| | I got to give it to this guy. No, not Ben, the guy that said this today. I took my mom for a routine eye checkup at the hospital today. This guy comes out of his appointment in crutches because one leg is bad. He puts his bag on the ground, opens it, and pulls out a big box of small Pringles. He starts selling it for a dollar each. These were extremely small boxes, and obviously he was charging way too much.
But I couldn't but help smile. He saw an opportunity. Obviously, being TC, I was already prepared and ate a big meal at home before coming during lunch time. My mom had already brought some food in case we got hungry. I took a few minutes to talk to him, and I can definitely see a young entrepreneur at work.
"Shit, I have to be here and the wait is long. There's a hell of a lot of people here, and they gotta eat. But they scared of losing their place in line, so they won't leave even if they are hungry. That means they are freakin' hungry. I just pick up a box of snacks at Smart and Final and make a 50% margin on my sales. Benjamin Franklin never sleeps."
He's right. When you are hungry, money no longer becomes an object. Most people know the chips won't really help, but seeing food makes them react. I got to give it to him. While others are listening to their IPods, he's working on the Benjamins. When I went out to buy lunch for my mom and I, he went to buy snacks in bulk.
I usually like to use that time to speak TC with my mom, since I rarely see her.
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