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Starting a school store

9 years 3 months ago #168384 by Bland Tigers - Cheryl
Would love to get a picture of your display cart. ;) Would you mind emailing it to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if its not too much trouble.

Thank you in advance.

Blessings,
Cheryl
12 years 1 month ago #161833 by Rose H
Replied by Rose H on topic Re:Starting a school store
Hi mum24kids,
Some comments are coming in on Facebook that hopefully will be helpful to you:

www.facebook.com/PTOToday/posts/435615093142653

Good luck!
Rose C.
12 years 1 month ago #161828 by Rose H
Replied by Rose H on topic Re:Starting a school store
Love that idea, CubMom!

Almost like a store on wheels! Nice way to make use of the resources you have.

Thanks for sharing your idea!

Rose C.
Community Manager
12 years 1 month ago #161827 by CubMom
Replied by CubMom on topic Re:Starting a school store
I started and now run a small school store at our elementary (3rd - 5th). Since our school is already using every square inch, my husband made a rolling counter display. It folds closed, and has plexiglass fronts. I roll it into a closet to store it during the week. Since it is small, I don't have much storage room and tend to order stuff almost every week. It makes its own money, and enough profit to fund things like Family Movie Night.

We are open on Fridays from 11 to 1, when there is a lot of traffic in the foyer from kids coming back from lunch. They can only buy on the way back so they don't spend their lunch money. I have a few 5th graders who help me during their lunch and recess.

We have items starting at 2 for 25 cents (the small pencil sharpeners) up to 2 dollars for the spy pens, which I only have occasionally. Most of our items are 50 cents to 95 cents. I always have different sharpeners, erasers, and mechanical pencils. The other stuff comes and goes - bracelets, wallets, scented highlighters, bookmarks, keychains, and memo pads. I buy some stuff at Big Lots, the office supply store clearance area, and even WalMart. Right now, since its October, I'm selling some halloween stuff - pencils, glow-in-the-dark bugs and bats.

We just started selling popcorn on Fridays also, from 12:30 until the end of the day. I was buying it from a popper in town and rebagging it, but we made enough money to buy our own popper.

I would be more than happy to tell you more!
12 years 1 month ago #161735 by Rose H
Replied by Rose H on topic Re:Starting a school store
Hi mum24kids,

Wanted to ask... Would you like to put this request up on our Facebook page? Sometimes we get different amounts or types of responses on that channel.

Thanks,
Rose C.
Community Manager
12 years 1 month ago #161732 by mum24kids
Bumping up this request, because she's only had one school respond who has a store. Hoping now that school has been in session for a few weeks that more people will have a chance to complete the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/s/HVBWP9J
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