A Pet Peeve

Can't sleep so I thought I'd write about one of the many things that annoy me.

A couple of weeks ago I participated in a Fundraiser that involved getting my kids pictures taken. I read about the boy who the Fundraiser was helping in the local paper and the story got to me so when a friend e-mailed about the Fundraiser I was very willing.

The Fundraiser was to have your kid's pictures taken with that "antique" motif in sepia for $10 and you got a free 10x13 picture. 100% of the money went to the boy and who doesn't like pictures of their kids. I'm not really a fan of the "Antique" look and would have rather have had my kid's pictures in normal clothes but I just went with it. Today was the day I went back to view the photos and pick up my free picture. It's not just this photographer mind you because everyone does it (my pet peeve) Sears, Olan Mills, the pre-school photographer for the school, etc. Here's how it went down.
I knew before I got there the cost of the packages (starting at $129.95) so I thought maybe I'd buy just a couple of sheets if I liked some of the pictures. I knew there'd be some good pictures since my kid's thought the photographer was the funniest man on earth and couldn't stop laughing during the sitting. I walked in and he laid out all the pictures and the prices and walked away. At least there was no pressure. He had printed out 8x10s, 5x7s, wallets and proofs for each of 17 different poses. Sheets were $40 a piece and all the photos were great. The "goofed up" shot was Mason flipping Mia off but it was still darn cute. Truly, I don't know what he was doing with his hand... they're both laughing (smiling) but his middle finger is clearly alone pointing up. That would have been a good one to have for the scrapbook. Anyway, I don't know how I did it but I didn't buy anything. It was torture. So what is my pet peeve.... the knowledge that they're just throwing all those great pictures in the trash.

End of rant.