Bonnie,
I love you sharing your childhood memories. I really appreciated today's show when you shared that when you were a child the baby "Jesus" was not added to the Nativity scene until he was Christmas Day and that he was lovingly cared for by your mom until the time came.

I also am glad that you brought the Jewish tradition onto the show. Jesus was a Jew.
Merry Christmas,
Linda

I love your show. I will start with that. You are great. Very funny..Watch you almost everyday When I can....BUT the GIVE & GET!!! What a joke! It was gone in 30 seconds! I did all the stuff I was suppossed to and kept saying ERROR Resubmit! YEA! Of course after 2 tries coffee maker was gone! REALLY. It would be better if you just asked for a donation then to go thru all this stuff waiting for time to bid, then bid, then get screwed on site and SORRY all gone in 30 seconds! I won't even try again. Just a come on! How many machines did you have anyway 2 ????? Merry F-ing Christmas!

Went to give a gift for coffee maker and nothing was there. I tried a 11 and 3 and Ebay says there is no item like that. Think I'll skip the 6 oclock check and make a cup of coffee instead!

I went in today-exactly at 3 PM. A few seconds later (like 3:00:15) opened and found item; went to buy it now-and wanted confirmation of my paypal account which I did. Followed the link back to the item today (coffee maker) and item was no longer available! In less than a minute!! That was east coast time

Dear Bonnie

I think your show is sooooooo refreshing. You are so down to earth and a joy to watch. I too, have tried to win the coffee maker today with no luck. I think you are doing great things with your talent and just wanted to thank you.

I believe the problem with the Give & Get auction is a common problem on ebay. There are some people running special programs designed to hammer the server as soon as the auction is open. That is why the auctions are over in mere seconds. Unless the use of these programs is stopped by ebay or Bonnie's staff, only a hand full of people running these scamming programs are ever going to win anything.

This promotion has it's heart in the right place. Its a shame that a few selfish people can ruin it.

I have been trying to purchase the "give and get" all day and every time I go to "try" and get it, it says there are ZERO items. Whats up with that?!?!?!

Bonnie,
I tried to get the Give and Get and by the time I went through the whole payment process, it told me that there were none left!!!
I really think that you should have a conversation with e-bay about the whole situation.
What would your mother say?
I truly enjoy your show and if you ever need an East Coast comentator, let me know! I am very good in large crowds and have impeccable public speaking abilities.
I love your show and would like to come on just to say Hi! I'm not working so anytime is good.
Thanks Lisa
P>S> You does have some good advice.

I am so upset. I have tried to participate in the 'give and get' both times today. I've even been able to get to the auction and click the 'buy it now' by the time I follow all the EBay steps, the auction is over and I missed out. To further my frustration, I looked at bidding history. The auction ended in 45 seconds. Although the item says 1 per person, someone had purchased 3! Does anyone feel as though this auction is rigged?!

Maybe it would be a good idea to tell how many of each gift you have so we are not wasting our time at 11, 3, 6.

I believe the problem with the Give & Get auction is a common problem on ebay. There are some people running special programs designed to hammer the server as soon as the auction is open. That is why the auctions are over in mere seconds. Unless the use of these programs is stopped by ebay or Bonnie's staff, only a hand full of people running these scamming programs are ever going to win anything.

This promotion has it's heart in the right place. Its a shame that a few selfish people can ruin it.

Hi Bonnie...love your show...you seem so down to earth and personable with your guests...great idea with the give and get.....one probably I keep encountering is the fact that I get the item and get all the way to pay with paypal and I recieve an error message ( doesn't say item is sold out...just says transaction can't be completed....very weird.....I will keep trying)....keep up the wonderful job you are doing.

tried to bid on the special for today one came up oboy I thought then it was gone in a flash, did look up history of purchases there was one person who bought 3 I thought one per person what the heck is up?!?!

COMPLETELY irritated with your "give and get". The buyer should really be given more than 2 seconds to enter the paypal information to pay before it is STOLEN from them. If only one is available per person please let those of us that couldn't get it, because we cant type an email and password in 1.1 second, WHY a person purchased three of them?

I'm very disappointed with the ebay give and get.

A system error has occurred. Please try again.

Error Code #50310

I have gotten the above message twice today after clicking on product, going through payment process ... and then, sorry your request could not be processed at this time along with the above message. I have it, it is in my account and insant presto it is gone! Frustrating doesn't fit the feeling. In the history I noticed at someone ordered 3...and I get sorry, error.

I live in a "little town" by the name of Kenly, North Carolina & we recently were hit with an F2 & F3 Tornado! Very severe for a tiny farmland community (2:30-3:00am )fortunatly Saturday morn!
only 2 died or should I say unfornutantly they did.Anyhoo, we are a "strong and sound of soul of God community and we are still giving to those who lost (@45-60 homes and farms & stores)
I have to say a shout out to the Kenly Fire Dept.
for giving shelter and guidance to those in fear!
you never ever know when it truley hits in your own back yard! god bless, and Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year for All !!! Every where
from the "BIg Cities" to the tiny ones like us!
Take Care to you and yours

L. Grey Scalf
just a "gal from the South"

This comment is for all the people trying to buy the give and get items. They go in less than a minute. You have to be there and buy them when it is exactly the time. If it says 0 items available then that means that it is already over. If you have gotten to click on the picture and try to buy it, then if you are not fast enough, it says item has ended. The icon will show up exactly at 11, 3, and 6. Be ready. I have tried 3 times now for the 2 items and was successful at getting into the auction, but before I could get it paid for, it was gone...Hope this helps everyone.

I was fortunate enough to get a coffee maker at 3:00 and just as with the Elmo there are people getting more than 1. I hope that they cancel those orders since they can't seem to follow instructions. I have emailed the seller on ebay asking if the policy had changed on the limit but have not gotten a response. I could very easily get more than 1 but I want other people to have a chance. My concern is people are taking advantage of Bonnie's good nature and these items will end up for resale on ebay.

Shannon

Bonnie,
I thought I had it I was ready and it looked like it was going through, then when I was doing my paypal an error came up no longer available. seriously how do we actually get this, when I click on it exactly at 3 and it is gone by the time I pay? I'm a little frustrated. I guess I will try back at 6, but I think there has to be a better way or this to work.
Sorry to be a downer, but I know you can do better!