I am off the hook.

BTW if silkies came around collecting for scratch I would give to the cause.

Sorry but I love my evil little silkies.

 

[ChandlersChickens]

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Oooooooooooo that is the BEST stuff!

 

[dragracer]

Entertainment Books $20 each in September. Now, candy bars! We're only a good 2 months into school!

 

[BearSwampChick]

Try explaining to a six-year-old why he can't have the cool walkie-talkies on the award poster, because it takes sales of 56 items or more to get them. Of course, you can walk into Radio Shack and purchase a real set of walkie-talkies instead of cheap plastic ones that will break in 2 minutes for a whole lot less than it would take to buy 56 items that you don't want or need.

Also try explaining that if Grammy buys two items from each boy they will get the first prize on the list, which happens to be a lovely rubber eraser puzzle. He's a smart boy and won't be duped by such a sappy prize, but was comforted by a promise of getting real walkie-talkies for his birthday which will arrive before the wonderful prizes show up.

 

[Rhett&SarahsMom]

candy bars would be great. I could send then with my husband to work.

Those I would be on board with.

One of the local Catholic grade schools does car washes when the weather warms. Nothing like teaching morals during the school day and then having the girls out in short shorts and bikini tops the next Saturday.

Yelling at cars and jumping around. Yup.. good ole Catholic teachings at the school here.

I also do not give money to the kids standing outside the local grocery or in the mall. Nor will I ever let my daughter do that.I will write a check and that'll be it

 

[herechickchick]

I tell you when they come at me with wrapping paper samples I want to run screaming but I remember trying to sell that stuff as well because I wanted the boom box or the 9 " portable TV but all I ever got was a key chain.

So I just suck it up and place my order.