Scout popcorn is a particularly egregious racket, but all of those fundraisers are a racket
Edited by IlliniOllie on September 23, 2025, 18:12:23
Just tell me how much the activity or sport or band or whatever costs, and I’ll pay it. Every school year is a ridiculous circle of everyone’s kid selling the same crap to each other’s parents. Just make every activity cost what it costs, let us all pay for what we do, and be done. The Scout popcorn is in a class by itself. It’s outrageous.  Previous Message
I get that it’s a fundraiser, but Jesus Christ.
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 My nephew is a scout and just hit me up to buy popcorn. $20 + $6 shipping for a 6oz bag is WILD. - doubledown September 22, 2025, 20:22:18
- Whoever’s the company that’s running this operation is making a SHIT TON of money - illini thunder September 23, 2025, 19:54:07
- Scout popcorn is a particularly egregious racket, but all of those fundraisers are a racket - IlliniOllie September 23, 2025, 18:09:34
- It’s a fundraiser and it’s not 1980 anymore. $25 is about right* - bbonb September 23, 2025, 17:33:21
- Everyone, even the Scout parents, realize it's outta hand. - osklister September 23, 2025, 17:10:24
- it's probably my least favorite part of Eggplant Parm being in scouts - Gene Parmesan September 23, 2025, 8:39:33
- It’s gotten bad. Our troop does wreathes instead * - aimlessillini September 23, 2025, 7:04:05
- it was overpriced even when I was a scout as a kid - IlliniSax05 September 23, 2025, 7:00:34
- It's made with Mormon salty tears* - KCWildcat September 23, 2025, 6:57:52
- Yeah. My nephew was a scout and I’d buy one bag a year from him. - ATL September 23, 2025, 6:46:24
- My friend always asks will you donate $25 and receive a complementary popcorn gift as thanks?* - CoronaTheirAss September 23, 2025, 5:55:55
- We had to sell at the Jewel in town last Friday. People are so happy to stop and help - Illini Guy September 22, 2025, 22:54:39
- It’s so bad. My son’s troop all agreed not to participate* - Desert September 22, 2025, 21:58:48
- Yeah, it’s outrageous - DT September 22, 2025, 20:25:04
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on September 23, 2025, 18:09:34, in reply to "My nephew is a scout and just hit me up to buy popcorn. $20 + $6 shipping for a 6oz bag is WILD. "
- osklister September 24, 2025, 8:59:29