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Friday, July 27, 2012
Dancing with the All-Stars
ABC makes the big announcement today, along with one slot for a vote-in candidate. Will the shopping Kart return or at least be on the ballot?
1180 sediments (sic) from readers:
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LB said... 200
Don't forget the kitchen makeover custoery of Jamie--I think it was her ex-husband's business? How much did that set him back? $30,000, prehaps?
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Oh, a lot more than that. Double at the very least.
Cabinetry is the largest part of a kitchen budget. Appliances like the Gosselins would come in second and then the floor, third.
The manse kitchen is quite large with a large amount of floor to ceiling custom or semi custom cabinets. That range hood that Jamie and Kate were cleaning while standing on the counters? Custom and $$ addition. An off the shelf range hood would cost lots less.
The appliances are all upper end. Kate's range is probably in the 8-10 K range and a Sub Zero or let's say any built-in refrigerator that size is about 8-10K.
The counters may be a lower level granite or quartz product, but that's upper end stuff as well.
I'd estimate that from manual labor to materials and installation, you'd pay around 80K for that kitchen.
I believe the kitchen makeover was from Carla's husbands company.
Supposedly she received Kate's "old" kitchen.
I have been thinking the same thing about the cruise. Frenzied back to school shoppping, for uniforms with just her new besties? I will be getting my son's at the school this week as the uniform shop is setting up there offering tremendous discounts including book bags. I am thinking it will take me all of an hour. Shoes I will splurge on this year, as this is their first for uniforms, which are sure to save me a bundle. But, alas, I do not know what is hip. Does anyone know what shoes are trending for teenage boys this year?
Someone needs to do a parody of her CC blogs . . . because they are really that stupid. . . and send it to CC. I bet the parody would get more hits if posted at their site.
Pity Party - my son is 14 and prefers Nike shoes. I recently bought him (via eBay, new but without box) some great Nike running shoes for less than what I'd have to pay retail. But there are so many types of shoes out there - I know a lot of kids like to wear skater shoes too.
Pity Party said... 6
I have been thinking the same thing about the cruise. Frenzied back to school shoppping, for uniforms with just her new besties? I will be getting my son's at the school this week as the uniform shop is setting up there offering tremendous discounts including book bags. I am thinking it will take me all of an hour. Shoes I will splurge on this year, as this is their first for uniforms, which are sure to save me a bundle. But, alas, I do not know what is hip. Does anyone know what shoes are trending for teenage boys this year?
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Around here, Sperry Topsiders are all the rage with young men, young ladies, too. Everything old always seems to become new again!
Pity party: just look in the sunday paper ads, they are pushing the back to school wear. But, remember to check with your school to see what shoes are allowed. Some schools have a restriction on type of shoes.
Kate's blog, do miss the points. Of her recent blogs: the back to school one: Kate failed to mention, school tax saving days, in what ever state you live in(if they do that), Kate did not mention that at all. Or all the various places to buy school supplies at(besides Target and Staples) Also a lot of stores carry the lists for a lot of the local schools. Kate did not mention that either. You know I don't even have any kids, and I know more about, where to save than Kate does. Just like more office supply store has backpacks for $10. (this week). Kate also failed to mention about recyling supplies, backpacks etc. Like the swimming & pool blog, as I posted earlier, about the swimsuits, And Kate is a nurse! Did she not learn hygiene.
And has anyone noticed, that Kate has been using photos of her kids lately? At CC?
http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/mental-abuse-of-kids-leaves-lifelong-scars
Interesting article about psychological abuse of kids and the aftermath. It specifically references the types of treatment that Kate PROUDLY displayed toward her small children on the show, the things we all objected to so strongly.
Makes me wonder how soon it will be before TLC has a 'reality show' chronicling the belt strapping of a child.
Anyway, the article says some interesting things.
""Constantly belittling, threatening or ignoring children can be as damaging to their mental health as physical or sexual abuse, according to a new report from a pediatricians' group.""
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""It can include chronically belittling, humiliating or ridiculing a child for showing normal emotions. There is also neglect, such as leaving an infant alone in a crib all day, except for feeding or changing.
Other forms of psychological maltreatment can include withholding love and warmth from a child, putting children in dangerous or chaotic situations, having rigid or unrealistic expectations accompanied by threats if not met, or confining a child and restricting social interactions.""
Sheeple, the LINK PLEASE! is at the top, so look again.
"self admitted posters here are on average alll retired and/or on disability and post much like that juvenile Kate Gosselin."
Not sure if we're reading the same site. Seems like most of the posters here are women, but of all ages and backgrounds. While I wish I were retired or at least approaching retirement, I am not. I am a full time mom, full time employed outside the home, and of middle age.
One rule I learned some time ago about posting on the internet -- it's usually not appreciated when one person tells others what they should post, or how they should post (especially when it's not your blog).
According to this article converting to a salt water system in a pool built and intended for chlorine is going to cause problems a few years down the road. It makes sense to me as I once lived on the coast for six months and saw the effects of salt water on vehicles.
http://household-tips.thefuntimesguide.com/2009/05/salt_water_swimming_pools.php
If this is accurate, which I believe it is, her monthly savings on maintenance and chemicals is going to be a drop in the bucket in comparison to the expenses she is going to incur from the damage the salt is going to do the pool and surrounding material not intended to withstand the corrosive effects of the salt.
White Organza said... 195
Don't know much about pools, but being Canadian I have my own expertise in winter coats, though...
•A last important perk / cost saver of having a chinchilla fur coat is that it’s instant entertainment on your own back (so soft to the touch, so fun to stroke, so gratifying to wear in front of mediocre people who can't afford one...) that equals or supersedes the fun you can have with an ordinary synthetic fur winter coat because it's always in fashion, so you won't have to buy as many coats as your are now... Eventually, sixty years from now, your chinchilla coat's price will have come up at a tiny fraction of the cost of all your other coats! Add a very expensive pair of handmade hooker boots, -as this mom would "typically" choose-, and one has all the ingredients necessary to create warm and fuzzy lifelong winter memories. 'See? Sometimes the most inexpensive things create some of the best memories, and this is definitely one of them!
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White Organza, NICE!!! LOL!!!! Allow me to reply in proper sheeple adoration mode:
U R AMAZIN!!!! Kin we lick yer foot???????? oooo u make me swooon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anger issues kate said... 10
She never stops with the photos of her kids, which I find highly offensive, as the kids did NOT sign on for this.
And she does not have clue about true savings. She tries to save money on spending for her boys, and uses hand me downs, but never stops purchasing top dollar clothes, shoes, hair, tanning, nails, pedicures, botox, plastic surgery, agent, buying twitters, etc... for herself. All about Kate
What's next: This shows that kate does no research, on what she writes on the CC blog.
I looked up How to wash swim wear. This is a very good article, it explains why you handwash and why you need to wash after every use.
laundry.about.com/od/carebytypeoffabric/a/swimsuitcare.html
In the article they state: swimsuits should be washed after each wear/use. They should be handwashed, never machine wash, even in a mesh bag. I also found some more reasons to wash suits & towels, after use: suntan lotion, salt, chorine, body sweat. Kate really missed the boat with this blog.
LB (200),
Kate's new stainless steel appliances were all Whirlpool. She got two set of washers and dryers, a microwave, and a dishwasher that I remember. Her kitchen remodel was way over the top. Not one, but TWO Sub Zero refrigerators? Wow. That's just excess. And a couple under-counter regrigerators besides. She also got a very expensive Viking range--that model runs around 8,000. I also think the huge gas grill on the patio was Viking, and those run about 7,000. And that's just appliances. Of course, Kate took as much as she could get, thinking that filming would go on forever and she could afford that house forever. Funny how things turn out.
Kate has never put her biggest money saving tips out there on CC.
Tip #1 mention it on Twitter and a fan will send it because after all she is a single mom with 8 children.
Tip #2 is to use the "@" in front of a company's name and mention your need. They will gift you with the product. Note: This is most effective when you have a complaint and the company wants to show it has good customer service. Also, it is helpful to make sure you spell the company's name correctly and that you check beforehand to see if that is indeed the company's twitter account.
Kate's ludicrous pool tips post had nothing to do with saving money. She knows that an inground pool used for 3 months out of the year (for most folks), at $25,000-$70,000+ to install plus the never ending $maintenance, higher homeowners ins. etc. is not a money saver. She knows that.
This is the second post she's done this year about the pool ("if you have a pool in your backyard-swim in it") To be perfectly honest (lol) I have never seen someone so obsessed with their ceeement pond. She acts as if she's the only person to have one. She is justifying, big time, for not taking the tups off the konpound. She claims the memories at their pool are better than amusement parks or entertainment facilities, yet this is the same woman who said the kids were bored and grouchy on day 3 of summer vaca.
What did she say a couple months ago? "Even if you hate me, you're talking about me so I must be doing something right!" Or something to that effect. Well.... right back atcha, Katie! The fact that we routinely call you out for never taking ALL your children anywhere but the backyard, must mean we're doing something right! I have never seen someone doth protest so much that the kids are making the very best memories they could possibly have in their pool. While pooh-poohing the activities where REAL kid memories are made. And those real memories don't have to cost a dime. Where exactly does she get that she can't take the kids off the driveway because it's too expensive. Some of the VERY best memories from my childhood were free. The only cost was someone taking the time and effort to arrange the outing.
Hey Kate? Repeating this crap over and over again will nevah change that fact that you've already robbed them of their early childhoods to get rich. Now you're robbing them a second time because you can't and won't deal with the consequences of the fame you foisted on them.
White Organza - Too funny!! I just hope Kate doesn't see it and put 'one chinchilla fur coat' on her grift-upon-a-star list.
Our neighbors had one for a pet. They're so cute, like an overgrown mouse.
