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[quote=Anonymous]I know that organizations control for things like this. My mother works for a church that does a giving tree, and when she personally calls the families and asks what kids want (adults too, for that matter), she has a system for dealing with big-ticket wishes. First, she saves those particular families for sponsors for whom money is no object. Second, if she doesn't think it's likely to pan out, she asks the people for a cheaper "second choice" in the event that donor families can also not afford the bigger ticket item. But to be honest, 9 out of 10 people tell her the kids don't have warm boots (they live in a cold climate), or they tell her the little kid has his heart set on some $10 thing that is no issue at all. The vast majority of the people she deals with truly, truly need help of any kind. I think the others are outliers. [/quote]
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