Popular lemonade brand CountryTime said Thursday that it is "taking a stand for lemonade stands" and pledging to help kids cover the costs of city permits when young entrepreneurs get their lemonade stands shut down.
“Around the country, kids across the country are getting busted for lemonade stands,” the company said in a video posted to its official Twitter account Thursday.
Kids across the country are getting busted for operating lemonade stands without a permit. We're taking the lead to #SaveLemonadeStands by paying for kids' fines + permits this year. For every RT this gets we’ll donate $1 (up to $500,000) to help kids next year + beyond.— CountryTime (@CountryTime) June 7, 2018
The brand is launching a new fund called Legal-Ade, “a crack team ready to straighten out lemonade stands permits and fines.”
If a lemonade stand gets shut down or ticketed by city officials for not having proper permits or licenses, CountryTime said it will reimburse the kid or their family up to $300.
In addition to the reimbursement, CountryTime said it will donate $1 for every retweet that the Legal-Ade video gets on Twitter — up to $500,000 — to help kids with the same issue in the future.
“Life doesn’t always give you lemons, but when it does, you should be able to make and share lemonade with the neighborhood without legal implications,” according to the Legal-Ade website.
Poster Comment:
...you should be able to make and share lemonade with the neighborhood without legal implications.
#1: A K A Stone To: Deckard (#0)
A K A Stone posted on 2018-06-08 08:30:12 Reply Private Reply
#2: no gnu taxes To: Deckard (#0)
no gnu taxes posted on 2018-06-08 09:00:10 Reply Private Reply
#3: Stoner To: A K A Stone (#1)
I agree completely !!! When I was a kid, my sister and I would set up a kool aide stand. We lived next door to one of the city Fire Stations, and we were within walking distance of three grocery stores. We got a lot of business from the fireman, and city cops that stopped to visit there.
If anyone would have suggested that in the future that nanny state bitches would be shutting down kids kool aid stands, they would have been called crazy. The cops then would have laughed at you. Things & people were much more sane then !!!
Stoner posted on 2018-06-08 09:37:06 Reply Private Reply
#4: Hondo68 To: no gnu taxes, Deckard, Fake Lemonade (#2)
You're right, it's unhealthy. I wouldn't buy that fake lemonade from any kid selling the stuff.
Worst Food of the Week: Country Time Lemonade
Country Time lemonade takes that idyllic imagery, grinds it into a powder, and captures it in a container labeled “Less Sugar than Soda” making it accessible for everyday consumption.
Is Country Time really lemonade?
Homemade lemonade is made with: Sugar, lemons, and water.
Country Time is made with: Sugar, Fructose, Citric Acid (Provides Tartness), Contains Less than 2% of Natural Flavor, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Maltodextrin, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Citrate (Controls Acidity), Magnesium Oxide (Prevents Caking), Calcium Fumarate, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Color, Yellow 5 Lake, Tocopherol (Preserves Freshness).
But where’s the lemon juice?
INSTEAD OF LEMONS, COUNTRY TIME has citric acid is making it tart, manufactured flavorings are making it “lemony”, and dye is making it yellow. It’s cheap ($3.16 for 32 servings) and quick to make, but maybe lemonade doesn’t need to be cheap and fast because it’s definitely healthier to not eat all of these chemicals.
HOMEMADE LEMONADE ISN’T EXPENSIVE (just the cost of 6 or so lemons and a cup of sugar), isn’t difficult to make, and is yummy. Your kids can help make it (instant “family bonding” time) and if you freeze it, you get delicious lemon water ice. Making a special treat from real ingredients, with or without help from the kids, is great for improving our food culture.
The bottom line: Country Time lemonade isn’t really lemonade, but a combination of processed chemical additives which doesn’t contain lemon juice. Stick with the homemade, real food version. Maybe with all that lemon squeezing you won’t want to make it every day, but who needs lemonade every day, anyway?
Hondo68 posted on 2018-06-08 09:38:32 Reply Private Reply
#5: misterwhite To: Deckard (#0)
So they're coming in after the scofflaws are shut down. I'd imagine their first question is "Were you selling CountryTime or real lemonade? Not CountryTime? Go fuck yourselves, ya little shits and buy a permit next time."
misterwhite posted on 2018-06-08 10:39:13 Reply Private Reply
#6: Hank Rearden To: Deckard (#0)
On the other hand, if it's to raise funds for leftists, I turn around and walk away after explaining why.
Hank Rearden posted on 2018-06-08 13:22:58 Reply Private Reply
#7: Hank Rearden To: misterwhite (#5)
Now I know your apparent insanity is just trolling us for giggles.
Hank Rearden posted on 2018-06-08 13:23:59 Reply Private Reply
#8: misterwhite To: Hank Rearden (#7)
Why not offer to pay for a city permit before the kid opens a lemonade stand? This way, no laws are broken.
The way they're doing it is, "Go ahead and break the law. We got your back." What kind of a lesson is that?
misterwhite posted on 2018-06-08 13:47:42 Reply Private Reply
#9: Hank Rearden To: misterwhite (#8)
Or, you hate kids.
On the other hand, it's never too early to educate kids about the evils of Big Stupid Government, nor is it ever too early to show them how to revolt and that there are many thousands of laws in desperate need of ignoring.
Hank Rearden posted on 2018-06-08 14:13:17 Reply Private Reply
#10: Tooconservative To: no gnu taxes (#2)
Maybe they should cite them for false advertising as well.
Let's see how fast CountryTime shows up when someone dies from food poisoning. In fact, they could be liable in some situations, I think.
Tooconservative posted on 2018-06-08 14:17:09 Reply Private Reply