What's Next - Boy you nailed that one. She has NO shame. She must have thought if she was going to beg she was going to beg big-time... and it worked.
I notice that while she mentions the pool being used for summer entertainment and that at least 8 people a day use it, she doesn't say that one of the best advantages for having a pool is that the children can have their friends over to enjoy it as well.
I speak from experience, our pool was enjoyed by all our children's friends when they were growing up. End of school party, birthday parties, after baseball game parties, etc. etc. We knew who are children were associating with and, while there were times I felt like a short order cook, I can look back with fond memories. The parents of our children's friends have become life time friends too.
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What did she say a couple months ago? "Even if you hate me, you're talking about me so I must be doing something right!"
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Oh that is just the height of snobbery. It just burns me when she says that crap. Then when things are looking down she's back to kissing up to her tweeties. One of these days someone IS going to break past the barriers in Target and slap her silly.
Why in the world would Kate want to convert their pool to a salt water pool. When they were on vacation in Hawaii Jon said that Mady didn't like the salt water which is why she didn't want to go in the ocean.
Besides salt water pools is the latest trend. Its not about what the kids enjoy its about what the current trend is.
Wow, I am astounded. Who knew that an in-ground salt water pool with a diving board and 4K slide was inexpensive and saved on those pesky pool memberships. I think I will rush right out and get a pool so I can save $120 a year on a pool membership, with a state of the art gym, sauna, showers, and nice people to share it with. We know about the pool, please give it a rest. We also know that it was hidden from the viewers during that pesky little divorce thingy. Not one word about a pool and now it is pool, pool, did I say pool. She is back on my D list after a momentary lapse where I had just a trace of an inkling that I might feel a tiny bit sorry for her, but no the braggart in her just can't help herself.
Layla said... 17
Of course Kate demanded top dollar appliances and in multiples, at that, as that is what grifters do. TLC never said NO to Kate, although I clearly think the SUV camping trip was their FU to Kate. They knew what they were doing with her horrendous ego and behavior. Only problem, if you could call it that, is that Kate thought the filming would go on forever. Still not sure why it took so long to end the fiasco. Clearyly someone at TLC finally grew a backbone and said ENOUGH, unbeknowngst to Kate Krapola.
Apologies for going off-topic for a second.
Dwindle I thought you would like to know the poke cake is awesomely amazing!!! Or dare I say amazingly awesome!!!! It is now a tradition in my house and I'm famous for it already!!!!!
Oh gag.
It actually turned out very well. I didn't have dark bakers chocolate so I dusted the top with cocoa powder before the cherries went on. We had to wait until last night for it to completely set to have a slice. It is reminiscent of real black forest cake without a lot of fuss. No kirsch but I don't care for that stuff anyway... it tastes like cough medicine. And I'm all out of rumspringa thanks to that bitchin party the other night.
Anyway, thanks again.
Summertime means many long hot days and, for me, quite frankly it’s a real pain in my flat ass. It means many hot kids who are often “bored!” and trust me my 8, count them 8 kids are bored out of their entitled heads. Our family is fortunate enough to have a pool and luckily, it has water in it. Yep, real H2O and its organic too. It does help to occupy my kids and they have waterproof VCR’s so they can watch reruns of our show while they do the dead mans float.
Obviously, having a pool helps to cut costs of joining the local pool as many families do to beat the heat and the unavoidable long school-less days of summer. Is school-less a word? Hmmm, I digress. Anyway, However, with a home pool comes the costs of operation, along with pool supplies, cute pool boys in speedos that vacuum and skim the organic water of fairy droppings and rainbow glitter. Here are some ways I save:
• Over the years, I’ve collected and saved swimsuits to re-use. I have an original Rosie O’Donnell swimsuit that I put all of my boys in at the same time. I have a collection of swimsuits that would make a Honus Wagner Baseball card worth virtually nothing. I also buy the next size swimsuits at the end of summer when they go on clearance to save for the following year. Right now in my swimsuit collection will last us into the next century but I’ve gotten such terrific deals, they are hard to pass up and I won’t have to spend any money in 2025 for 8 new swimsuits.
• Because I am budget-conscious, last year when our pool motor died I went out and bought an Audi TT and a Toyota Sequoia. Then I researched and decided to switch our pool over to a salt water system, which requires less maintenance and less chemicals, which means less overall cost! We took the BBB to the Jersey Shore, filled it up with water from the ocean and brought it back to fill our pool. Of course, with a salt water system, we do have sea nettles and fish pee in the water but it’s cost effective.
• Another small thing that makes a big financial difference is that I don’t turn the pool heater on after December and allow the sun to heat it naturally. This in itself is a huge cost-cutter and once June hits each year, the water temperature stays at a perfectly refreshing temperature all on its own! Besides, warm water breeds bacteria and cold water, freezing cold water keeps my 8, count them 8 kids free from germs. Of course they shiver silly but I’d rather hear chattering teeth that babbling lips and trust me, I can’t stand conversation.
• Going one step further, I also require my kids to wear the same swimsuit and use the same towel for a few days, if not a week. Never mind that they’ve been farting into the same swimsuit for an entire week. I only wash one load each of suits and towels per week which decreases my swimming-related laundry costs. Another way I reduce swimming related laundry costs is to deny the kids the privledge of swimming in the pool. They’d much prefer to be inside watching reruns of Kate Plus My 8. Anyway, That may not seem like significant savings but we save big considering that eight or more people swim at our house every day. We just hang wet suits and towels just inside the house on drying racks to ensure that drying is quick and thorough after each swim.
• A last important perk / cost saver of having a pool is that it’s instant entertainment in our own backyard that equals or supersedes the fun we can have at a local park or entertainment facility – at a tiny fraction of the cost! Add a homemade barbecue, grilled up by this mom and the day has all the ingredients necessary to create lifelong summer family memories. Of course, sometimes the chicken isn’t grilled properly and this little barbecue pit becomes a Ptomaine Grill Sometimes the most inexpensive things create some of the best memories, and this is definitely one of them! Blowing lunch in the salt water from uncooked chicken and last weeks uneaten sandwiches creates memories too.
wayward said... 19
Kate's ludicrous pool tips post had nothing to do with saving money. She knows that an inground pool used for 3 months out of the year (for most folks), at $25,000-$70,000+ to install plus the never ending $maintenance, higher homeowners ins. etc. is not a money saver. She knows that.
This is the second post she's done this year about the pool ("if you have a pool in your backyard-swim in it") To be perfectly honest (lol) I have never seen someone so obsessed with their ceeement pond.
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It's all she knows. She has NO LIFE. Her CouponCrap posts are all the same; make the kids wear dirty ill fitting clothes, sleep in dirty sheets, and use dirty towels; Pool and more pool; drive 3 cars; pretend you invented box mixes.
I just spent nearly 4 hours vacuuming 3 rooms from ceiling to floors - think we will ever see a post from Kate about how to save time by vacuuming a certain way? or twitter pics of her moving furniture to vacuum and clean? NEVER.
Think we will ever see posts from Kate about scrubbing her 5 toilets, bathtubs, shower stalls and glass shower doors? What about gardening tips for moisture saving and low maintainance? How to compost? How to repurpose all the gazillion expensive ziplock kitchen bags she shows?
How does she save on airconditioning costs? (remember in the old house when she didnt have time to close the windows? BWAHAHA!) Where are the coupons for dog food, shampoo, vacuum cleaner bags? What products does she use to clean and condition that leather furniture? Her wood furniture?
She knows none of this; she DOES none of this.Jon did it all before TLC and now there is hired help. Buying sacks of flour, hooker shoes and admiring her pool is all she knows.And the ENDLESS COMPLAINING NON STOP ADINFINITUM ON AND ON BITCHING about how tired she is and how she never gets any rest and needs more me time.
Anonymous said... 21
I notice that while she mentions the pool being used for summer entertainment and that at least 8 people a day use it, she doesn't say that one of the best advantages for having a pool is that the children can have their friends over to enjoy it as well.
I speak from experience, our pool was enjoyed by all our children's friends when they were growing up. End of school party, birthday parties, after baseball game parties, etc. etc. We knew who are children were associating with and, while there were times I felt like a short order cook, I can look back with fond memories. The parents of our children's friends have become life time friends too.
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About 12 years ago, two different neighbors put inground pools in at the same time. When one pool was ready, the son went door to door with a printed list of their pool rules: A parent had to come with the child (these were older grade school aged kids) and we had to bring our own snacks, drinks, and pool toys. It's not out of line to make those requests, it's just the militant and cold way she went about it. Yeah..... that pool sat empty and still does.
In response to that ridiculousness, the mom from the other pool called us all and said she didn't mind the kids coming over to swim, could we just maybe send a box or bag of snacks and some juice boxes and maybe could we watch her kids some evenings? This turned out to be a win-win-win situation. She was bogged down with snacks, drinks, sunscreen and donated pool toys. With us taking turns watching her kids in the evenings, she and her hubby would go out for a quick bite, then work on finishing their basement, which they did!
The mother from the first pool is very much like Kate. Big stick in her butt, always trying to portray perfection. She later tried to to snag the same arrangement for herself, but it was too late. No one could ever quite get past that big list of pool edicts.
AuntieAnn said... 26
Apologies for going off-topic for a second.
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Happy Dance here that it turned out so well for you! And thanks a million for the idea of a quick and easy Black Forest type cake! I never would have thought of that on my own, really! i was too busy MASTERMINDING orange jello for halloween and Thanksgiving, red and green for christmas... well, you get the idea. Mostly though it really is a great chilled summer dessert and you have taken it to a new level for me! Thank YOU!
Gee, Dwindle, Auntie Ann, thanks! (Blushing before my masters, here...)
As for her ""Even if you hate me, you're talking about me so I must be doing something right!" Well... Maybe not. Mostly, we, -and TV producers, apparently-, are talking about the fact that you do not have an interesting storyline. (LOL! I really enjoyed writing that one down...), and wondering why the heck you should get an another show.
