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well, its a good concept, but only until u try it out will u know for sure if it will work. but as a warning, if you plan to publisize this throughout your school, it could become easily overeard by a teacher if everybody knows. also, teachers can and will check peoples' facebooks (creepy isn't it?) and could get word through that.

also, are tech decks still in? i havent seen one of thos e in ages!

Where do you plan on getting the stock? If you are getting them through buying from the school (because most schools will sell Vitamin Water) and just raising the prices, then this shop will fail, because consumers will want to go to shops with the lesser prices. Also, like Madgamer131 said, teachers will get word of it, because a lot of students are big mouths, and if these products are being sold by the school, and they are figuring out that a big-chunk percentage of the profits are down, they will know that some thing's up.

I don't think you'll have a great business, but it's a start...

Sounds okay, just do trial and error.

Just to clarify:

They don't sell ANYTHING at our school, so thats why it's such a great idea, but advertising would be a problem as you guys said. I wonder how I could spread word...

One tip - buy in bulk. You can get things cheaper if you get the big packs.

I made this cool design for a shirt!


But I;m not sure a shirt would work, though I may be able to use it.

Darn, well heres the link

[url]http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=leaguelockerlogo06xg4.jpg[/url]

Well I guess if your hard up for money then it's not a bad idea, but if you need money how exactly are you going to buy your stock. That and I think a lot of people would prefer their drinks to be cold, not warm. But these are just the things I thought up of, maybe it'll work; you'll never know until you try, good luck to you.

Well, theirs already a store here, but not that interesting, many different sites have stores as well like Newgrounds, but can't you just do it in public,?
Plus, getting money off the internet without doing something to earn it is illegal...

Umm... He doesn't mean on this site, Danstanta. He means actually in his locker at school. He's only using this site to get our opinions.

Meh~
Pretty good, but they will probably think your kind of pathetic, hate you for charging high, bring their own stuff, and tell on the teacher when you won't give a discount or something. Quite risky.

Follow these steps and you will not fail.
You will need the following
Lockers X 5
Boss sunglasses X 5
Old Backpacks X 5
Candy, pop, Toys, Etc.
The first problem you will run into is security, at first you want to keep this operation (now called operation dessert storm) on the down low so only people you can trust. Once you find said people you start advertising small. just tell some people or send out e-mails or whatever. Once you tell one person they will hopefully tell another and so on. Now you got kids asking you about this store.
Possible conversation.
Kid one "hey man... i hear your selling *goes down to whisper* Vitamin water?
You "yah, we got lots of good stuff"
Kid one "can you get me some?"
You " yah but to buy anything you need to tell the password to one of my employees"
Kid one "ill do anything for my fix of vitamin water just tell me"
Tell him password (you choose the password)
Now you got some clients or as we say on the street Junkies... (lets just call them "clients"... yah)
The next day for school on your way there go to a corner store and buy one bag of ice, Candy, and Drinks (candy Optional) (rember start small)
Crack open the ice bag and poor it into you old backpack. Put drinks into said backpack and get to school. Now some kids will come up to you and buy your drinks but today only a few will. If someone comes up and tells you he will pay you back for a drink say "NO!. Word of mouth has started to spread by know so you just increase you growth.
Know you are starting to turn a profit on this. Buy yourself and employees a pair of black boss sunglasses.
Now word has gotten to the Faculty (teachers) that someone has a sort of convenience store going on under there noses. This is where you jump ship so to say. Sell your company and all you merchandise to another kid and now you have money and are open to start new business ventures.

could make it a secret shop passed only from friend to friend? that'd keep it low on advertising

did you read my post do you know how long i spent on that? (about 3 min)