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Grif used his best manners to ask if he could set up his lemonade stand, but the lady behind the desk said that would be considered soliciting, and that wasn't allowed on the grounds.  He was heartbroken - even teared up as we left.  Not wanted to see their entrepreneurial spirits crushed, I suggested that they put their lemonade stand up at an intersection 2 blocks away.  Eyes lit up and they got busy.  We made lemonade and lemon tea, got cups and bought ice, painted a sign on top of our folding table, made sure we had change, and then carried everything to the corner.  They were determined to make some money. 

Their goal...$10 each.  They were charging $1/cup.  You should have seen them out there, holding up their little signs that said $1.  They were walking along the sidewalk, waving and yelling, "Fresh lemonade!  Only $1!  Get your fresh lemonade!"  They had their first customer within 5 minutes!  I told them if they wanted to make sure their customers were satisfied they had to show a little initiative...do something more than what was expected, and do it for free.  So with each cup they sold they decided to offer an extra squirt of lemon juice, no charge.  They were very impressed when they got their first tip.  In the end, our last customer of the day was Daddy, which was great because we put all of our stuff in the back of the van instead of carrying it home!  The boys both returned to the motorhome after about 2 hours of peddling lemonade with $8.20 and a bright red sunburn (I forgot the sunscreen!)  Good job guys! (Pictures in the gallery )
 
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hagen
Re:Lemonade Stand in Boise
Sep 30 2008 16:27:30
Wow, great job,guys!! Did you buy anything at Cabella's?? We miss you!
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