[ISLMA-Share] coffee sales

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I've been selling coffee and refrigerated waters and flavored waters (like
ICE) for 3 years now.  I use the monthly delivery from Amazon for coffee
and supplies and yes I charge $1 too.  The coffee is not money maker.  The
water is definitely the money maker.  Also sold for $1.  ICE costs me $1
and I sell it for $1.25.  I used to do supply runs to Walmart and Sams but
it was a hassle.  Make a spreadsheet and chart out the costs and what you
want to make on the product.  Then mark up as needed.  My administration
saw it as a reward for good grades but I sell to everyone before and after
school.  Water is sold at anytime.  We buy hot chocolate, spiced apple
cider, vanilla cappuccino (Grove Square--24 count--$.50 each but on
subscription save 15% and then its $.47 ea.)  I buy the supplies at Amazon
too.  I make enough money that I have quit fines for the library.  The very
students who griped the loudest about paying an overdue fines, line up
several times a week to pay for cappuccino and ICE drinks.  Go figure!  The
library is in a win-win situation.  The students like coming in and getting
cool drinks and they don't gripe anymore about the fines.


Kristine Schauff, Media Specialist
Rock Falls High School
101 - 12th Ave.
Rock Falls, IL 61071
schauffk at rfhs301.org
www.rfhs301.org
rfhs301library.wordpress.com


On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 11:19 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> To anyone selling coffee to students in their libraries:
> We recently bought a Keurig so that students could buy coffee while
> they're in the library, and it's been great! Unfortunately, my assistant
> and I feel like we're running out to Sam's or  Wal-Mart every other day for
> k-cups and supplies, no matter how much we stock up.
> My questions to anyone currently doing this:
> 1. how much do you charge per cup? We charge $1, but we're not making much
> money
> 2. where do you purchase k-cups? Our kids drink primarily hot chocolate
> and the sweetened cappucino flavors (not much regular coffee). I try to
> find them on sale for no more than 50 cents each, but this is getting
> challenging.
> Any bright ideas or shared wisdom would be much appreciated! :)
>
>
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> Caroline Fox Anvick
> School Librarian
> Normal Community High School
>
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