The vending machine is a brilliant concept. The money you give your kids would come back to the family instead of whoever else has a vending machine. Reuse, recycle. Really I am not a big fan of vending machines. I think it is a crime to have them in schools, especially filled with caffeinated sodas. But I am certainly not opposed to bribes for children. Despite the abundance of unhealthy foods readily available in our pantry, we do have a stash of candy kept high in my closet for bribing purposes. The old "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" really works. Going to Eugene's must have been like when Camrey goes to Jessie's house. She raids their pantry for pop tarts, lipton soup and ego waffles. Why in the world would you like that when you can have delicious homemade treats? Oh well, there was a time in my young life when I would have traded a dozen homemade cookies for a bite of a twinkie.
Jean
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Errol Bagley <
eebagley@hotmail.com> wrote:
There is a long history of locked cuboards in our family. Mom told me that her mother had one and the kids learned to take the hinges off when she was gone and get into the treats without unlocking it. "Treats "were real special in those days as they were scarce.
My cousin Eugene was an only child. In their home there were candy dishes out with candy in them all the time. This was amazing to me when I went to visit.
I think the answer is a home vending machine where the kids could put in there allowance money to get treats. Extra money could be earned for extra chores to get more treats. The kids might then start a new business by puting vending machines into their friends houses and servicing them. Dad
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