I feel sorry for my little boy :(
 

He has this fundraising thing to do for school... I can't walk him around the neighbourhood to sell them because of my doctor's orders, and jact is laid up for a while with the remainders of a root canal gone wrong. I would buy all the damn things myself, but if I do that, jact will be going to get 20 more root canals in the next month (and I HATE chocolate). Anyone have any ideas on how to offload this stuff? The poor kid feels so bad because he was lookin forward to going out and selling them (they talked it up at school) and they have some dumb competition to sell the most.. I don't know what to do. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm at a loss of what to tell him..

We'll buy some LadyM.

Hit me up on ICQ.

what do u got? sell it here, and donate it to someone who needs a grip of candy?

I should mention, the rest of the family is out of the question because they're all diabetics.

That's cool guys.. I was thinking maybe I should set up a little stand in front of the house too.. like a lemonaide stand... he might like that..

They're Hershey's cookie bars or something.. I dunno, like I said I hate chocolate.. so I don't pay much attention

When my kids have things to sell for school I send them to work with my sister and she pimps them in her staff room. She comes back with an empty box and a big bag of money for my kids' school ;)

Do your kids have a grandma or auntie who can help out?

Couldn't he go round himself? Or is the neoghbourhood not that safe? Or is the kid to young to do that sort of thing by himself?

That's a good idea. Does your street get much foot traffic tho? It may be frustrating for him if he sits out there for hours watching cars drive past.

Give family members, friends ect copies of the catalogue or whatever to take to work with them. Always worked for me when I was in grade school. My grandmother took it to the office and I sold sickly amounts of the stuff.

He's only just turned 5 I don't think he's that confident.. and besides he wouldn't know if they were giving him the right money :)

It's just not safe to let your kids out of your sight anymore, unfortunately. There are pervs everywhere :(

Yeah it's a main street in town so it gets a fair amount.. As long as the weather holds he can sell some that way.. I'll be glad to sell to those who want it, but I want the poor kid to feel involved to he's so hyped about it.. The REAL kick in the ass was I said NO to fundraising because I KNEW I couldn't walk around, but I can't just say no to him now they got him all worked up about it.

Im sure many ppl on GFY would be glad to help LadyM, including myself! :)

What's yer digits?

Well even if he sells a couple I'd be happy.. And I'll go out of my way to make sure he sells some himself, instead of me just doing all the work for him :) Pride of accomplishment of course.. But I definitely appreciate the offers and will be glad to hook you up.. my icq is 3522039.

I don't think there are any "safe streets" anymore so i don't suggest a 5 yo cute little boy on the street by himself :(

Hehehe, this reminds me so much of a Friend's episode where this happened... :)


A boy broke his leg and couldn't sell the cookies.

Ross ended up having to buy a shitload...

sell the whole load on Ebay with a 10% markup.

Be sure to add that all the candy might be possessed by satan and I'm sure you could walk away with a new Ferrari after the auction is done.

What REALLY sucks is our neighbors on BOTH SIDES of us moved out last week, so we can't even hit THEM up anymore! :feels-hot

Buy them all, then give em out for halloween.

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I can't find you in my list. I have too many ppl :(

hahah it's for some stupid charity so keeping it wouldn't be an option, I don't think.

keep the markup

Send it to this diabetic :Graucho

second though, nm...

Tell him to pull you in his wagon.

Yeah...give me a paypal addy and I'll buy some, which you can donate back to the fundraiser to sell.....:)

find out the shipping charges, ill buy some, if you accept paypal :thumbsup

Hey LadyMischief ,

Most of the fundraisers these days have websites so you can sell to friends and family out of town. I bet if you look at your info there is one. You should investigate. :)

I was just going to say that it's probably going to cost more to send them out...Take money for them and hand them out at Halloween or something...too bad you guys couldnt' bring him into the city over the weekend so I could take him....what about the mother-in-law?

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

A very very clever sign for stand.......

