Snag A Man Plan #1 - The Auction

The idea for the auction started simply enough really. A local charity was hosting a bachelor auction at a hotel downtown. The dj on the radio was busy inviting women down to the hotel that night to bid on dates with local firemen. Sounded like a good deal to me. I mean, I'm all for supporting local charities, but the date. With a fireman. That's what really caught my attention.

I was still pondering the idea when I arrived 10 minutes late for work. I suggested that A and might head on down to said hotel and see about scrounging up a date. But in short order we realized 3 small snags in our plan to get a man.

1. We'd be bidding against other women. Maybe a lot of other women. And we don't make a whole lot of money. We'd hardly be able to compete, and would likely end up having to pool our money and split a date.

2. We couldn't be sure that the bachelors we were bidding on were of the high caliber we'd be interested in seeing again. What's the point of winning the bid if the prize is a dud?

3. We might not win a single bid. No win=no date.


Discouragement settled in for about 2 seconds. And then we realized we had all the info we needed to produce our own auction--one we were sure to win.

The new rules were these:

1. Bachelors would be only the highest quality--selected through friends and from local churches and organizations of which we were members.

2. A plethora of bachelors would mean every bidder was bound to be a winner.

3. A charity fund for something very worthy (like our wedding funds) would be set up for all the proceeds to benefit.

4. A few select friends, A, Z, and I would be the only bidders allowed. We'd eliminate all competition simply by limiting the invitation list to just us.


It's an ingenious plan. Practically perfect.

We just haven't tried it ... yet.

If you have, send us pictures and tell us how your man snagging and auction bidding went.

L