Did you stick with it long? Was it fun? Any interesting/funny stories about your childhood paper route?
2006-07-20 01:57:56 · 9 answers · asked by violindiva72 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I took on three paper routes when I was a pregnant teen. I decided I needed the money and the exercise. It was good way to keep fit and earn some extra money. I had bought a big old fashioned pram for my baby earl in the pregnancy I would load the papers in the pram and push it around delivering local papers.
2006-07-20 02:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister and I each had our own routes at a time when few girls had one. I don't remember how long I had it. I remember wearing white shorts and a top, and carrying papers under my arm. What a black mess on me when I got home.
One windy day, I thought I'd leave a small stack of papers on someone's open front porch while I ran house to house with a few to deliver. I must have thought the papers would stay right there, what a mess. I'm sure some never got their whole paper.
One patron always hid in the house and wouldn't answer the door when I'd come to collect for the money.
2006-07-20 09:06:02 · answer #2 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From age 11 to 14. During the summer, I took 3 or 4 routes including one from the rival newspaper. Up at 5:00, done by 7:00, left lots of time for hanging out and made decent $ by early-teen standards.
2006-07-20 09:02:44 · answer #3 · answered by Jon T. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had one.
i did it together with a friend, we had great fun during the round. (wasn't a morning paper)
i remember the new years, then we got to go visit all the houses and get tips everywhere (we would make at least $200,- each)
we did it for 2 years (it only sucked when it rained)
2006-07-20 09:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by Preykill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had two. Moved away from the first one. Broke my knee on the second one. On the whole they were good. Lousy tippers though...
2006-07-20 09:01:25 · answer #5 · answered by danl747 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it was the worst two days of my life.
2006-07-20 08:59:53 · answer #6 · answered by EMAILSKIP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i had one as a kid..my mom kept all the money from it..nice huh?
2006-07-20 09:00:38 · answer #7 · answered by stormyheart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no never i bet its really boring
2006-07-20 15:08:02 · answer #8 · answered by spymonkey_15 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-20 09:02:15 · answer #9 · answered by norwood 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