Years ago, I worked in a bowling alley and Sunday during the winter was one of our busiest times and we always had a waiting list. Harry Chapin was a frequent customer and he would come in with his kids
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Ah, Harry Chapin. What an unassuming man he was. He came to play at a Synod Youth Triennium
at Purdue University in 1980. He refused any kind of special treatment, and was delighted when one of the men I worked with volunteered to go pick him up in his Pacer. Yep, Pacer. I was invited to go along. Harry insisted I take the front passenger seat and he climbed in the back. Harry Chapin, famous person, chatted,
laughed, asked questions about the sights along the road, was interested in everything. Then, after about an hour or so, he got his guitar out and lavished us with his music. What a trip that was. I will always believe he was as good to people every day as he was to us that day. And the youth were so pleased with the concert he gave that night, and the impromtu music he provided during lunch the next day.
Nobody asked for that extra time, but he gave it. The trip back in the Pacer was probably as wonderful as the trip in. I relinquished my seat to one of the youth who was almost beside himself, wanted to be a famous singer one day.
I thought Harry might speak with him about that.
He did. A truly wonderful man.
It was only about a year later that he died.
Mary said... 5
I believe the kitchen makeover was from Carla's husbands company.
Supposedly she received Kate's "old" kitchen.
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I believe it was Jamie's ex-husband's company that did the kitchen remodel. Word was that Kate sold the original cabinets (which looked to be in excellent shape) to her then-friend Carla.
Kate should make this her next Coupon Cabin topic….How to Save Money on Everything.
Let’s see first have twins, then take fertility drugs to get six kids in the next batch. Sell the kids’ childhoods to the highest bidder. In her case, to TLC. Then have the network pay for everything; nannies, cooks, freebies, trips, etc. By having the network pay you don’t have to bother with silly coupons. Kate can continue to be herself and project to the world how exhausted and difficult it is to be a single mother of 8. There is a flaw though that the network dropped her. But, my o’ my, she did manage to save a boatload of money by not spending her own money on herself or her kids. So don’t bother with silly coupons, they’re a waste of time. Go for the brass ring, the network. All it will cost is her children’s childhood and her own pride and dignity.
I just got a flyer for TLC's new show with the Supernanny. Open casting for families and kids. TLC never lets up.
Kelly: ROTFLMAO- well-done.
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I love Harry Chapin's music. Cats & the Cradle always reduces me to tears.
Ok, I want to thank the person, who posted some of my last post here on CC. I'm ok with it. Cause I am not gonna join CC. But if I had I would have posted about washing swim suits. Kate must have flunked hygiene, in her nursing classes.
I've never seen someone, so germaphobic, and yet so poor on hygiene. Kate made a fuss about the frig, kids getting counter dirty with food, keeping their clothes clean, etc, yet, her & jamie were standing on the counter in stinky feet, germy feet, Kate half cooks chicken & other foods, and has the kids wear swimsuits that have been woren and not washed again. Kate is a walking contradiction.
This might be a little OT, but I stumbled on this quote today, and I thought it might apply to someone we all know.
"you can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them."
fidosmommy, what a wonderful story about Harry Chapin. It sounds like he was a lovely, kind person. It was so tragic he died so young. I'm glad you have that special memory and took the time to share it with us.
Kelly, I nearly peed my pants with your Rosie O comment, too funny!
Dwindle, once again, spot on with your analysis. kHate does nothing around that house.
Kate should have known better than advising people to wash their swimsuits once a week. That is just incredibly gross and unhygienic as well! Kids are going to pee and spit in the pool and wipe their nose snot on their swimsuits, whether you know about it or not. She is taking a chance for an infection or a skin rash to happen by doing that. She’s a nurse! Or did she just make that up to anger people to get them to talk about her!?!
fidosmommy said... 32
Ah, Harry Chapin. What an unassuming man he was. He came to play at a Synod Youth Triennium
at Purdue University in 1980. He refused any kind of special treatment,
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I wish I could remember where I read this, but after Judith Guest wrote her first novel Ordinary People, she got a phone call from Robert Redford asking if he could come over to her house to discuss making a movie of it.
She had been told he wanted to meet with her, but she wasn't expecting him to drop in like that. It was lunch time, they were having hot dogs which was all she had prepared and told him so. He said 'great I like hot dogs'. He arrived and that's what they ate. She said he couldn't have been more polite in her home. That's class.
I'll bet he even shopped at a few stores and filled his car at the gas pump without too much brouhaha.
Kate never learned that being pretentious is a killer turn-off in the business she longs to be part of again.
When my friend's husband was in college, he and he friends were eating at a local diner, which was near a local airport. Friend's hubby noticed Billy Joel eating by himself. He went over to tell him (politely) that he was a big fan and asked for his autograph. This was during the River of Dreams time period.
Billy Joel asked him why his friends hadn't come over with him. Friend's hubby said they were too scared.
Billy Joel thought a minute and then told him to go back, get his plate and that they would eat diner together. And they did.
This is among, many many many reasons, LI-ers (I grew up there) are diehard fans of Billy Joel. He really is just a nice guy.
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Could it be that Kate is completely embarrassed by her Coupon Cabin job? Her title as a coupon blogger irks her and humiliates her highness.
So, she does what she hopes is a stick-it-to-you column weekly.
She knows there aren't that many penny-pinching-pool-possessing families. She is just showing off her stuff.
She could write that installing a helicopter pad saves on mowing expenses. Or, hiring a limo to get to NY saves on her gas consumption. She is out of touch with budget realities!
She does not want a common job ... so she makes herself an uncommon person via her "saving" tips.
wayward said... 29
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wayward, your post about the two pools in the neighborhood reminded me...
There were 9 of us when I was a kid and my mother worked part time once the youngest hit 1/2 day kindergarten. One of the challenges for her that I remember was keeping enough fluids around every summer day, coz let's face it, tap water only goes so far with kids.
Back in those days of course it was powdered KoolAid but it drove my mom crazy that the fridge kept opening and closing all day. Finally, She got 2 of those three or five gallon thermos jugs, the kind with the spigots, and we had ice water in one and kool aid in the other. When it was gone, it was gone for the day.
I did similar with my measly 4 kids, but I do remember I bought 4 plastic glasses and assigned each kid a color. Drove me up a WALL that there would be cups and glasses all over the house with an inch of juice or lemonade or decaf tea or whatever, and HONESTLY I would have every glass in the house dirty by dinner time.
Other than cases of prepackaged juicy juice, Kate never has any 'tips' on this topic, have ya noticed? Oh and the fact that she only allows milk on cereal, never to drink.
I also remember just hosting kids in my yard and other moms sending over drinks and snacks for the afternoon in a splash pool, our swing set and sand box. Of couse I did the same when any of mine went for the day or for a sleepover.
Katie is a sheltered little diva who has no clue how to run a household or manage and raise children.
Other than cases of prepackaged juicy juice, Kate never has any 'tips' on this topic, have ya noticed? Oh and the fact that she only allows milk on cereal, never to drink.
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Good idea. I wonder why Kate hasn't written a blog that encourages people to 'drink the KoolAid'. That's right up her alley.
Kelly, I loved your enhanced Kate blog posting!
Right on target.
I guess we can say that REAL stars are REAL(ly)
nice.
When my mom would take me and my sister to the beach, we were allowed to take one friend (four kids total). There would be the iced tea in the jug made with the powdered mix, 1 bag of chips, 1 bag of grapes, 1 bag of 6 frozen bagels (which would be fine to eat by lunchtime) and 1 block of cream cheese.
Gourmet lunch? No. But to a bunch of 12-13 year-old-girls, it was plenty and we all had a blast. And very cheap/simple/easy to do, no major effort on my mom's part as she worked nights.
heather
Admin, I understand what you were saying about
discrimination, and that the Target aisle blocking did not qualify. However, as long as we are not causing a problem, carrying weapons or doing something illegal/immoral/wrong, don't we have the legal right to shop where we want during business hours? Why do Kate's rights to shop unhindered trump my right to shop unhindered? Her rights concerning me stop where my rights begin - that's my understanding.
Maybe somebody upthread is right - perhaps the idea is to keep Kate from being rude to other customers. Remember, we were told by a shopper years ago that Kate literally crashed her cart into this woman, knocking her down into an end-
cap display and never uttered a single word of apology or concern. Just kept moving, while other shoppers came to this woman's rescue and made sure she was OK.
Why is it that whenever I read Kate's Coupon Crappin' blog, I always get the dry heaves?
I always washed my kids' bathing suits right after they came off. Why risk infections?
I blame Coupon Crappin'. The last thing the world needs is more useless information.
..."I just am kind of tired of giving tweets like that that are so obviously false attention. A few people here love to bring them over here, I'm just asking we stop doing that."
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Is Milo off-limits? She's off her rocker, but her tweets shouldn't be brought over here? :-)
Fido you still have a right to shop unhindered. You can go the store down the street or at the next target. I cannot find any law that prevents a store from shutting down when they want to. A good example is whole foods that frequently closes its doors for a few hours so that top chef can come in. Inconvenient and annoying yes but there's no law prohibiting a store from giving someone VIP treatment. They just can't do the opposite which is to single someone out and give them crap treatment. That's the big difference.
Why do Kate's rights to shop unhindered trump my right to shop unhindered? Her rights concerning me stop where my rights begin - that's my understanding.
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No need to be told to leave. If these stores would just start announcing when Kate will be shopping people would probably clear out on their own.
Kelly, the Rosie O swimsuit was genius, I am still giggling.
