13 year old son in trouble for selling Pepsi at school

Mar10_W

nzmegs wrote: »

if you are proud of him for selling pepsi or even for drinking it himself you need to rethink your parenting skills. No child of any age should be drinking that stuff and i trust that my children go to school and don't have access to that sort of poison. the thought of some other child selling my kids soft drinks horrifies me. Well done to the school for not accepting it!

Unbelievable! His thirteen not three! I feel sorry for your kids!

looby75

my daughter doesn't really like chocolate, she'll eat a small amount every now and again but it's just not something she really enjoys so at christmas and Easter she never ever gets through all the selection boxes and Easter eggs she gets. So for the last 5 years or so she's been selling the sweets to her mates on the school bus!

At Easter she melts down her eggs and makes chocolate crispy cakes and sells them too. A couple of years ago Business studies teacher found out about it and asked dd to do a presentation to the younger years

She's in her last few months of sixth form now and will be on study leave from 25th may......her mates have already put their orders in for the crispy cakes before she leaves lol

bestpud

Mupette wrote: »

oh no's my DS does the Dr Pepper..... can he get help?

At least yours is a teen! My youngest is only 9 and likes Dr Pepper! :eek: She must have had it twice already this year - I'd better get her into rehab! :rotfl:

And the 18 year old is going backwards as she loves Tizer but used to like Dr Pepper. Does that mean she is saved? Can I start sleeping at night again? :rotfl:

Nowt so strange as folk, is there!!

daz501

What a ridiculous notion. I can't even believe this is being discussed. Enterprise should be taught more in schools if anything, seeing as we're running a deficit. We need people who can think for themselves, but how about less of this "red tape" that is supposed to benefit small to medium sized businesses?

Discouraging youths from using their initiative is not going to translate well into their future selves, when all they can remember is what they were told not to do, rather than what they could achieve. Selling cans of drinks is a low risk and fun way to get your feet wet. I used to sell toys and wash cars, and it started when I was about 10. I saved up my money for computer games and felt VERY proud.

I understand that rules MIGHT have been broken in the school's view, but who makes the rules? Some people just love to spoil all the fun for others.

As for over protective parents - stop reading the newspapers and read a few more books. Perhaps you had a terrible childhood and now you just want to exert control over your offspring.

madbird_2

Mupette wrote: »

oh no's my DS does the Dr Pepper..... can he get help?

Dr Pepper?....what was the advert..."whats the worst that can happen" lol"

I used to drink Top Deck shandy and cider....when I was about 8, if you remember these drinks then you are as old as me!

I moved on from Cream Soda at an early age....

Derivative

Schools, at least state schools, are there to keep children subdued.
What your son has done is very clever, sadly the school don't see it that way. We used to buy tubs of sweets and sell 20p bags and make a good profit.

HappyEnough

Well my DD is 14, and buys £5 worth of choccie each week from tesco, takes it into school, and sells individually for 50p a piece, she doubles her money each day and earns herself £25 a week! She puts the whole of this into a bank account, lives off of her £5 weekly pocket money, and is watching her efforts acculmalate! Personally I support her, she is being savvy, she wants to get a part time job but at 14 is too young, and knows i cannot afford to give her more than a fiver a week. The students she sells it too used to bunk off to go up the shop at break time (they arent allowed to leave school site) so by selling it to them , they no longer bunk off. And to those posters who say where will it stop, wont she sell cigarettes, drugs etc as she gets older, my response is OF COURSE NOT! She is a sensible girl, who realises that sweets are harmless, sure it might get you a few fillings, but honestly, where's the harm? If someone else was selling it,then i wouldnt have a problem at all with her buying some. I dont agree with the nanny state.

Js_Other_Half

My brother used to make a fortune from the boarders at his school. They were only allowed so much pocket money, so he would buy some of their unwanted gadgets/watches and sell them on to other boys. I seem to remember 'no buying or selling' was actually in the rules, but more or less ignored by everyone.

mirrorimage0

annibee wrote: »

If this is in a school I think the canteen staff are funded by the school and not the takings, Its sad but a lot of canteen staff have lost their jobs in the recent recession but I can guarantee its not because some kids sold their stuff for a bit more.... also the boys are doing the same work as the canteen staff really if you think about it their sourcing a supplier (research), working out a profit (good maths skill) and finding a clientele (marketing) their doing all that and earning a lot less than the canteen staff.

If stuff is available at a canteen then kids with allergies can still purchase it cant they? So it would be the same principle? just my honest opinion on the matter

most schools are funded by the council certainly in our area. the canteen staff itself do not set the prices and we are not allowed to sell the sort of stuff children are bringing into school ie energy drinks, cakes etc from the bakers, crisps and chocolates and it certainly isnt what i would want my child to be eating all day.

the council are not allowed to make a profit from the kitchens but they have to be self sufficient as in buying equipment, covering wages etc so if our sales drop then we have to cut hours from staffing or lose staff members altogether because we cant afford them.

damned if we do and damned if we dont, we supply healthy goverment compliant meals in our local schools and the parents moan but yet when the schools were allowed to sell choc and fizzy drinks etc the parents still used to moan, go figure


p.s. i didnt say that its not enterprising or clever of the young lad i was just putting another point of view across, im all for the kids making money, my two boys do various jobs for the neighbours and do boot sales in the summer etc but as it was up for discussion was just putting another angle on it,

jellyhead

split_second wrote: »

who was the supplier? 4 cans of pepsi max for a pound is a bargain and i should know

There are a few in my town centre, selling either 3 or 4 cans for £1. Poundland, farmfoods, the fruit and veg shop etc.