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Jul 22nd, 2017 at 9:13am
 
Five-year-old's lemonade stall on London street attracts $246 fine



On this side of the globe the "great" British summer is upon us.

It's a rare collection of weeks, occasionally months, when the English weather is pleasant enough to actually spend time outside.

Andre Spicer, a New Zealander with an Australian partner, wanted to use the long London days to encourage his five-year-old daughter's entrepreneurial side.

"We'd been to a school fete with lots of stalls and she thought, 'Ok, I'd love to have a stall myself'," Mr Spicer said.

"First, she said she'd like to sell toys and I was hoping she'd declutter the house a little bit, but we ultimately settled on lemonade."

After a shopping trip, some online recipe searches and a 30-minute stint with a blender, the pair was ready to go.

They took four jugs of lemonade and a handmade sign to the end of their street.

A music festival was on nearby and dozens of people were streaming past.

"People smiled at us and within a minute we had our first customer," Mr Spicer said.

"We went through the lemonade quite quickly."

It was hardly a grand money making exercise.

They were charging just 50p ($0.82) for a small cup and 1 pound ($1.64) for a big one.

But then the long arm of the law intervened.

"We were on the fourth jug, when we are approached by four enforcement officers from the local council," Mr Spicer said.

"I expected at the very worst they might say to me, 'Okay, the law says this and unfortunately we're going to have to ask you to pack up and go home', which I would have been fine with.

"But they had a kind of legalistic script that they had to read through and then they gave us a fine of 150 pounds [$246] for operating without a permit.

The five-year-old burst into tears, assuming she had done something wrong, and the pair was forced to pack up and go home.

They watched a movie, calmed down and thought about what had happened.

"Perhaps I should have known some sort of permit was required, but we certainly didn't pose any sort of hazard," Mr Spicer explained.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-22/five-year-olds-lemonade-stall-attracts-$25...


Another example of appalling bureaucracy

they should be encouraging this girl, not punishing her for showing initiative.
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Reply #1 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 9:23am
 
The same thing would happen everywhere in Australia. The laws are the same in this regard.
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Reply #2 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 9:28am
 
Unforgiven wrote on Jul 22nd, 2017 at 9:23am:
The same thing would happen everywhere in Australia. The laws are the same in this regard.


probably ... it's still an appalling decision
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Reply #3 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 3:54pm
 
No better example that it's just about the money, the fine, and the death of common-sense.
Wouldn't a reasonable person advise the kids and parents, and ask them to pack up?
The truth is there is much more chance of getting a ticket for jaywalking in the CBD than being investigated or charged for insider trading.
I guess, them jaywalkers are terrorists!
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Reply #4 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 4:10pm
 
We're surrounded.
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Reply #5 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 4:54pm
 
Probably because it wasn't halal certified.
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Reply #6 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 5:29pm
 
Gordon wrote on Jul 22nd, 2017 at 4:54pm:
Probably because it wasn't halal certified.


Unlike Gordon?
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Reply #7 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 6:01pm
 
Well at least you can say ... you should be certified.

Why are you being discriminated against?

You're very deserving.
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Reply #8 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 6:05pm
 
If police were involved, lucky the 5 year old wasn't shot!
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Reply #9 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 6:14pm
 
thecuriousmail wrote on Jul 22nd, 2017 at 6:05pm:
If police were involved, lucky the 5 year old wasn't shot!


general duties police don't carry guns in the UK
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Reply #10 - Jul 22nd, 2017 at 8:13pm
 
This is a very good example of the fact that Australia is a nation ruled by Britain, but populated by Americans.
Only an American would try to sell lemonade at a stall.
And Australians call Poms stupid!
Yeah right  Roll Eyes
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Reply #11 - Jul 24th, 2017 at 4:05pm
 
Lemonade stand: Sweet ending as businesses tweet 'job' offers for father and daughter issued fine
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The fine has since been cancelled, and Tower Hamlets Council apologised.
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Since then, the pair have been inundated with offers from businesses offering them to sell their lemonade in various locations, including local stores and markets.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-24/happy-ending-for-lemonade-stand/8737372


good to see council came to it's senses and it all ended well.
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Reply #12 - Jul 24th, 2017 at 4:57pm
 
Unforgiven wrote on Jul 22nd, 2017 at 5:29pm:
Gordon wrote on Jul 22nd, 2017 at 4:54pm:
Probably because it wasn't halal certified.


Unlike Gordon?



Grin Grin Grin

oh go away unfor.
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Reply #13 - Jul 24th, 2017 at 4:59pm
 
the Spicer family sound very nice...

lets hope it catches on....
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