Try to call, text, or email your friends to ask their permission to send the letter to them. One option is to send a book to the child, but not to send the chain on any further. The banner elk book exchange is a community based, volunteer run book exchange in the mountains of northwest nc. Childrens book chain letter miscellaneous essential kids. Does anyone want to participate in a book exchange. Chain letters have cluttered our letter receptaclesfirst analog, more recently digitalsince time immemorial, and now theyve wormed their way. Recently, we received the same chain letter from two different friends. The book exchange idea on facebook has characteristics of a chain letter and pyramid scheme. Does anyone want to do a chain letter for childrens books. This is like a chain letter, a white elephant gift exchange, participating in secret santa. The chain letter has returned social correspondence. Oct 17, 2012 the nonmanipulative book exchange chainletterpyramid scheme you wont be embarrassed to send to your friends. The instagram book exchange sounds scammy, but users are.
Chain letters are a form of gambling, and sending them through the mail or delivering them in person or by computer, but mailing money to. Weve just got too much going on to wrap our heads around it. Yes 0 no 0 the savetheculture book exchange below, which is similar to the secret sister gift exchange or pay it forward book exchange, is another chain letter pyramid scheme, where most of the participants will not receive what they were promised. Im looking for people to participate in an international childrens book exchange. Why that book exchange where you send 1 to get 36 could be. The nonmanipulative book exchange chainletterpyramid scheme. Not everyone gets giddy with excitement when receiving a chain letter. Vanarsdale, an independent researcher and authority on chain letters, has compiled an archive and history of chain letters, with examples dating back to 1888.
The idea of participating in a kids book exchange may be overwhelming to many moms, and you dont want to put them in an awkward position if they cant do it. If youd like to participate, please pm me your email address. The book pyramid exchange is coming for your children. The book exchange promises participants 36 books if they buy one book. You must purchase and mail one book to a child and then your child receives 36 books in return if all. That way the child whos expecting a book still gets one, which might be easier if its a close friend who sent. When we read the instructions, our eyes glazed over. The 36 books for 1 book exchange pyramid scheme debunked. Ill send you the letter and you can either snail mail or email the letter to your friends. Be sure to click on our calendar page for upcoming events.
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