Comments on: #940 Terrible businesses run by children

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:56:23 +0000

I don’t like it, i love it

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:53:55 +0000

but I’m a kid to so…

By: logan white

logan white — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:53:23 +0000

hay i’m a kid so don’t make fun of me

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:53:06 +0000

intristing

By: wendy

wendy — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:47:50 +0000

This past week there have been two, but I would never say terrible!
We respond to a knock on the door at work. There stand 2 girls and 1 boy; bags of books in tote. They appear to be ages 3, 4 and 7. One would expect the “7″ year old to be the manager, but no, the smallest of all starts a rather professional speel. “Hi. My friends and I are selling books today- 1 for $2.00 or 3 for $5.00. This parenting book is really good and near new condition, (she pulls out from under arm, “How to raise children with good self-esteem”), is $5.00. The older ones are just $1.00 each!” They start to show us our choices. My husband asked how old they were and if they planned to buy Christmas gifts with the money. We learned they were in kindergarten and were going to buy candy. While donations to the cause were being made, I round up many drink cans from the job site and offer them as well. Their response without pause, “No thank you. We’re going to keep our focus on book sales today.”
The second business: A colourful, beautifully designed and ahnd painted sign read, candies and sweet nuts for sale, held by 2 children shouting and waving their arms around to gain customers off the mountain road. *Looks legitimate to me.* I make my husband turn the truck around to support.
They are smiling and thrilled! We see the sales layed out in a snow bank. Their mother comes out on the deck, not smiling; tells us there is nothing to buy and shouts at the girls to put the sign away for good. I think it was for bad; they looked so sad:(
*I wish I’d had the big book from the other business to give their mother.

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By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 13:36:52 +0000

We live in the country in the mountains and often see children with lemonade stands set up so well! Looking so professional and starry-eyed to fill their dreams…I reminisce of times like this myself!!!
I LOVE your story. Thank you:)

By: Keri Conwell

Keri Conwell — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:21:57 +0000

When I was a kid I sold my mom’s most precious toy from her childhood to our neighbor kid for a buck…mom made me go get it back. I also tried to have a yard sale on our front lawn. This didn’t work at all because we lived WAY out in the country. Not a single customer!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:30:35 +0000

I took part in Junior Achievement too! What a blast! :)

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:09:10 +0000

Love this story. My daughter keeps asking when she can take over “her” party website. Well I think today she can become Junior Journalist in charge of Kids parties and picnics :)