Prediction pool

Re: Prediction pool

• Jspagnuolo member

  January 2014

  My family is doing something similar but not to that extent. We just did a $5 pool where everyone guessed when LO would arrive. All $80 or so dollars goes to whoever wins. Just a fun little one! Although, I was slightly upset that my mom picked 8 days after our LOs due date... :-S

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• Megazelda member

  January 2014

  The website has nothing to do with money (I think that would technically be illegal gambling) - payment is by the honor system.

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• Soap1 member

  January 2014

  I'm kind of weirded out by asking people to bet $20 on LO's arrival/weight/etc.  It just seems a little rude to me, but to each their own!
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  

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• kella0708 member

  January 2014

  Eeeh, I think it's a little tacky. My family and friends have already been so generous with gifts for LO I wouldn't feel right asking them an extra $20.

  
   

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• Soap1 member

  January 2014

  Mamosey said:

  We did www.babybookie.com but aren't doing it for money.  We said we would give a prize to the winner.  It's been really fun!

  This would be fine and not make me uncomfortable at all.
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  

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• kittieluvz member

  January 2014

  My close friends have a lil pool going. The losers buy winner and mommy lunch. Nothing too expensive just for fun! There's 4 of us so two people buying the other two's lunches not too bad lol

  

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• BB0214 member

  January 2014

  I think it's a cute idea as long as people keep it friendly and light.

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• BB0214 member

  January 2014

  I think it's a cute idea as long as people keep it friendly and light.

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• notreal2 member

  January 2014

  Why do I feel like people would use this as yet another excuse to touch me? 

  
  

   

   

   

   

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• RondackHiker member

  January 2014

  This was a game at my shower. There were no bets, and the prize was a Starbucks gift card.
  
  My friend was right on for date, time, and weight.
  
  I should call her and see if she can predict this one too.

  
  

  
  

   

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• emar129 member

  January 2014

  My friends organized their own...but the winner is keeping the money. Doesn't make me feel weird since I'm not getting money from it and it was their idea. I'm glad they're having fun with it.

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• jpoindahouse member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  I have tried to get my mom and dh to do something like this (Sans money. Winner gets lunch) but neither will go for it. They both just stare at me blankly and say "how the hell am I supposed to know if you will go before or after your due date?." To quote my mother "do I look like Nostradamus?"

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• ziggy903 member

  January 2014

  When we had narrowed it down to "34 weeks at the latest" my family started making guesses. For fun, no money or lunch or anything.
  None of them were right.

  
  
  

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• littlepig2 member

  January 2014

  my family, DH, and I did www.babyhunch.com. you can guess on boy/girl, hair/eye color, first name initial, date/time, height/weight. it's pretty cool because it breaks down the votes into a nifty pie chart. (because nerd :-B ) and when LO comes, I enter her stats and it calculates the winner based on total points for who was right. we didn't do money because we're competitive enough!

  
  

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