OT: Just need to vent

Yep. One of the movie reviewers in San Diego had that reputation. The man blackballed "Bambi", ferPetesake! If he said it was awful, people turned out in droves. If he loved it, we stayed away.

Why on earth would anyone blackball Bambi, which happened to be one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. From what I was told I cried hysterically every single time I saw it, even though I knew his mother was going to be killed, and I begged to see it several times.

What could have been his reasoning?

Lucille

What could have possibly been the reasoning of someone whose favorite movie of all time is "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"? Complete lack of taste.

Actually, he did like most "art flicks" and avant garde stuff and anything with subtitles. Snootier than thou, gave one star or a black ball to anything with blockbuster potential among the great unwashed. He signed his reviews with his initials, D.S., which everyone in town said stood for Dumb Sh--.

I've never seen "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes." Did I miss anything??

Lucille

Only about an hour and a half of boredom!

Pat P

Hi, you ladies are so right. Most do not know how to bake. I am a grandmother so I did bake for a cake sale. Would you believe that I actually had to tell the "PTA" that the goods were home made. The look of shock as to how could you was "priceless".

My neighbor has two girls, both scouts. She sent them both over to me last week to buy candy I think for a charity. They both handed me a form to fill in. There was nothing I could do at the time, so I spent $5.00 with each. I did really find it annoying. I have a granddaught er that has just made brownie. I will take a form over next door not too worry.

Actually, I regularly buy "extra" if another GS comes to the door.

Cheryl

"Karen C - California wrote"

Ah, come on. You gotta love the theme song. Dawne

"Karen C - California"wrote

That assumes every school's local area HAS a local computer store, office supply store, or even well-off people. That is not the case. Dawne

Here , we baked many years at home , specially when the kids were small , i baked 2 different cakes every week . mirjam

I don't know either, but I just sent a friend my address so that I could be hit up by her son's school music program as a booster. And the last time I was asked to buy Girl Scout Cookies, I sent a check. I guess I'm not "most people" but I'd much rather write a check that will all go to the program I want to support than buy something I really don't want.

Elizabeth

The last time I ran a yard sale as a fundraiser for a non-profit organization, we brought in $3500. I wonder if the audiences are just that different or what the difference is?

Elizabeth (it was 3 years ago in Jamaica Plain)

Prolly because you didn't mind doing fundraisers yourself as a kid. I hated them and I hate the stuff people sell me now. Our cross the street neighbors come over with catalogs and I have the damnedest time finding anything I want, even though I want to be supportive. I'd rather pay more taxes or a school levy and be done with it. But I'm aware that a lot of people don't share that feeling.

Elizabeth (GS cookies I don't mind, the rest you can keep)

Mostly location is my wager. Though time of year does make a huge difference too. Spring would better for yard sales up here even if the Scouts seem to insist on fall. Bake sales do better at the local orchards than at the school and you make out like bandit if you can get the weekend before Thanksgiving.

Part of the problem with more taxes or levy is it not directed to a specific school or activity. I'd rather know that my fundraising dollars are going to playground equipment or enrichment speakers, than another administrator's pet project or worse, another administrator or specialist.

I'll admit to a real fondness for the popcorn the Boy Scouts sell. And I love my GS pocket calendar because the squares have plenty of writing room.

Cheryl

I am happy to live in condo and not be hit up in the evenings, but when I was, like you I preferred to give money direct so the fund raiser received all the money. One woman was incensed and said I insulted her child because I did not want to buy a box of gladioli bulbs and just wanted to give cash direct ???? Never figured that one out!

I also preferred kids who were 'doing' something for the funds, car washes, collecting bottles, yard sales. Kids who just put their hand out remind me of urchins in Hong Kong shouting out for kumshaw (phonetic spelling) but at least there was justification for them.

Speaking specifically of rummage sales, I wonder if the organization holding the sale makes a difference. Assume all groups do the same exact amount and type of advertising to the same audience. If Boy or Girl Scouts are holding it, people might assume it is mostly child-related items on sale or that everything comes from households with children and might be in bad condition. If a church group is having the sale, there might be more of a chance for collectibles from someone's attic or more items in the rarely/gently used category. If the sale is for a fine arts society, people might expect designer name clothes or furnishings. Just pondering, but I could see how some would jump to these conclusions and that might make them choose to go to some sales and skip others.

Our church holds "Trash and Treasure" sales twice a year and apparently make enough m> Cheryl Isaak wrote: