One of the things that has been a regular fixture of our camp for the past few years has been the tuck shop. Every week the kids can bring up to $2 to spend at the tuck shop on Friday. They love having an opportunity to decide what they want and spend their own money.
Plus its great for us because it's one less snack we have to plan.
Any who, last weekend my Assistant Director (David) and I needed to go buy the things for tuck shop.
So we headed over to the local Costco, filled up two shopping carts with sugar, and spend over $350 dollars on candy.
Now that might seem like a lot of money to spend on something like tuck but it isn't really....When you think about that, that is spread over 6 weeks of camp. So really we only spent about $58 dollars a week. Which isn't a lot when you think about it.
I think sometimes people are afraid to buy a lot of stuff in bulk but the truth is that it saves you money. And since being thrifty is a great trait for a day camp director to have....buying in bulk is a great tool for you. It's hard though...shelling out $350 all at one time but if you can afford it, it's the better way to buy things.
Plus, depending on how much you sell the items in your tuck shop for you might end up making a profit. Now I'm not suggesting you hike up the prices and charge kids 200% for things but for example...if you buy pop in bulk it might only cost you 70 cents per can. If you sold it in your shop for 75 cents you can find some extra money for camp that you can spend else where. And finding money is always fun!
So good luck saving money, buying in bulk, and getting weird looks at people who see you fill up two shopping carts all on candy....
The Ditzy Day Camp Director
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