Candy Selling at School

[Philcat101]

Hmm, does that involve the right to re-sell an item anywhere you want? I'm getting tired so I might have missed it. I mean, I get that OP has the right to sell the candy he bought for profit if he wants, but I didn't think it was allowed at school for the reasons I mentioned above.

I am selling candy that is labelled for resale, so this is valid.

[Godlygamer23]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has standards that prevent distribution of food that do not meet their standard unless it is approved (usually this only applies to fundraisers and such). So what you're doing (individually distributing 'unapproved' food) is illegal.

 

http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/cn/fundraisersfactsheet.pdf

 

Of course, I know jack about U.S. food/education laws so I could be entirely wrong.

If the school says it's okay and they're complying with the requirements of the Department of Agriculture, then they're fine.

[Shakaza]

There's nothing that suggests he is lying, so therefore I must allow it. As far as I can tell, there is nothing wrong with what the OP is doing.

Eh, fair enough. I just hope he abides by the school's wishes. Still, I feel like there's something I'm missing. I suppose I should probably sleep on it...

 

I am selling candy that is labelled for resale, so this is valid.

Well, that's another check mark in your favor, I guess.

[SImoHayha]

Oh for gods sakes people. Are you guys really beating down on a kid? 

 

WTF is wrong with you people? Am in high school and some kid sold candy at our school IN HIGH SCHOOL. You know what the kid was making nearly 200$ a day because he was a nice person, sold the candy at a reasonable price and generally a nice person. 

 

OP you sell that candy  and you enjoy the money you get from it lad. Don't let these people on the forum stop you. If we can't sell stuff at school such as candy lets just remove everything, lets get rid of the student store, clothing store lets get rid of everything. 

[Shakaza]

Oh for gods sakes people. Are you guys really beating down on a kid? 

 

WTF is wrong with you people? Am in high school and some kid sold candy at our school IN HIGH SCHOOL. You know what the kid was making nearly 200$ a day because he was a nice person, sold the candy at a reasonable price and generally a nice person. 

 

OP you sell that candy  and you enjoy the money you get from it lad. Don't let these people on the forum stop you. If we can't sell stuff at school such as candy lets just remove everything, lets get rid of the student store, clothing store lets get rid of everything. 

I don't have a problem with a student store or anything of the sort. I potentially have a problem with people selling stuff for profit at school. That is not a medium whose purpose is to distribute goods; it is meant solely for education. If someone is allowed to do that, it can disturb the environment the school wants to achieve, making students focus on less important areas. But, if his school allows it and explicitly states that he is allowed to redistribute normally legal items for profit, I'll be perfectly fine with it.

[Philcat101]

Oh for gods sakes people. Are you guys really beating down on a kid? 

 

WTF is wrong with you people? Am in high school and some kid sold candy at our school IN HIGH SCHOOL. You know what the kid was making nearly 200$ a day because he was a nice person, sold the candy at a reasonable price and generally a nice person. 

 

OP you sell that candy  and you enjoy the money you get from it lad. Don't let these people on the forum stop you. If we can't sell stuff at school such as candy lets just remove everything, lets get rid of the student store, clothing store lets get rid of everything.

Lol thanks (Did you see the first instance of this thread? It generated more argument than a troll console post)

I am volatile but I don't let things affect me directly. I still commend you for standing up for me. We need more people like this.

[Philcat101]

OK, I have an update coming tomorrow before I do stuff on Monday. (With permission of course)

Thanks to the people who are interested in my experience.

[Tie Lightning]

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That's a damn good idea man! I'm not sure what grade your in but you can make some mad bank off the kids in your class! Good on ya'

[Philcat101]

All right guys, I have posted update #1! Enjoy.

1/11/2016
On Thursday 1/7/16, I bought $30 worth of candy from Costco: A $19 box of 30 assorted chocolate bars and $11 dollar box of Nabisco snack bags.
LIST OF ITEMS: Snickers, Twix, M&M's, Peanut M&M's, Milky Way, Nutter Butter, Mini Oreos, Mini Nilla Wafers, Mini Chips Ahoy, and Ritz Bits in the Peanut Butter and Cheese variants.
The candies I chose are pretty popular in the area I live in the USA, so they should sell pretty well.

Today on Monday 1/11/16, I was ready to sell. I put some candy in a red bag:

I took it to school and cleared with the administration that I could sell it.
I only sold enough candy to get me $3, but I guess that is just the start. Most people wanted to buy it but didn't have money on them. As my business gains more popularity across the student body, I will be able to sell to more people that have money available to spend.
Thanks for reading this update! My next one will be about more progress and how I keep track of how much candy I sell, and which ones are most popular.

[Guest]

No. I dont think this is a good idea even if the school allows it. (your just going to make your peers obese) In the end, its just a SSD, better off learning python and getting paid that way

LOL, no a little candy won't, otherwise they will get it elsewhere.

