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The entire delivery process was moved to adults with cars. I had a route at 12-13yo and used a wagon to hand deliver to 50-60 houses.
by ChicagoDave 4y ago
The entire delivery process was moved to adults with cars. I had a route at 12-13yo and used a wagon to hand deliver to 50-60 houses.
- ChicagoDave 4y agoI’d add that there was a job crunch in the 80’s where adults would absorb 4 to 6 “routes” equaling 200-300 houses. I made about $30/week. The newspaper companies made it into a full-time job for minimum wage, with benefits. This destroyed 12-15yo paper route jobs.