# Have you had a star named for you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-star-named-for-you/245195>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 14, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-star-named-for-you/245195 "2004-05-14T23:14:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-a-star-named-for-you/245195/21 "2004-05-16T17:30:25Z")

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> [@ftg](#):
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> I can’t believe that anyone would be thrilled to be on the receiving end of this scam. Mind boggling.
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> Consumer reporters\* that have checked into this and found that most (if not all) people get _the same star_ selected. (Presumably it’s cheaper to have the forms all printed up with the same star on it.)
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> So it’s not named after the giftee, it’s named after hundreds+ of people. And the name don’t mean a thing.
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> Print up your own certificate and save the $50!
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> A scam is a scam is a scam is a scam.
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> \*Clark Howard had several of his staff people do this. All got the same star.

My sweetie gave me one of these. I confess that I wondered if every September birthday got the same star.

I know it’s nothing real or “special” but any gift from my sweetie is special to me. And I honor the intent more than the gift itself.

Ok, I’m sappy about stuff like that. But I’m sappy about stuff that makes me happy.

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