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Old 08-03-2006, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ucfpnm
I was thinking about this too, but my parents both HATE those sorts of things but I really wish they didn't. Back in high school I would come home every semester with "My child is an honor student at ABC High" and they would always laugh and call them tacky, so I kept them in a box in my room...then at UCF Orientation, I came home with shirts for both of them, UCF Mom and UCF Dad, and window decals for their cars..."That's nice", and then I never saw any of it again, lol
My parents hated prep school/university decals as well. I can't help but agree. Having just written the check for the oldest's first SEMESTER of college (COA slightly over $22,000 for the fall ), I'm certainly not going to give the school "free advertising"!
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