"OMFG, I positively hated this shit when I was a kid! Having to go door to door around the neighborhood by myself and try to sell shit to strangers who DGAF. I was a shy, awkward kid and could never sell much, so when people who did were celebrated in front of everyone and won prizes, it was humiliating and traumatizing. As an adult, I think it's just plain wrong."
"I would opt out of this just to teach my kid the lesson that her labor has more value than this. That value is being exploited by the corporation running the fundraiser, which profits from her sales equal to or more than what's given to the school. It's a scam. These should be illegal."
"These prizes are like...comically bad. If they didn't actually expect my 6-year-old (really me) to sell this stuff, it would be funny. At least when I was a kid, the prizes were usually pretty cool. SMH."
An elementary school fundraiser offered notably poor, low-value prizes for student sales, prompting strong negative reactions. Parents and community members called the prizes comical, predatory, and exploitative of children's labor while noting that corporations running fundraisers profit from sales. Many described feeling manipulated and traumatized by door-to-door selling expectations, especially for shy children. Some remembered better-era prizes, while others vowed to opt out to teach their children that their labor has value. The controversy centers on ethics of involving young children in sales and the fairness of reward incentives.
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