[Guest]

Oh for gods sakes people. Are you guys really beating down on a kid? 

 

WTF is wrong with you people? Am in high school and some kid sold candy at our school IN HIGH SCHOOL. You know what the kid was making nearly 200$ a day because he was a nice person, sold the candy at a reasonable price and generally a nice person. 

 

OP you sell that candy  and you enjoy the money you get from it lad. Don't let these people on the forum stop you. If we can't sell stuff at school such as candy lets just remove everything, lets get rid of the student store, clothing store lets get rid of everything. 

I swear, people here.... fucking chronic douchebags.

[Totallycasual]

Back in my day the enterprising kids just sold weed lol 

 

(definitely not suggesting this course of action, just saying that's what the kids with entrepreneurial streaks did at my school)  

[Philcat101]

Back in my day the enterprising kids just sold weed lol 

 

(definitely not suggesting this course of action, just saying that's what the kids with entrepreneurial streaks did at my school)  

That is definitely a fast way to make money

I would never do it though

[Totallycasual]

That is definitely a fast way to make money

I would never do it though

 Good! 

[Philcat101]

Here is Update #2, which can also be found in the original post.

1/12/16

I wanted to keep track of statistics on my business over a long period of time, so I fired up Excel and went to work.

I put the candies the rows, and dates in the columns, and had charts like that for lots of metrics like amount sold, amount in stock, sales, prices, amount added to stock etc. (For each metric for each product for each day: I had 3 dimensions of data)

I linked lots of stuff up with formulas, for example the amount of candy in stock equaled the amount equated the previous day minus the amount sold plus the amount added in stock. (amount of candy = amount of candy yesterday - candy sold + candy added into inventory)

With all of these metrics, I can keep good track on what candies people like, when I should get more candy, and even see which candy I should stop stocking.

I am glad I used my Excel skills to apply it to something I needed. Thanks for reading!

[EthanTheFrogMan]

As far as I'm aware, one isn't allowed to sell things within a school's grounds without prior consent from the school and district because school isn't meant to be a place for non-sanctioned distribution of goods(especially not for individual profit; I think it should only be allowed for educational purposes), and can compromise the safety of the students. I don't believe OP's statement that it is allowed, unless he's talking about doing it with permission, like the other group he described seems to have. I still haven't received a confirmation from him, though.

This only applies to public schools, if OP is in a private school, the school holds full discretion. 

[Philcat101]

My business is growing, read more in the update!

1/15/16

I have used my spreadsheet to log my sales and statistics, so here are some to look at.

        17 total candies sold

        $15.50 made in gross sales

        $6.60 of profit

        The most popular candy was Twix

All of this was in a week, and I would definitely call this successful. (I still remember the original thread about me selling candy ). As time goes on, I hope I can grow my business more.

 

My plan is to buy more of the candy that sold well so I can continue to make more money off it. In the future, when I have made enough money to be risky with, I will get other types of candy so I can get more profit streams.

I guess that concludes it. I hope to post again soon. Thanks for your interest!

[Mathematical]

At least this is better than a pyramid scheme. Some kids from my high school started one that involved schools all over the county and made a couple hundred thousand dollars before it collapsed.

[Elucidator]

Well we should all just be happy that you make money by selling candy instead of selling drugs.

[Philcat101]

Well we should all just be happy that you make money by selling candy instead of selling drugs.

Here is the first thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/524214-candy-selling-business-at-school/

The title might just as well be selling drugs at school

[kirashi]

I am less than 16, and I haven't been able to find jobs in my area for my age. Thanks for your vote of confidence.

 

I've heard it's easier to find jobs if you leave your bunker in the desert... Just saying.

Because you're selling snacks, maybe try getting a bunker in the dessert?

 

On Topic: Good job getting this started on your own at your age. Would love to see how you setup the Excel Spreadsheet sometime.

Our school had a similar program through Business Courses where they ran a small store selling snacks and supplies. Anthony would have approved.

[Philcat101]

I've heard it's easier to find jobs if you leave your bunker in the desert... Just saying.

Because you're selling snacks, maybe try getting a bunker in the dessert?

 

On Topic: Good job getting this started on your own at your age. Would love to see how you setup the Excel Spreadsheet sometime.

Our school had a similar program through Business Courses where they ran a small store selling snacks and supplies. Anthony would have approved.

Lol I live in Utah (desert) and I live in a basement (bunker). Creative, huh

 

Thanks for your interest! It helps.

I think it would be great if I showed how I setup excel, expect an update tomorrow on it!

[Mug]

In the olden days when I was at school I did this and made a load of money but nearly got kicked out of school for doing it (didn't in the end).

[DarkBlade2117]

In the olden days when I was at school I did this and made a load of money but nearly got kicked out of school for doing it (didn't in the end).

If they tried to kick me out of say, "At least it isn't drugs"

[LokiFire]

I like your creativeness, not many kids will try this out, good for you.