Good Day Everyone From NC

[derlamtay]

Hello, My Name is Derrick and i'm new here! Stumbled upon this website and think its great. I'm 35 yrs old, about to purchase a bread route here in NC and want to retire early. I'm very optimistic that i'm going to receive a lot of great information from you all and am looking forward to fellowshipping/networking with you all. Thanks for having me and be exceedingly blessed in all your endeavors!

 

[omni550]

Welcome aboard, Derrick! Lots of good information and helpful posters here.

omni

 

[Brett_Cameron]

welcome

 

[Aiming_4_55]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[martyb]

Welcome, Derrick! You & I have a few things in common. First, I was born & raised in NC, the town of Rockingham, to be exact. You probably know where that is. Second, my middle name is Derrick! Third, when I was a kid, my dad had a bread truck route in NC. His area included around our county (Richmond County) plus Moore Country (Pinehurst, Southern Pines etc.) I sometimes got to ride with him in the truck.
and into parts of SC as well. Anyhow, again....welcome to this great place!

 

[Gumby]

Welcome, Derrick. If you don't mind my asking, what is a bread route? I envision something like the paper route I bought when I was 13 and later sold. We purchased papers from the publisher for 7 cents and charged 15 to our customers. The routes usually sold for one month's worth of collections.

 

[Gill]

I envision something like the paper route I bought when I was 13 and later sold. We purchased papers from the publisher for 7 cents and charged 15 to our customers. The routes usually sold for one month's worth of collections.

You must be young! On my paper route we bought the paper for 3-1/2 cents and sold them for a nickle. That meant I delivered papers 7 days a week for about five bucks a week assuming everyone paid. When a customer stiffed me it came out of my profit and the newspaper still got their money. I left the waitress that much for a tip at lunch yesterday. I paid five dollars for the route.
Bruce