Comments on: Selling Fireworks http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/2009/06/01/selling-fireworks/ Fulltime RV Travel In Our Winnebago Motorhome Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:45:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Heidi Bingham http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/2009/06/01/selling-fireworks/comment-page-1/#comment-3849 Heidi Bingham Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:27:47 +0000 http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/?p=2025#comment-3849 My husband and I have been selling fireworks for three years- this will be our third year. It's hard, hot work but worth it to us. Last year we made $7800.00 for about two weeks of work. Not bad. The company we work for provides the tent, the fireworks and handles getting the location and business liceanse. They reimburse us for the gas we use and provide the generator. I'm sure we've suffered some shop lifting but it hasn't been a big issue. At night my husband sleeps in the tent. It makes me very, very nervous but he'd rather do that than take everything down and set up everyday. We don't have an RV. Last year a friend lent us theirs and this year we'll just rent a port-a-potty. Luckily my family lives nearby so we can use their home for breaks. We do have to hire some help, wich comes out of our pocket but it's worth it to us. My dad sold Christmas trees one year and says he'll never do it again. He lost money on the venture. However, there is a guy in our area that makes a lot every year doing that. He makes a big deal out of it though- has a salmon bake and lots of fun activities. It's "the" place to go to get a tree. He makes it an experience. I think for most holidays, besides the 4th, you have to stand out. For the 4th- it's pretty easy money- and everybody, EVERYBODY, buys fireworks. My husband and I have been selling fireworks for three years- this will be our third year. It’s hard, hot work but worth it to us. Last year we made $7800.00 for about two weeks of work. Not bad. The company we work for provides the tent, the fireworks and handles getting the location and business liceanse. They reimburse us for the gas we use and provide the generator. I’m sure we’ve suffered some shop lifting but it hasn’t been a big issue. At night my husband sleeps in the tent. It makes me very, very nervous but he’d rather do that than take everything down and set up everyday. We don’t have an RV. Last year a friend lent us theirs and this year we’ll just rent a port-a-potty. Luckily my family lives nearby so we can use their home for breaks. We do have to hire some help, wich comes out of our pocket but it’s worth it to us.

My dad sold Christmas trees one year and says he’ll never do it again. He lost money on the venture. However, there is a guy in our area that makes a lot every year doing that. He makes a big deal out of it though- has a salmon bake and lots of fun activities. It’s “the” place to go to get a tree. He makes it an experience. I think for most holidays, besides the 4th, you have to stand out. For the 4th- it’s pretty easy money- and everybody, EVERYBODY, buys fireworks.

]]> By: Jim Mossman http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/2009/06/01/selling-fireworks/comment-page-1/#comment-3172 Jim Mossman Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:47:53 +0000 http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/?p=2025#comment-3172 We did christmas trees for two years back about 6 years ago. It went on from Thanksgiving to Christmas eve, 12-14 hours a day, every day. I figured we made about $4.35 a hour...working with the public is a pain...most of them are nice, but the rude ones make up for the nice ones. NEVER AGAIN!!!! Jim We did christmas trees for two years back about 6 years ago. It went on from Thanksgiving to Christmas eve, 12-14 hours a day, every day. I figured we made about $4.35 a hour…working with the public is a pain…most of them are nice, but the rude ones make up for the nice ones. NEVER AGAIN!!!!
Jim

]]> By: Helen Moll http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/2009/06/01/selling-fireworks/comment-page-1/#comment-3157 Helen Moll Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:57:02 +0000 http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/?p=2025#comment-3157 Hmmm. Sounds good to me. I could work side by side with my honey for maybe three weeks and we could earn enough to pay for having my hair done weekly, a manicure and pedicure each month for a whole year. Bill could get his hair cut once a month and we would still have leftovers. Yup, might have to look into it before we leave South Dakota. Helen Hmmm. Sounds good to me. I could work side by side with my honey for maybe three weeks and we could earn enough to pay for having my hair done weekly, a manicure and pedicure each month for a whole year. Bill could get his hair cut once a month and we would still have leftovers. Yup, might have to look into it before we leave South Dakota.

Helen

]]> By: Snackmaster & Jan http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/2009/06/01/selling-fireworks/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 Snackmaster & Jan Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:24:51 +0000 http://gypsyjournal.net/blog/?p=2025#comment-3137 We haven't sold any of those things, but are interested for the future. Thanks for doing the math. I do know that during wheat harvest out here in the west, a good combine operator gets $100 a day and sometimes more. You get to sit in air conditioned comfort with good radio stations and/or CDs playing. You get to be pretty much alone, only dealing with the other members of the crew. Generally your meals are provided for you and even brought to the field. No gas required - just show up to work every day. This used to be my summer job and I loved it. We did have instances though, where a driver would just walk off and leave his whole rig in the field. Usually they couldn't deal with the loneliness. They would hitch hike home, usually somewhere back east:-) The pay was good and the best part, you didn't have any time or place to spend any of it until the job was done. So - you worked long, hard days and nights and at the end of a month or so, you had a nice chunk of money:-) We haven’t sold any of those things, but are interested for the future. Thanks for doing the math. I do know that during wheat harvest out here in the west, a good combine operator gets $100 a day and sometimes more. You get to sit in air conditioned comfort with good radio stations and/or CDs playing. You get to be pretty much alone, only dealing with the other members of the crew. Generally your meals are provided for you and even brought to the field. No gas required – just show up to work every day.

This used to be my summer job and I loved it. We did have instances though, where a driver would just walk off and leave his whole rig in the field. Usually they couldn’t deal with the loneliness. They would hitch hike home, usually somewhere back east:-)

The pay was good and the best part, you didn’t have any time or place to spend any of it until the job was done. So – you worked long, hard days and nights and at the end of a month or so, you had a nice chunk of money:-)

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