Despite the fact that we're a homeschooling family, I can still put those wonderful Box Tops For Education to use - I sell them! There are many families around that are willing to pay anything between 5 and 10 cents each (on average) in order to get a nice bundle of them. I'm not exactly sure why folks pay for them, but I have a feeling it involves class/school contests and prizes. :-)
I usually put mine on Ebay when I have a nice sized bundle - say, 30 or more. Sometimes I use them to trade for coupons that I want. One thing that really works is putting them on Ebay with the "Buy It Now" option, especially if you throw in something extra. Last time I put some up, I had 50 up for grabs, with an extra 10 thrown in if the buyer used BIN. They were snatched up in hours! I got a decent price, my buyer got a nice bundle of BTFE's, and I'm sure we were both happy.
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Wow, great idea! I am going to have to start doing this - I was actually just thinking the other day that I should check to see what they could be used for other than given to schools. Thanks!
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Carrie, at 12:28 PM
Wow! I never thought of doing that! Thats a great idea! Thanks for sharing
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Anonymous, at 3:35 PM
Actually, if you are a part of a homeschool support group, your group can register to cash these in! Ours just started collecting them, and we got $30 worth in the first cycle. We might use the $ to add to our lending library, or help a hs family, the list is endless!
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Anonymous, at 7:15 PM
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