I never really did the whole lemonade stand thing....although I always wanted to. I just wasn't cool enough, I guess. Perhaps I was too afraid no one would stop and I would be stuck there alone on the front lawn with a pitcher full of watered-down lemonade.
I did however start a mini Mentos business in 5th grade. You remember Mentos?...the fresh maker??
Here's how it worked. My mom would take me to Kings (remember Kings?) where I could buy 3 packs of Mentos for $1. I would then sell them to my friend, Mike at 2 packs for $1.
It worked out splendidly.
He would give me 5 bucks and say, "next time you go to Kings, buy me 10 packs of Mentos." With 5 bucks I could buy 15 packs...10 for him and 5 for me.
It was awesome!
My friend knew he could go to Kings himself and buy them 3 for a buck, but the difference was...his mom wouldn't take him to Kings and mine would. So, it was a win/win for both of us.
Sure I got paid in Mentos, but in 5th grade, there's nothing better that an overabundance of Mentos.
What were some of your first business ventures...
I can't even think of one but I loved yours. It's a good early lesson about supply and demand!
ReplyDeleteI don't even know you (my sister is Heather Yospe and I saw your blog on her list) but I thought I'd comment. :)My friends and I had a friendship bracelet stand set up in our driveway! Our little fingers were working wildly to make bracelets out of embroidery floss. We even had some on display in some pharmacy store. Pretty sure we hardly made any money... maybe coins here and there, but at least it was something to dream about. :)p.s. I love Mentos.
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh. I love reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteyay, I'm glad Bree visited your blog. :) And no we're not twins, but I'd love that! She's 2.5 years older, and we've always been super close. Although I don't remember her little friendship bracelet venture! How'd I miss out? I never did anything that I can remember, but I was an avid babysitter and had a steady job for the same family every Friday night when I was 13 and 14. 10 bucks a week is pretty good at that age!
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