I always wished to be the child of a shop owner! My parents almost bought a shop near Brighton at one point. I was so disappointed when it fell through! I wasn’t very entrepreneurial as a child but I spent about a year at Sunday school. I was given three pennies for the collection box but I soon learned to put one in the box and keep two. When Sunday school ended I was straight over to the sweet shop. You could get quite a few sweets for two pennies!
I’m afraid my most lucrative enterprise was stealing from the newsagents I worked at. £1.65 for a packet of cigarettes, I’d ring up 65p on the till and after five of these stuff a fiver in my socks.
I had very fat ankles at the end of the day. I spent it all on records and cider.
I used to set up games from a ‘fun fair’ on my stairs, and make anyone walking past pay 20p to pick out a tiny piece of rolled up paper from a piece of cardboard that I punched holes in , if it had win written on it, they would get a penny sweat 😂
Loving the pics of little Faithiepop! The entrepreneurial spirit was always there.
When I was about 7, I started selling "sparkly gems" (gravel) in the school playground for 1p or 2p each. I got in so much trouble! Secretly I think my parents thought it was hilarious.
This is so cute!!!
I always wished to be the child of a shop owner! My parents almost bought a shop near Brighton at one point. I was so disappointed when it fell through! I wasn’t very entrepreneurial as a child but I spent about a year at Sunday school. I was given three pennies for the collection box but I soon learned to put one in the box and keep two. When Sunday school ended I was straight over to the sweet shop. You could get quite a few sweets for two pennies!
This is so naughty I love it! I'm now wondering whether our parents gave us these opportunities to see what we'd do with them 🤨
I had 5p to go to Saturday Morning Pictures with my girlfriend but we used to walk home and save 2p of bus fair to spend on sweets from Woolworths.
Ha ha. This is genius!
I remember the peg dolls! They were great and such a good idea should have been a sellout. Love ❤️ the photos of you 😘
Thanks Ma! Yes, I wonder where they are now?! xx
I never trusted that Jenna!
I’m afraid my most lucrative enterprise was stealing from the newsagents I worked at. £1.65 for a packet of cigarettes, I’d ring up 65p on the till and after five of these stuff a fiver in my socks.
I had very fat ankles at the end of the day. I spent it all on records and cider.
🤣 Wow what a racket! Were you ever found out?
No, but I hid my money under my mattress and my mum found it.
She told me off but I think she was a little bit happy as I was usually such a quiet and well behaved one.
They were paying £1.50 an hour, which even then was awful. That’s my excuse anyway.
I used to set up games from a ‘fun fair’ on my stairs, and make anyone walking past pay 20p to pick out a tiny piece of rolled up paper from a piece of cardboard that I punched holes in , if it had win written on it, they would get a penny sweat 😂
This is so well thought out - I love it!!
Loving the pics of little Faithiepop! The entrepreneurial spirit was always there.
When I was about 7, I started selling "sparkly gems" (gravel) in the school playground for 1p or 2p each. I got in so much trouble! Secretly I think my parents thought it was hilarious.
No way!! This is so cheeky I love it - you were a marketing genius even then!
Great memories and very enterprising, Faith! The peg dolls! I’d forgotten all about those. I used to make them, too.
We’d put on a song and dance performance for our neighbours in the street as kids and charge them sixpence to attend. I’m sure we were worth it!
At last I’ve found a kindred spirit!! Thanks Wendy. Wow - I love that you charged for that - are kids as ballsy these days I wonder?!