Have you ever had a paper-round?

***craig5320*** · Feb 17, 2005, 08:30 AM

Did you ever have a job delivering newspapers?

A lot of kid's my age did, but I never got a paper-round, tho I was forced to help my sister with her's occassionally, never saw any money tho

So how many people here have had a paper round?

Drakon · Feb 17, 2005, 09:01 AM

never had the fortune of having one...

**Vikingod** · Feb 17, 2005, 09:12 AM

I'm glad I didn't, you work every day, early, for thirty bucks a week, or less. Screw that, when I was a kid, referreed hockey games, I made more in an hour then my budds with paper routes did in a week. That used to boil a few of them when we would go to the mall or something, and I had made enough money earlier that day to buy computer games and such and they had to work for like a month to do it. Plus reffing hockey is a bit more enjoyable that delivering papers, IMO. Paper routes are still better than soaking off your parents though, it is admirable.

Callandor · Feb 17, 2005, 09:30 AM

Never had one either, and judging by what's been said so far, I should maybe be thankful I haven't

El Kapitano · Feb 17, 2005, 10:01 AM

Hehe I used to dread saturday's round, local paper day so there was twice as much as normal or Sunday, big heavy bloated broadsheet style newspapers with magazines. grr!

Logla · Feb 17, 2005, 10:09 AM

yep, I had one. Gave up after a few months as I had made enough money to buy my gameboy and a few games. That was me happy.

pr0digal jenius · Feb 17, 2005, 10:11 AM

Nope.

Cleaned dog kennels, Secretary/Web Master

at an architectural firm, but no paper route.

shortstuff · Feb 17, 2005, 12:41 PM

Never had to have one.

GutterPunk · Feb 17, 2005, 01:06 PM

Drakon, Your CAREER Opportunity STARTS NOW! We have an opening route!

I had 1 about 10 years ago... lasted for summer thats it. Not enough pay lol

Senor_Mota · Feb 17, 2005, 01:12 PM

I got paid about $100/week when I was ages 10-12 to do my paper route. The great thing is that my route was only a three block radius.

God, I love rich people! They're so gullible!

**Vikingod** · Feb 17, 2005, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Senor_Mota

I got paid about $100/week when I was ages 10-12 to do my paper route. The great thing is that my route was only a three block radius.

God, I love rich people! They're so gullible!

HAHA, I can see it now, "Nevermind what it says at the top of the cover, its $10 a paper lady, now fork it over!"

md5 · Feb 17, 2005, 02:12 PM

Never had to do it

and LOL about the $10/paper thing

Drakon · Feb 17, 2005, 05:44 PM

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Drakon, Your CAREER Opportunity STARTS NOW! We have an opening route!

LOL Greg, are u going to drive me to and from the paper route over there?

Chubby_C · Feb 17, 2005, 09:08 PM

I had a part time job when I was 13 - 1 day a week working in a meat packing place, friend of my dad's owned it

Judas · Feb 17, 2005, 09:25 PM

i've wished to have had one... but papers not available were i lived

nitrousoxide52 · Feb 17, 2005, 09:37 PM

I used to go around picking up as many paper routes as I could a month before christmas, then I would hit the jackpot! Around 300$ a route, one time I had 5 routes at a time right before christmas than I dropped them right after

BAdD0gg · Feb 17, 2005, 11:46 PM

I wish I had a paper route. When I was 13 I was cleaning toilets at a school. I worked 24 hours a week as a janitor after school and on weekends. It wasnt as bad as it sounds all the other guys i worked with were cool. It tought me work ethics and I was able to get what I wanted without asking my parents for the money. I put myself through drivers ed with that job.

As soon as I was old enough to get a work permit I quickly got another job though. Toiletbiwl cleaner can do some crazy things to your head after a couple years.