Has anyone ever tried this?

[LivingOutMy2ndChance]

I would try Margaritaville Key West. When my kids started elementary school and they brought home the dreaded fund raisers we explained that we don't participate, don't want to harrass family and friends, will donate $ and items to the school, etc., but they REALLY just wanted the Tootsie Roll pop or pencil grip or whatever crap the fund raising company was giving out the next day. So I e-mailed my and my husband's siblings that we were selling out their addresses to Reader's Digest and to toss out any magazine solicitations they received. Told them they could reciprocate as well.

Checking over the little books in the drop off line, We had 11 addresses between the aunts and uncles @ home and businesses, and a even one's beach house. We needed 12 and the only other address I knew by heart and wasn't of a potentially cranky grandparent was that of Margaritaville Key West @ 500 Duval Street, KW, FL 33040. So, we addressed it to "Uncle Jimmy" and signed the postcard, "Fins Up."

My daughter's teacher told her that was cute but they were supposed to go to people you really know and she quickly informed her that "we do know Jimmy Buffett; I think he's my mom's friend." Well, not quite true but they did get some random prizes later in the year and we asked why ... for magazine sales. None of the aunts or uncles admitted to buying them, so who knows. Now Uncle Jimmy's our 12th address every year

[dnw]

I would try Margaritaville Key West. When my kids started elementary school and they brought home the dreaded fund raisers we explained that we don't participate, don't want to harrass family and friends, will donate $ and items to the school, etc., but they REALLY just wanted the Tootsie Roll pop or pencil grip or whatever crap the fund raising company was giving out the next day. So I e-mailed my and my husband's siblings that we were selling out their addresses to Reader's Digest and to toss out any magazine solicitations they received. Told them they could reciprocate as well.

Checking over the little books in the drop off line, We had 11 addresses between the aunts and uncles @ home and businesses, and a even one's beach house. We needed 12 and the only other address I knew by heart and wasn't of a potentially cranky grandparent was that of Margaritaville Key West @ 500 Duval Street, KW, FL 33040. So, we addressed it to "Uncle Jimmy" and signed the postcard, "Fins Up."

My daughter's teacher told her that was cute but they were supposed to go to people you really know and she quickly informed her that "we do know Jimmy Buffett; I think he's my mom's friend." Well, not quite true but they did get some random prizes later in the year and we asked why ... for magazine sales. None of the aunts or uncles admitted to buying them, so who knows. Now Uncle Jimmy's our 12th address every year

[rmissbrook]

A friend of mine's brother did a drawing of the cover of APL@50, sent it to Jimmy and got back an autogrpahed photo.