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Using Gofundme For A Vacation

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152points

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Emma Kilcup 1 year ago

And you're probably tired of running out of arguments to support your case...

74points

Crowdfunding has seen many outrageous successes during its rise in the consumer products industry. Everything from the Pebble Watch to the Coolest Cooler and even potato salad has been funded successfully on Kickstarter, giving people hope that anyone can be a winner.

However, according to Fundera, the average success rate is merely 22.4% of crowdfunding campaigns across all platforms. (If you look individually at Kickstarter, it goes up slightly to just over 37%.) And as we can see in the pictures, there's a whole bunch of people dragging down the figure.

Fundraiser For Chairs For Our Brave Police So They Don't Have To Stand Around During School Shootings

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130points

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Shine Chisholm 1 year ago

This isn't about chairs. This is about being pissed off that police weren't following active shooter protocols and allowed children to die horrible deaths.

239points

Xavier Does Need His Premium Olive Oil

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90points

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Pope Francis Official™ 1 year ago (edited)

I prefer my olive oil lightly fuc̄ked

87points

Why Would You Do This? (I Used Inspect Element To Remove All Identifying Names, No Other Details Were Changed)

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86points

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Astrius 1 year ago

I am looking for the alternate universe in which this concerns me or anyone ever.

73points

Still, the global crowdfunding market size was valued at $1.49 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 16.2% until 2030.

Experts believe that rising crowdfunding activities on social media platforms to increase the demand and presence of upcoming projects is a significant factor driving the market growth.

This Dude Has Asked For $5k Three Times Since August. The First One Was Funded, The Second Was Not, Now For Part 3. He Claims He Needs Money For The Doctors Yet Right After The First One Was Funded He Was Talking About Going To Concerts And Bought New Equipment For His Non Existent Tattoo Business

This Dude Has Asked For $5k Three Times Since August. The First One Was Funded, The Second Was Not, Now For Part 3. He Claims He Needs Money For The Doctors Yet Right After The First One Was Funded He Was Talking About Going To Concerts And Bought New Equipment For His Non Existent Tattoo Business

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77points

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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago

Is this dude expecting a genie to grant him a third wish?

36points

Let’s Beg For Snack Money When We Are Getting 2k+ In Per Diem Alone

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75points

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

has anyone seen the bridal shower/bachelorette party/ divorce party cars that say: hey! im getting married/divorced! buy me a drink! Venmo blah blah blah. Cause ive seen like five around where i live its so weird.

57points

Well, He Has A Goal

Final score:

74points

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The Silly Stellar Jay 1 year ago (edited)

At least they are honest but why only 543?

50points

Soundcloud Rapper Doesn't Want To Pay With His Own Money

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66points

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Astrius 1 year ago

That name is awesome

26points

English writer and comedian James Harris thinks content creators could learn a few things from these ridiculous campaigns.

"A lot of people don’t feel comfortable asking for help from their audience," Harris said. "Frankly, it’s a little demeaning to have to do so even after you’ve already invested time in making something; obviously people who make stuff think it’s good or they wouldn’t have spent time doing so. Imagine this in a restaurant — “Did you enjoy the meal I cooked you? Would you like to pay for it?” To use crowdsourcing platforms, a degree of extroversion (and at worse narcissism) is required from the outset. An individual needs to act, as the screenwriter John Brownlow told me, as their own carnival barker.'"

#10

I Have A Lot Of Stuff

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65points

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Mike Fitzpatrick 1 year ago

One person's dream is another's nightmare.

34points

#11

Buy Me Food Cause I’m A Queen

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61points

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Pope Francis Official™ 1 year ago

I wonder why she's never been proposed to, what a mystery

93points

#12

Donated So Much To Truckers Convoy, Can't Afford Legal Fees After Getting Arrested Blocking Major Trade Route

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56points

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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago

As ye sow, so shall ye reap.

53points

#13

I Wonder If This Guy’s Still On The Toilet

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55points

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

ooh, aiming for the high quality!

28points

#14

At Least There's No Sob Story

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52points

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DCB 1 year ago

Nah...admit it - you whipped the controller at the TV because you couldn't get past that darn level 2..

62points

#15

The Way My Jaw Dropped When I Saw This

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51points

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Pope Francis Official™ 1 year ago

This is disgusting.

44points

#16

Get A Job

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51points

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Astrius 1 year ago

"Hello, i am a nigerian prince"

92points

#17

What The Hell

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45points

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Omni Unicorn 1 year ago

This sounds like a great idea! I'd love to help these guys beat the system :)

30points

#18

Texas Police Officer Who Deleted Child Porn From Hospital Patient's PC Was Fired And Is Now Asking For Help

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43points

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crowspectre 2.0 (he/they) 1 year ago

What the f**k is the censoring doing on his face

60points

#19

I'm Out Of Words

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38points

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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago

Give me money, so I can share with you my secret to making money.

