At my school, it was always overpriced candy. Why would anyone buy a box of crappy chocolate for $12 a box when you can get the same amount of high-quality stuff for $5-8?
sfhasjf Yeah and the worst part is, they give the kids prizes for selling shit too. So the kids really really want to sell everything they can, so they'll give you the big watery eyes look and next thing you know, you're buying a years subscription to cosmogirl and 9 other magazines. :(
The girlscouts thing made me laugh because I am a former girlscout. And that's totally how it went down.
At my school it was over-priced magazine subscriptions, with prizes at the end for the biggest sellers. They had a big pep rally and was totally excited.
My parents sat me down and explained what a total ripoff this was and that the companies were basically using us as unpaid labor. Which put an end to that.
Compare it to my brother's football fund raising, which to this day still gives out coupon cards for local restaurants that pay for themselves within just a few trips. Much smarter, and it makes connections to the local economy.
See, this is why I'm usually okay with bake sales. It lasts for maybe a day at most, and it costs a LOT less. And with bake sales, the kids get to eat what's left over! It's like it's own reward.
Also at one of my high schools they would let you in to whatever event you were selling at for free, which was pretty cool. The football games were the most popular ones.
Except that at least at my Church's bake sale, the little old ladies sometimes put more effort and money into making their cookies etc. than they get back for selling them, so that they might as well just give money directly. My mom theorizes it's a generational thing, that older women grew up with this as the only way they could contribute to the church so they refuse to give it up.
That said, she's selling her cheap-to-make granola at the next bake sale. It's tasty stuff.
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I mean, I get why they do it. Schools need money. But there has to be a safer way to do it.
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The girlscouts thing made me laugh because I am a former girlscout. And that's totally how it went down.
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My sister was a girl scout for three years. I've seen what those little hellions do.
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My parents sat me down and explained what a total ripoff this was and that the companies were basically using us as unpaid labor. Which put an end to that.
Compare it to my brother's football fund raising, which to this day still gives out coupon cards for local restaurants that pay for themselves within just a few trips. Much smarter, and it makes connections to the local economy.
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Also at one of my high schools they would let you in to whatever event you were selling at for free, which was pretty cool. The football games were the most popular ones.
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That said, she's selling her cheap-to-make granola at the next bake sale. It's tasty stuff.
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