Back when I was in 5th and 6th grade, I used to sell pens, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, compass and many other items. It started mainly from me realizing that many people over there nonstop kept asking for spare pens, pencils etc. every day. Some even asked multiple times a day but it was less common. Hell, many didn’t even return stuff I lend them. And I realized I was kinda being used. So, I created a new policy. If you want pens, pencils etc. from me, BUY IT! And at some point, I also realized that some products were a bit cheaper than the shops around my school (yeah, my school was a bit far from my home and I used to travel by bus). So I started buying the cheaper pens and selling them at a higher price at my school (basically at the same price as any other shop near my school).
Hell, I even sold chewing gum one day (which I got as a gift once) and made some money.
One thing I have learnt in life is that if people are in an emergency and they need a certain product extremely in the situation, and you’re the only source at the moment they can get the product from, they will tryna get it even you overcharge them. I did overcharge some people who I had beef with 😹😹
In middle school I rode my bike to school and stopped by a convenience store most days and bought two packs of gum. At school I sold pieces for 10 cents each and selling one pack paid for both, supporting my habit. It wasn’t big money but I felt like a genius.
I would have done the same but packs of gum like that unfortunately are pretty expensive in my country. Since the pack of gums aren’t produced by any of the companies in my country and all available are from abroad lol. + When I sold that stuff, they really got popular in the class, and people were rushing to buy. Hence, many people knew about it and unfortunately on the same day, the principal came to visit the class and he saw some kids in my class chewing the gum during class-time 🤦 They did me dirty by telling the principal that I was selling gum and I also sold it to them 😭 Fortunately, I didn’t get punished in any way. He just left with disappointment and had told me that selling gums isn’t allowed at school.
Back when I was in 5th and 6th grade, I used to sell pens, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, compass and many other items. It started mainly from me realizing that many people over there nonstop kept asking for spare pens, pencils etc. every day. Some even asked multiple times a day but it was less common. Hell, many didn’t even return stuff I lend them. And I realized I was kinda being used. So, I created a new policy. If you want pens, pencils etc. from me, BUY IT! And at some point, I also realized that some products were a bit cheaper than the shops around my school (yeah, my school was a bit far from my home and I used to travel by bus). So I started buying the cheaper pens and selling them at a higher price at my school (basically at the same price as any other shop near my school).
Hell, I even sold chewing gum one day (which I got as a gift once) and made some money.
One thing I have learnt in life is that if people are in an emergency and they need a certain product extremely in the situation, and you’re the only source at the moment they can get the product from, they will tryna get it even you overcharge them. I did overcharge some people who I had beef with 😹😹
In middle school I rode my bike to school and stopped by a convenience store most days and bought two packs of gum. At school I sold pieces for 10 cents each and selling one pack paid for both, supporting my habit. It wasn’t big money but I felt like a genius.
I would have done the same but packs of gum like that unfortunately are pretty expensive in my country. Since the pack of gums aren’t produced by any of the companies in my country and all available are from abroad lol. + When I sold that stuff, they really got popular in the class, and people were rushing to buy. Hence, many people knew about it and unfortunately on the same day, the principal came to visit the class and he saw some kids in my class chewing the gum during class-time 🤦 They did me dirty by telling the principal that I was selling gum and I also sold it to them 😭 Fortunately, I didn’t get punished in any way. He just left with disappointment and had told me that selling gums isn’t allowed at school.