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Originally Posted by JaneYoung
How does the punch card system work?
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We get 12-packs of the pop for $2.50 and we get some juice for those who don't like or can't drink pop. Anyone who wants to join the "Pop Club" pays $10 for the first punch card, then $5 for each card after that. Each punch card is worth 20 items. We calculated the profit per punch card (based on pop, the juice is a little more expensive) and it came out to somewhere around 80 cents per punch card, plus $5 for the first card (we were originally going to have to buy a mini-fridge). Also, we have everyone crush their cans when they've finished and we collect them. When the price of aluminum goes up a bit, we're going to take all the cans from the season- plus the cans that some of the students collect at home- and bring them to a local recycling center.
It's working really well. I think we have about 10 students and a couple mentors involved. It doesn't generate a ton of profit, but any money we can get is good, plus we all save money with the punch cards!