21points

#20

Valorant

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35points

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ᶜʰᵃᵒᵗⁱᶜ ˡᵉᵍᵃˡ 1 year ago (edited)

A REAL BIG BOI ---

18points

#21

Tiktok Influencer Asking For Venmos For His Car Repairs And Vacations With Dad. He Does This On A Regular Basis Now And People Actually Send Money

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34points

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simplyTas 1 year ago

Well then, that means you can't go!! No money, no car rental, you have to stay home! Ask your dad for it! :(

38points

#22

People Beach Their Boat, Don’t Remove Valuables, Thieves Take Valuables, Boat Owners Start Go Fund Me

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33points

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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago

$797 raised already. P. T. Barnum was right.

21points

#23

Deez Chavez Needs Amogus 2 X Fortnite Dlc

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30points

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Astrius 1 year ago

GIVE US YOUR MONEY?!?!?.!

18points

#24

Bro

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28points

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Stardust she/her 1 year ago

What on earth went through this person’s head before posting this?

17points

#25

Bruhh I Kinda Wanna Give Him A Burger

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28points

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Mike Fitzpatrick 1 year ago

That pitiful specimen needs help!

17points

Who The Hell Actually Donated To This

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27points

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The Original Bruno 1 year ago

No-one. $16 goal, 0% met.

13points

#27

He Jus Wanna See Franku

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27points

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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago

What language is he writing in?

13points

Aster Oli 1 year ago

english but simplified

1point

Thegoodboi 1 year ago

It's a new language called "textspeak" basically abbreviating words to get your point across quicker 🙃

1point

Zephyr343 1 year ago

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

well he was honest

2points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

And a $200 goal isn't even that unreasonable, in light of the other person asking $450k to fund their home XD

5points

Lord Mysticlaw 1 year ago

At least they're being honest

1point

all 4 paws 1 year ago

a gliiiiiiiimpse of uss 😭

1point

A P 1 year ago

Given what's here, I'm not so sure that fraud is a "rare case"

0points

#28

Understandable, Have A Nice Day

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27points

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Astrius 1 year ago

I- what- who the hell donated

19points

#29

Guy Moved To Florida , Wants Money To Pimp Truck

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25points

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Dr. W.D. Gaster 1 year ago

Is the car parked on the edge of a lake? Is that all salt on the car? I'd pay him just to move out of Florida.

9points

#30

This Jayden Dude Wants Some Clam Chowder

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25points

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Pope Francis Official™ 1 year ago

I think Jayden needs some new taste buds

13points

#31

Robux Needed!

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23points

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Astrius 1 year ago

Who the hell gave 5 dollars?

13points

#32

Deadbeat Dad Won’t Help Pay For College!

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22points

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aceupyoursleeve 1 year ago

Actually a worthy cause

37points

#33

Mf Got A Free Sponsorship From Gofundme

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22points

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The Silly Stellar Jay 1 year ago

Expensive subs I guess.

6points

Rtx 3090

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22points

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Astrius 1 year ago

Ok, that one is a joke. Bob Bobert, legit.

14points

#35

Was Browsing Gofundme, And Saw This:

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20points

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Astrius 1 year ago

Help me relate to my friends give me money

9points

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Shine Chisholm 1 year ago

I would totally throw a dollar at a campaign for a cheeseburger or can of soup if I came across it.

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liam newton-harding 1 year ago (edited)

The thing is, GoFundMe started out as people asking for money for fun, personal projects, and trips. It became America's largest independent medical insurance company, because we live in a dystopian nightmare because it is the job of medical insurance companies to deny your claim.

15points

Amy Taylor 1 year ago

The ones I've donated to have been friends with cancer (American healthcare system sucks) friends with pets that needed thousands of dollars in surgery since that's all out of pocket, and to help finance friends with movie projects or bands. I always know the people personally.

0points

Jill Pulcifer 1 year ago

I seriously don't understand how some of these got donated to. The only time I attempted a GoFundMe was when my ferret needed vet care that I was 600 dollars short on. Didn't get a single donor. Not that I really expected to because I am sure there are far more desperate campaigns then mine. That being said I know my sick ferret was more worthy than the above. My running theory is I am unlikable, especially on the internet.

14points

Dillon Brown 1 year ago (edited)

Unless you have a really good sob story that can go on the news (like the one where these small kids wanted to save their horse and needed to pay a few k to send it out across a few states for surgery) otherwise your just begging for money from friends and family. In a lot of ways, unless you can go viral or have a large social media presence, it's very similar in effect to working for a MLM. You have no choice but to work your way through friends and family.

