In case it's not legible, the sign says:
"Donations! I only accept $1, $5, $10 or more. If you donate, you can play the iTouch."
It seems a tween in the house was saving money to buy an iTouch, but was getting impatient with how long it was taking to save up for such a large purchase. She even tried her hand on eBay, without success. At one point she was really excited to find an auction with bidding at only $20, only to discover that it wasn't an iTouch... it was an iTouch protective cover. Close call.
Public Service Announcement: Read eBay auction info carefully. Sometimes it's easy to miss the details of what you are bidding on, even if it may be obvious to other people. For example, Rob C. likes to post unusual stuff on eBay that capture some people off guard... like his Kindling (the Wireless Wooden Reading Device), his 36 1/2" Flat Screen and many others. He has lots of entertaining stuff on his website, FWIW.
Now back to the topic at hand...
After two days of this solicitation sitting on the desk, Mikayla inquired as to whether anyone had noticed it.
We simply replied: "Yep. We noticed it."
The display remained. Empty.
Then, one day:
It seems someone graciously donated some cold hard cash... directly from the games of Life and Junior Monopoly.
Mikayla was only slightly amused and the display disappeared shortly thereafter.
~E
PS: She did eventually reach her goal and is now enjoying her new purchase.
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