So, it's "fundraiser season." Do you hit up your friends...

who have kids in school? Because I do not. I may mention the Girl Scout cookies because everyone loves them, but as far as the wrapping paper, the candy (both of which I'm dealing with right now)...no, I don't ask. I ask the grandparents, older aunts, etc...

But I have a friend that is bombarding us all with her son's fundraiser. At least five emails and three or four FB posts so far. This morning, I wrote an FB update saying I was staging an intervention for her! I don't want what they're selling (in fact, I still have it from last year!) and even to donate it to the troops overseas it's $35!

So, am I right or am I a crank? Either way, how do I politely tell her no thank you?

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I never hit anyone up. In fact, even though I'm very active at my DS's school and help out with a lot of activities (ironically I'm even chairing one of these sales drives this year), the one thing I can't bring myself to do is sell stuff. If it's gift wrap, candles, anything from a catalog, I'm happy to order a thing or two for ourselves as a way to support the school, but I HATE forcing this stuff on friends/neighbors/coworkers. Especially friends/neighbors with kids, who are bombarded with their own fundraisers to contend with.

We really have nobody to sell to. We both have small families, I'm a SAHM so no coworkers, my DH works for a small company and he would never want his staff to feel "obligated" to buy from him. So we just return the candy box unopened, lol.

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I agree with you. The fundraising is out of hand. I think it should be given to family members and those without school aged kids. We all have tons of fundraisers to do. I dont need any extras.

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Nope. Never. I throw them out unless it's something I want.

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I usually put it out there via FB, email or word of mouth. I am not pushy about it at all, just informative.
It doesn't bother me when others advertise it. Sometimes I am even looking for it!

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No way! I show it to my mom and that's it!

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I don't either. I showed the catalogs to my mom, grandmother, mother in law and aunt. That's it. I did post on FB about the kids coupon book that was being sold at my son's school. I did that b/c a lot of my friends are mommies and i know not every school sells those.

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My sister and I do "an exchange"! LOL

She orders something from DS and I order something from my nephew.

Other than that, I show my dad, inlaws, brother and friends with no kids.

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No. Dd is 4, but all that stuff goes in the garbage now. My mom and mil buy the coupon bookmat the beginning of the year. But I don't ask them to buy anything else.

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I dont do the fundraiser for the school. I am very active with her school in other ways. I do however do her fundraiser for dance school buit that is becuase 40% of the profit goes to her costume/tuition etc, I sell to my family, ex Dhs family, my co workers, and friends with NO children. I would never ak my friends that have school aged kids.

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I actually run a fundraise called JUMP ROPE 4 HEART at the school I work at. We basically have an hour before school which is like Field Day. All kids from grades 2-5 can come and they do not need to donate a penny. If they do - great. Last year the kids donated over $13,000! I was shocked! We decided to do it this year on 10-11 instead of April like normal to separate our 2 big school events. I feel bad b/c I had NO idea the girl scouts were having a nut sale, the PTA etc. Then again - they do not have to donate.

My kids already came home with 2 fundraisers. I may ask my MIL if she wants to donate but thats it. The only person that buys something from their fundraiser is me and if I cant, then thats that. If my kids want to ask someone politely once thats o.k. but being repeatedly bombarded for the same thing is rude. If I cant or dont want to do it - I just say no :)

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Nope! I also don't buy from others , we all have enough exPenses without dealing w all these fundraisers

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I only ask my close relatives who have some money to spare. I never ask anyone who has children.

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As an Alumni would you like to sponsor my son for Preps 1st Walk-A-Thon next week? Thats what they are doing now instead of the chance books (remember that?)

ONLY KIDDING !!!!

I never, ever hit my friends up. We are ALL fundraising for one thing or another. This is what grandparents are for.

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We usually do the kids Stuff coupon books, I never have to hit people up. They start asking for them in September. I sold a boat load last year.

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No, we don't participate in any fundraisers.

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I showed the catalogs to my family and posted a general link on fb in case anyone was interested.

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Just grandparents and aunt and uncles. They are out of control and super annoying!

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No, I opt out since I have no one to sell too. In my sons school they are having the candy bar sale. each box has $50 candy bars and when the sale is over next week, you have to pay the school $50 whether or not you sold all the candy. Sorry, but I don't have the time to take my 6 year old door to door, nor do I have another $50 to give to his private school.

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I usually say "Oh hell no, I don't even buy from the truckload of fundraisers Kerri brings home!"