Okay - this may not belong here- (it can be moved if need be ) I am a Longaberger consultant.. but I am slowly thinking of not being one- it is too expensive, I am feeling bad for my self because this is one of those luxuries that I can not justify... ughhh I need to get past this "Wanting" Longaberger, no one in their right mind can justify a basket that costs as much as our 50 dollar a week grocery challenge- or cost as much as a tank of gas right????

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You sound like a basket case. If buying the baskets makes you feel guilty, then I would say it's time to give them up. Take all the money you would have spent on them and put it in your emergency fund or towards paying of debt.

Moving this to WAHM so experiences like this are shared.

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I started as a consultant while pregnant with my first. By the time I had my third I had lost my job and we were living on one paycheck. I never had a thriving business and bought a lot of baskets for myself. I gave it up and have since sold most of my baskets in yard sales. I do not need to have these expensive reminders around me. I didn't even use most of them. In less than 3 years I probably spent over $1,000 on baskets!!! STUPID!!!

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I was just invited to a party. That is the first time I heard of it. I looked up the website and decided I couldn't afford the merchandise. I didn't go.

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uhhhhh I racked up 2000.00 in Credit card debit since last July cause if the dang things!!!!
grrrr... now THAT is stupid

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I had a friend who had a house-full of them. She invited me to a party. I bought the smallest one I could find out of obligation. They are pretty, they are well-made, they are pointless. I can get 10 baskets at Pier One for the price of that one, and it doesn't matter if they wear out faster because I would get tired of it anyway. It's nice for a gift, but I just can't see spending that sort of money. Release yourself - you'll find a better thing to put the money towards!

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Like Calimari said, release yourself. If you really want the basket, what you could do is save up for a special occasion like your birthday or Christmas only.

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I like that- LOL Release myself...
I have made the decision that I will only buy a basket handmade from a local person from now on.. they are waaayyy cheaper than Longaberger and I am helping the local people- they are still better made than storebought Made In China- but not stressing me out with 75 dollar price tags!!
We have several craft shows a year that these 2 or 3 local people have thier baskets at and I will save $$ for one of those as a treat

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