Deep Breath..Pink ribbon hell month is starting

Fitztwins

I am not really irritated at all, but just sucking it all in.

Hmmm..I might get a pink Fridge. NOT.

If I need TP and one has a pink ribbon on the package I will buy it. Even if it is  only 5 cents goes to the cause,

call me an optimist, I really think most of the pink ribbon crap helps.

Janis

roseg

I went grocery shopping today.

Pink ribbon chips -- seems like a contradiction in terms.

In the frozen section all the pink ribbon vegetables were in cheese or butter sauce. The healthy low-calorie ones weren't.

Do breast cancer gals have a thing about broccoli with cheese sauce? 

However, I'll admit that I did buy a knife at Target with a pink handle. It's a short chopping knife - $4.99. It's been in the dishwasher several times the handle hasn't warped or anything. Everthing I cook with goes into the dishwasher.  It caught my eye because it was pink, but I bought it because it was cheap!

DragonladyTina

I was just noticing the pink ribbon stuff at the drug store the other day, I do buy it on occasion if I need something and it happens to be a supporter of bc.

I do have a nice pink crystal ribbon on my name tag at work, I am constantly complemented on it, it is rather nice.

Happy Breast cancer awareness month girls, as if we need more awareness!!

love ya all, Tina

Poppy

Yep...I've been seeing pink everywhere too. Tomorrow the "statistic" commercials they love to run should be starting. If I can't tivo past the commercials, I will be sure to keep my finger on "mute" for the next 31 days!

Erica

barbara913

i don't go crazy buying pink ribbon stuff, but if there is something out there i use and it has a pink ribbon on it and the money goes toward research to find a cure for this disease that has changed so many peoples lives, than i say go for it!! bombard me with pink, and let's get rid of this disease, if not for our generation, for the next.

barbara

abbadoodles

Here comes the contrarian.  I will go out of my way to avoid buying pink.  Who needs a constant reminder?  If I want to contribute to bc research, I send a check.

Tina

hooptiedoo

My problem with October is that everyone gets into the action, and I can't help but think it's a marketing ploy to get us to spend that extra money. I mean, come on, Campbell's puts out Pink Ribbon soup!

Being on a very limited income, I can't afford to pay extra, although I usually do get the M&Ms. How can we be sure that money is going to breast cancer research from these products?

hooptiedoo

And I'd like to add -- I'm with you, Tina!

I'd also like to add that one thing I do year around is to buy the breast cancer awareness U.S. postage stamps, so I'm not entirely a Scrooge. <g> 

Anonymous

It reminds me of all the area feeding programs around the holidays. Nice idea, but the trouble is that people are hungry the other 10 months out of the year, too. Are these companies donating $ for the cause November through September? Not all of them, I'm sure...



Pink M&M's are the ones that make me shake my head. Probably the last thing people should be eating is dyed chocolate, I'm thinking...

Anonymous

I have a pink bc key chain.  I have a bc bracelet with a pink charm on it that my oldest daughter bought for me and her sisters.  They wore the bracelet in support of me when going through treatment.

 I have no idea if the money went toward anything to do with research, but it sure did bless my heart.

I was flipping through the channels EARLY this morning.  On QVC they had a pink ribbon hour.  Most of the people were giving a good portion of the proceeds to different "foundations."

One caller called in and was a 30 year survivor!  She was only 30 when dxd.  I had to smile.  Another lady called in and was a survivor, one sister was living with bc, and another one died.  So, yes, I believe every little penny that goes to research is wonderful. 

Member_of_the_Club

As you know. i call it Pinkgasm time.



I don;t know why, but the ads Sheryl Crowe is doing for the shopping channel, or whatever, that is supposed to benefit bc research really bother me.

2up

ok here i go lol!

FLIPPING PINK M&M'S!!!!!!!

throughout the breast cancer free months the same sized bag of regular m&m's is $3.49 (when not on sale) ........... during "breast cancer frenzy" the pink M&M'S magically appear at the "pink" price of $4.99........ with a whopping 50 whole cents going to BC ............ hmmmmm i did the math and it appears it costs an extra $1.50 per bag just to dye the little suckers pink and then donate 50 lousy cents!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jaybird627

Well, as many of you know, I work for Whole Foods and while I do not normally buy into the Pink October stuff I wanted to mention that my store has reusable bags for sale at $1.99 and $1.00 goes to a local wellness center. Some companies do practice what they preach and the money does go to where it's needed. Just FYI.....