Kate, you have no credibility blogging about money saving tips. Find a job, sell the house, sell some cars and furnishings, sell the tractor, lighten the materialistic load and get your children into their community for real. Put them in public school, take them to church, volunteer, do things that each child expresses interest in, even if they have to take turns by month or by year. Eventually you will meet someone you can love and be loved by, even if that is just you tripping into the mirror after spending the night with a box of wine.
~~ To save money when my kids were young and times were tough, I invested in a cheap meat slicer. it was mostly all plastic, but it was the kind with the circular blade and you shove the block of meat back and forth to slice.
I would make large beef roasts, briskets and hams and slice them myself for sandwich meat. I would also buy bologna in large 5lb tubes and slice it myself. it freezes well too. My kids always had a hearty lunch, no piles of snacks.
Everyday there was a large bowl of snacks. Some days I kettle fried my own potato chips. Some days it was a big bowl of pop corn. Sometimes cookies. I used to make my own granola, still do. Of course home made popsicles made of orange juice, or something similar.
So many ways to save money, Kate, when you are an unemployed stay at home mom. Other ways besides denying your children milk and clean clothes that fit. Kate, let's hear you say that on pool days you dont need to run your AC. That you had a do-it-themselves sandwich bar or baked potato bar for the kids for their lunch. No, you have to dole out a mini sandwich, 2 grapes and 3 peas and they have to eat in order. Because controlling their food and their access to clean clothes saves YOU money, now that they are no longer self supporting and they are living off their own savings.
AuntieAnn said... 54
Why do Kate's rights to shop unhindered trump my right to shop unhindered? Her rights concerning me stop where my rights begin - that's my understanding.
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No need to be told to leave. If these stores would just start announcing when Kate will be shopping people would probably clear out on their own.
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LOL! Like a fire Drill!!! ATTN TARGET SHOPPERS: PLEASE PROCEDE IN ORDERLY FASHION TO THE NEAREST EXIT! THE LOCAL FIRE MARSHALL AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL SUGGEST THAT FOR YOUR OWN SAFTEY AND MENTAL HEALTH, YOU AVOID THE INCOMING SHOPPER! ANY EMPLOYEE WHO CAN SAFELY REMAIN WILL INCUR DOUBLE TIME STARTING (clomp stomp clomp)RIGHT NOW!!!!
We will all meet in the parking lot, like a fire drill, and car pool over to the nearest Rumspringa establishment!
The comments on CC are hilarious; I had to peek.
Kate is doing nothing positive as an employee of CC. When will they learn?
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So about closing a store for one person- if I asked Target to close down so I could shop alone, would they? The lines can be so long...
Now, that's a great Coupon Cabin entry, Kelly :o)
Dwindle said... 56
~~ To save money when my kids were young and times were tough, I invested in a cheap meat slicer. it was mostly all plastic, but it was the kind with the circular blade and you shove the block of meat back and forth to slice.
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Yep, totally agree with that idea. I have a small electic Rival meat slicer that I still use all the time. It's a huge money saver. I even use it to slice potatoes for scalloped potatoes when I make a batch for big gatherings. Kate has no clue about cutting costs. No freaking clue. She has this audience of young albeit dense little followers who probably have young kids and she doesn't write anything that could save them a few dollars because she doesn't know how. She's never done it, as you said earlier.
How about the food dehydrater? They're relatively inexpensive and great for drying fruit or making fruit roll-ups the kids like so much. Organic roll-ups at that.
Dwindle said...
ATTN TARGET SHOPPERS: PLEASE PROCEDE IN ORDERLY FASHION...
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hehe! It could easily turn into a stampede if people are trying to get away from her.
Oh and love the idea of Rumspringa establishments!
Nice! Gosselinbook seems to have produced proof of Kate being paid by Lane Furniture to be nice.
http://gosselinbook.blogspot.com/
I promise (fingers crossed) to never complain that Kate has a "Laundry Girl" ever again. Without her LG, here's what I know; that the kids get their bed clothes laundered once or twice a month, that they are "required to wear and reuse the same swim suits and towels all week long and they must never put their clothing in a hamper until they are soiled.
Yuck.
Bring back the laundry brigade where Kate's job is "masterminding" the process. At least the kids would not be living in dirt and germs. I think it's a good expenditure of their money.
The biggest revelation in that contract is lane is responsible for all their taxes! Omg. You can certainly negotiate that they cover your tax burden but not everyone will agree to that. But smart. So the freebie was a freebie period not even so much as a tax burden. You shameless little Griftors.
The Gosselin booksite states:
It would appear that in order to experience the "easy to deal with!" Kate Gosselin, you must first pay her $50,000 in cash and give her $35,000 in free merchandise.
But the contract reads:
$30,000 fee to be paid to Jon & Kate Gosselin ($15,000 due at signing and $15,000 due when video shoot is completed)
Up to $30,000 (msrp) in Lane Furniture (furniture to be delivered after couple moves into new home)
Am I missing something? The numbers don't add up.
I'm delighted stuff like this is coming to light. We all new it existed, we all knew she lived, still lives, to grift. But I do think it's important that the facts be correct.
Admin, Jon learned very early in their grifting career that those freebie taxes can come back and bite you. Jon complained bitterly about having to report all the FREE and volunteer work and goods when they had their first house go through extensive work while Kate was in the hospital with the tups. He bitched about paying taxes of "free" stuff.
I mean, he took and the internet and bitched, under the name gosselinsix or dad of six, or something like that.
The show was NBC's Home Delivery but their church was already well on the way to doing the renovations themselves. See this local's response to a 2009 Reading Eagle article:
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When the babies came home, it was predominantly church members who cooked, cleaned, washed and fed babies at all hours of the day and night. It is the church, not NBC, where credit is due.
Jeff Burridge
Lower Heidelberg Township
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_name_of_the_home_improvement_show_who_renovated_Jon_and_Kate_Gosselins_old_home#ixzz2298NxKBT
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So yeah, Jon and Kate have been recipients of tremendous largess since before the 6 were born.
Has anyone read the latest blog entry at
the GosselinBook? It's an eye opener.
[excerpt]
It would appear that in order to experience the "easy to deal with!" Kate Gosselin, you must first pay her $50,000 in cash and give her $35,000 in free merchandise.
The Letter of Agreement between Jon & Kate Gosselin and Chandler Ehrlich LLC on behalf of Lane Home Furnishings can be seen here:
http://gosselinbook.blogspot.com/
Ignore my post! Well, except for the importance of having the facts. I didn't scroll all the way down and can only blame it on my yearly eye doctor appointment and those nasty drops - all I see are halos and bright lights!
Poor things, all those taxes on free shit. Pass the Kleenex!
Looks like they had someone smart negotiate taxes for all future deals. They were way more savvy than I thought. Professional Griftors.
AuntieAnn said... 60
How about the food dehydrater? They're relatively inexpensive and great for drying fruit or making fruit roll-ups the kids like so much. Organic roll-ups at that.
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Always dried apple bits for my granola and for snacking; Other fruits on occasion, but apples in the fall are plentiful. Also made ALOT of chunky applesauce for the freezer. A couple of years I was able to get fresh grapes from the county extension service and I made jam. I had forgotten about the food dehydrator, Thank You!!!!
[excerpt]
By signing this letter all parties are agreeing to the above stated terms and conditions.
Kate Gosselin
9/23/2008
John Gosselin
9/23/2008
Lynne Rooker
President, Chandler Ehrlich LLC
9/23/2008
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Hmmmmm... this is wierd. Why is Jon's name listed as John Gosselin?
Isn't his first name, Jonathan?
Looks like they had someone smart negotiate taxes for all future deals. They were way more savvy than I thought. Professional Griftors.
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At least Kate was right about something. We did see the REAL her, and it's disgusting. What a pathetic excuse for a human being...making your life work out of getting something for nothing. She makes me sick.
Kate should be in New York having her FIG&OLIVE dinner discussing her hair appt; how to make herself even more great for her new dating show, her many trips away from her 8, and for Steve. All along the housekeeper, laundry girl, nanny, pool/mower boys keep Kate Gosselin's life in order.
Oh, never mind. Jon's correct name is listed
in the addition.
AuntieAnn said... 61
Dwindle said...
ATTN TARGET SHOPPERS: PLEASE PROCEDE IN ORDERLY FASHION...
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hehe! It could easily turn into a stampede if people are trying to get away from her
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Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies coz everyone knows!
And if she dressess and washes herself the way she does her children, I am bringing a can of Lysol to spray and she clomps past. Bug spray, too, maybe. It's just gross.
I wonder if those poor tweens are allowed to wash up in between shower alotments? Or will that put each child over their quota of water? Kids in school can be exceedingly cruel to the child who is stinky and grimy looking. If a girl washes up her underarms, does that mean one of the boys gets less water to drink?
For Christmas they will each get a generic deodorant stick that must last a year! "Thank you mommy dearest..." sheesh.
Hey, I'd be happy as a pig in poop if I were moving into a mansion, getting it furnished AND getting paid to pick out the furniture, getting electronics, getting a free kitchen renovation....
Oh yeah, Laissez les bons temp rouler!
I'd definitely still complain about the cost of organic mile, of course.
Oops, organic milk, not organic mile, although I'm pretty sure that when Kate runs, her miles are organic and her farts don't smell.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 70
Poor things, all those taxes on free shit. Pass the Kleenex!
Looks like they had someone smart negotiate taxes for all future deals. They were way more savvy than I thought. Professional Griftors.
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I can't even click over to read it yet. I dont care that they were gifted all this stuff. What is infuriating is her horrid attitude. I am angrier than ever, hearing about some of this in light of her entitled attitude and her LIES LIES LIES. And they still continue.
I hope more of this CRAP comes out and networks of all ilk are just too disgusted to deal with her " See Kate Cackle and Sneer Through a Fake Date with Herself" show.
Couple will end the video by saying they can't wait to get their new Lane Furniture.
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With big veneer sneers on their faces.
