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   Undrneath said, 10 months ago

   Makes me wonder how many kids live on that block.
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   dkendraf said, 10 months ago

   I’d go to Pasquale’s simply because I know he’s honest; his lemonade would taste like lemonade and probably be reasonably priced. I wouldn’t go to Clem’s at all; chances are it’s more expensive than the rest and not enough sugar in the lemonade (maybe not even enough lemon!). Then, I’d have to go by how well I know the product of the rest of the children there; some I’d visit and some I wouldn’t. I’d still have money in my pocket, and the children would learn a lesson of economics and retail.
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   Phatts California said, 10 months ago

   … this would be like trying to get to “Go” with Boardwalk and Park Place full of hotels …
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   Keith said, 10 months ago

   But the competition is wonderful for the consumer. No price gauging here! He’ll find a great price, guaranteed.
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   Burnside217 said, 10 months ago

   The smart kid would put a coin operated port-a-john at the far end.
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   ewalnut said, 10 months ago

   Skip Clem and do the others.
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   Mitchtheone said, 10 months ago

   the smart kid will be buying out the other stands hiring those same kids to work his stands on commission… But that would be me…..
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   Kydex29 said, 10 months ago

   @dkendraf

   I just try to buy it whenever I see it – I’ve even been known to pull a U-turn just to buy lemonade. And I generally tell them to keep the change. I had a couple of adults who did the same for me when I was a kid, and it absolutely made my day – amazing how little it can take to make a kid supremely happy!
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   Loy Wells said, 10 months ago

   City wouldn’t allow this… No tax stamps, no permits, no licenses, no public inspections. They would shut it down in an instant. Taxes are what killed the American spirit. Don’t laugh. This actually happened in some cities.
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    jimmyh43105 said, 10 months ago

    Hope there’s a porta potty at the end of that row!
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    imrobert said, 10 months ago

    @Mitchtheone

    Wouldn’t he be buying them out, closing them down, and investing in off shore accounts?
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    Doctor11 said, 10 months ago

    Boy, I hope Jimbo has enough money to survive this.
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    wakeangel2001 said, 10 months ago

    That’s a terrible idea! If they sell the same product then they shouldn’t set up shop right next to each other because depending on the direction of foot traffic only the kids at the ends will get any business. In the REAL world vendors like this set up on street corners and only stay near people who sell different products so they don’t have to worry about losing customers to redundancy.
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    hippogriff said, 10 months ago

    Loy Wells: You get that from that Australian network? The only destroyed towns I know of were killed by: a) transportation (railroads, highways, etc.) passing them by; b) natural disasters; c) town payroll going overseas; d) oligopolies (Walmart, etc.) moving in, operating at a loss until the local businesses (and tax base) failed; e) other causes too minor to enumerate.
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    Kimberly Marley said, 10 months ago

    @Burnside217

    Right on!
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