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busymommy0420 03:35 PM 04-13-2012
I lost a family about 6 weeks ago because my price was too high! The Mom loved my program (field trips, curriculum, no T. V., fenced in playground, arts & crafts) but couldn't afford my rates after a year of coming. 
She did not like nap time for her daughter either. 
She gave me notice and left and I since was hired for two more children. I just saw an ad from her on Craigs List looking for childcare... apparently the new cheaper provider parked the kids in front of the T. V. all day. 
I had to laugh to myself, you get what you pay for LOL! I am full so I wouldn't take her back even if she asked.
She did not like nap time for her daughter either. She gave me notice and left and I since was hired for two more children. I just saw an ad from her on Craigs List looking for childcare... apparently the new cheaper provider parked the kids in front of the T. V. all day. I had to laugh to myself, you get what you pay for LOL! I am full so I wouldn't take her back even if she asked.
Heidi 03:38 PM 04-13-2012
I feel the same way about coffee and chocolate. I'd rather pay double for the good stuff and actually enjoy it! 
Beer, too, for that matter....
Beer, too, for that matter....
saved4always 03:52 PM 04-13-2012
Originally Posted by bbo:
I feel the same way about coffee and chocolate. I'd rather pay double for the good stuff and actually enjoy it!
Beer, too, for that matter....
That is for sure! I gotta convice my hubby of that though...he thinks my Keurig habit is way expensive. It is, but a girl has to have her vices...lol! My flavored coffee with some Godiva chocolate truffles would be the ultimate. I feel the same way about coffee and chocolate. I'd rather pay double for the good stuff and actually enjoy it!
Beer, too, for that matter....
Of course, now that I think about it, dh's beer of choice is not cheap. 
DaisyMamma 05:47 AM 04-14-2012
I love that story, I bet you cant wait to see if she calls!
Ariana 05:49 AM 04-14-2012
Nothing like Karma to bite her in the butt
Countrygal 07:13 AM 04-17-2012
Originally Posted by bbo:
I feel the same way about coffee and chocolate. I'd rather pay double for the good stuff and actually enjoy it!
Beer, too, for that matter....
OH, I am soooo with you here! I have gotten so I won't even drink coffee in a restaurant, and the last stuff I ordered I have to mix it to even tolerate it - and I got 5 LOUSY POUNDS of it!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR...............I feel the same way about coffee and chocolate. I'd rather pay double for the good stuff and actually enjoy it!
Beer, too, for that matter....
But about daycare...I've been thinking about it a lot, and it is true. The daycares who don't charge as much don't have the expenses - craft expenses, art expenses, field trip expenses, even food expenses. They don't spend 10 hours a week putting together curriculum and menus.
That's OK. Nothing wrong with them. They provide a service. So do I. A slightly more expensive service. Kinda like a septic man. You get what you pay for.
Good post, OP!
wdmmom 07:43 AM 04-17-2012
Originally Posted by bbo:
I feel the same way about coffee and chocolate. I'd rather pay double for the good stuff and actually enjoy it!
Beer, too, for that matter....
I buy my beans in a 10 pound bag and pay between $40 and $50 for it but it's so worth it! A bag will last me about a 12-15 months. I'd much rather grind my own beans. This coffee is so strong, you don't need much. That's another great feature!I feel the same way about coffee and chocolate. I'd rather pay double for the good stuff and actually enjoy it!
Beer, too, for that matter....
As for chocolate. I had a daycare family go to Switzerland last year on vacation and they were kind enough to bring me back a bag of chocolate. OH. MY. GOSH! That chocolate ROCKED!!! Wish I could get that everyday!!!