- 11th Grade Candy Business
In 11
th grade I was inspired to sell candy in my school by a friend who sold hot chips in school. The vending machine often didn’t have hot chips or candy bars so we took advantage of the demand for those products in school. I would go to Sams club to buy the chocolate in bulk and make a 40-50% profit selling each bar for a dollar each. My main problem was finding good deals on preferred candies and keeping the chocolate from melting. I bought an ice pack to keep the chocolate from melting but meeting the specific demands for certain chocolates was always a problem. Often the boxes had multiple kinds of chocolate and some where more desired than others. There would
be some competition, but despite being a small school it never really hindered my ability to sell.
Hey Kai,
ReplyDeleteI really like how creative your idea was to sell candy and I liked how you saw a problem and decided to fix it. I remember that there was never candy or anything in my school and I think that you definitely would have made a lot of money at my school as well. I also liked how you would try to look for good deals on certain candies in order to maximize your profit margin.
Hello Kai,
ReplyDeleteYour friend was so cool to share her experience and market insights with you. I also thought it was creative how you invested your money to find a solution to your problem, that being, melting candy bars. What would you do with the chocolate bars that did not sell?
Well depends, if they ended up melted or squished somehow I would give them to friends or eat them. But if they where still in good shape I would just bring them back for the next day. It was pretty interesting though, becuase what people liked would often change as they tried new candies. For example, people barely bought caramellos, but after a few months they where my most sought after chocolate bar.
DeleteHi Kai,
ReplyDeleteI think many people sold snacks in middle and/or high school. It fascinates me because everyone was young but still had the entrepreneurship drive. Selling chocolate sounds like a big commitment. I hope you made a lot of money because chocolate definitely has a high demand.