Reply #10: I absolutely REFUSED to allow my kids to sell ANYTHING

[SoCalDem]

It's dangerous to start with.. Lots of parents work in jobs that are "no soliciting" zones, so it means that ALL the kids in a given area are competing against each other in the neighborhood..and families can only buy so much of it..

The other solution is to "smile and make nice at strangers coming out of stores" to try and get THEM to buy your stuff..

That is a NOT a good idea...

The first time my kid brought home something, I called the school the next day and thanked them for the lovely gift of "whatever it was".. The school secretary said ...no that is stuff for Scott to sell.. I told her that if someoone GAVE my son, a MINOR "product" to sell, it was like a contract, and since he was a minor, he could not enter into the agreement, so it was a GIFT..

She put me on hold, and transferred me to the principal, who told me to just return it with in the next day..

They never sent anything home again...:evilgrin:..

My boys would always say.."My Mom won't allow us to sell stuff", and if you make me take it, we consider it a gift "..