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[ Please note that all suggested quantities are listed in scruples and that there are 10 scruples per coin. If you would like to make any suggestions then email them to suggestions@scruplestore.com]



Top Women are much less likely to lose their scruples once they get them. They will keep them in their purse where they are always available if they need them.
(Suggested quantity 10-20 scruples / 1 to 2 coins)
Top Men keep their scruples in their pants. What more needs to be said? Obviously men need more scruples than women.
(Suggested quantity 70 scruples or more based on one coin for every pair of pants owned.)
Top Spouse It is well known that your spouse only has about half the scruples that you do. This is obvious every time that you have an argument.
(Suggested quantity is 2 times whatever you buy for yourself.)
Top Lover Double the recommendation for a spouse.
(Suggested quantity is 4 times whatever you buy for yourself.)
Top Parents They're Mom and Dad! They don't need you buying them any scruples. They gave you all the scruples that you probably have. With that said, take a look at the number of scruples that you personally need. If you need a lot then consider 10 to 20 for Mom and Dad.
(Suggested quantity is any quantity they ask for; remember they gave you life.)
Top In-Laws We suggested you leave this one alone. You're bound to get screwed no matter how many you give them. Some deficits can't be overcome.
(Suggested quantity is ZERO, but leave some lying around the house and maybe they will pick up some scruples.)
Top Grandparents Be careful with Grandparents. You are likely to get an ..."In my day we didn't buy scruples we bought indulgences..." conversation.
(Suggested quantity is buy them 10 scruples and see how it goes.)
Top Older Brother or Sister The truth is you never really understood them when you are were growing up so use their occupation as a guide instead.
(Suggested quantity is 40 to 50 scruples but we recommend basing it upon their occupation.)
Top Younger Brother or Sister Just buy extra for yourself. They will take yours without asking anyway.
(Suggested quantity is 2 to 3 times more for yourself, just to get them started.)
Top 1st Born They are over achievers. It is hard to say whether they have scruples or not.
(Suggested quantity is 10. They have money. If they want more then let them buy their own.)
Top Middle Child They don't call them the problem child for nothing. They are typically pretty needy but they have fragile egos.
(Suggested quantity is to initially buy them exactly what you bought yourself, don't ask for trouble. Then at a later time buy them 2 or 3 hundred.)
Top Youngest Child There is a reason they are called the happy child. They often need a lot of scruples.
(Suggested quantity is 100 to 500 depending on just how happy they are.)
Top Best Friend For them to remain your best friend you better make sure they always have scruples.
(Suggested quantity is 10 to 20 scruples every time you tell them a secret.)
Top Co-worker Co-workers exist for your amusement. There are two good ways to amuse yourself at your co-workers expense.
  1. Give them 10 scruples and say something like this, "Your life must not be too exciting because when we took up a collection nobody thought you needed anymore than this."
  2. Give them as many scruples as you can afford and say something like this, "I was going to take up a collection to buy you 10 or 20 scruples... Anyway, here is all 460. I was really surprised how many people thought you needed scruples."
(Suggested quantity is go with plan #2. You can milk that one for years to come.)
Top Accounting/Finance Make sure that you give them an even number of coins so that they can stack them into nice even piles. For instance, 80 scruples can be stacked into 4 piles of 2 or 2 piles of four. This will entertain them for hours.
(Suggested quantity is 80 but think how much fun they could have with 160 scruples.)
Top Advertising/PR This is a group that is well known to have few scruples. It is hard to predict whether a gift of any size would make much of a difference.
(Suggested quantity is give them 10 or 20, let them know that they can get scruples minted with a corporate logo on them, and then pray for a conversion.)
Top Arts/Entertainment/Publishing These people are easily swayed they listen to astrologers. Your gift will have the most potential impact with this group.
(Suggested quantity is 100 to 250 scruples but check which way the stars are aligned first.)
Top Clerical/Administrative This depends on whether or not they work directly for you or not. If they work for you then it is in your best interest to make sure they have the same amount of scruples as you do and vice versa. Remember, they do your expense account and they know everything that goes on.
(Suggested quantity is 200. This may seem high but it has been shown that clerical and administrative people with scruples get promoted quickly. A boss who doesn't have scruples can't fire them, they know too much. Their only chance is to promote them.)
Top Education/Training These people are the unsung heroes and they are typically not rewarded very well. Here is your chance to make amends and at the same time insure that they pass on the proper values.
(Suggested quantity is 80 or more; however, this should be doubled if they teach high school.)
Top Engineering Engineers typically don't need more than 10 or 20 scruples but you should buy them a bunch so that they at least have the illusion that their life is exciting.
(Suggested quantity is 10 to 20 based on need but we recommend humoring them with a gift of 100.)
Top Health care This group typically has a lot of scruples already. However, they have to deal with insurance companies on a daily basis and are in constant danger losing theirs.
(Suggested quantity is 120 but send them 10 each month as an insurance vaccine.)
Top Insurance This group actually believes that they already have scruples so we recommend that you don't buy them any because it will just feed into their delusion. Also, we suggest that you don't even let them know that you have scruples yourself or they will try to sell you a policy for them.
(Suggested quantity is 0 and keep yours a secret.)
Top Legal Lawyers are an easy target for jokes because there are many who don't have any scruples but the truth is that there are also a few who do. Use some common sense in your approach. If the lawyer is a public defender then they might only need a 100 or so to keep them honest. On the other hand, if they are an ambulance chaser then 2,000 to 3,000 should probably slow them down enough that they can't catch the ambulances any more.
(Suggested quantity is typically 150 but it can go up into the thousands depending on the individual. A second approach is that if you have to make settlement to a un-scrupulous lawyer then pay them in scruples and not cash. I bet if you asked the judge he/she would let you do it.)
Top Manufacturing People in manufacturing tend to have scruples already. Buy them 10 or 20 and a magnifying glass so that they can marvel at the craftsmanship of Russian born medalist Alex Shagin. They will feel solidarity with someone who tried to stand up for his rights as a craftsman and was promptly fired.
(Suggested quantity is 10 to 20 scruples and a magnifying glass.)
Top Politicians Just imagine what might happen if people started giving their tax deductible contribution in scruples instead of cash. If enough people did it then they just might get the message.
(Suggested quantity is at least 10-20 for every municipality they serve.)
Top Public Sector They already have scruples or they wouldn't be in the public sector. Buy them a bunch so that they can give them out to their private sector friends in hopes of conversion.
(Suggested quantity 10 for each of their public sector friends, which means that you probably don't need to give them more than 20.)
Top Sales No other profession can benefit more by getting scruples than people in sales. Even if you have scruples, your customers won't believe you. With a simple purchase, you now have the opportunity to prove to them that you do have scruples! On the other hand, if you currently are lacking then you probably wouldn't know what to do with scruples even if you had them. We suggest that you check out the usages page.
(Suggested quantity is at least 200. It is going to take a lot to convince anybody that someone in sales has scruples.)
Top TV/Radio Talk Show Hosts This depends on the talk show host. It runs the gamut from Oprah, Rosie O'Donnell, and National Public Radio (NPR) who have them to Howard Stern and Jerry Springer who don't.
(Suggested quantity is 10 to 20 for those hosts with scruples to let them know that you value their show and an extra 30 to to 40 during sweeps week just to keep them honest. Never allow Howard Stern to get scruples. Whether you like him or not, he is an original and you don't try and change an original, unless you are part of the religious right. If you are trying to change him then 200,000 or so might begin to have an impact.)

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