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As a UK person without context of the background, this was a little hard to make sense of. AFAICT there's some gig economy company called Country Time Lemonade
by buro9 8y ago
As a UK person without context of the background, this was a little hard to make sense of.
AFAICT there's some gig economy company called Country Time Lemonade who have managed to get a workforce of child labour for free, and yet it is the stall (small business) that requires a permit and so the startup behind it is offering refunds on the permit fees?
What have I got wrong?
- mjcl 8y agoCountry Time sells powered lemonade in US supermarkets. Separately, there’s a US tradition of children setting up lemonade stands to make pocket money during the summer. Typically parents help buy the supplies, the idea being that the kids are learning to work for money instead of being just given it outright. Some US cities have strict permit requirements for selling food & beverage which has lead to silly looking photos/stories of police giving 10 year old kids tickets. This is basically a publicity stunt by Country Time lemonade.
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- laken 8y agoCountry Time Lemonade is a lemonade company, who primarily sell lemonade in powder form to mix with water. Lemonade stands are a cliche way for kids to make money in the United States, however, it is technically illegal without a permit (though I've personally never heard of a kid getting shut down). Country Time is a popular choice for kids making lemonade stands because it's cheap and easy. Country Time Lemonade is starting a legal defense fund of sorts to help kids fight back after they get their lemonade stands shut down.
- DanBC 8y agoHere are a few kids getting shut down: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3171665 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3171665 https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/08/03/the-inexplicable-war-on-lemonade-stands/#28f2ef6d2a52 https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/08/03/the-inexpli...
- tonyarkles 8y agoCountry Time Lemonade isn't a "gig economy company". It's a powdered lemonade product that's been for sale for a long time. https://www.amazon.ca/Country-Time-Lemonade-Drink-82-5-Ounce/dp/B00FN6HK9U https://www.amazon.ca/Country-Time-Lemonade-Drink-82-5-Ounce... There's a long "tradition" of kids setting up a little lemonade stand on the side of the road and selling glasses of lemonade for 50 cents or whatever to get a bit of extra spending money during their summer break from school. This is typically just a random table from their parents house, a sign made out of a sheet of paper, and pitchers of lemonade.
- Pigo 8y agoIt's a tradition that goes way back => https://goo.gl/eFuf6M https://goo.gl/eFuf6M
- tonyarkles 8y agoMan... the lemonade price inflation! :D
- Pigo 8y agoI remember having to sit through Little House on the Prairie because my mom loved that show. There wasn't anything a penny couldn't buy apparently.
- bmj 8y agoRelated: is anyone old enough to have played this game on their old Apple computer? https://archive.org/details/Lemonade_Stand_1979_Apple https://archive.org/details/Lemonade_Stand_1979_Apple
- troupe 8y agoYes! I played through it on an emulator with my kids a few months ago.
- justherefortart 8y ago
- mattmanser 8y agoAs another UK person, lemonade stands are a suburban thing kids run for pocket change, like you see in the movies all the time. Sounds like local officials are getting bureaucratic and shutting them down. I think the first paragraph pretty clearly explains the problem: Are you thinking of helping your kid setting up a lemonade stand this summer? Apparently, some young entrepreneurs are getting shut down due to a lack of small business permits.
- buro9 8y agoWhen I saw these in films I always imagined the parents had a lemon tree or were just buying lemons for their kids. I also thought it was just a cheesy plot tool rather than an actual thing, What I didn't imagine was that this involved people purchasing a powdered mix from a multinational and selling that (as seems to be the case according to other comments).
- rory096 8y agoIt doesn't necessarily — see the classic game Lemonade Stand.[0][1] But powdered lemonade is probably the most common form of (non-alcoholic) lemonade consumed in the US nowadays. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonade_Stand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonade_Stand [1] http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-lemonade-stand http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-lemonade-stand
- mercutio2 8y agoFor people who live in areas where citrus will grow, picking your own lemons is the way to go, because powdered lemonade (and Country Time specifically) is disgusting. But there usually aren’t many lemons on the trees during the summer months in the US, so people opt to have their kids sell cheap, over-sweetened powdered beverage. It’s the American way!
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- djschnei 8y agoCountry time lemonade is a lemonade mix brand. In the US anyone constructing a stand on their own property to sell/attempt to sell lemonade (or anything) without permission from the government is illegal. So, an 8 year old is bored, puts out a table and tries to make a couple bucks off his neighbors, he is technically breaking the law. They frequently get shut down (or even ticketed). Country Time is attempting to get some good press by saying they will help people avoid legal fees
- troupe 8y ago> They frequently get shut down (or even ticketed). I do not think this is correct for any commonly accepted definition of the word "frequently."
- djschnei 8y agoI doubt any stats on this exists, so I'm referring to my own anecdotal experience. In my small hometown in northern NJ, they did, in fact, shut them down frequently. Unless you can prove otherwise, I am not sure the point of your comment.
- stronglikedan 8y agoWell, since you asked. What you have wrong: First, it's Country Time Lemonade. Second, they are far from a gig economy company or a startup - they're a Kraft brand since 1975, selling powdered lemonade. Third, they don't get a workforce of child labor for free - kids have enjoyed setting up lemonade stands to learn about business for many, many years, so it's by far more fun and education than work. What you have right: They are offering refunds on the ridiculous permits that buck tradition and only serve bureaucratic government overreach, not the community.
- HeyLaughingBoy 8y agoNothing. You nailed it! ...well, give it a few years and you'll be right.
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