[Elixir]

A high school kid has hustled students at his school for about $22,000 selling candy and other junk food that is banned according to the school's healthy food rules.

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Tommie Rose buys his candy and shit in bulk to save money, so we’re going to use with 36-count box of Milky Way chocolate bars as an example.

At that price and count, each bar costs around 50 cents. We know Tommie sells his candy at a stupid high mark-up, so let’s assume he charges $3 per bar and sells 30 bars in one day, netting him $90.

That means there are 30 kids dumb enough to shell out $3 for a fucking candy bar.

Tommie even has employees that he pays $8.50 a day to sell his junk food. While you and I are sitting here admiring the kid, the school is actually pretty pissed about the “black market candy” situation.

But now Tommie’s business empire is under threat because the school says it breaches their strict healthy-eating policy and he has been accused of running a ‘black market’ on sweet treats.

Teachers say he could face suspension if he carries on smuggling Lucozades, Dairy Milk bars and Doritos through the school gates.

Best part of the story is that the kids father gives no shits about his business and actually supports him, stating:

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“He’s a typical teenage boy who saw what he wanted and worked hard for it.

“He realised that if you want to get ahead in business and in life, you have to start at a young age.

“At first we thought we should stop him selling the sweets, but then we saw that he was doing it properly, legally and sensibly so we left it to see what would happen."

Full article: http://www.brobible.com/life/article/kid...ket-candy/

[Tuthmosis]

That said, I could see this easily becoming a mafia-like situation, where kids fight over who controls the candy racket at the school.

[kbell]

The prices are about the same as what they charge in a movie theater.

[mikado]

In the same vein

http://www.brobible.com/entertainment/ar...ssionally/

Getting lots of money for zero efforts (or doing what you love) is really something I am still struggling to achieve.

[britchard]

I did this for a week once. Made 50 pounds from selling crisps and pepsis. I never really got into hiring people, but my mum didn't care and thought it was a good idea. The school canteen didn't however, so I kindly stopped.

[Cattle Rustler]

(11-30-2014 05:25 PM)Tuthmosis Wrote:  



That said, I could see this easily becoming a mafia-like situation, where kids fight over who controls the candy racket at the school.

One time in 7th grade the school's choir had a candy-sale drive. This homie who live a mile away in a residential neighborhood was walking across a park connecting my apartments. I saw the box on candies in him and told him to sell his shit elsewhere since I was selling in the apartments. He told me to fuck myself so I pushed him and the fight started. Vato tried to throw a couple of punches at me but he missed and then I clocked his ass. He went home.

[Tuthmosis]

(11-30-2014 05:42 PM)britchard Wrote:  

I did this for a week once. Made 50 pounds from selling crisps and pepsis. I never really got into hiring people, but my mum didn't care and thought it was a good idea. The school canteen didn't however, so I kindly stopped.

I may have to paste this message into Google Translator.

[game_ethic]

I had a friend who used to do this in high school. Dude sold chocolate bars and gatorades. He'd post up outside of our gym class and just sell the gatorades to kids who were playing basketball. $2 a pop. He made at least $50/day.

[Tuthmosis]

There's always an underground economy in schools. Whether it's goods or services, demand drives supply (like in real life). Entrepreneurial kids step in to fill the demand.

Whether it's a guy selling clicker pencils (like at my school), or a dirty little slut running a prostitution ring, you'll never get rid of it. Schools are mini kingdoms.

[Bacchus]

Reminds me of Randy Wagstaff:

[Days of Broken Arrows]

(11-30-2014 05:50 PM)game_ethic Wrote:  

I had a friend who used to do this in high school. Dude sold chocolate bars and gatorades. He'd post up outside of our gym class and just sell the gatorades to kids who were playing basketball. $2 a pop. He made at least $50/day.

I had a friend who did this too. In my high school, we had three lunch shifts, with the third coming very late in the day. So he knew to hit all the kids on third shift an hour before their lunch. I bought Reese's.

That said, the ban on junk food has turned it into forbidden fruit for kids. If you want to make anyone really want something, the way to do it is forbid it.

[Elixir]

Yeah haha the school would have to lock down the building to check for contraband doritos and snickers bars while the top dogs smuggled the stuff in.

[vinman]

(11-30-2014 05:25 PM)Tuthmosis Wrote:  



That said, I could see this easily becoming a mafia-like situation, where kids fight over who controls the candy racket at the school.

Been done on The Boondocks.