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AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
edited February 2008 in The Porch
So being a broke college kid that is saving all of his paychecks until Roo I was wondering if I could actually sell food on the campground? Would it be successful if I kept the prices low (enough for me to make profit) and grilled burgers, veggie burgs and hot dogs? It's either food or joints but I wanna go for something that isn't illegal for my first choice.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    So being a broke college kid that is saving all of his paychecks until Roo I was wondering if I could actually sell food on the campground? Would it be successful if I kept the prices low (enough for me to make profit) and grilled burgers, veggie burgs and hot dogs? It's either food or joints but I wanna go for something that isn't illegal for my first choice.

    I'd buy some food from ya. No joints though.
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  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    I'd buy some food from ya. No joints though.

    Thats what I'm saying. My buddy thinks it wont work. Oh, and I went to the Culinary Institute of America, so it'll be good.
  • offhegoes09offhegoes09 Posts: 328
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    Thats what I'm saying. My buddy thinks it wont work. Oh, and I went to the Culinary Institute of America, so it'll be good.
    People do sell stuff in the campgrounds, but I'm not sure of their success rate. I would suggest getting some sort of dust guard, as the campground is extremely dusty. We were calling it Dustaroo, and the name was very fitting. I don't think people would want to buy dusty hot dogs...but cheap food would be a good idea I think.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    Thats what I'm saying. My buddy thinks it wont work. Oh, and I went to the Culinary Institute of America, so it'll be good.

    You've got a lot of high, hungry, semi-poor people walking around. that equals success imo.
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  • covered in blisscovered in bliss Posts: 1,332
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    So being a broke college kid that is saving all of his paychecks until Roo I was wondering if I could actually sell food on the campground? Would it be successful if I kept the prices low (enough for me to make profit) and grilled burgers, veggie burgs and hot dogs? It's either food or joints but I wanna go for something that isn't illegal for my first choice.

    you'd have the best luck baking some special brownies.

    I've been doing a ton of research about Roo and from what I can tell, there -are- people that sell food but the majority of people give it away. If you get too fancy, it will get shut down for sure.

    I'd buy a brownie, for sure! :)
  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    covered in bliss wrote:
    you'd have the best luck baking some special brownies.

    I've been doing a ton of research about Roo and from what I can tell, there -are- people that sell food but the majority of people give it away. If you get too fancy, it will get shut down for sure.

    I'd buy a brownie, for sure! :)

    Thats what I was worried about. I might bake some brownies for personal use too.
  • covered in blisscovered in bliss Posts: 1,332
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    Thats what I was worried about. I might bake some brownies for personal use too.

    I want one!
  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    I'm just planning on selling it for like $1.50-2.00 a piece, nothing too expensive.
  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,050
    There will be a variety of vendors in the Centeroo / concert venue and the
    campground that will provide a variety of interesting, diverse, and reasonably priced food. Vendors in the campground will be providing breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night snacks. The general store will also sell snacks and beverages in addition to sundry items. For health and quality reasons, unauthorized food vendors pose a risk to festival goers. Unauthorized food vendors are not permitted and will be shut down to alleviate that risk.
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  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    I'm just planning on selling it for like $1.50-2.00 a piece, nothing too expensive.


    I'm talking about food, the brownies might be $3, and a joint would be $5-7 if I actually do sell there.
  • covered in blisscovered in bliss Posts: 1,332
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    I'm talking about food, the brownies might be $3, and a joint would be $5-7 if I actually do sell there.

    you're going to bring a bunch of weed from NY?

    http://www.tennesseecriminalattorneyblog.com/2007/06/bonnaroo_2007_1.html

    :D
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    In addition to anything I get while at 'Roo, I gotta go to a fucking Waffle House. I've never been and that place will be calling my name down there.......
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  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    covered in bliss wrote:
    you're going to bring a bunch of weed from NY?

    http://www.tennesseecriminalattorneyblog.com/2007/06/bonnaroo_2007_1.html

    :D


    I heard about that, thats why I'm double thinking the joints. Plus my buddies are brining weed (thats for sure) and I'm not, nut if I'm going to get charged too then I might tell them to leave it home. It's not worth the trouble, especially if it stops me from seeing PJ. They will probably still bring them though, unless I take my moms car and if thats the case they can just not go if they bitch about it.
  • whoyouare72whoyouare72 Posts: 2,154
    covered in bliss wrote:
    you're going to bring a bunch of weed from NY?

