School Promo ~ BTFE: What are BTFE and how are they traded?

[mom2Isaac]

I have always collected these but have never actually sent them in:( It's a bad habit I picked up from my mom.....

[neekyme]

When I worked at Walmart, I'd cut the box tops off any out-of-date items we had to throw away! I had a ton of them in a very short time (shame how much food goes to waste there)

I could have kicked myself though, I misplaced them during the move to a new house, and when I finally found them, half were expired!

[laylar77]

How does one go about trading the BTFE's?:shrug7:

[hcwhcw]

I checked the BTFE web site but couldn't find the printable collection sheets that some of you mentioned upthread - link, please? :-)

If you don't use tape, how do you attach the BTFE's to the paper so that the person receiving them can get an easy count?

And how do you handle those staticky clingy thin BTFE's from the Cottonelle and Scott TP packages?

[scouch71]

I had never thought about trading coupons for BTFE. THat is an excellent idea. My children go to a school with uniforms. Every month the class that brings in the most BTFE get on day where they don't have to wear their uniform. I have several coupons that I'll never use. This is a great way to trade them.

[Tamara]

Maybe this is a silly question but why would people pay more than they are worth for them????

[Debbieomi]

Originally Posted by hcwhcw I checked the BTFE web site but couldn't find the printable collection sheets that some of you mentioned upthread - link, please? :-) If you don't use tape, how do you attach the BTFE's to the paper so that the person receiving them can get an easy count? And how do you handle those staticky clingy thin BTFE's from the Cottonelle and Scott TP packages?

The printable collection sheets are only in the coordinator's forum for coordinators only. When trading them for coupons, etc, please don't bother with attaching them to any kind of paper. Just send as is. The collection sheets, whether directly from BTFE.com or whether one a coordinator created are generally used as contests in the schools. If you happen to have one and wish to trade the BTFE you've already stuck to it, that's fine. They may be attached with tape or glue stick. The people who get them at BTFE from the schools don't care and they may be submitted to them with either. The clingy plastic ones are the same as any other.

Originally Posted by Tamara Maybe this is a silly question but why would people pay more than they are worth for them????

Unfotunately, there are people who will pay more than the value so that their child or child's classroom can win prizes. It's one of the reasons that myself and many other coordinators have done away with contests that pit student against student or classroom against classroom. Last year, I changed my contests to goal oriented where each classroom could win prizes based on the number of items they bring in. Since all classes have the potential to win, it does eliminate alot of the "big dog" syndrome.
Sadly, not all coordinators are on board with it yet, so it's why we continue to see ebay auctions with BTFE selling for two-three-four times their actual value. :shrug2:It makes me sad that we are teaching our children that if you have the money and the access, then you can win.
Getting off the :)

[hcwhcw]

Hey Debbieomi, thank you for answering my question from 5/11/08!

Even though the question was two and a half months old, I never did get an answer and I was actually still wondering how people organize their BTFEs when trading or submitting them.

Based on your answer, it sounds like stuffing them all (including those clingy thin plastic ones) into one small clear plastic bag would be alright. And then I guess the person receiving them just sorts them out for themselves.

Thanks again for your reply! :-)

[srichart]

i know this is an old thread but how do you trade for btfe? what are each of the btfe's worth? tia