Yeah, I still have plates from both babies’ 1st birthdays. I think I’ll just have to use them for a picnic because no self-respecting kid will use them.
I ran into this exact scenario yesterday, but while shopping for buttons. I needed 6 buttons to spiff up a blouse. Everything on the button card was 4 and 5 buttons. I walked out without a purchase. I had button sticker shock. The prices for nice buttons was very high.
Most moms back in my time (and the one represented here) took pride in doing everything personally for kids parties. I had 4 and did different themes every time. I kept doing it until one of the boys parties turned into a food fight in our basement with chocolate cake, ice cream and whatever. All the moms appologised tho’ and most of the boys came back to clean up (as well as they could) but I still had quite a lot more than normal so – no more parties for the boys (all well into teens by then and I was busy w/ a divorce).
Similar to hot dogs come in packages of 8, hot dog buns come in packages of 10. I never figured that out, unless it was a convenient way to encourage American’s to remember how to find common multiples.
bluskies about 11 years ago
Kinda like hot dog buns and burger rolls.
rugratz2222 about 11 years ago
@bluskies NUTS! you beat me to it … page didn’t refresh fast enough to show your comment first … oh, well … back to chickweed 9
lightenup Premium Member about 11 years ago
Yeah, I still have plates from both babies’ 1st birthdays. I think I’ll just have to use them for a picnic because no self-respecting kid will use them.
DavidGBA about 11 years ago
He asked for 15 !
alondra about 11 years ago
I don’t think the guests care what kind of plates you use as long as there is food on them!
summerdog86 about 11 years ago
I ran into this exact scenario yesterday, but while shopping for buttons. I needed 6 buttons to spiff up a blouse. Everything on the button card was 4 and 5 buttons. I walked out without a purchase. I had button sticker shock. The prices for nice buttons was very high.
Kathy M T M Premium Member about 11 years ago
see! What did I tell ya yesterday- have only 8 kids for the party for that reason! LOL
Kathy M T M Premium Member about 11 years ago
We’ve done Chuck E Cheese a few times and it worked out great. No planning, buying, cleaning up and the kids loved it.
Dave M about 11 years ago
shudder I’ll take the aggravation over 2 hours in the 5th level of hell known as “Chuck E Cheese”
summerdog86 about 11 years ago
Funny you said that, Meowlin. The blouse came from the thrift store and I was loath to pay for buttons that cost twice what I paid for the blouse.
vldazzle about 11 years ago
Most moms back in my time (and the one represented here) took pride in doing everything personally for kids parties. I had 4 and did different themes every time. I kept doing it until one of the boys parties turned into a food fight in our basement with chocolate cake, ice cream and whatever. All the moms appologised tho’ and most of the boys came back to clean up (as well as they could) but I still had quite a lot more than normal so – no more parties for the boys (all well into teens by then and I was busy w/ a divorce).
falcon_370f about 11 years ago
Similar to hot dogs come in packages of 8, hot dog buns come in packages of 10. I never figured that out, unless it was a convenient way to encourage American’s to remember how to find common multiples.