    http://www.tennesseecriminalattorneyblog.com/2007/06/bonnaroo_2007_1.html

    :D
    That site is the best! and very true!
  • scot88scot88 Posts: 217
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    In addition to anything I get while at 'Roo, I gotta go to a fucking Waffle House. I've never been and that place will be calling my name down there.......
    you won't have to go very far. they are everywhere in the south. think of all the dunkin donuts in the north multiplied by 5.
  • Vedder4PrezVedder4Prez Posts: 812
    You can make a lot of money selling bottle water around the campgrounds.. Waffle house is amazing.. dont miss the hash browns
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  • adam42381adam42381 Posts: 2,505
    We used to go to Waffle House all the time during college after a late night. Nothing tastes as good as a full plate of hash browns covered in ketchup at 3AM.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    adam42381 wrote:
    We used to go to Waffle House all the time during college after a late night. Nothing tastes as good as a full plate of hash browns covered in ketchup at 3AM.


    i feel hungover just thinking about this !!! lol
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  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    I have a friend that used to sell PB&J's at Grateful Dead concerts for a $1. All you do is get a table, bread, jelly and peanut butter stick some knives on the table and make it self serve. The Dead Heads loved him and always looked forward to seeing him in Chicago every year.
  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    covered in bliss wrote:
    you're going to bring a bunch of weed from NY?

    http://www.tennesseecriminalattorneyblog.com/2007/06/bonnaroo_2007_1.html

    :D

    Wow! Crazy crazy crazy. How can every person in a car be charged with possession if only one person has it? Not cool.
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  • AnnaMelindaAnnaMelinda Posts: 331
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    I heard about that, thats why I'm double thinking the joints. Plus my buddies are brining weed (thats for sure) and I'm not, nut if I'm going to get charged too then I might tell them to leave it home. It's not worth the trouble, especially if it stops me from seeing PJ. They will probably still bring them though, unless I take my moms car and if thats the case they can just not go if they bitch about it.
    ,

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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,141
    keep it simple

    operate during off hours and away from main throughways

    dont draw too much attention

    water
    wraps/grilled sandwiches at night
    egg sandwiches/burritos in the am

    you will make some coin
  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    Dude, everyone is so f-ing paranoid (maybe you should lay off the weed). Unless you are bringing in some major dubage I think you will be just fine. RELAX drive the speed limit and don't smoke until you get there. This is like Paranoid playhouse Act I. I mean is this your first concert?
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,598
    im going to sell 20,000 pancakes at the roo...
    and 10,000 grilled cheese sandwiches....

    $1 each...
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  • Wookiee_BlaylockWookiee_Blaylock Posts: 202
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    im going to sell 20,000 pancakes at the roo...
    and 10,000 grilled cheese sandwiches....

    $1 each...

    Fucking... awesome. I hope they allow non-VIP peeps in the VIP campsite 'cause I wanna get in on that. I spent too much money last year on food and frozen lemonade (probably a good hundred bucks on the $5 lemonades alone).

    I think selling food is just fine. Personally, I'm too lazy and would rather be wandering around meeting new people. A lot of people were doing it last year. One dude was selling kiwis, five for a buck! Also saw bartenders walking around with coolers, mixing a variety of drinks often for $2.

    Saw ganj cookies too.. like 3 for $2. Cannot wait...
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  • HawkshoreHawkshore Posts: 2,155
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Wow! Crazy crazy crazy. How can every person in a car be charged with possession if only one person has it? Not cool.

    Youre down in the south ....and we don't like you fancy talkin pot smokin hippies round here! :p
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,141
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Wow! Crazy crazy crazy. How can every person in a car be charged with possession if only one person has it? Not cool.

    thats the law in NY too, once you reach a larger quantity, they can bust you all for intent to sell also
  • Wookiee_BlaylockWookiee_Blaylock Posts: 202
    Not to worry. Even if nobody on this board brings anything in, there'll be plenty of stuff inside. Unless you have some really wicked stuff, and don't want to spend any extra money. Once you're in, really anything goes. It's beautiful really.
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  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAnDiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Posts: 1,605
    I want to go but I cant afford it and have no one to go with...... it sucks!
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  • upina2001upina2001 Posts: 764
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn wrote:
    I want to go but I cant afford it and have no one to go with...... it sucks!


    im in the same boat but im going.
    Met some really cool people at LOLLA this year when I went solo.
    good times... :D

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