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Originally Posted by Robin Lodal  Which is ME! I donated to YT for a couple of reasons, one big one is to participate in the GE. Then after I donated, there was a thread that was started about the costs of actual GE gifts. The minimum is $20 so I assumed anywhere in the $20-30 range but when I learned that everyone honestly expects you to spend more than $50 (upwards toward $100), I was VERY bummed out. That is something I can't afford right now... I'm a teacher just stuck subbing b/c of the economy and my husband's a cop so we aren't exactly sitting on gold. Not that I wouldn't LOVE buying so many cute things for someone else (one of my love languages is gifts)... we honestly can't afford to be spending an extra $100 right now (and I'm not going to be irresponsible and put it on a credit card w/o being able to pay it off). I don't feel comfortable signing for the GE now b/c there is NO way I could afford to spend lavishly and I won't want to be "that person" who jips someone who spent a lot of money....So anyway, I really like this idea.
Maybe the categories could be
Large female (>8lbs)
Small female (<7lbs)
Large male (>8lbs)
Small male (<7lbs)
Does that make sense? I have a 5-6lbs male (so I would sign him up for SMALL MALE and I have a 8-9lbs female so I would sign her up for LARGE FEMALE.
The only thing with this way is that you couldn't move your box to a new chain... This is ONLY a suggestion. |
The flaw I see in this is that while you may want things out of the 8-pounder box, you may have things to contribute to the smaller clothing box. For example, Joey's around 5 1/2 pounds, I have a few puppy shirts (that I can't bare to part with) that don't fit, and even some larger shirts that don't fit, if we do it the way you suggest someone like me would have to order several boxes just to get rid of a few things, also many items are unisex, I really think you will have more success, if you start out with one box, different sizes and sex for it.