What the hell...no wonder Kate doesn't want this book to come out.
I wonder if those poor tweens are allowed to wash up in between shower alotments? Or will that put each child over their quota of water? Kids in school can be exceedingly cruel to the child who is stinky and grimy looking. If a girl washes up her underarms, does that mean one of the boys gets less water to drink?
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They are told to go jump in the pool and move around a lot with their armpits slappimg the top of the water. No need for extra water.
How difficult would it have been to get that info from Lane? Or did it come from the Gosselin's camp? I'm wondering who had access to this type of info.
I wonder if the tups still shower together, supervised by the twins? Kate seemed to hate bathing the kids- she had to in the infamous Alexis scene but usually Jon did it all...she has admitted not showering or washing her own hair too often. This is weird for a 'germaphobe.'
Those dirty suits by the week's end must be pretty gross.. Urinary tract infections anyone?
Jon is the one who had that clause put in there about paying taxes as he made mention of that at one point - that getting the 1099 was a problem. Why do I get the feeling that one day KT will start to miss Jon if not already.
Kate knows the word "supersedes" - AND spells it right? Who'da thunk?
So, the past week or so as she was approaching her 100K followers, since that time she has gained about 500 of them (that's a lousy sentence but I'm not thinking too well). Does she REALLY believe those are actual followers who just love her to pieces, or did she likely create most of them herself?
Kate is going to rue the day she responded to @laurasvec's tweet. Another can of worms just got opened for poor schmoopy.
Yeah I'm crying my eyes out here too. NOT!!
Jane said... 82
How difficult would it have been to get that info from Lane? Or did it come from the Gosselin's camp? I'm wondering who had access to this type of info.
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Same here. How would he get his hands on a legal document?
Guys he was friends with Jon. He is the guy who drove Jon at that infamous daddy don't go video. I bet Jon forwarded him the contract and asked what he thought. Simple as that.
Ha. I love that right after that woman claimed Kate was easy to deal with, Gosselinbook popped up with proof of WHY she was easy to deal with: money money money money!
She got so much...so much.
But, in the final analysis it just shriveled her heart instead of expanding it.
She wants more. It is probably killing her that the goodies are gone.
We have a partial explanation as to why she is such a sour person.
A Pink Straight Jacket For Kate said... 68
Has anyone read the latest blog entry at
the GosselinBook? It's an eye opener.
[excerpt]
It would appear that in order to experience the "easy to deal with!" Kate Gosselin, you must first pay her $50,000 in cash and give her $35,000 in free merchandise.
The Letter of Agreement between Jon & Kate Gosselin and Chandler Ehrlich LLC on behalf of Lane Home Furnishings can be seen here:
http://gosselinbook.blogspot.com/
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And wouldn't you know, the advertising agency, Chandler Ehrlich LLC, went BANKRUPT 6 months later.
The curse of Kate Gosselin hits again!
http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2009/apr/23/chandler-ehrlich-files-for-bankruptcy/
(don't know how to do a link)
Kate is going to rue the day she responded to @laurasvec's tweet. Another can of worms just got opened for poor schmoopy.
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She just doesn't know when to shut up, does she? You would think by now that she would have learned, but she keeps doing this over and over again. She can't think of what the ramifications could be if she opens her mouth and makes such a comment. What is wrong with this woman?
Did anyone here who complains about all the "freebies" Kate and her family have gotten thought that those things were accounted for and compiled and the reason her net worth was so far above what Kate and everyone else has claimed she really has?
Also for those getting so upset about the free things remember that those things didn't just benefit Kate. A lot of those are still benefiting the kids. Not anything to get so upset over.
It's my opinion that Kate has accountants etc who make sure her taxes are completely legal and they wouldn't have missed doing that. It's a very obvious stop in accounting for celebrities and notables.
For 30,000 tax free lump some cold hard cash, bitch better be nice!
Times like these I miss pressi.
Guys he was friends with Jon. He is the guy who drove Jon at that infamous daddy don't go video. I bet Jon forwarded him the contract and asked what he thought. Simple as that.
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So Jon's most likely the primary source for this book? I'm not sure how I feel about that. And doesn't Jon have his own book coming out?
If that contract is any indication of what Robert might be including in his book, I am going to want to read it.
A fluted glass of fine Rumspringa Champagne and quiet time with a juicy book.
I can handle that! (Might not be able to handle what I learn about Kate, though.)
Benefit not exactly sure what you are saying. There's nothing wrong with negotiating a freebie. There certainly is when a person has been able to negotiate this many freebies and yet remarkably still cries poor and expects others to fund your lifestyle instead of getting a job like everybody else. Your children can still have a nice life if you get a job and support them.
Jane it sounds like more of a betrayed friendship than Jon being the source. Exactly what happened to princess Diana. Her kids were livid someone they called a friend would write up everything she told him in confidence.
Noun 1. grifter - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/grifter
grifter [grif-ter]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: swindler
Synonyms: con artist, con man, fraud, scammer
http://thesaurus.com/browse/grifter
grift (grft) Slang n.
1. Money made dishonestly, as in a swindle.
2. A swindle or confidence game.
v. grift·ed, grift·ing, grifts
v.intr.
To engage in swindling or cheating.
v.tr.
To obtain by swindling or cheating.
[Perhaps alteration of graft.]
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/grifter
grift·er
[grif-ter] noun Slang .
1. a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
2. a swindler, dishonest gambler, or the like.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grifter
Grifter commonly refers to:
A practitioner of confidence tricks
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual operating alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, naivety and greed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grifter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_trick
OK, gang, I am just trying to find one that doesnt fit Jon and Kate Gosselin. At least Jon got out of the life and Kate continues to demand more and more 'marks' for her swindling. All by playing a sympathy card about 8 dirty, unkempt, underfed kids.
It can't be a coincidence that the woman from Lane was tweeting to Schmoopy last night.
Benefit of all:
NO ONE is upset if the KIDS benefit from the stuff she grifts and has grifted throughout their lives.
Problem is, in order to get all that swag, she had to sell their identity and make them public figures before they could consent to it. That's WRONG.
Another problem is she cries poor every chance she can get DESPITE all the largess she has been shown for YEARS.
She's ungrateful. It's never enough for her.
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About those bathing suits: I grew up participating in various swim teams, so this is something I'm VERY familiar with. You're supposed to at the very least rinse your suit out after swimming and then hang it to dry, not just hang it. Chlorine is very drying and damaging (witness what it does to your skin and hair after a while) and if you don't rinse the chlorine out, your bathing suit will be worn out much faster. Not much of a economical move there, Kate.
But better still, you should wash it in the delicate cycle in Woolite or let it sit in a sink with water and a bit of Woolite.
That's pretty gross to wear a dirty bathing suit over and over. And salt water is worse than chlorine for damaging the fibers of the suit if you don't at least rinse them out.
Benefit question for you was there something wrong with the furniture they had before or their house for that matter? You act like the kids were nearly homeless. They weren't. They had a perfectly lovely lifestyle. What is the point in benefiting the kids if all it teaches them is to not be content and happy with what you have?
I hit post too soon. The best thing to do if you swim a lot is to have multiple suits. That way you can wash and rinse out the one just worn and then have one or two more days of fresh suits and just rotate them that way.
Also that way one suit doesn't get all the damage from daily chlorine or salt and then washing over and over.
But I bet each kid has one suit. Sure she's got eight kids, but she wanted that. So...shrug. Can't feel too much sympathy for her. You get what you get and you don't pitch a fit! ;)
Jane:
The more I think about it, the more I think that's weird, too.
A woman who used to do PR for Lane just HAPPENS to tweet Kate, saying how lovely she was to work with. Of course Kate jumps all over that, since it's so rare. LOL.
And then Gosselinbook has the contract/deal they had with Lane showing why she was nice: she was getting paid big bucks.
Has anyone looked at the profile of that former Lane PR person? I know there's no way you can tell if she's the real deal, but that sure is odd timing that Gosselinbook just happened to have that contract ready to leak.
Luke's Mom said... 91
And wouldn't you know, the advertising agency, Chandler Ehrlich LLC, went BANKRUPT 6 months later.
The curse of Kate Gosselin hits again!
http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2009/apr/23/chandler-ehrlich-files-for-bankruptcy
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Is it possible that the bankruptcy proceedings and filings are how the contract became a public document? I dont know these things... thank the Lord.
Moose Mania said... 92
She just doesn't know when to shut up, does she? You would think by now that she would have learned, but she keeps doing this over and over again. She can't think of what the ramifications could be if she opens her mouth and makes such a comment. What is wrong with this woman?
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Oh geez, where do we start? All I know is her mouth and her brazen attitude is what got her everything and her mouth is what is going to take her down too. I think we're witnessing karma in action. I have to wonder if this will wake up the sheeple though?
Naaaah.
Has anyone looked at the profile of that former Lane PR person? I know there's no way you can tell if she's the real deal, but that sure is odd timing that Gosselinbook just happened to have that contract ready to leak.
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"Brian and Laura (formerly Gibson) Svec live in Memphis, Tennessee with their 4 cats - Krazee Steve, Lil Monkee, Tooter & Max plus the world's best dog, Maggie Jane. We've been married since Fecruary 12, 2006. Brian is the Chief Photojournalist at the NBC affiliate in Memphis and Laura works for an advertising agency doing creative development and public relations. Brian is still big into the antique car circuit and Laura's learning to be an enthusiast. We hope all our friends and family enjoy the blog as a way to keep up with what's happening with the "Svec Times!"
I have to wonder if this will wake up the sheeple though?
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Sheeple won't wake up. The only thing you can do with them is to pull their life support.
Well Kate, there is another coupon blog for you, how to save money getting paid by Lane to furnish a house you can only afford leasing your children out to a cable network. Good times.
I think Jon or Robert set that tweet in motion so they could produce this contract, funny stuff.
