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  • SherriM
    SherriM Member Posts: 179
    edited September 2008

    okay, I admit--even pink can't put a dent in my love for Maxine.  May have to have one of these.

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  • Maire67
    Maire67 Member Posts: 768
    edited July 2010

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  • drcrisc
    drcrisc Member Posts: 836
    edited September 2008

    At least Maxine has the right attitude!!

    And Nancy, (I think it was you, but now I'm on another page), I also had no idea about the "pink" thing until it was about me.  And then the intrusiveness of it hit me.  My dd and I saw pink Tic Tacs.  And even she thought the pink Milano cookies were a bit much.

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  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited September 2008

    I was at Books a Million yesterday and the check out area was FULL of pink ribbon stuff:  key chains, phone fobs, book marks, journals, and even playing cards..... EEEEKKKKKKK.   I did manage to knock over one display "accidentally"...  and I did NOT clean it up either.   They had a magnetic car ribbon with " find a cure".   Sorry I can't post a pix otherwise I would have sent one of the "discomboobulated" display  I knocked over.   Hey, isn't that a great wording for a shirt??? Thank goodness the bank does NOT have pink lollipops - yet...     

    And thanks to whoever posted the Felicia t shirt link - I should have it by my next weekly Thursday treatment.  This week (tomorrow) I will wear my " I have Issues" t shirt.   IF I had enuf nerve I would have gotten a "crap" shirt, but as gutsy as I am - I could not do it.   Maybe if I win a bingo this weekend I will treat myself for those really chitty days post chemo.  

    As an aside, a couple of well meaning friends have sent me a BC teddy bear, several magnets, rubber duckies, a pen and tablet.   I made myself a couple of plastic canvas water bottle covers with IOS and Cancer Sucks.   2 ladies at chemo last week wanted a Cancer Sucks one, so I hope to see them tomorrow and give to them.  I am thinking of giving them to the chemo nurses when I finally finish my tx.   They all wear Cancer Sucks buttons.   

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited September 2008

    Lefty thinking about your friends giving you all the pink "stuff"....

    IT NEVER ENDS.  Or does it?  Seriously.  I am four years from my diagnosis, and the STUPID pink stuff never ends.  This thread was able to open up a dialogue between myself and my fiance about how I really feel about the pink stuff.

    A few weeks back I got an award, and went to lunch with my mom and future MIL after.  She gets me a gift. Inside is a PINK RIBBON ornament. (I'm a jew which is the hilarious part)

    When I was at her place for x-mas last year, I got pink ribbon slippers.  For my birthday I got gold and silver bracelets with,  wait for it.... PINK RIBBON charms dangling from the end.

    WHEN DOES IT STOP???!!!!???!!???

    So I told my fiance this... if I see something, that I like, then I buy it for myself.  And most of the pinkt hings I buy are sarcastic, or really make a bold statement about getting cancer in your 20's.

    I buy things that make me laugh, or support one of my friends that's selling something.

    But you won't catch me walking out of target with a pink dyson any time soon.

    Do people actually think they are DOING something when they buy one of these products?  Do they think, Hey, I'm doing my part against breast cancer???

    ugh. I digress.

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  • badboob67
    badboob67 Member Posts: 2,780
    edited September 2008

    I was on eBay and decided to plug in "pink ribbon" for sh#*@ and giggles..

    This on just confuses me:

    http://i11.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/f8/68/7062_1.JPG

    I can see myself hanging this on my front door....NOT!:

    http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/22001077/Images/4/914702.jpg

    This seller claims to donate a portion of proceeds to the ACS, but I would absolutely VOMIT if someone gave me this:

    http://i24.ebayimg.com/08/i/001/0e/05/e02f_12.JPG

    And I think this one wins my "WTF?" award for the day:

    http://i12.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/08/08/6e43_1.JPG

    Again...this one confuses me:

    http://i3.ebayimg.com/07/i/001/0b/59/ef72_1.JPG

    Here is one of the canadian bc quarters:

    http://i15.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/ac/2b/df91_1.JPG

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  • badboob67
    badboob67 Member Posts: 2,780
    edited September 2008

    Oh, these struck me too:

    http://i16.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/0b/4e/8910_1.JPG

    After all, once I had my right breast removed, my dart game improved. BLAAAAAH

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  • rock
    rock Member Posts: 1,486
    edited September 2008

    Badboobs  -- stop! stop!  I have just snorted 4 ounces of iced coffee out of my nose....  The eagle... the darts  . . . the parachuting chip clip.

    (Beth -- congrats on the award! Are you ever in the City? Maybe some of us can go out for an amber-colored drink sometime...)

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  • sbmolee
    sbmolee Member Posts: 1,085
    edited September 2008

    SherriM - your post made me laugh...just when you thought it was safe to hate pink!  A baby girl - that is what pink is for. 

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  • badboob67
    badboob67 Member Posts: 2,780
    edited September 2008

    Wait a minute rock.......put down the coffee!

    Coming soon to a bingo parlor near you:

    http://www.motivators.com/resize.asp?path=products/PromotionalDabOutBreastCancer.jpg&v=1

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  • badboob67
    badboob67 Member Posts: 2,780
    edited September 2008

    damn...that's small!  It reads "dab out breast cancer" and can be found here:

    http://www.motivators.com/Promotional-Custom-DabOutBreastCancerBingoDobber-32555.html 

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  • abbadoodles
    abbadoodles Member Posts: 2,618
    edited September 2008

    Don't you think there should be a thread for newbies warning them that if they tell the world they have bc they will not be allowed to ever forget it (all the pink and long faces, etc.) and to consider that carefully before they spill their guts?  Food for thought.

