Girls Napkin Collection in full swing!!!!!!!!!!!

funny50

Mon, Oct 06 2008, 11:00 pm

my dd's school is also collecting them. my dd came home asked if she can use her box from her shoes to start a napkin collection. I think it's a nice thing. we should just see how long it will last.
I picked her up today and she asked me to take out the box to hold on her way home from school. it is so cute that this little shtinkeh is soo into it.

all the 99c stores are out of the napkins. there are definitly napkins available, but it's basically only the expensive ones. if anyone can tell me where they found cute hello kitty napkins, it would be greatly appreciated.

Twizzlers

Mon, Oct 06 2008, 11:31 pm

Beauty and the Beast wrote:

when I first heard about it, I was like Rolling Eyes

but things come and go... I just always wonder, WHO STARTS THESE THINGS???

c'mon, dont you remember the eraser dust collections? LOL

this is better than that was!

leomom

Mon, Oct 06 2008, 11:41 pm

I have a book from when I was a kid, where you were supposed to fill in all kinds of information about yourself. On one page, it said, "I collect..." and then it gave choices: stamps, coins, dolls, etc. Then there was a blank at the end to fill in your own. I wrote "lint from rugs."

I really did collect lint from rugs. Also rubber bands (in a ball).

Napkins are prettier than lint.

GAMZu

Mon, Oct 06 2008, 11:56 pm

I'll keep an eye out to see if there is really a shortage of napkins in 99 cent stores. This is so funny!

Beauty and the Beast

Mon, Oct 06 2008, 11:58 pm

Twizzlers wrote:

Beauty and the Beast wrote:

when I first heard about it, I was like Rolling Eyes

but things come and go... I just always wonder, WHO STARTS THESE THINGS???

c'mon, dont you remember the eraser dust collections? LOL

this is better than that was!

omgggg, u just reminded me of that!!! we were nuts!!

funny50

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:07 am

I remember collection stationary.
does anyone remember the "lisa frank" stationary. I even had the looseleaf and folders (of course it was just to keep the lisa frank stationary in)

Hello Kitty

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:10 am

funny50 wrote:

Mini temtations and variety corner in BP put out stacks

funny50

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:45 am

gamzu one 99c store only has solid ones, one has nothing, and one has only spiderman and beauty and the beasts (halfway undressed)

there is still another one but I have no patience to run to check it out.

closeout connection had them for 99c for a pack of 36

Beauty and the Beast

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:49 am

funny50 wrote:

I remember collection stationary.
does anyone remember the "lisa frank" stationary. I even had the looseleaf and folders (of course it was just to keep the lisa frank stationary in)

yep, I still have them, saving it for my kids!

GAMZu

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 1:07 am

I remember Lisa Frank!
All the girls were nuts over it, but I never saw anything in it. I thought all the "brandless" ones were so much cuter, and they were. But no one wanted to trade the brandless ones. Rolling Eyes

They had to have their neon tigers and telephones and lipstick stationery.

itsme

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 11:04 am

I bought character napkins at paper maven in flatbush. they have all diffirent patterns fully stocked.

Beauty and the Beast

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 11:06 am

GAMZu wrote:

They had to have their neon tigers and telephones and lipstick stationery.

I had both! one looseleaf for lisa frank, and one for regular stuff, and you are right, the other stuff was way cuter! I had the most adorable and beautiful stationary! I was quite the businesswoman too.. all that trading teaches you a thing or two..

Hello Kitty

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 11:45 am

My friend was in a 99 cents store and the chinesse guy asked what holiday is coming up that ton of girls are buying napkins!! shock

he said if would of known I would of stocked up u see I brought in s. decorations for your people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Barbara

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:21 pm

cassandra wrote:

Thankfully I don't think this trend will ever come here. Our kids are too busy distracting themselves with video games.

Are our kids at the same school?

Somehow, I'm just not getting this one *at all* OTOH, I can think of at lot worse things to collect.

ltlesmartmom

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:25 pm

ShakleeMom wrote:

cassandra wrote:

Maybe it's like a trousseau type thing and they're starting early? Everyone knows how hard it is to get dates, but the girls who can bring the best in paper napkins into the marriage will have a leg up.

Pun intended? I told you, tampon collections will be next.

the pearl the reg. the med. the heavy ....lolol

Mrs. XYZ

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:27 pm

cassandra wrote:

Thankfully I don't think this trend will ever come here. Our kids are too busy distracting themselves with video games.

Thankfully?? Why, do you really think this is worse than playing video games all day?

cassandra

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:28 pm

Why is it better? Video games in moderation have actually been shown to improve critical thinking skills. What has napkin trading done for anyone?

Pineapple

Tue, Oct 07 2008, 12:30 pm

cassandra wrote:

Why is it better? Video games in moderation have actually been shown to improve critical thinking skills. What has napkin trading done for anyone?

Helps iwth social skills