7points

Bobby 1 year ago

Only time I ever used go fund me was after I was hit by an uninsured driver. I didn't know uninsured motorist coverage was a thing and I didn't have it so I got nothing even though my car was totaled

4points

C C 1 year ago

go fund me infuriates me. ppl w their hand out wanting something for nothing.

1point

K-Dawn Bennett 1 year ago

I do my own fund raising. I organize and participate in food and bake sales, yard sales, craft sales and I have a jewelry sale in Feb I'm prepping for. My dad said, "It's not gonna just be handed to you." I do not and will not donate to anyone who uses gofundme.

0points

Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago

WTF is wrong with people? This entitled "I want it, therefore you should give it to me" mentality has got to be stopped. Put people in their place, folks! Call out liars, cheaters and scammers. SAY NO when little Timmy's Mom "expects" you to watch him for just a quick minute or to pick up Susie from school because "it's on your way". F*CK these people!

0points

Mrs.King0315 1 year ago

I ran across my ex boyfriend's page to get money for parts for 66 Ford Mustang he wanted to restore. He's a ER nurse and his wife is a masters level family counselor. Makes a hell of a lot more than we do so straight up, h to the n, b***h!

0points

Amy Taylor 1 year ago

I have a friend who did a gofundme a few years back to get her kid a car, playing the single mom card. . Her kid was 16 years old and she made the goal $30,000. I had to be the one to privately message her and tell her that it was incredibly tacky to do that. I worked a retail job all through high school to pay for my used Toyota Corolla. My mom was a single mom and in no way could afford to help me with that. She ended up taking it down.

0points

Zet 1 year ago

help me to become rich, it would mean the world to me.. please donate sum good moneyy thankkks!

0points

Paul Richards 1 year ago

These people are such jerks i wish it was possible to gift them negative money

0points

Tiny Dancer 1 year ago

See, I've needed a "small" amount of dough (200 bucks) to gain back access to my Sesame Street site's files for years now and have come SO close to setting one of these up, but I felt bad as it didn't compare to the folks needing medical help (especially in the US, I'm in Canada, so I feel for those guys) or mortgages, whatever. This list of selfish jerks is infuriating!

0points

Kim Lorton 1 year ago

These are all so stupid! Self entitled asp holes!

0points

socialmedianamehere1 1 year ago

I always wanted to start one for my house remodel. It's damn near on condemned status but I don't think people would believe it.

0points

Dekker451 1 year ago

If you post the right pictures, they just might.

4points

Anyone-for-tea? 1 year ago

Same, I wanted to start one too but for different reasons! I need an expensive medication that the NHS won’t fund yet, but I don’t want to put my personal details out there, or post a sad hospital selfie! So I’m trying other to persuade them otherwise instead!

3points

socialmedianamehere1 1 year ago

It's got potential though!! That's all I keep telling myself lmao

1point

Edgar 1 year ago

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Edgar 1 year ago

What ? The scam worked well !

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Shine Chisholm 1 year ago

I would totally throw a dollar at a campaign for a cheeseburger or can of soup if I came across it.

17points

liam newton-harding 1 year ago (edited)

15points

Amy Taylor 1 year ago

0points

Jill Pulcifer 1 year ago

14points

Dillon Brown 1 year ago (edited)

7points

Bobby 1 year ago

Only time I ever used go fund me was after I was hit by an uninsured driver. I didn't know uninsured motorist coverage was a thing and I didn't have it so I got nothing even though my car was totaled

4points

C C 1 year ago

go fund me infuriates me. ppl w their hand out wanting something for nothing.

1point

K-Dawn Bennett 1 year ago

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Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago

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Mrs.King0315 1 year ago

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Amy Taylor 1 year ago

0points

Zet 1 year ago

help me to become rich, it would mean the world to me.. please donate sum good moneyy thankkks!

0points

Paul Richards 1 year ago

These people are such jerks i wish it was possible to gift them negative money

0points

Tiny Dancer 1 year ago

0points

Kim Lorton 1 year ago

These are all so stupid! Self entitled asp holes!

0points

socialmedianamehere1 1 year ago

I always wanted to start one for my house remodel. It's damn near on condemned status but I don't think people would believe it.

0points

Dekker451 1 year ago

If you post the right pictures, they just might.

4points

Anyone-for-tea? 1 year ago

3points

socialmedianamehere1 1 year ago

It's got potential though!! That's all I keep telling myself lmao

1point

Edgar 1 year ago

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Edgar 1 year ago

What ? The scam worked well !

1point