Sumner Shortcuts

Not An Impulse Buy: Cities & Towns

Dude, you cannot sell an entire town. This guy’s trying to sell Bethpage or Portland… or both. Have you even asked the citizens of Portland if they want to be sold?  I doubt they do.  They might, however, allow you to sell a certain school teacher from Portland. Not only is it not possible to sell an [...]

Update: Blackberry Guy Now Selling Blueberries Too! (Fruit Still Not An Impulse Buy)

Question: What do you do if your side-of-the-road fruit-selling business isn’t taking off like you’d hoped? Answer: Add another fruit to your inventory. We covered Mr. Blackberry Seller Man in a previous post, but now it seems he’s doubled his inventory by adding delicious blueberries. I’m sorry to say that I’m still not a huge fan of [...]

Not An Impulse Buy: Blackberries

I’ve often wondered how much money roadside stands can possibly make. Doesn’t seem like the ideal way to make profits. And when you factor in sitting in the muggy summer heat all afternoon, it just doesn’t seem to be worth all the trouble. But this blackberry salesman has claimed this spot for three days [...]

Not An Impulse Buy: Daycare Centers

I’ve been thinking lately about buying a daycare business.  Seems like nobody wants to take care of their own kids anymore–and there’s gotta be some money in that. So imagine my surprise when I stumbled over this wonderful offer the other day.  An entire daycare business for sale… right when I needed it most. But seriously, if [...]

Not An Impulse Buy: Roosters

I have seen this sign (below)many times when driving down New Shackle Island Road.  Never had a camera handy until today. Listen, I know that everyone wants their own rooster.  After Playstations and skateboards, it’s the most-asked-for item on children’s Christmas lists.  Playstations, skateboards, and roosters. But is it really an impulse buy?  Is anyone driving down [...]

Not An Impulse Buy: Bulldozers

This bulldozer has been sitting by the side of Main Street in Hendersonville for several days now. Let’s forget for a moment that there are only four digits in that phone number, one of them barely legible… What’s more puzzling to me is why anyone would try to sell a bulldozer on the side of the road.  [...]