The Best Lemonade Stand in America

Chaseme · Jul 21, 2009

This kid is good.

The Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest | Inc.com

Tommy, WA (Age 11)

Did you name your lemonade stand? If yes, please let us know what you called it. If not, please go on to the next question.

I named my lemonade stand, "Tommy's Lemonade" because I started my stand over three years ago when I was eight years old.

How did you build your lemonade stand? (Don't forget to let us know what materials you used and how you came up with the idea!)

I use a folding table and a yellow and white checkered table cloth. I use my ice cooler to sit on when I'm waiting for customers. My stand is easy to setup, take down, and store in the back of my grandma's antique store.

What does your lemonade stand look like? (Describe what it looks like and why you designed it the way you did, talking about the size of your stand and any extra special signs you created to promote it!)

Location! Location! My stand is set up in front of my grandma's antique store in Port Gamble, WA. It is on the main street of this historic tourist town. I even get a couple drive-up customers. I have regular customers and have a buy 4 get 1 free punch card. I have a "Tommy's Lemonade" sign with my derby photo and also a "Thank You" sign. I have my soap box derby car for other kids to sit in, check out, and attract business. I was even featured in an article last year in our local newspaper.

How did you choose the lemonade recipe and how did you make your lemonade?

I use lemonade concentrate because I think it tastes the best and is easy for me to mix. Because if it takes too long to make, customers are just going to walk by and I'll lose the sale. I make each batch fresh and keep it in a cooler at my stand. I usually go through at least 10 cans a day!

How much money did you make this weekend?

After I reimburse my mom and grandma for the cost of cups, ice, and lemonade, I usually make around $100 a weekend. Last summer I earned over $900 to help fund my trip to the All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship in Akron, Ohio.

Jeremy · Jul 21, 2009

That's awesome, good for him! Although someone else clearly wrote / helped him write the submission

dstylezs · Jul 21, 2009

Playerific!

rijowysock · Jul 21, 2009

yeah, grandma wrote the damn thing and prolly pockets the other 300/weekend he makes "yeah sweetheart, cups were 280$ this week"

kid needs to go somewhere with kids and slang pizza... i used to make like 150/200 a day in highschool selling pizza by the slice from dominos... they sell to schools for 5$/medium 1 topping and id order tons of the basic toppings and sell em for 2$ a slice... those were the days.. teacher didnt care, then again she was drunk half the time

Just In Time · Jul 21, 2009

great job kid! keep up the work!

Sean1 · Jul 21, 2009

Early entrepreneur! Good show kid!

unitedvisionary · Jul 21, 2009

thats pretty cool!

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