Ever Worked as a Newspaperboy?

[snuggleycutejc]

When I was young, reading the news paper was a big thing. Being a newspaperboy really wasn't an easy job, good Christmas tips! It was the first job for a young teen to make money, did you have to help out with their deliver papers job? Do you remember if this was a whole family job? Now-s-days they're called carriers lol. Do you remember the recycling of the stacks of newspapers? Do you remember the recycling centers just for newspapers? Happy Newspaper Carrier Day! Have a gr8 day 

[oldbuddy]

My first job was selling newspapers on the corner (in the 40's) and later delivered a route on my bike.

[sfreeman8]

I wanted to be a news carrier but girls weren't allowed (to be hired) back then.  It was a real bummer. I was always trying to earn money in my pre-teens, but it was pretty hard since I was "a girl." That's back when a lot of mothers didn't work.

The only job I could do was sell fresh roasted peanuts door-to-door or at companies. I sold a lot, too at $0.10  a bag and it was nothing for me to go back 2-3 times for a fill-up. We were all given baskets that would hold about 20 bags. The peanuts were made by an old man and we (the kids who sold them) made $0.05 a bag. The size of the bags were cellophane and held maybe 20-30 shelled peanuts. The smell of those peanuts roasting was wonderful. He did them in an old coal & wood stove.

[BATISTAGIRL663]

no i have never worked as a carrier but have a great respect for people who do ==the people you deal with and the weather --special breed of folk !!

[metsrock69]

I  was a newspaper carrier when I was a kid. I had over a hundred customers. back then it was a normal thing for kids to have a paper route. now its all car routes

[vickysue]

I was a  newspaper girl for a while  when I was 12-13.  It was a small town and only had 54 newspapers to deliver, but it got hard in the winter, when the snows came. But then my stepfather drove me.  Other wise I rode my bike. All of the people were really nice too me and never  tried to stiff me. Summer time I was always bring home fresh veggies and grapes  from them.  Now that I look back on it I think they just wanted to get rid of some it0 But heck I di not mind we all loved  it.  also got a nice tip from all for Christmas. Hated tomove from thejob. Because where we moved to  we did not have a  paper boy had to go to town to buy it.

[yaayme]

No, I never delivered papers (it could be a dangerous job for a young woman), nor have I ever seen an actual newspaper boy. In my area, disheveled older men deliver our papers.

[clickers]

No, I haven't.It seems like that was the rights of passage into young adulthood for many people. My son did it. He was very good at it.

[mrsmere]

No I haven't but my hubby did and he said people stole the papers and the he had to pay for them.  One day he doubled back to see who was stealing and reported it to the supervisor.  Only adults are allowed to be a carrier in our area because it's dangerous  now a days.

[brian8713]

I've helped a couple friends do it. It's an easy job, if a bit monotonous. I just don't like getting up that early, so I don't see myself doing it for pay myself.

[gaylasue]

I was never a newspaperboy but I delivered a weekly newspaper as a third part-time job when I was 20.

[dancer139]

NO,,,  but I can say I haven't gotten the newspaper in over 4 years because our delivery person refused to toss the paper on our porch and it would get tossed in the yard from a car and then if it was raining or snow the paper would be wet and you could not read it.   Griping would do no good.  One winter month I had 30 papers sticking out of the snow (they would put the paper in pink bags that didn't help)   when the snow finally went away there was all the papers that we could not get to.  I took a picture and sent it to our local paper and they ignored the complaint.  I did how ever slap the pic all over face Book.  And I guess I was not the only one who had complained LOL   I stopped the paper after that,,  why pay for something you can't read and I get to it on the internet for free

[Tresbn00]

I took a route when the market for my business slowed down. I met other carriers who needed my service which helped bolster my business, was able to continue working during the day and taking care of my children, I switched routes a few times and accumulated names and addresses to send mailers to (for my business) and I got in great shape. My wife was somewhat embarrassed in saying that I had a route/was a paper man but the money helped with bills until my business picked up and I found a decent, salaried, corporate job. I had a hard time adjusting to three hours of sleep before the route and three hours after but eventually acclimated. I do not think that a person ever adjusts to a different sleep pattern. Being a paper person was tough on my car though.