Blaise and his friend Jonah, out of a little summertime boredom decided to head out and try to sell some kindling. I told them about Dean and I selling kindling to our neighbors and making some quick cash. They were inspired, but apparently the expectation of pay to labour has gone up quite a bit. The boys worked for about an hour chopping up some of the wood on the pile into viable product for sale. Because of this great deal of effort they starting with an asking price of $20 for the bag.
They ripped a few cereal boxes up and made some signs. Then with a couple of lawn chairs and a Safeway bag full of fresh kindling, they had entered the world of sales.
They began waving their arms and dancing around with boundless energy. The enthusiasm didn't really pay off though as they didn't get a single car to stop. They did receive some pointers from some people walking by. The boys ran in and decided that they should drop the price a little, but it was too late. I think the word had spread that they Clark boys were selling overpriced kindling.
I think next time they will try the old door to door strategy. Till next time...Shaun
$20 a bundle! Wow, that must be some AWESOME kindling! LOL! Is each piece carved with some native design? Or did the wood come from the ancient forests of China?
ReplyDeleteNo kidding eh? I should have sent it with Blaise for him to try and sell at the campsite with Mom and Dad.
ReplyDeleteShaun