The rest of the family can step up and take him around the neighborhood.

Part of the experience is the adventure of feeling like you have purpose like going to work...I am a big person today because i am going to work to sell my candy bars....have another family member hit up five or ten houses maybe an hour at the store entrance....a stand in the yard....by that time he will be over it

my thoughts too..

my 6 year old would have snuck them in his room.. ate them all, and i would have gotten a call from the school saying he owed a shit load of money..that or he would have sold them and kept the money and spent it at the store... cant trust that one to do any fundraising anytime soon.. :1orglaugh

Sure hit me up I'll make some arrangements.. I just realized there's some almond ones too.. heh. That's what I get for not lookin :)

She's got her hands full with her mother.. She can't even go to the bathroom on her own..and she can't get much time away.. I had thought of that but she just can't do it :(

Yeah I definitely plan on having him out there selling em.. He's SO hyped up about it.. That's why I felt so damn bad when he came home so excited about it.. But now that I think about it, it would be a good experience for him. And with all the awesome people on GFY, he might even win a prize, which would make me feel really really good :)

Hehe he's SO excited he's already making plans about his chocolate stand... I'll have to take pictures :)

pssh, top prize in those contests is like a teddy bear.

teach him html and throw the candy in the garbage :2 cents:

Lol he already knows how to type and whatnot.. Even if he doesn't win a prize it's nice for him to feel a sense of accomplishment, which is important. I just sure appreciate every one else helping along the way. He's a nice kid, and a smart kid. He is having a hard time adjusting to mommy not being able to go on hikes through the woods and to the park 2 or 3 times a day. I'm glad we all figured out a creative solution and he is gonna feel really good about it too :)

My cheerleading squad has to do this almost year round to raise money for competitions, etc. One of the easiest ways we've found so far is to find some kind of work place where there are a lot of men- like a factory or plant- anything that has men coming in and out on "shifts". Get there during the shift change when one group is coming out and one is coming in, and you can sell the hell out of anything edible. Candy bars and boxes of donuts by the dozen, do the best. But they'll pretty much buy anything they can eat. Stand near the entrance or wherever they all have to pass. We wear uniforms so they recognize it's some kind of fundraiser, but you could make a little sign telling what the charity is and let it hang off the front of his box. You or whoever takes him can sort of sit (if it's you, bring a chair since you can't be on your feet) or stand nearby to help with any money/change deals, but let him stand there with his little box as they pass. Even if they don't want the candy, they'll usually give some money.

Sometimes people will even go ahead and buy the whole box from us and then take it inside and sell it for us to get their money back. We can usually sell-out in half an hour, no matter how many boxes we bring. And sometimes it's hundreds. :Graucho

Well we're in a small town and there really isn't anyplace like that here, but I think he should do ok out on the street too.. we get a lot of foottraffic going by, the high school is a block away so hopefully the little wretches will contribute to something good instead of just littering up my back woods :P

Oh and thanks LOADS to those who helped out so far.. It sure gives Jay a head start. :) Many many thanks.

don't forget to tell him to tack on an extra buck to the price for himself.

never too young to learn that working for the man is for chumps.

LadyM -

I don't know what your mobility is right now, but can you drive a car? I know the kids around here sell that stuff in front of the grocery store all the time. Call and find out if they'll let you set up a stand for him there on Saturday or something.

No I don't.. and I have low mobility because of pregnancy problems.. A walk to the corner store (4 doors away) can induce bleeding etc.. But that is a good idea, thank you!

i want some! LM get on icq or post your paypal or somethin..

Sorry I was watching the muppet show with the kids before bed, just finsihed tucking them in :)

LadyM,
Depending on how busy your doctor's office is (or the building) bring him along at your next appointment and sell them off in the waiting room or at the front door, while you sit by and watch.

na na i got some candy! :thumbsup

Hey babe, we'll buy some from him. Hit me up on ICQ...love to help your boy:-)