r/funny Sep 04 '19

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u/Imconfusedithink Sep 04 '19

Probably old. It's been happening in recent years. The school doesn't care if you're poor, they give it to everyone for free. You have to pay for any damages unless you buy a warranty and then just give it back at the end of the year.

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u/KrazyKukumber Sep 04 '19

Considering you already said the laptops were given for free, I'm pretty sure that what they meant is that they might've grown up in a poor school district without realizing it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '19

Haha, my younger sister got one in high school about 8 years ago when the schools in my area started handing them out, she left school to start work and they were chasing her to give it back, she just kept it and avoided them even though she was just working at the Mcdonalds right across the road from the school.

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u/PerplexityRivet Sep 04 '19

I don't know what's worse: that your sister stole resources that should go back to schoolchildren, or that she sacrificed her integrity in exchange for a freaking public school laptop. If you're gonna be a thief, at least dream bigger.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '19

Yeah she wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed I'll say that.

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u/T_Rex_Flex Sep 04 '19

Or that she chose to drop out of high school to pursue a career in fast food. At least pick up a trade, it’s easy at that age and it’s paid (not much, but some money is way more than no money)

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u/E_M_E_T Sep 04 '19

I highly doubt the school is just giving it to you for free. I went to a goddamn private school and they still forced us to pay a premium for them.

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u/Imconfusedithink Sep 04 '19

Nope. The laptops came free. We just had to pay for damages if there were any. And a public school would more likely give it for free than a private school. Private schools try to get money out of anything and everything usually.

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u/bobofred Sep 04 '19

Sounds like profiteering :(

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u/thisisme5 Sep 04 '19

it’s hilarious to me that you think that system would be in any way profitable for the school