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I was a dumb fuck believe and trust people kind of person back in my early 20's. Went to work with this couple who had developed a software program to print banners, which you can do easily nowadays, but back then you wouldn't believe how much hardware we needed.
Anyway the guy promised me the world in terms of stock ownership once we were really going strong. People could order the banners for office parties, birthday parties, things like that. They were about 12 feet long and cost $7.95.
The guy talks me into driving all over southern california to setup our sample displays in SavOn drug stores who had agreed to distribute the banner order forms. Had to do this at 200 stores and only got paid a couples cents per mile.
The product really took off and we were getting about 800 orders a day. I had to type in all the order info. Then after the printers were done, I had to read and check every banner, and then fold them all up. Then stuff them in envelopes. Then stamp them. Then drive to the main post office annex. It was just me and him and his wife and I did all the work.
Did this for a year and the company was making money like crazy and I kept saying to this so called partner when would I get my stock certificates. Then one day I confronted them and said enough already, I've been busting my balls, working 15 hours a day to get this thing going and I shouldn't have to wait a year to get my stock that was promised.
Then the they said to me we changed our minds about giving out any stock to anyone outside the family. I went ballistic obviously.
Totally used me for a year. I walked away totally disillusioned.
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