Wow! I'm off-line most of the day and all kinds of things are going on. Dwindle, I'm with you! If that contract is an example of the things in Robert whatever his name is's book, I'm gonna want to read it, too. I may pass on the rumspringa, though. I'm still recovering from our closet party! That stuff packs a punch, LOL.
Benefit of all -- I can't speak for the rest of the people here, but I don't have a problem with the G's getting help caring for the kids, remodeling on the house to accommodate the increased size of the family, free diapers and baby food, etc. Most families who have HOMs have received similar assistance. What makes me angry is that KK is so damn ungrateful for all the help she received. She never has thanked all those volunteers, she never expresses gratitude for all the donations, she NEVER GIVES BACK! Instead she whines about the quality of the donations, whinges about being "poor" and wants more! more! more! Then, most of the time, instead of donating outgrown equipment and clothing to needy families, she sells it for money to buy more things. That's what gets everyone angry and upset.
I nominate "blarty" for the best new created word of the decade! Thank you to the poster who came up with that. Unlike KKs made up words, it's cute, funny and accurate.
I think we recognize that public figures/celebs get freebies, deals and product placements all the time. J+K are no exception.
I don't see any of them crying poor on TV, telling everyone that milk is too expensive to buy for their children (I hope Kate has been giving Ca and D supplements!) and crying about a purse full of bills, vowing to work at McDonalds.
The taste level is so poor, it's hard to know where to begin. And note carefully the limited nature of J+K's public exposure in Lane's "mobile marketing" campaign. J+K did not allow filming of the Lane furniture being put into their home, the picking of the furniture, the photo shoot (like they did Good Housekeeping?). They got compensated handsomely yet kept it under wraps.
I believe this was a prime example of their intentional deception of the public in order to perpetuate their struggling, large family personal/brand.
Remember, this huge Lane deal coincided with Kate ripping Jon a new a$$hole for not using a $25 gift card, also known as a coupon in Kate code-speak.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/05/jon-gosselin-kate-is-lyin_n_309854.html
In this interview Jon says they made just over $2 million over the 4 years they filmed the show, at any time did Kate ever let on to the public that this kind of money train was rolling in? Of course not. That is why we snark on her.
Oh, how I want to read this book. I hope her celebrity lawyer wasn't able to silence the author.
bm
2.2 million in cold hard cash. That doesn't even begin to include the value of all the freebies!
Like Mama said, and this is why we have Kate's number. Poor my ass. 2.2 million alone is enough for any family, even a huge one, to live comfortably for DECADES.
That woman had to have been summoned to come to her defense. She just jumped right into it and knew exactly what to say. She should just let it ride like she did the other books. I think there is more of a back story between her and this guy than may ever be revealed. He certainly knows her MO, very well.
To me the Lane thing was just business as usual. That is corporate America. They use celebrities and celebrities use them. It's just like Clint Black said once about his tailored Wranglers...now that I can afford them they send to me for free.
Last night I commented about Kate only being nice because she was getting freebies! And now you are saying she got paid! You guys are to nice using the word grifter, I call them scam artist!
I actually feel guilty that I watched her show, did nothing to get the lazy media to expose her lies, to confront businesses that gave her freebies while hard working people had to pay for things she was (is) getting for free!!!
At the time I thought it was to protect the kids but In retrospective those kids would have been happier being normal kids!! Yea, and that lazy bitch never would have divorced Jon! Who have raised those kids?? Her?? No way!!
When this contract was signed with Lane and they got $50,000 IN CASH, were they going around sucking love offerings from parishioners?
To me the Lane thing was just business as usual. That is corporate America. They use celebrities and celebrities use them. It's just like Clint Black said once about his tailored Wranglers...now that I can afford them they send to me for free.
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Oh sure. What's so significant about this contract is it's what I consider a typical example of just how much money Kate made from all these little deals. I hope this opens her sheeple's eyes. It makes her "I'm so poor" act even more ridiculous. This woman made millions upon millions in cash and freebies. Her single mom poor me struggling clipping coupons persona is a total sham.
And it also kind of makes the Lane "she's so lovely!" comment just look ridiculous.
Anyone know if Kate & Jon were accepting love offerings during the time of this business deal with Lane Home Furnishings?
Oh why LOOKIE here, they certainly were grifting from little old church ladies during the same exact time this contract was written, September 2008. Thanks Babymama for the list! One within just a WEEK of this contract!
September 14, 2008 - Cornerstone Christian Fellowship (Abington, PA)
October 2, 2008 - Birmingham Women's Show (Birmingham, AL)
October 11, 2008 - Southern Orlando Women's Show (Orlando, FL)
October 19, 2008 - First Assembly of God (Waynesburg, PA)
November 2, 2008 - Central Assembly of God (Bossier City, LA)
November 14 & 15, 2008 - Women of Purpose Conference (Hershey, PA)
readerlady said... 110
...I can't speak for the rest of the people here, but I don't have a problem with the G's getting help caring for the kids, remodeling on the house to accommodate the increased size of the family, free diapers and baby food, etc. Most families who have HOMs have received similar assistance. What makes me angry is that KK is so damn ungrateful for all the help she received. She never has thanked all those volunteers, she never expresses gratitude for all the donations, she NEVER GIVES BACK! Instead she whines about the quality of the donations, whinges about being "poor" and wants more! more! more! ....
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Yes, I agree with your post, "Most families who have HOMs have received similar assistance."
And then after they get thru the difficult 1st year or so, those loving parents continue their normal lives working a job and supporting their families.
Unlike Kate who refuses to get a Job but would rather continue EXPLOITING the Gkids to make $$$$s and still expecting the world to support her kids.
A Pink Straight Jacket For Kate said... 119
Anyone know if Kate & Jon were accepting love offerings during the time of this business deal with Lane Home Furnishings?
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I'd really love to see the dots connected here. I believe that they were still taking donations and love offerings from speaking while shopping around for their new >1 million dollar home.
Admin said,
Like Mama said, and this is why we have Kate's number. Poor my ass. 2.2 million alone is enough for any family, even a huge one, to live comfortably for DECADES.
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Comfortably, yes, but not in the lifestyle she has chosen, not when you need $350,000 a year to afford what you have now. School tuition to get them from where they are now to graduation is going to cost her more than a million.
Readerlady and Luke I totally agree with you no one has a problem with some freebies and help when something big happens to you like HOM.
In fact I remember the sheeple saying why aren't you mad at the McCauleys or Dilleys they did the same thing?
Well sheeple, we weren't mad at the Gosselins the first year EITHER. Except for a few locals who had already caught onto them. The difference between other families is they used the freebies to get them going, as sort of a kick star, to keep afloat while they sorted out this huge life change. Whereas the Gosselins treated the freebies like welfare that would always be there and did just the opposite, did NOT find a way to kick star things on their own and instead put all their eggs in one basket expecting that gravy train to never run out and becoming just one big unattractive mess of entitlement. They wanted to get paid to exist just because they had multiples and it's despicable.
After thinking about this, and hearing everyone's comments, I'd like to revise my thoughts...
I guess Target can close when they want to. I guess they cannot be sued for that....
But I would still politely refuse to leave the aisle until I had finished my shopping. Let them call the cops if they want... if I'm polite and not causing a dust-up, what would I get arrested for???? In fact, if they did call the cops it would make a much better story for me to tell/sell.
Oops, the tabloids would eat that story up!
BUT, I would STILL launch a major PR campaign against them for 'preferring one shopper over another'.
I am JUST AS IMPORTANT as kart. Maybe I even spend more money in their store. I would write to all the newspapers, blogs, radio stations, Target facebook and twitter accounts, TV stations I could find until someone did a story on it.
"Locals treated badly for a Has-Been 'stah'"
"Target favors 'famous' and 'has-been' famous people over the community"
Stuff like that; enough bad PR for their stores would likely cause them to rethink their plan to favor the shreeking grifter harriden.
Christ on a crutch, it is the community of shoppers as a whole who keep Target in business, not some cheap bitch with 8, count em, 8 kids. They have their loyalties exactly reversed!
There are times when the little person simply must speak up.
Target may have the right to close an aisle or their store, but I and other community members have the right to protest such bad moves.
Really....... what in the hell were they thinking? I am beyond blown away by this... I cannot believe Target has staff so stupid they couldn't say to kart: "um, um, NO".
Actually, if kart were miffed by their refusal to close an aisle and threatened to shop elsewhere, I think they would all say: PLEASE DO!
I comfort myself at night by knowing that she will get the karma she deserves. It may be 30 years from now when she's in the medicaid nursing home and none of the kids are visiting, but it will come back to bite her in her skinny, mean ass.
No! What I would love to see is all if this unfo given to ET or extra or TMZ to publicize. We all had to see her crying poverty mug constantly on tv...I think turnabout is fair play and they should be exposed publicly
Comfortably, yes, but not in the lifestyle she has chosen, not when you need $350,000 a year to afford what you have now. School tuition to get them from where they are now to graduation is going to cost her more than a million.
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Right that's the whole point. Had they lived just comfortably and not lived like rappers, 2.2 million is plenty.
I'm not sure why there is always such confusion for a few people when people here say they had plenty of money to live. No one means living like she is now. Obviously not.
Oh why LOOKIE here, they certainly were grifting from little old church ladies during the same exact time this contract was written, September 2008. Thanks Babymama for the list! One within just a WEEK of this contract!
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This is enough to make a person nauseous. How can anyone, let alone a professed Christian, sock it to the church-goers and cry poverty? How could you sleep at night? This was a scam. I wonder if they laughed about it after those love offerings were counted.
I hope that book comes out. I really do.
Like Mama said, and this is why we have Kate's number. Poor my ass. 2.2 million alone is enough for any family, even a huge one, to live comfortably for DECADES.
