For the third year in a row, we've taken charge of the concession stand for all of the rec baseball/softball games here in Rose Hill. It's a busy 6 weeks and Eric wasn't crazy about the responsibility when I first volunteered to take it on. But last year the profits allowed us to pay for a nanny while he and I went to Alaska for a wedding. Extra income is always a plus.
Blue is by far the favorite color/flavor in every kind of candy and drink.
Gatorade
popsicle
ring pop
push pop
baby bottle pop
airheads
I couldn't keep blue in stock fast enough. Blue raspberry is not my favorite flavor. I prefer grape or strawberry.
The flavor ice popsicles that come in sheets only had 2 maybe 3 blue in each sheet. Everyone else knows blue sells the quickest as well.
When kids ordered a popsicle, I stopped asking what flavor they wanted. If they requested a color, I honored their wishes.
The downside of running the concession stand was the extra stock at the end of the season. Towards the end of the season, I was intentional about what I bought and how much of it. Extra Gatorade, pop, and individual bags of chips weren't going to go to waste. But the candy I didn't need lying around the house for the kids to eat. I learned my lesson last year with extra inventory.
