saw this on another board - had to share!

melancholly

here's a link to a thread in the debt-free board where someone's had a new idea of things to sell on ebay - it made me smile anyway!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1763568

Sugar_Coated_Owl

:rotfl:

That's a great idea :T

carrie483

Excellent :j

Contains_Mild_Peril

How can you condone that? It may be funny, but that doesn't mean it's not wrong.

save123

Fantastic !!!


Going out tomorrow to get the biggest box I can find

Who needs Super Nanny? :rotfl:

Sugar_Coated_Owl

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote:

How can you condone that? It may be funny, but that doesn't mean it's not wrong.

Why is it wrong?

poppycat_3

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote:

How can you condone that? It may be funny, but that doesn't mean it's not wrong.

How is it wrong? She probably bought all the stuff in the first place, and if it teaches the kids some appreciation then I think its a fabulous idea.

LULUBELLE_2

It's a great way to teach kids to tidy up after themselves and value their possessions, I think. Good luck to her - she hasn't been sneaky about it, she told them what she was doing, so they had every chance to avoid losing their gear. They probably thought she wouldn't go through with it - but once she has, they'll learn PDQ that she means what she says! :T

tankgirl1

:T :T :rotfl: :rotfl: :T :T

save123

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote:

How can you condone that? It may be funny, but that doesn't mean it's not wrong.

Q:Contains Mild Peril
Will always wonder if you have children????

Contains_Mild_Peril

In reply to your Q, Save123, I have one child (12, leaves stuff all over the place, and I'll admit I do to), and I still disapprove of theft, even of goods the thief bought in the first place. She even mentioned that at least one of the items was bought for her son's birthday, so I assume she gave him it as a gift. While I can see how it could be argued that some items bought for use by the children were never really theirs, a gift cannot be reclaimed at the purchaser's whim; that would make it a loan, not a gift. She is no more entitled to sell it than I would be to sell things I've bought for my husband and given to him.
I don't get why people are asking what's wrong with selling other people's belongings and keeping the money for oneself. It's theft. Theft is wrong. It's not rocket science. How can she possibly enjoy spending her ill-gotten gains? She may be teaching her children to look after their things, but she's also teaching them that abuse of parental power is greeted with widespread approval. She could make her point if she put the box away somewhere or a long time, then eventually returned the items to their owners once they'd kept their stuff tidy for a suitable period. She could encourage them to give outgrown items to charity.