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And of course Kate had a lawyer to renegotiate her contract for Kate Plus 8. You can bet it was more than $22,500 an episode, which is the figure Jon gave Larry King 4 days before the Huffington Post article came out.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0910/01/lkl.01.html
$2.2 million in cash on top of all the freebies and at the time of the marriage breakdown she said she had bills in her purse which she couldn't pay (Today Show).
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This guy has finally put his money where his mouth is and proven he does have some good dirt. Maybe he should forget the book thing and just do his blog. Post something new he knows every day or so. People would read it and they would chat about it. Now this is interesting stuff. This is the first time I've had more than a passing interest in him.
I wonder how Kate is going to say that this is all vile tabloid gossip when the proof is right there. They got the cash. They were taking donations at churches. There is no getting around this.
Down the road,
she was Christian until she didn't need to be anymore.
Certainly she isn't anymore..... her actions tell us that!
Clint Black can sing! Kate cant sing, act, dance, know how to dress, put on makeup, comb her hair!!
And be a good mother!!
All she did was have 8 kids! My grandmother had 14 and no one ever gave her anything and she never asked!!
Just Down the Road, there is no understating this. As you said this was a SCAM, no ifs ands or buts about it. They scammed little old church ladies into thinking they were a struggling family of multiples just trying to get by and please sir, could you spare just a little more? Meanwhile they were cashing checks for 30,000 just to sit around and mug for the cameras.
Scam, swindle, snake oil salesmen. We knew it, it was pretty obvious, but never really had concrete black and white "proof."
This has been a rather significant day.
Apologies for my rant. Her greed and lies just cause my manners to fly right out of my head.
The fact that someone says she got this special treatment recently at target makes it even more infuriating.
she is a has-been, in absolutely no danger from fans or p-people now (wait, let me finish laughing at the idea... ok, done).
No one would 'bother' her heiness. Like someone said, the other shoppers would stare, then run the other way!
OK, I'm a little calmer. I am SO glad I don't live in her town.......
Admin,
You're right! This guy seems to have just the right kind of "dirt" to expose her scams.
If he has more like this, that links contracts, grifting and her crying poor with income and money deals, she will surely look bad.
Any thoughts on whether the tabloids will glom onto this?
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 120
Oh why LOOKIE here, they certainly were grifting from little old church ladies during the same exact time this contract was written, September 2008. Thanks Babymama for the list! One within just a WEEK of this contract!
September 14, 2008 - Cornerstone Christian Fellowship (Abington, PA)
October 2, 2008 - Birmingham Women's Show (Birmingham, AL)
October 11, 2008 - Southern Orlando Women's Show (Orlando, FL)
October 19, 2008 - First Assembly of God (Waynesburg, PA)
November 2, 2008 - Central Assembly of God (Bossier City, LA)
November 14 & 15, 2008 - Women of Purpose Conference (Hershey, PA)
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And what is so sad, is the FACT that Kate was begging for money from Christian men and women who were probably only making $30,000 a year in income - the same amount of money that Kate made to pose for a picture with her FREE $30,000 furniture.
And those poor Church members who were feeling sorry for POOR POOR ME KATE still had to pay taxes on their $30,000 in income whereas Kate had her portion of taxes paid for by Lane.
If I had a loving giving elderly friend or relative that was Hoodwinked into giving money to Kate during that time, I would be making calls and writing letters on their behalf demanding their money back!
Bwahaha... NO DWTS "ALL STARS" FOR KART!
I was listening to KROQ, here in L.A. this morning, and tuned in late to the announcement. Anyway, the DJs were talking about some horrid female celebrity being on the list, and were pissed. I almost lost my breath thinking it was Kate-- especially when 'Bean' said "Hey, and wasn't she a terrible dancer on the show?" Seconds later I realized they were speaking of Bristol Palin, and not Kate Gosselin.
Whew... what a relief! It really is over. As I said, no way Katie's getting the fan favorite vote-in. The (no-network-will-touch-it) Dating Show sounds like an even worse idea. She may want to re-think registering online with a Temp. Agency.
I think I see lightening bolts zapping Kate Gosselin's house as we speak. What a freaking liar she is. All that drama about putting food on the table, scrimping and saving, being unable to afford a vacation, can't take the kids to the beach, can't buy them milk, a rare treat buying clothes off the clearance rack -- stick a fork in her, she is done.
Benefit for all, here's what I think about that.
There is a man I know who works a total of 8 hours a week at minimum wage. He is perfectly capable of getting a full time job, but he just won't even apply. He has no income to speak of.
Still, he has purchased 2 used cars, he eats out at nice family style restaurants quite often, and is forever driving his car around with no destination in mind. It gives him something to do. Then he poor mouths to me about how his power got turned off, his cell phone got shut off, his water got shut off and he hasn't got any money to eat or to put gas in his car(s). He's thousands and thousands behind in his child support payments to the point that he's been arrested and jailed for the arrearages before and is now a convicted felon. Still, he won't look for a job. His modus operandi is to ask his friends for money for gas, for his phone, whatever. If you loaned him a car for a weekend, for example (before he bought his 2) he wouldn't bring it back until you practically went to take the keys out of his pocket.
Point is, he cries poor, tugs at our heartstrings, uses the child support thing (I have 2 children who need me to pay their support and buy them food when they visit) and
and actually EXPECTS us to hand him over money to take care of his bills. We have played into his hand too long and it is working against the chances of him ever looking for a job. Why should he? Everyone pays his bills for him, as long as he looks sad and concerned about it.
When he does get help, he gets a very satisfied look on his face as if he knew it was coming because "these are good people". Yeah, good enablers. Now, I listen to his troubles and tell him about places looking for workers so he won't have this problem any longer. He glares at me and decides this conversation is over.
I am guessing that no matter whether it helps the kids or not on the surface, the kids are suffering in the long run by watching how a parent relies on the kindness of strangers to pay the bills. Not a good lesson for life. They need a little bit of that ol' bootstrap pulling up story.
Gosselin Book may have read our discontent with the vague references on his site and decided to give us some goods.
OK ,GB, the rubber is meeting the road and we have traction. Nice.
The sheeple on Twitter are sticking up for her. I guess this means that they'd run the same scam, given the chance. Scary and sad.
It has indeed been a significant day. Just about the time I tell myself I am so sick of anything related to Kate, I come here and find something new. But this news --- just WOW! I cannot wait to buy this book. I'll even buy a bunch to support him. You go Robert, Kate has had this coming for a really long time and I hope it destroys her ability to have anything in any media arena. Welcome to real life Kate!
I'm doing a post on this. I found some fantastic stuff about this around the web including a personal encounter from a sheeple at a speaking engagement that occurred just a week before this contract was signed. SCORE!
The Lane contracts are interesting. The second contract for the home entertainment furniture and television was too much. Kart wanted that unit but didn't have enough free furniture $$ with the initial contract. The advertising company went bankrupt after that one. I wonder if this company even completed their J&K for Lane furniture advertisement.
Permanent, 137 -- Any thoughts on whether the tabloids will glom onto this?
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Aren't there addresses provided by the Star, NE, ROL, etc. for news tips/gossip? I never did used it, but I would think this is something they'd jump on IF they still consider her relevant.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 120
Oh why LOOKIE here, they certainly were grifting from little old church ladies during the same exact time this contract was written, September 2008.
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I don't believe that they ever changed the narrative of their canned speech. I've read many reports online that Kate would do the majority of the speaking, and believe Jon eventually dropped out of the grifting tour for love offerings by then.
It would go something like "we prayed, God answered us, I got pregnant, no reductions (that's the breadbasket right there), Jon got fired because his boss wouldn't pay for our health insurance (documented lie), scrounged through the sofa cushions to pay our bills, 8 college educations to pay for"...
Their lifestyle was about to go meteoric, not the folks she was bilking.
Wow.
Well, I can't say that this is surprising.
What the hell kind of Christians are these people?
I think she may have broken all the 7 deadly sins:
Lust
Gluttony
Greed
Sloth
Wrath
Envy
Pride
Add a few Commandments to that list as well.
No wonder Kate needs purseboy by her side. She knows that at any second, someone that she grifted, is going to jump out of the shadows and beat the snot out of her.
After reading that Lane contract, I still have one question. Since Lane stipulated that the taxes incurred would be paid directly to the G's, that would technically be considered additional income-- which would then increase the tax liability. I'm not saying that there aren't creative ways to get around that (ex. calling the additional payment a tax payment, reimbursement, etc), but that does not comply with the IRS code. Any money paid to individuals, over $600.00, (contract did not name a company), is required to report the payment as non-employee compensation, report on a 1099 and be taxed on the income. The G's can legally avoid taxation by writing off legitimate expenses related to the income, but that has to be reported on their individual tax return.
So, something seems not kosher here--Maybe the IRS would be interested in this. Normally, the statute of limitations for an audit is 3 years after the return is filed. However, if fraud is suspected, the IRS can go back indefinitely. Oh, how sweet would that be?
BTW, here is an archived block of comments that documents Jon's comments regarding 1099s as a result of their home makeover, free stuff and the horrors if increased property taxes. It was before their show and Jon is displayed in all of his unfiltered glory. It includes their lie about being fired because of their health insurance needs. Pretty entertaining stuff and shows how off the rails they were with their entitlement issues. There is a message from the another family saying that, at their insistence, TLC picked up their taxes on their makeover show. So, looks like this may be where they got the idea that Lane pay their taxes. These threads have since been removed, but someone had the presence of mind to save them.
http://pulledontc.blogspot.com/2009/05/mar-3-2005-jon-gosselin-daddyof8.html
We knew, in the abstract, that she scored lots of good STUFF! But, that contract is chilling for the reality.
The church donations at the same time -- ROL, here is a real story. Attach an ugly photo of Kate.
She deserves to have people know. Still feel bad for the innocent kids.
