i think there are already a couple of threads on this.

i think prom is overrated. i mean, it's fun and all being with your graduating class but i don't get the huge deal people make over it

Prom is only overrated in the sense that some people go ALL OUT with crazy expensive dresses, limos, expensive hair-dos etc. I think prom's a great way to say goodbye to the people you've gotten close to during your high school years. I know I lost touch with the majority of my high school friends when everyone went their separate ways, prom's a good way to celebrate the time you shared together (as lame as that may sound).

My prom is comming up and everyone is making a big deal out of it. i agree that it's overrated. I dont think it's a big deal. it's just where people dress up and dance ,the last time they'll be together. I don't even think that i'n going to prom, i dont like half of the people in my school anyways.

Prom is overpriced. I had a lot of fun with my friends dressing up. Its like a super expensive party. People get trashed and not so many remember everything only most people spend between $200-$700 for this.

wow i respect u for that...

lol even when ur friends are spending 1 or 2 grand on dresses your looking for bargains! yupppp gotta save every penny!

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It's pretty ridiculous that you're comparing a PROM to WEDDING. Prom is a bunch of high school kids celebrating the memories they shared and getting ready to part their ways (although there are certainly alot of OTHER ways to celebrate this, so I don't see how blowing hundreds of dollars for one night somehow makes it that much special than say, just a small get-together with your closest friends).
While a wedding is to celebrate the union of two grown and mature (hopefully) people and thier commitment and promise to each other for the rest of their lives. I'm not saying prom is not a significant event in a person's life. But I don't see how its significance is even remotely close to that of a wedding's.
besides, alot of (although not all) people get so caught up in finding a date, dress, looking gorgeous, etc. that they kinda forget about the whole purpose of prom anyway. Is a date, dress, and looking gorgeous NECESSARY for "celebrating a once-in-a-life time event"??? If so, what exactly make it once-in-a-life-time?? really, the memories, or the fancy dresses and dancing and looking good??
if its the memories, then why is the event "prom" and all that goes with it even deemed essential?

Oh anniepoohh! Though you raised a valid point, you neglected to recognize a key aspect of prom "culture": for many teens "prom" is synonymous with "drinkfest". Weddings, however, have completely different connotations associated with them. Therefore, your comparison is invalid.

While I respect your right to your own opinion, you must realize that MY opinion is a result of what I have personally experienced, just as you undoubtedly based YOUR opinion on your own experiences. Therefore, you speak out of context.

I should probably explain that my high school has quite the reputation for crazed, drunken behaviour (as in we've been barred from all banquet halls within a 50 km radius). Honestly, I never cease to be amazed by the sheer volume of vomit produced by some of my classmates, particularly when they are grinding on a packed dance floor. All I can say is: don't take off your stilettos and for God's sake, don't slip. Taking in account this behaviour, I think it is fair to assume that the excessive amounts of money spent on prom dresses really are ridiculous. But of course, I repeat once again, you are entitled to your own opinions. If an individual enjoys the described type of behaviour and, as you put it, views it as "what [they] value in life", then by all means, DO go out an spend $2000 dollars on a dress. Heck, why not buy two? At least you'll be helping to stimulate the economy.

As always, anniepoohh, feel free to respond. I assure you that your thoughts are valued.

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I agree with anniepoohh...you really can't judge others by what they choose to value. For many OTHER teens, "prom" is snynonymous with "fun night to spend with friends" so really, I don't think anyone here can speak out of context because everyone's experiences are different and therefore context=irrelevant.

No one said that spending 1000+ is the only way to make prom fun if you value prom and think it's really important...we're talking more like 300-500 here. In my opinion, I think that price range is fine if you take into consideration how much you spend regularly especially if you have your own job and spend your own money and if you plan to seriously wear it again. You can't say everyone's prom and say that it's a drunkfest filled with people throwing up, because that's a stereotype and I assure you that proms happen without any of that happening during the actual prom (not including before/after parties, but that's a completely different issue).

For anyone who thinks that spending upwards of 100+ on a prom dress/outfit is excessive, what are your normal spending habits like? Do you go shopping once a week or at the beginning of every new season? What's your family situation like- just one kid, or three that need spending money? Do you have a job and spend your own money? Would you rather spend 30 bucks on a one time outfit to a wedding banquet or buy one that you're going to use to three events for 150 bucks? Do you have specifications that you need your clothes to have if you buy anything (ex. size, colour, religious affliations etc., NOT being discriminatory here)?

These questions (meant in a RHETORICAL sense...I'm not actually asking anyone to respond here) are only the first few general questions I thought of that even BEGIN to address the issue of what 'values' contribute to deciding how much prom is worth. So bashing anyone who has a different opinion than your own and attempting to make it sound respectful is really just saying that you think someone else's thoughts are stupid.

I used to dream about Prom when I first came to high school. Now I have seen the light and realized what an utter waste it really is, especially if you have no real "ties" to the people in your grade. I certainly don't - my closest friends and I all decided not to bother with it because it really does seem wasteful to us. We will do something together, because throughout the years, we've been there for each other... no one else really "matters", no offense to those who think an entire grade is somehow special. To me, it's not something I value. I don't have relationships with nearly any of the rest of the grade. My greatest, closest friends have all graduated and were in a year above me... so why should I bother? I was actually about to go to their prom, but at the last moment, decided not to b/c of complicating some situation at the time.

Anyway. Yeah, I don't think it's that important. I also do look down upon those that hype it up to the point of spending loads and loads of $ on it. Some people really are big into tradition and stuff like that. I'm not. I used to be, but I've changed. It is meaningless to me.

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how though?