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Lethbridge student suspended for selling bootleg Pepsi out of high school locker
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But selling bootleg Pepsi out of his locker has certainly tainted the academic record of a 17-year-old Lethbridge student, who ended up suspended on a charge of smuggling sugary drinks into school, and then selling them for a profit.
“From a business perspective, what he did was actually very smart, and if you look at from the perspective of profit, 140% is pretty good,” said Alyssa Shaw-Letourneau.
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Knowing students at Winston Churchill high would pay for real pop — he’s being running a similar smuggling op since Grade 9 — Shaw went to the local grocery store to score a case of Pepsi.
After a few “Psst, wanna buy a Pepsi,” Shaw had $12 in his pocket — and the man on his tail.
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Shaw, for his part, says he’s learned a valuable lesson — and that’s location, location, location.
“I’ve learned a lot about business and authority as well as supply and demand, as well as how location ties into all these factors,” he said.
The real question is whether the teenage businessman has closed shop, given the pressure from authority to stay on the straight, narrow and sugar-free.
The answer is no. But Shaw says he’s also managed to find a thin grey area between the school’s rules, and still making a profit from thirsty students: the sidewalk.
“I sold a couple cans today — I’ve found a little loop hole,” said Shaw,
“I can walk out to the sidewalk, make the trade off, and walk back into the school.”
I don't agree with the school boards nutrition policy. High school students should be allowed to decide if they want to drink pop. We let them drive at that age and most will be legal age within a year of graduation. At the same time, his mom is a bit of an idiot for supporting his flagrant violation of school policy.
I don't agree with the school boards nutrition policy. High school students should be allowed to decide if they want to drink pop. We let them drive at that age and most will be legal age within a year of graduation. At the same time, his mom is a bit of an idiot for supporting his flagrant violation of school policy.
I know what you're saying but I also see the schools point when they say they want no culpability for child obesity or other health issues caused by soda.
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I think I was the first one able to burn CDs in my HS, so at 14 or 15 I sold bootleg CDs. Eminem's new album and whatever people at the time wanted. Made a killing.
At 16 I moved on to more lucrative and fun pursuits.
If caught I don't think it would have made any headlines
I think the schools response was pretty resonable. They gave him a warning not to do it. When he refused to stop they suspended him for half a day.
The schools policy around no sugared pop in school is a good one. The school doesn't need to be part of a food product that is probably the worst thing we currently consume.
I think the schools response was pretty resonable. They gave him a warning not to do it. When he refused to stop they suspended him for half a day.
The schools policy around no sugared pop in school is a good one. The school doesn't need to be part of a food product that is probably the worst thing we currently consume.
Does the right place to draw the line to you seem to be between diet cola and regular cola? Aspartame is way healthier than sugar?
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I went to this school, 4 years ago, and there was soda in all of the vending machines and they had a deep fryer in the cafeteria. Things change real fast, apparently.
Also, I kind of know the kid that got suspended. I can't wait to harrass him about this next time I see him.
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Lethbridge student suspended for selling bootleg Pepsi out of high school locker
