Why is my daughter getting the new camera?

[disneysteve]

Would you mind sharing which one you ended up purchasing?

I got the Kodak EasyShare C813.

[Scanner]

Speaking of electronics, my 11 year old son says his tracfone is ugly (actually, his girlfriend said it was ugly - she has a Razor or something) but the funny thing is, he didn't even use up all of the minutes in his 3 month period.

So, why would we need a full plan cell phone with a dumb contract and everything?

Funny how a lot of things are a status symbol with kids.

[disneysteve]

Speaking of electronics, my 11 year old son says his tracfone is ugly (actually, his girlfriend said it was ugly - she has a Razor or something) but the funny thing is, he didn't even use up all of the minutes in his 3 month period.

So, why would we need a full plan cell phone with a dumb contract and everything?

Funny how a lot of things are a status symbol with kids.

We've been fortunate so far in that DD isn't into the trendy stuff and status symbols. I think we've done a pretty good job brainwashing - I mean educating - her about that stuff. That doesn't mean she doesn't see stuff she wants but she understands why we choose not to buy it.

She's had her cell phone for about 1-1/2 years. Of course, that makes it beyond obsolete and she has seen another phone she would pick if she were able to pick, but she knows she has a 2-year contract and isn't getting a new phone until she is eligible for an upgrade, and even then she's only getting whatever they are offering free after rebate (unless she pays for it herself).

The reason we went with a contract for her is that we added her to our family plan. It costs $9.99/month. We never use anywhere near our available minutes. Even with her added, we still don't come close to using our minutes. I know a pay-as-you-go probably would have been cheaper for her but this way she/we don't need to track her usage or worry about her accidentally using up her minutes and getting stuck somewhere without a phone.

[GoodBuyGirl]

If anyone would like to get a camera for free you can join the MSN Frequent shopper program and earn points for playing games and rating products ect..
It is a max of 100 points a day and takes about 10 minutes to get them.
Home - Frequent Shopper program

They have a Canon Powershot SD1000 for 7500 points. So 75 days to earn enough points.
They also have a lot of other prizes you can cash in your points for.

[cipixul]

Thank god there's internet shops and real life shops to check the cameras out and decide which you will search for on ebay.