Turns out, bacon is not “better than potato salad” because this pitch to make bacon only brought in $141, compared to $55,500 for the original potato salad campaign.
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The $55,000 potato salad campaign that spawned dozens of imitators.
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Send this Nottingham, UK, fellow money and he will send you a picture of his cat — by e-mail.
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A Union City, Calif., man promises to “send you a pixel” for money. “Colors may vary.”
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Talk about First World problems. A Lakeland. Fla., woman wants $100 to take a lesson in how to French braid her own hair.
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A Canadian seeks $500 to buy a gadget that will allow him to play his XBox. “I broke my ankle a few weeks ago and have lots of free time to play video games.” So sad.
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The pitch reads: “I always wanted to show my cats how to make lemonade.” Nuff said.
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Money for nothing? We give this guy credit: he’s honest.
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This is silliness masquerading as a social message. He claims “less is more.” Then why ask for money?
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A “starving artist” claims she’s so broke she “can’t even afford to safely burn my own old artwork.” It takes $50 to buy matches?
