Everyone seemed to sort of have unofficial jobs. Gillian was the head boss. Lucas took care of the financial aspect of it. Henry earned his keep by being the head salesman. Josh Oliver and Olivia were sort of greeters--cute, chatty girls and boys with black eyes really bring in the crowds!
They started off Thursday by selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts. They tried their darnedest to get people to buy them, but I think they ended up eating way, way more than what they sold! Who would have guessed so many garage-sellers were such dedicated dieters?
The next day they had a lemonade stand. They had better luck selling that, although I'm pretty sure they also drank way more of it than what they sold, or should I say drank and spilled more.
We've decided that Henry is indeed a born salesman. It was a real crack up to watch him in action.
There was one girl who was about 8 who told Henry she didn't want any lemonade. He disappeared for a minute and came back with a full glass of lemonade. He walked up to her like he was the coolest guy at the party and said, "See I told you we had some lemonade." Then he took a long sip and said, "Are you sure you don't want some?" It was all very slick! She didn't give in right away, but by the time she left she had a glass in her hand!
Henry even stayed behind when Ben and I took the other kids to Cici's to eat. He wanted to stay with the lemonade stand--he was dedicated! While we were gone he apparently started pouring glass for people before he even asked if they wanted some. Really how can you say no to a cute kid who already has a glass ready for you? It was a good approach.
By the end of the day on Friday, Henry, Olivia, and Josh had made such a mess with the lemonade that they didn't get to sell anything on Saturday. Plus, they were all cranky messes so none of us really wanted to deal with them, let alone them trying to sell things.
It was a good garage sale. Gretchen made a killing and I think Linda did pretty good too. I was just happy to get rid of some of my stuff--the money is just bonus.
