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How Are Ice Cream Trucks Still Profitable?

Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:28 pm
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
5588 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:28 pm
Just saw one rolling through downtown BR, not a kid in sight, blaring the music. There can't be much profit left after the overhead, little as it may be.
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
179050 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:29 pm to
They sell Blue Magic out the back
Posted by wartiger2004
9X National Champions WDE RIP CK
Member since Aug 2011
19880 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:33 pm to
Fat people
Posted by jaytothen
Member since Jan 2020
8244 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:34 pm to
Maybe the truck should try running when school's out
Posted by sleepytime
Member since Feb 2014
3847 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:35 pm to
Selling drugs or abducted children is what I assumed they really did. Those things creeped me out big time and I never let my kids go near them.
Posted by RandySavage
9 Time Natty Winner
Member since May 2012
34615 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:35 pm to
Don't know but snow cones are 5 dollars now, f that
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
13504 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:36 pm to
Cash only operation, very little overhead other than fuel, buy in bulk. If you sell only 10 items per hour at $2 in margin per item, that's $16-17 in hourly earnings if accounting for overhead. Slightly better than Doordash on a good day.
Posted by patnuh
South LA
Member since Sep 2005
7407 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:37 pm to
My brother gets one every year for his kids birthday party. Idk what he pays but it’s whatever you want. I can say I look forward to that ice cream snickers every August.
Posted by andwesway
Zachary, LA
Member since Jun 2016
2692 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:40 pm to
That guy doesn't. He's always broke as shite. The routes makes no goddamn sense whatsoever.
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
15284 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:40 pm to
quote:

How Are Ice Cream Trucks Still Profitable?


Joe Biden
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
17329 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:40 pm to
I think it's more of a hobby/craft for old retired people or kids.

My daughter goes nuts when she hears their little chime.
Posted by TigerMatt225
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
153 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:40 pm to
My company has one come out everyday from June 1 - Sept 30. Our monthly bill is somewhere around 5k with them at that time.
Posted by jiffyjohnson
1226 miles from Death Valley
Member since Nov 2011
5683 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:47 pm to
pretty hefty markup on those. if you buy a box of 10 ice cream sammies for 4 bucks and sell em for 4 bucks a piece that shite adds up if you got the sales. i imagine the hardest part would be finding kids playing outside these days
This post was edited on 5/11/23 at 12:48 pm
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
27239 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:52 pm to
I'm your ice cream man
Stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man
Stop me when I'm passin' by
See all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Wait a second
Posted by slacker130
Your mom
Member since Jul 2010
8919 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:56 pm to
Posted by Byrdybyrd05
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 5/11/23 at 12:56 pm to
Posted by CaptSpaulding
Member since Feb 2012
6945 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 1:02 pm to
Big Worm just grinds that hard.

Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
13173 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 1:05 pm to
quote:

Don't know but snow cones are 5 dollars now, f that



That would probably do it LOL.

We have one in our neighborhood and it does a pretty good business. They young kid doing it probably doesn't need a lot of income...he looks like he probably is a high school kid...
Posted by Byrdybyrd05
Member since Nov 2014
26415 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 1:08 pm to
Posted by auwaterfowler
Alabama
Member since Jan 2020
2866 posts
Posted on 5/11/23 at 1:09 pm to
The driver’s name is Jody. He profits in a different way than you are thinking.
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