At This Second I am Wondering

At this second I am wondering about how people go to a charity event and not expect to give. My sister Bonita and I had a table today at a charity event. We were selling those rubber bracelets with our slogan "Be Beautiful Be Bonita for $2.00each with all the proceeds being donated. To my surprise, the majority of the people who came up to the table wanting one, walked away once they knew they had to pay for it even though they knew it was a donation for the event. We did not expect to sell any products, but we thought for sure we could raise some money with the bracelets. I can't understand why people would think that it would be free. Come on people, you are at a charity event. It is starting to be very frustrating. We have done a few events now, and it just seems that people just go to see what they can get for free. The thing that I found very interesting in observing these people is that they would not pay a $2.00 donation for a bracelet, but they paid $10.00 or more for raffle tickets in hopes to win something. I guess you have to give away something in order to receive. It really should not be that way, but it gives me ideas for the next time.