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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 404286" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>yeah, they happen here too. Reminds me of the "who's who in high school" book. You can be in this book of kids who are 'somebody' and have 'accomplished things' and it is supposed to be a big honor except that if you don't pay for the privilege by buying their superexpensive book with your picture and blurb about you then you don't get into the book. They sent these to all of the kids in our high school for years. When I was in high school one of the counsellors told ALL the parents that it would be super hard to get into even our state university here in town if you were not in the book. You barely need a passing grade on the ACT to get into this school. Then one of the student aides in the counselor's office found the letter and check that she was sent with the amt of $$ she got for every student that signed up from the list of names and home addresses that she gave the company. Same aide took LOTS of pics of her stash of booze in her office, and of her drinking beer with students in that office.</p><p> </p><p>She did get fired finally. The aide has worked extra hours at her weekend job to buy the book and was furious to find that it was all a scam.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 404286, member: 1233"] yeah, they happen here too. Reminds me of the "who's who in high school" book. You can be in this book of kids who are 'somebody' and have 'accomplished things' and it is supposed to be a big honor except that if you don't pay for the privilege by buying their superexpensive book with your picture and blurb about you then you don't get into the book. They sent these to all of the kids in our high school for years. When I was in high school one of the counsellors told ALL the parents that it would be super hard to get into even our state university here in town if you were not in the book. You barely need a passing grade on the ACT to get into this school. Then one of the student aides in the counselor's office found the letter and check that she was sent with the amt of $$ she got for every student that signed up from the list of names and home addresses that she gave the company. Same aide took LOTS of pics of her stash of booze in her office, and of her drinking beer with students in that office. She did get fired finally. The aide has worked extra hours at her weekend job to buy the book and was furious to find that it was all a scam. [/QUOTE]
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