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[Transmogrified Tiger]

"Get well, get well soon, we want you to get well"

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Never see the Seinfeld episode? Elaine gets sick of there being cake at the office for every little thing.

[cardinalkarp]

"Get well, get well soon, we want you to get well"

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Never see the Seinfeld episode? Elaine gets sick of there being cake at the office for every little thing.

I'm sure I have. I just didn't put the two together.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

It was probably too obscure, I need Jocephus to follow it up or something.

[Molly]

I respond to these requests with a simple "Sorry, I can't afford it." If they want to think I'm a [expletive] or cheap so be it.

[Sausage_Gravy]

I was a total jerk at my last job. When people would come with their kids fundraising stuff i would say "Take that to other people with kids, not me and please do not come asking again." Eventually (I was there 4 years) people would just skip my office. It was nice.

I haven't been so abrupt at this job, but I still won't give my money to anyone.

If I ever have kids that do fundraisers I think I would just buy the candy from them myself and give it away before peddling it to my co-workers. I would be embarrassed to ask that.

That's what we do. We hate asking anyone to buy something from a fundraiser. These companies bribe the kids into selling X amount of dollars of junk with parties and prizes. I'd rather just make a flat donation and be done with it all.

[cardinalkarp]

Here's the latest...

This is a reminder email about _____ shower. Yes, we have been collecting for other things. But we dont want you to forget about the shower. We will be collecting for a group gift, a cake and maybe appetizers. Please see myself (in ____ absence) or ____ to donate. We will be accepting money until Wednesday August 8th

[Simbagal23]

Here's the latest...

This is a reminder email about _____ shower. Yes, we have been collecting for other things. But we dont want you to forget about the shower. We will be collecting for a group gift, a cake and maybe appetizers. Please see myself (in ____ absence) or ____ to donate. We will be accepting money until Wednesday August 8th

Good grief. At the beginning of each year, you should send an email to the group advising that you have made a donation to _________ (Arbor Day Foundation, Red Cross, whatever) in honor of everyone's upcoming birthday, graduation, wedding shower, baby shower and/or death. Maybe they'll leave you alone???!

Or you can start your own People Fund, ala George Costanza.

[cardinalkarp]

Or you can start your own People Fund, ala George Costanza.

This is an idea. It may not make me any new friends at the office though.

Don't worry I'll keep updating this thread w/ more as they come!

[Sausage_Gravy]

The last place that I worked, everyone's names were put on a list from the entire department. On this list was a dollar amount that they were "requiring" everyone to contribute for such ocassions as birthdays, funerals, births, BOSSES Christmas gifts (WTF!!).

I said that I refused to do any such thing and that they cannot require us to pay that. I also said that they were violating my privacy by putting my name on a list for everyone to see.

[Molly]

I just purchased a fund raiser raffle ticket for $25

(it's for a good cause!)