So, you get a notepad (why do you need it? doesn't it cost money to make?) and address labels (tons of them at my house) in a charity envelope asking you for a donation. That is both wasting good money (and trees) and sending you on a guilt trip. After a while you grow more insensitive to these things, but at least they don't have your child's picture on them!
At school, they take your child's picture - even though you didn't ask for it - and then send them home, saying that not only your child is so cute but that you will also be helping the school by purchasing these (extremely) expensive pictures. I wouldn't have bought them, but my son said he really wanted them, so I gave in, but made him pay for them himself. Either way, I think it's racket, sponsored by school. I will be happy to support school through simple donation - where I can donate (and write off my taxes) - and in an amount that I can afford at a time, instead of paying $22 for two pictures. Of course, you might argue I didn't have to do it - I will argue that I didn't ask to be in that position to begin with.
What if I don't return the pictures and don't pay? It's not honest, obviously, but just like with address labels, shouldn't you expect that some people may just forget to pay? (I personally didn't make it within the 5 day window, in fact, I didn't even know about that window until it was already too late) So, basically, if the pictures are really that expensive to make - who is paying for those pictures that aren't returned? Or are returned? I am so confused by this, and don't think that the only connection to the community should be money-related. It seems that a lot of things are fund-raising related. I think that this rant is exacerbated by the fact that there are no spring conferences for parents, and I am still feeling upset about it. End of rant, have a great day!
Please feel free to leave a comment and convince me that I am unreasonably overreacting. ;)
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