After reading that Lane contract, I still have one question. Since Lane stipulated that the taxes incurred would be paid directly to the G's, that would technically be considered additional income-- which would then increase the tax liability
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Allegedly the tax man will let you negotiate to have someone else pay your taxes, this is allowed, and they won't tax you on that. I'm sure celebs pushed like the dickens for this to be allowed since so much of the celebrity life involves contracts just like this one and they want to be able to freely negotiate away tax liability.
I remember this so vividly from my Tax Law class because my professor used the example of Rudy from Survivor. He said had he simply negotiated his taxes to be paid there wouldn't be an issue.
We knew, in the abstract, that she scored lots of good STUFF! But, that contract is chilling for the reality.
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Color even ME surprised at the excess of this contract.
I couldn't have guessed that in addition to furniture they would weasel their way into getting $50,000 in cold hard cash. That's INSANE. I always imagined most of these contracts were mostly freebies. Now we know they also tried to squeeze out as much cash as they could too. That is really a lot of money just for one measly little quick viral video. The production company was only paid 2500 for pity sake. I'm surprised.
Oh and this contract makes it unbelievably obvious they were also spending the children's money on a really good lawyer.
Administrator, I am really looking forward to your topic on this. Thank you for this blog site and your legal expertise. Excellent combination.
Actually Ex Nurse let me amend that, I did some refresher reading and you are allowed to negotiate to pay someone's taxes but you're right they will still tax you on that amount.
In that case, you just up the amount you pay to cover the additional tax.....which would then mean you'd owe more taxes. So it gets tricky. The contract is not very detailed as to that, which is a concern when you're messing with that kind of thing.
I've just skimmed through the comments, but it seems it's been an event filled day for Kate.
Target gave her special privelages, Gosselinbook outed some of the contracts she had and the money she and Jon made; honestly, we all knew this was happening. It just seems like it's been confirmed.
As far as her CC blog, what an idiot. Does she honestly think that all of her fans have built in swimming pools???? Most of the average, middle class don't have built in pools and we appreciate the very nice community pools on family days.
The kids go a whole week without having their swimsuits or towels washed?!?!? That's just gross! With my daugher and our grandsons, they could were the swimsuit 2 days in a row, but no more than that.
Okay, OT for a minute. My daughter and grandsons left yesterday after lunch. Papa bought them a small bag of Skittles to share and he gave them each 2 or 3 a couple times on Saturday. On Sunday when they were leaving, Papa gave the leftover Skittles to the older grandson and said to give them to mom and she would be in charge of them. I was coming down the hallway and heard the younger one whisper to his big brother to put the Skittles in his pocket and then "we can be in charge of them". They were in the process of stuffing the Skittles into his pocket when I walked into the living room. The little guy asked me if I heard them talking, and I said yes. My older grandson looked at me and asked in a whispered voice if I was going to tell their mommy.
Now I don't want all of you to get your panties in a bunch, but I told him no. As they were pulling away, I told Papa what happened and he chuckled. We both agreed that a few secret Skittles on the 6 hour drive home was not going to hurt anyone!!
Just when I thought I couldn't ever be any more disgusted with Kate the Bitch from Hell, I find out she was getting $50,000 cold hard cash PLUS free furniture PLUS all the taxes paid PLUS MORE cash, PLUS electronics and THOSE taxes paid
AT THE SAME TIME SHE WAS BILKING LITTLE CHURCH LADIES OUT OF MONEY.
Cash only, folks! She wasn't incurring a tax penalty on the Lane payola, the Lane swag OR the "love offerings."
Well, where there's smoke there's fire, and I guarantee you this is probably just the tip of the iceberg.
God, she probably thought she truly hit the jackpot for life with those kids and her sob story. Who gets free shit PLUS $50,000???
And again, that's just from ONE company! People have listed all the things they got in the past, but I think any list is still a partial one. I bet we'll never know just how much they were raking in (and then later, SHE was raking in).
Wow.
How could she stand on a stage in a church and poke at her eyes like she was crying and pretend to be so strapped for cash?
It's just mind-boggling, the level of greed.
I'm quite sure Jon appreciated it in the beginning, but felt it getting out of control. I bet it scared him/bothered him. That's what it would do to any NORMAL person.
Sure Kate is relieved that DWTS didn't sign her up. Sure she is!
Maybe she wanted a contract that was so lavish compared to the other talents that she eliminated her greedy self from the competition.
"I think she may have broken all the 7 deadly sins:
Lust
Gluttony
Greed
Sloth
Wrath
Envy
Pride"
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After I read your post, I was thinking about Dante's Inferno and where she would fit. I think it would be either the Third Circle (greed) or the Eighth Circle (fraud). The latter seems the better choice because within it there are ditches (types of fraud), with the fifth ditch holding the grafters (not grifters). These are those who collected money and gifts by dishonest or shady means.
The Fraud Circle is a dark place that contains those who used lies and deception for personal gain.
LoveMyGrandsons - So cute. That's what grandparents are for: a little bit of candy and spoiling and a whole lot of love.
My grandma used to let us eat brown sugar sandwiches. Your story reminded me of that. Thanks!
Ignore Alert!
Admin: I see sheeple are wondering again. Kate has not tweeted for 9 hours.
LoveMyGrandsons said... 156
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No panty bunching here, I'm commando ;o
Seriously cute story.
SeeSaw,
I hesitate to ask - LOL... what is a brown sugar sandwich?!
The Lane Furniture camapaign ran from October '07 through October '08.
My granner gave my brother and me each a box of chocolate covered cherries before we set out on a drive from MO to the east coast.
Ate most of them, got sick, really puking sick, and never ate them again. Been 50 years! LOL
My parents were *somewhat* annoyed. It was a new car and a cross-country drive to a new military assignment.
Oops........ LOL.
This is the furniture that the kids don't sit on -- right?
If she went all ballistic about the peeled equator, can you just imagine how she "protects" the newish look of her chairs and couches and tables.
When all this hits the fan, I'll bet the powers that be at ABC are heaving a sigh of relief that she wasn't included in the All Star cast of DWTS (assuming of course that she considered in the first place).
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Permanent Name - one slice of white bread, brown sugar, fold in half, eat (seriously). Gag. My teeth hurt just thinking about it now but loved the "treat" as a little kid. My mother would have died if she knew we were eating that.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Brown-Sugar-Sandwich
The internet is our friend!!!
These look good - for a kid, that is.
Yum...
Oh, and just remembered this too - memory lane is fun - my granner let me eat baloney 'sammiches', koolaid and angel food cake that we made into animals.
I gained 10 lb during that 4 week visit to her. Good times!
You know, I feel compelled to state that I packed a lunch for all of them. Chicken and lettuce tortilla wraps, grapes, cherries, orange segments, goldfish pizza cracker, water bottles and juice bags. I just don't want anyone to think we sent them off with just Skittles; that was their treat!!
Question? That pic of Kate & Jamie(the recent one) in front of Dining room furniture the same furniture the kids eat at? does not look the same. Anyone?
Okay I posted it. Thanks Mr. Hoffman.
SeeSaw,
Yep, when my mom saw me after I got off the plane, she gasped... sent me there thin-ish, I came back a chubette.
But lordy, did I ever have fun that summer.
Granners are fun!
SeeSaw and Permanent Name, I have some great memories with one of my grandmothers as well. You know, it's very sad that the Gosselin kids won't have these warm memories of times with their grandparents.
AS the years go by, I hope my grandsons will remember the times we spent together and the special moments just between us. How sad that the Gosselin kids are missing out on that very special bond. Damn Kate for doing that to them.
Fido that's a great example. This is another one that is pretty simple but really makes the point.
A friend of mine has a roommate. They each have their own bathrooms. Roommate is always running out of toilet paper and friend is always letting her borrow some. Friend was finally fed up paying for roommate's toilet paper so yesterday when she needed toilet paper she told her sorry, no. Roommate was shocked. What am I supposed to do???
Friend: Figure it out.
That's the thing with enabling, giving people things when they are perfectly capable of doing it themselves. They start expecting it and it can make them very lazy. This roommate knew she never had to worry about TP because friend would always bail her out. Now that she knows that's not the case, I'm guessing she'll never forget to buy TP again.
Fido oh and another point I think what you said cannot be stated strongly enough.
I don't know the first thing these kids are learning about work ethic to see this much grifting. How they will ever have the first clue about what it really means to go out there, shed blood sweat and tears and support your family. I fear for them. These "little " life lessons really aren't little at all, they can be the difference between a good life and a crappy one.
Tucker's Mom, going commando?! That could be Kate's next CC blog on how to save money washing underwear! Lol!!
Admin, it would curl your hair to hear what I could tell you about this man. He talks about what a good parent he is, but I have yet to see it. Kids learn what they see more than what they are told.
Now he's trying to get on SSI disability because he's still feeling weak from getting 2 heart stents put in. The doctors say he's fine.
He's what we used to call a "goldbricker".
Question for anyone who knows - if you have not paid into Social Security, do you still qualify for disability? Does the SSI reduce your disabilty if you have part time income? TIA.
Wow. She's past simple grifting, and well into outright scamming and fraud. No wonder Jon eventually wanted out.
And if Gosselinbook has more proof of things, no wonder Kate wants him shut down in the worst way.
Robin is know nothing about swimming other than I can swim. Can you please point to some kind of health expert or medical expert who backs up your assertion swimsuits need to be washed but rarely? I would love to check this chore off my list if It's not necessary.
Robin have you asked the pediatrician if this is safe? I don't think anyone is trying to insult you I think people are genuinely concerned about young girls and hygiene. It's not so much being in the water but all the time in the suit out of the water. It's no different than underwear when you get out of the water and there have been numerous tests on underwear that show just how nasty thy get after one use. As for the triathletes, I just threw up a little in my mouth. Gross.
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