tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post8512697915223487676..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: How’d Ya Like to Make a Buck?Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-34540032133322779702012-04-27T23:44:03.729-07:002012-04-27T23:44:03.729-07:00This was the cutest post I've ever read. I cou...This was the cutest post I've ever read. I could clearly picture a pint-sized you working hard for less than five dollars. <br />Whenever my father asked if I wanted to earn cash, I always knew to immediately say yes. He paid well. Too well. In the end, I could never take the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-87540000405630185312012-04-27T18:04:39.684-07:002012-04-27T18:04:39.684-07:00He drove a hard bargain. You said 4 and he counter...He drove a hard bargain. You said 4 and he countered with 4.50. We did something very similar to this (selling door to door) with a few boxes of crocheted stuff that got thrown in the trash when one of our neighbors died.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-18952981224691865312012-04-27T07:49:38.766-07:002012-04-27T07:49:38.766-07:00My Mom went thru all of our names until she landed...My Mom went thru all of our names until she landed on it, then repeated and repeated til we answered. "Johnny! Tommy! Billy! Laura! Laura! Laura! Laura!" lol!Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-35224739795344906262012-04-27T07:17:07.852-07:002012-04-27T07:17:07.852-07:00Love the "running start at our names"--H...Love the "running start at our names"--Heck, I do that ALL THE TIME--warming up for the real deal when I sputter, "Trav--Brent--Greg--GREG!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-73146480686418769772012-04-27T06:01:32.197-07:002012-04-27T06:01:32.197-07:00I just bet you could sell ice to eskimos. Great po...I just bet you could sell ice to eskimos. Great post smurfed coffee all over my self :)mary ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488965572862287173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-66822847007552098062012-04-27T03:36:46.726-07:002012-04-27T03:36:46.726-07:00Birth of a free market capitalist.Birth of a free market capitalist.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-53607958922328514892012-04-27T02:38:11.610-07:002012-04-27T02:38:11.610-07:00A neighbor girl and I used to make potholders and ...A neighbor girl and I used to make potholders and sell them. Well SHE did, I never sold a dimes's worth. Can't wait to hear about your sales technique.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-45765016020547831012012-04-27T02:35:58.369-07:002012-04-27T02:35:58.369-07:00Thith time I acthually read your potht. I mutht t...Thith time I acthually read your potht. I mutht thay, you have a thuper talent for telling taleth.<br /><br />I am tho imprethed that I have recommended your thuff to all my friend'th.<br /> <br />P.Eth.<br />I borrowed Litha Bean Bitey (of the Mineaplith Biteyth. Hope you don't mind mucthSymdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953255546935904450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-10293521650661260252012-04-27T01:23:19.563-07:002012-04-27T01:23:19.563-07:00Just for a change, I read the other comments first...Just for a change, I read the other comments first and now I'm really curious about the bikers down the street. I'll be here tomorrow for the story and the day after.<br /><br />@Chantel; you should invest in some flyscreens.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42263328186675876002012-04-26T23:43:13.008-07:002012-04-26T23:43:13.008-07:00Wow. You're dad was a big spender. My mom us...Wow. You're dad was a big spender. My mom used to pay me a quarter to fill a whole bucket full of rocks. <br /><br />I get my kids names confused constantly.Crystal Pistolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384208762919600611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-59299995045135415102012-04-26T22:24:11.388-07:002012-04-26T22:24:11.388-07:00Wow all I ever sold was SEEDS door to door ... but...Wow all I ever sold was SEEDS door to door ... but at least I did not have to plant them for my lousy 5 cents a pack!! W.C.C.W.C.Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635788252201119646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-52473563158907580502012-04-26T22:19:58.268-07:002012-04-26T22:19:58.268-07:00i'm laughing here because my kids got used to ...i'm laughing here because my kids got used to being called "little boy" and if the wrong one came they'd hear, "no, not you, the other one" of course i never did that, it was their grandparents! (that's my story and i'm stickin to it, sugar!) xoxoxoxo<br /><br />(except for <i>Jack</i> and you know which one that is!)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-62071335848635859832012-04-26T21:57:36.078-07:002012-04-26T21:57:36.078-07:00Love your childhood stories, Pearl, and can hardly...Love your childhood stories, Pearl, and can hardly wait for the continuation of this tale! Your description of your Dad sneaking up on your name via your mother's and his sister's reminds me of my mother calling a combination of my name and my sister's name in a way that always sounded like a sneeze: "Ka-Trish!"Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-70828790286830033462012-04-26T20:39:27.518-07:002012-04-26T20:39:27.518-07:00My Dad never seems to get my name right. Unless h...My Dad never seems to get my name right. Unless he is calling me by my nickname, he usually starts with my Mom's name, sometimes he throws in my aunt, then finally me. Rarely does he use my sister's names. Maybe that's the benefit of being the oldest daughter.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130442147509407544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-41709192893493510592012-04-26T19:21:43.715-07:002012-04-26T19:21:43.715-07:00When I was a kid I used to roam around the neighbo...When I was a kid I used to roam around the neighborhood with a bucket, sponge, towel, and soap. I'd ring doorbells and say, "I'll wash your car for a dollar." I knew that this would make me look desperate, I'd get more marks to take the bait, and they'd always pay me more than a dollar.<br /><br />I was such a schemer as a kid....HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-38304849866809245812012-04-26T19:10:37.636-07:002012-04-26T19:10:37.636-07:00I can SO sympathize with your dad working his way ...I can SO sympathize with your dad working his way around to the right name. I have six kids, 12 grandchildren, three dogs, three birds and several assorted friends and relatives. It takes me hours to get to the right name . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-59237527939174417712012-04-26T15:56:36.112-07:002012-04-26T15:56:36.112-07:00Joanne, if two little girls came to my door offeri...Joanne, if two little girls came to my door offering to mow, I'd be all over that! Too cute.<br /><br />Jono, I LOVE garage saling. :-) I found an unopened original Husker Du pressing once!<br /><br />Gigi, selling rocks is right up there with selling people hub caps that have flipped off around corners...<br /><br />Eva, we'll have to wait and see. :-) Come back tomorrow (and the next day...)Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-64760752632851750362012-04-26T15:53:15.659-07:002012-04-26T15:53:15.659-07:00I'll bet you made a killing!I'll bet you made a killing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15537133952478578992012-04-26T14:57:18.448-07:002012-04-26T14:57:18.448-07:00I have the same problem with the names in this hou...I have the same problem with the names in this house as your dad. The problem with that? There's only two other folks in this house!<br /><br />Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane. While our father didn't have the ingenuity that yours did - we were resourceful rug rats. We sold rocks to the old guy down the street!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-19465969810875695452012-04-26T14:46:25.370-07:002012-04-26T14:46:25.370-07:00That reminds me, tomorrow is the first garage sale...That reminds me, tomorrow is the first garage sale of the season. I always hope to find a hidden treasure, but only seem to find one or two a year. I hope I don't lose too much by the end of the season.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-53460231786289475252012-04-26T14:44:22.735-07:002012-04-26T14:44:22.735-07:00My house to house was limited to my girlfried Patt...My house to house was limited to my girlfried Patty and me going door to door dragging an old push lawn mower and asking if we could mow lawns. We were so charmingly pathetic (in retrospect) and we learned how to eyebally a yard and quote!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-58981045604354994962012-04-26T12:53:03.973-07:002012-04-26T12:53:03.973-07:00jenny-o, I've decided to tell the whole story,...jenny-o, I've decided to tell the whole story, which is weird, because this started out specifically to be about how my dad couldn't remember our names (or ages)... Part II will come tomorrow, and I'm afraid Part III will be right after it!<br /><br />Boy are you guys in trouble...<br /><br />Leenie, my life (and the lives of the kids around me) was nothing like some of the children I know now. I can't see them going door-to-door. Nothing bad ever happened, although I suppose it could've, but I did learn to handle myself, and that's worth something...Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15172388759176553162012-04-26T12:20:57.387-07:002012-04-26T12:20:57.387-07:00Still here but overwhelmed with "stuff."...Still here but overwhelmed with "stuff." but I do love my daily dose of Pearl. <br /><br />Can you imagine modern helicopter parents allowing their children such adventure and enterprise? Horrors. It was good to be ten and not be smothered by paranoid parents.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-69870676128343866252012-04-26T12:02:13.163-07:002012-04-26T12:02:13.163-07:00So, you got paid for cleaning the dishes up, but d...So, you got paid for cleaning the dishes up, but did you also get the proceeds from door-to-door sales? or a percentage?<br /><br />Nice of your dad to haggle your wages in the "up" direction :) You were a good worker, I think.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-82080003242566351292012-04-26T11:41:07.436-07:002012-04-26T11:41:07.436-07:00Buttons, oh, I'm so glad. :-) Thank you!!Buttons, oh, I'm so glad. :-) Thank you!!Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.com