    (Okay, I'm not supposed to be online but I was just taking a lunch break.  Heading out the door for a walk now.)

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  • BethNY
    BethNY Member Posts: 2,710
    edited September 2008

    LMAO  at the darts.  It'd be great if you could throw them while sitting in the waiting room for hours on end.

    The chip clips are great...clipping chips that are full of trans fats that cause cancer. I want to run right out to buy a pack right now.

    Rock- I'm in the city all the time (my best friend lives on the upper west side).  We're due for a NYC get together soon!

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  • prayrv
    prayrv Member Posts: 941
    edited September 2008

    O M G!!!

    I get e-mail notifications on this thread.  I had to log in and see right away why Rock was snorting at her computer screen.  What a SCREAM!!!!!

    Gentle Hugs All,

    Trish

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  • badboob67
    badboob67 Member Posts: 2,780
    edited September 2008

    Wait...it gets better! Anybody for some giraffe poop?:

    http://i16.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/01/60/b62a_1.JPG

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  • prayrv
    prayrv Member Posts: 941
    edited September 2008

    Anyone got a pink pooper scooper?

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  • prayrv
    prayrv Member Posts: 941
    edited September 2008

    This a scrapbook - like I would really record my journey in this hideous thing!

    I have my own journal THANK YOU!!!!!

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  • pinoideae
    pinoideae Member Posts: 1,271
    edited September 2008

    Although I have nothing against pink wines...

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  • Helen1
    Helen1 Member Posts: 209
    edited September 2008

    OMG

    I am still laughing Diane.  The pink poop ribbon on the giraffe just sent me over the edge.

    I have seen it all

    Helen

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  • NancyD
    NancyD Member Posts: 3,562
    edited September 2008

    Dang it. I feel left out. I haven't received a pink ribbon ANYTHING. I got a lovely Harry & David food basket from my office and not a single pink thing in it! OK, you guys...who got to my boss and told them pink is "out"?

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  • badboob67
    badboob67 Member Posts: 2,780
    edited September 2008

    This seller has 2 cans of the campbell's soup listed with the bidding starting at $9.99. Here is a "helpful" suggestion from the listing:

    "These unopened cans are fresh. This is NOT last year's soup...

    When these are gone, the traditional red and white will be your only choice. You will get one can of tomato soup and one can of chicken noodle soup. These two varieties are the only ones with these special labels.
    Wouldn't this be a lovely gift combined with a nice soup mug, a heartfelt card, and a hug for that special someone you know who is either battling breast cancer, has survived it or is a surviving family member.  "

     

    Um...how 'bout....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!?

     This one plain pisses me off. 

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  • NancyD
    NancyD Member Posts: 3,562
    edited September 2008

    Unless the seller was planning to donate $9 of the money to breast cancer research, I hope the soup rots before they sell.

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  • badboob67
    badboob67 Member Posts: 2,780
    edited September 2008

    Nancy,

    Since they worded the listing like this:

    "Campbell's Soup has decided to vary from their traditional red and white labels in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. These are being produced for a limited time, in limited markets during October. A portion of each purchase is donated to Breast Cancer Awareness. "

    it seems to me they are wanting to give the impression that the eBay purchase will be a donation but...let's get real...they deliberately used vague wording there. In addition to their soup rotting, I hope some of their body parts rot and fall off as well.

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  • SherriM
    SherriM Member Posts: 179
    edited September 2008

    OMG this is too funny....the giraffe has got to be the poster child of this thread.....

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  • KristyAnn
    KristyAnn Member Posts: 793
    edited September 2008

    I think I am going to get fired for laughing so much at the office!

    Kristy

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  • rock
    rock Member Posts: 1,486
    edited September 2008

    I have never been very good at throwing things. But I think I might hone my skills just so I could heave a can of Campbell's soup at the head of anyone who approached me with soup, a card, and pink-ribbony "i'm gonna hug you, you survivor, you" look in their eye.  Pink THAT. 

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  • rock
    rock Member Posts: 1,486
    edited September 2008

    Hey, cut the giraffe some slack.  Clearly it is on Adriamycin!!

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  • lvtwoqlt
    lvtwoqlt Member Posts: 6,162
    edited September 2008

    Hey Nancy, I didn't get alot of pink ribbon stuff after my dx but before because I have captained a church sponsored Race for the Cure team since my mom was dx in 2001 and I have tried to promote annual mammos for the ladies in my office.

    A couple of years ago, we had a temp worker at my office and she found out that I was active in the local Race for the Cure. She gave me a small 3.5 inch tall hand-made Pink-Ribbon angel sun-catcher. Fortunately I do collect sun-catchers and it goes well with my collection.

    Sheila

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  • shari1232
    shari1232 Member Posts: 161
    edited September 2008

    Now that coffee HAS come out of my nostrils, I will be taking my pink-ribbon-clad magic carpet and flying away!!!!!!!

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  • chumfry
    chumfry Member Posts: 642
    edited September 2008

    OMG, I just read this entire thread and I think the giraffe made my head explode.

    SHRIEK! SHRIEK! SHRIEK! SHRIEK!

    --CindyMN 

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