Lining Up for an Early Bird Reward
By relcap23
@florelway (23339)
Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
March 10, 2019 8:28am CST
The day started early as members of our cooperative began lining up as early as 5 in the morning to get an early bird reward of 200 pesos (US$4.00). The activity opened at 7 am and only then that the queue started moving. Glad I was able to get a reward.
Sometimes the reward does not really matter but it's the feeling of being able to join the bustle. It's a happy feeling to be a member of a group. Isn't it?
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
12 Mar 19
That's an early Christmas gift... I'll be seeing a long line once campaigning starts in our area. Ha ha.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
13 Mar 19
@florelway Ha ha... Looks like they become Lazada out there.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Mar 19
@simplfred yes express delivered even right inside the Mosquito net.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Mar 19
Lol we don't line up for that it's delivered right into our door stop.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
18 Mar 19
Yes, if the weather is good..it is lol.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
18 Mar 19
Otherwise we will be in a covered area which has limited space and air to breathe lol
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Mar 19
I must show up because attendance is required and it's the time they distribute the dividends.
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@Torunn (8606)
• Norway
11 Mar 19
@florelway Makes sense :-) But what does the cooperative do? Sell things?
We have a coop with distribute shares to, but that's more like a normal store and you just get a card and you can transfer your share online.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Mar 19
@Torunn the coop has varied business interests but basically serving our financial needs, and operates like a quasi bank. They offer various loan packages and. also invests in various ventures. Our dividend rate for this year is 8% which is a lot better than putting money in regular banks. We are also given patronage refund, so the more that we avail of loan packages the higher is the amount we get from patronage refund.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Mar 19
Yes it's fun and exciting plus we get to collect our dividend in cash.
@moirai (2948)
• Philippines
10 Mar 19
What was the reward for? I'm curious.
If the lines are so long already, then there must have been a lot of early birds. 
How did they determine the cut-off? It would be so sad if I lined up only to find out later that the cut-off is the person in front of me... 
How did they determine the cut-off? It would be so sad if I lined up only to find out later that the cut-off is the person in front of me... 1 person likes this
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
11 Mar 19
The early bird reward is just an added perk. You fall in line primarily to get your dividend slip and to record your attendance. The dividend slip you will use to collect the dividend you earned from your shares. This year it was at 8%.
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
13 Mar 19
Sure happy indeed. Getting a reward should be something to be thankful. We don't get them daily.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Mar 19
I dont like crowds. But free money I love.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Mar 19
I'm glad you got your reward. Yes, it's a good feeling to belong to a group.
@YrNemo (20254)
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22 Mar 19
Fascinating! 
(I have an acquaintance who often woke up two hours before he needed to, in order to get a bargain breakfast (a giant one with almost everything) for $10.
(I have an acquaintance who often woke up two hours before he needed to, in order to get a bargain breakfast (a giant one with almost everything) for $10.
@mynameiskate (2658)
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21 Mar 19
I'm not sure what this co-op does. You mentioned finances and never seen it done in a park like setting. Interesting. I belong to a bike store cooperative.
