There’s a church (I won’t reveal the denomination) not far from my house, located on a fairly highly trafficked thoroughfare in an upper middle class neighborhood in Houston. Every Halloween season, they bring in a large shipment of pumpkins and spread them out around the grassy, tree-filled area between the church and the street in late September for all to see as they drive by. It really is quite picturesque, with temporary cedar fence posts, hay bales, and scarecrows and the like scattered about for additional atmosphere. My 20-something niece drove over to visit my wife and me a couple of weeks ago with her 2-yr old daughter, who went gaga over the display, seeing all kind of kids running about and pictures being snapped. So, my niece decided she would stop by there on her way back home and maybe take some pictures of the kiddo, who was thrilled about it. Anyways, when we talked a few days later I asked her about the pumpkin patch pix and she said that she had gotten none at all. However, as soon as she set her daughter next to a pumpkin and pulled our her phone to take a picture, a person – either a church member or hired worker – said that she could only take pictures if she bought a pumpkin. Well, OK, she thought, I haven’t been to the WalMart yet to buy one, how much? Cheapest pumpkin on the place? $60 bucks, for something about 10-12 inches across, with many of the larger ones going for $100 or more. Wow. I suppose I understand that some things are meant to be fundraisers, maybe even for a good cause, such as the new multi-sport events center at the church. But a tithing-level cost for a pumpkin purchase seemed a little absurd.
ekke about 8 years ago
Yup. She’s outta her gourd.
Proginoskes about 8 years ago
Gord’s gourds?
Farside99 about 8 years ago
Underneath that subtle disguise, Gordon’s a marketing genius, with a PhD in “Marketing to Millenials”.
derdave969 about 8 years ago
Make them organic and you can go from 3x price to 8×.
whiteheron about 8 years ago
Yep, you have to buy the “best” when you aren’t using your own money.
Ubintold about 8 years ago
A pumpkin picking a pumpkin.
Zen-of-Zinfandel about 8 years ago
Gotta have a patriotic themed pumpkin!
What? Me worried ? about 8 years ago
Should have labeled them "All natural-gluten free -organic -designer pumpkins " and charged 20 $ !
Neat '33 about 8 years ago
Gotta agree with Farside99 on this one !!!
Raider Red Premium Member about 8 years ago
There’s a church (I won’t reveal the denomination) not far from my house, located on a fairly highly trafficked thoroughfare in an upper middle class neighborhood in Houston. Every Halloween season, they bring in a large shipment of pumpkins and spread them out around the grassy, tree-filled area between the church and the street in late September for all to see as they drive by. It really is quite picturesque, with temporary cedar fence posts, hay bales, and scarecrows and the like scattered about for additional atmosphere. My 20-something niece drove over to visit my wife and me a couple of weeks ago with her 2-yr old daughter, who went gaga over the display, seeing all kind of kids running about and pictures being snapped. So, my niece decided she would stop by there on her way back home and maybe take some pictures of the kiddo, who was thrilled about it. Anyways, when we talked a few days later I asked her about the pumpkin patch pix and she said that she had gotten none at all. However, as soon as she set her daughter next to a pumpkin and pulled our her phone to take a picture, a person – either a church member or hired worker – said that she could only take pictures if she bought a pumpkin. Well, OK, she thought, I haven’t been to the WalMart yet to buy one, how much? Cheapest pumpkin on the place? $60 bucks, for something about 10-12 inches across, with many of the larger ones going for $100 or more. Wow. I suppose I understand that some things are meant to be fundraisers, maybe even for a good cause, such as the new multi-sport events center at the church. But a tithing-level cost for a pumpkin purchase seemed a little absurd.
neverenoughgold about 8 years ago
I once created a display with gallons of bottled water and a header sign reading:
Latex Paint Thinner
djsabc about 8 years ago
Or slap a picture of Kim Kardasian on them and call them “Rumpkins” and sell them for $100.