Does anyone collect Boxtops for elementary schools?

[Anonymous]

My kids school is really big on Box Tops. Competitions and things like that. Last year they earned something like $6000. Paid for two educational and fun assemblies (one was a fun science show and the other an animal show.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids school is really big on Box Tops. Competitions and things like that. Last year they earned something like $6000. Paid for two educational and fun assemblies (one was a fun science show and the other an animal show.)

This is amazing.

We make around $200 and we are a Middle School. I wish more people participated.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It's minimal effort on my part. My kids drink Motts Tots Juice Boxes on school days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do it, but my 3rd grader has been the one finding them, cutting them out, and saving them. Zero effort on my part.

My 6 yo loves looking for them and bringing them to school. My older child never cared. I don't do it. As PP mentioned, 10 box tops is $1.00. We donate hundreds to the PTA yearly so this doesn't seem worth it. Yes, it's free money but not worth my time.

[Anonymous]

My son's schools and mine too have contests every so often. He has been to both public and private schools and even the private school collects them. It's easy money. Even my neighbor clips them and gives them to us. I rip them off and put them in a pile. While I am cooking, I will trim them and put them in a baggie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids school is really big on Box Tops. Competitions and things like that. Last year they earned something like $6000. Paid for two educational and fun assemblies (one was a fun science show and the other an animal show.)

This is amazing.

We make around $200 and we are a Middle School. I wish more people participated.

Our Box Top chair has a full time job!

It's such an easy way to make money for your school, it's so stupid not to take the five seconds to clip the box top and send it in.

[Anonymous]

Our school does it but unfortunately the food we buy usually doesn't come with a box top.

[Anonymous]

No because I have better things to do with my time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No because I have better things to do with my time.

How long do you think it takes? For me, it's litterally less than 30 second. I notice the box top, rip it or clip it, and put it in the envelope that is always pinned in my kitchen. Every few months, I give the envelope to my kid to take into school. The time you spent to type that response would be more than enough to "do" boxtops.

[Anonymous]

I do it, because I don't think I'm too important to just rip it off before recycling the box. It doesn't impact my purchase decisions or portion sizes, though.

[Anonymous]

I think it is a waste of time. Our school gets $400/yr.

It's much easier to do Amazon Smile or grocery store rewards.

[Anonymous]

15:04 - it's even better to do all of the above. Every little bit helps! It takes no time at all to rip off a boxtop before recycling a box.

[Anonymous]

We save them, my neighbors give us theirs. Our PTA counts on raising 6,000 a year at least from box tops.