My son always asks me for snacks in the morning. Sometimes crazy snacks before breakfast, like candy, gum and chips. This morning as he was begging me for some chips, (of course i said no) it brought back a memory somehow of when i was young and i loved Pringles potato chips. I remember going down to the store and buying a can and hiding it in my room so my sisters wouldn't eat any of it. I too, probably ate it at weird hours of the day. One time when i was young i was very upset that my mom would not pack us pringles anymore in our lunch. She said they would just get smashed in our lunch sack, which was true. So i got the idea to write a letter to the pringles company asking them to make snack size containers. They wrote me back and said, "thanks for your interest but there was not a demand for snack size...." I was really upset. I felt i was a demand enough. so i went around my neighborhood and church and asked everyone i knew to sign a petition stating that they too would be in favor of snack size Pringles. I was so excited. I just knew they were going to listen now. I even had my State Representative sign. That was icing on the cake for me! He signed his official name. Didn't everyone have to obey those in government? So i sent it in and about a week or two later, received another formal letter thanking me for my time, but no thanks. At least they sent me a coupon for my effort. Years later when they finally did come out with the snack size version, i felt cheated. i felt like wasn't that my great idea years ago? Why didn't they listen to me? Was it just because i was like 10? Shouldn't i get rewarded for telling them so long ago that this was a good idea? Now today when i buy a Pringles can or my boys ask for it, I can't help but cringe a little at how I was dismissed and now they are making money off of that great little idea i had!
Was I cheated?
Lisa and Ross
Enjoying our time jet skiing!
Xavier
He lives for football!
Zeph
Don't let the cute smile fool you!
Zeke
The newest champ in the family!
6 comments:
Lisa! You have a blog!!! So do I!! Make sure you check it out. . . it has some good pictures of the boys, which yours (by the way) are super cute!! They look like you! And Ross hasn't changed a bit!!
Anyway, I remember asking the fruit roll-up company to add a Watermelon flavor friut roll-up. . . no dice. So, I was in elemntary, I was the one buying their product-I should know what kids like. It wasn't until my boys started eating them did they finally add the flavor!
Were we cheated? I'd say a big YES!!
Hey Lisa.. it's so nice to see that you are in the blogging world! check out my blogg, too!
www.swtnessdg.blogspot.com
there are a lot of mbbc bloggers on my links list under family and friends.. but I didn't put there names, just the names of thier bloggs, so you will have to go through them and see who is who.. or you can click on gknee's link and she has everyone on mbbc with their names... how is dawn? tell her I said hi and I miss her.. talk to you later.. dora
I always knew you were a super-smart person. What other ideas do you have going on in that head of yours?
Bren - you don't really want to know! It's scary....
Amy- i checked your blog out, it's great. i need to obviously learn more.
Dora - You blog is cool too! As soon as i learn how to do this i will add a link to your blog. I'll tell Dawn you said hi!
Hey sis, I do not remember this experience growing up. Are you making this up? You always were the creative one though!
Dawn,
I think i was only 8 so that would have made you around 6. I suppose i never got you to sign the petition, or maybe i did. But would it count if you couldn't read it yet? Ha! There are still things to learn about your big sister!!!!!
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