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Thu Sep-18-08 02:36 PM
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Did you ever sell candy when you were in school? |
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Those generic crunch bars wrapped in plain white wrappers.
A woman is selling her kids candy in the office today and it made me remember how whenever I used to sell candy for band, or whatever, I always had to ask my parents for money because I'd end up eating all the candy myself.
So I gave the woman a dollar and told her to give the candy bar to someone else. With what's been going on in the office this week, if I ate one of her candy bars, I think I'd be wearing out the rug to her cubicle.
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:43 PM
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1. Yeah, I did! We sold these really good chocolate covered |
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almonds, and chocolate bars with almonds in them. I'd probably not like them so much now because I really prefer Dark, dark chocolate, but back then I thought they were pretty damned good!
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:51 PM
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5. Did you eat more than you sold though? |
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Those were so dangerous to have around.
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:57 PM
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9. Naaahhhhh, It always took me about three days to make it through |
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one bar. The mint meltaway thingys I could eat a little easier, but I get sugared out pretty quick. I think that's why I have such a preference for dark chocolate. I never could drink a whole soda either, and at about 16, I just quit drinking it. It always made me feel yucky. I can beat all of you in a coffee drinking contest though. I have a serious addiction to black coffee.
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:47 PM
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2. Oh yeah, that fundraising chocolate was good! |
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We also sold FL Indian River fruit by the case (band)
The ever popular magazines (school)
Salami and cheese logs for the holidays (band) No, I'm not kidding.
Light bulbs (band)
One of the many reasons I was so happy to graduate was not least of which was to be able to never have to sell something door to door again. :P
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:49 PM
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4. I sold the Indian River fruit for band, too. |
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Sold cookies, candles, christmas ornaments and magazines.
Never sold the candy bars... which is probably for the best. I would have ended up eating too many of them.
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:07 PM
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11. The Indian River fruit |
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pretty much sold itself. Most people looked forward to getting a case of grapefruit and a case of oranges every December. :-)
That was one premium that it was a pleasure to sell.
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:16 PM
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15. That was my experience. |
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I literally had people asking in advance about when we would be taking orders for the fruit.
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:52 PM
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7. My softball team sold sponges - that was good |
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coudn't eat those.
I miss Indian River grapefruit. My aunt lived near Cocoa Beach. She used to send us a crate every year.
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:08 PM
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That's worse than the light bulbs. :rofl:
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:49 PM
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3. We didn't sell anything when I was in school |
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When I was in school, schools were actually well funded. We had books, supplies, art programs, music programs, after-school programs, advanced programs and sports programs. :wow:
Oh, and hot lunch programs. ~sigh~
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:51 PM
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6. I sold lots of stuff throughout elementary school. |
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I don't know why I can't manage to sell anything now.
They used to say I had taken after my grandfather, who could sell siding to a person with a brick house. (Now, I have to admit that I'm awesome at customer service/support -- I can make a person who is ready to kill me my best friend by the end of the conversation.)
And yes, the chocolates were evil. EEEEEEVVIIIIL.
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Thu Sep-18-08 02:54 PM
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8. Can you use that talent to turn red voters into blue? |
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.... if they don't hang up on me with "I'll never vote for an anti-American Muslim", I can usually get somewhere.
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:00 PM
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10. I sold them for my little league team to pay off the cost of uniforms. |
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And I believe I just about bought them all myself.
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:15 PM
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14. And then the coaches wondered while all the players had no energy |
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:18 PM
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16. no but I do buy them from my coworkers |
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:24 PM
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17. The one thing I will buy AND eat are girl scout cookies |
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:29 PM
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18. We sold M&Ms and Krispy Kreme doughnuts for assorted school things... |
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My little brother's high school band sold 'pizza kits'...
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:43 PM
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21. Did they sell well, the pizza kits? |
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:56 PM
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22. Yeah... his marching band used the proceeds to go to Disney World every year |
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The 'kits' came with pre-formed crusts, along with bagged sauce and cheese, and assorted toppings (you specified what toppings when you places your order). Everything came in frozen, and was still quite solid when he'd bring up our order to us a couple of hours later.
This was about 15 years ago, and at the time, a kit that made 4 14" pizzas was $20, so my family would buy a couple of the kits, and then we could make inexpensive, good pizza whenever we wanted. Frankly, i would have bought many, many more of them if we had owned a chest freezer.
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:32 PM
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19. Kind of. I brought the candy home, ate it, and my mom wrote a check. n/t |
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Thu Sep-18-08 03:43 PM
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20. my experience exactly |
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Thu Sep-18-08 04:02 PM
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23. No, I grew up in the era of well-funded schools |
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although I did sell Girl Scout cookies--door to door.
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Thu Sep-18-08 10:08 PM
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33. our school was well funded |
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But I guess if you wanted to go on special trip, or buy new uniforms when the old ones weren't that old....We had a music and drama dept., art classes. Of course, the sports were the most funded thing.
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Thu Sep-18-08 04:04 PM
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my Dad had a serious candy problem, so I would just set the box of candy bars on the end table by the couch where he would sit and watch TV. He'd eat it all up,then I'd shake him down for the money, never had to do a bit of door to door and I was a top seller. :evilgrin:
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Thu Sep-18-08 04:35 PM
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25. I didn't but my kids sold them. |
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Grandkids were selling thrm last Spring as a sports fund raiser.
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Thu Sep-18-08 04:59 PM
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26. I sold Snickers to try and make a few bucks for myself. |
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I was upfront about it -- made sure buyers knew the money was going only to me. I lasted about 2 days and made my purchase costs back -- then my dad and the school both stopped me. (Independently of each other.)
Made for an interesting conversation with the old man, though: "Dad, you're a Republican. I thought you believed in entrepreneurship. Why are you forbidding me from making some money?"
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Thu Sep-18-08 05:00 PM
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27. Yep, for the Robotics club in H.S. |
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Thu Sep-18-08 05:00 PM
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28. Of course, my school had plenty of money; but even if not, I would have had some of my staff do it. |
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That's what some of the poorer kids in town did. How embarassing, to be reduced to sending your cooper or your chandler out to sell candy bars for you.
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Thu Sep-18-08 05:17 PM
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29. Yep. Sold bunch of different candy bars, M&M's... |
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for Italian Club and for Close-Up.
At some point in high school, seemed like there was more candy for sale in the classroom than in a candy store. :P
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34. No, though I was a yearbook photographer...regarding Close Up, here's what it is: |
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Close Up Foundation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search
The Close Up Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization in the United States. Founded in 1970, Close Up offers high school students an in-depth view of the democratic process, by interactive participation.
Participation
More than 20,000 students from over 2,000 schools participate yearly in Close Up. Students get six days in Washington, D.C.
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Thu Sep-18-08 05:34 PM
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We sold all types of things. I hated it. I didn't care about winning some crummy prize.
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Thu Sep-18-08 10:07 PM
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32. Technically I have to say no... |
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Edited on Thu Sep-18-08 10:07 PM by DarkTirade
'cause I was lazy and I never bothered to sell more than one. So I didn't sell candy barS plural. :P
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