why going to prom is gay....

[Encryptic]

Didn't go to prom, didn't care much anyway. I'm happily married and long out of high school, so it's water under the bridge now....

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: jimmyhaha
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/141/region/Teens_spending_billions_on_hig:.shtml

Dress - $250
Shoe - $100
prefume - $60
salon - $70
limo - $50
admission - $90

dream of showing your "O-face" but get refused & dumped - priceless !

Almost 20 million students will attend proms this year, with the average 17-year-old spending $638 , or more than $1,200 per couple, according to research by Conde Nast, which publishes Your Prom and Modern Bride magazine.

Proms are a huge business, estimated to bring in $2.7 billion in revenue for purveyors of dresses, shoes, lingerie , cameras, film, beauty supplies and salon services. Teens also rent limousines and hotel rooms and plan after-prom parties requiring beach gear and swimsuits.

dude, what does lingerie have to do with prom & hotel room ? <- hint hint...

thats loaded. you won't find guys spending $350 on something to wear and $60 on something to make you smell nice. plus, who puts the whole bottle of perfume on at once? i bet that bottle lasts a year.

 

[Anubis]

hehehehe thats why i didnt go to mine

 

[edro]

Proms charge you to get in the door? Ours was free..... I think.

 

[Feldenak]

Amount spent on both my Jr. & Sr. proms: $0


I hated high school and most of the people there.

 

[anno]

my daughter's prom last year.. her dress was ~150. we took it back to get it hemmed middle of the next week (had to buy the shoes before we could get it hemmed), it was on sale for 99. I returned it, opened an account at the store (20% off first purchase and free alterations), bought it again, charged it, ~80.00 hemmed. yay! has been worn 2x more already = ~27 now.

shoes = 70 (the savings on the initial price of the dress covered the shoes), but a lot more use out of the shoes than the dress. so the shoes are down to 5 bucks or less/use now..

she did her own hair/nails/makeup = ~20 for hair doodads and goosand earrings.. less than that probably..

they had dinner at a friend's house = 0

tickets = 50 <- he paid

photos = 40 <- she paid

perfume = already had that

transportation = his mom's car = 0

after prom = pool party next door then overnight/breakfast at same friend as dinner.. I made snacks for the pool party = ~ 20ish

oh.. flowers.. ~18 or so..

so.. at worst, 250.. and grandma paid for the dress (100).. so.. once in a lifetime, she had fun.. not too bad.

anno

 

[TallBill]

i spent.. 300 total for prom.. whats the big deal? it wasnt that expensive. and it was a lot of fun. And i went to prom with a friend. Sex isnt everything you know. Theres always time for that.

 

[AUMM]

Originally posted by: TallBill
i spent.. 300 total for prom.. whats the big deal? it wasnt that expensive. and it was a lot of fun. And i went to prom with a friend. Sex isnt everything you know. Theres always time for that.

yep, i paid something around there too, got a nice limo, went with a buncha friends, had a lotta fun

well worth it to me

 

[Atlantean]

why jimmyhaha is gay...
Dress/tux (aka monkey suit) - $250... what are you gonna buy the tux?
Shoe - $100... what guy spends $100 for a pair of shoes he is gonna wear once?
prefume/makeup - $60... if you wear perfume and makeup then see the first line.
salon - $70... what guy spends $70 on his hair? I would say $40 max and thats if you get it streaked
limo - $50... hey you gotta impress the babes so $50 isn't a big deal.
admission - $90... well you kinda have to pay the admission fee, but $90 seems a little steep...
just realised you are not a high school kid...

 

[jimmyhaha]

> just realised you are not a high school kid...

bah.. u are a moron...

 

[Spac3d]

I spent maybe $300 junior year and $200 senior year. It was well worth it... I didn't like high school, but I am glad I went.

 

[ed21x]

Eddy's Budget Prom back in 2001:

$80 Tux rental
$75 Split charge on Limo
$90 Tickets
$60 Dinner for two at Disneyland Adventures Citywalk
$40 Silver Charm necklace
$20 Corsage
===========
~$300

 

[p0ntif]

I spent like a little under $200 and it was waaaaay overrated. But that's 20/20 hindsight. I think I had a really good time back then.
then again, if i were to come face to face with myself from back then, i'd probably have to kick my ass.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I don't have to go to a prom to get laid by high school girls.....

<creepy laugh> heh heh heh </creepy laugh>

 

[mztykal]

I spent around 500 on my g/f's one. I didn't want to go to mine. For me it was a waste of money so I didn't go. But it meant a lot to her so I went to hers. Well worth it if you're taking someone you love.

 

[BatmanNate]

WTF are you smoking...I wasn't in high school THAT long ago and there's no way anything costed that much. $100 bux tops for a tux, shoes included. Dinner is generally $50-$75 depending. Tickets were never anywhere close to that much. And a limo? lol

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: Hammer
yeah i think i spent less 200. she bought her own crap.

 

[skateallday]

dang our prom is only like 15 bucks a person and i dont even want to pay that. prom is just gay period

 

[Corporate Thug]

i spent $700 for prom

 

[MrCodeDude]

Jr. Prom couples was $80 and it was just held in this "tent" thing on the football field. Waste of money in my opinion. Thank god my class has like no money so Prom will probably be held in the gym or something so it will cost like $10

I'd spend at max $250 on prom though.
-- mrcodedude

 

[xirtam]

I don't get it. Perhaps you can clarify.

Going to prom is gay because:

1) It costs $620?
2) It costs $620 and you don't get laid?
3) It costs $620, you don't get laid, and rather than dance, you stand around with all the other guys in tuxes -- who also can't dance -- whining about how this is the biggest waste of your time that you've ever experienced?
4) All of the above?
5) You prefer to dance with guys?

 

[AUMM]

ive found that most people in my experience that complain about prom being lame, "gay", waste of time, etc.. are those who either dont have many friends, or cant get a date for prom

 

[boi]

Originally posted by: AUMM
ive found that most people in my experience that complain about prom being lame, "gay", waste of time, etc.. are those who either dont have many friends, or cant get a date for prom

 

[zippy]

Wow, some expensive proms!

My Senior Ball's (prom...) tickets will be $5 each! And we're having it at a really nice place - a very nice art museum actually - our current senior class president did fund raising like mad. Our class president for the previous 3 years did jack sh!t.

Tickets: $10 for a couple
Rented my tux today: $85 (already have nice black shoes for it)
Limo: $92 for a couple + $15 tip
Dinner: $50 for a couple (very elegant restaurant looking out on a lake)

So my prom is quite reasonable in price...relatively speaking.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: Shiva112
I went to prom with a chubby mormon girl...that wasn't a good experience. Biggest waste of $120 ever.

LOL I needed a last minute date after a girl I was after got asked too, and I ended up with a chubby girl too... LOL oh well.....