u/LengthinessAdept1637

Job searching ASAP

I've been job searching for the past several months while even at my last last job before they decided it was okay to give me 2-4 hrs per week when I applied to be FULL-TIME & it was costing me more in gas than what I was making so I had to quit. I was able to find a seasonal job in deland for a while that seemed like it'd go for longer & offer fulltime opportunities, but that wasn't the case in the end, so now I'm unemployed again and looking for another job asap. It's my birthday month and I've been beyond depressed the past several months bc I've been broke for literally that long even while working. So I was busting my ass for nothing basically. I have my very first vacation ever coming up in September (prepaid for by my dad) but I need a job before then bc I have bills I need to pay. So now we get to my point... I need a retail job or inside sales of some kind, paid training, easy to pick up on and flexible scheduling so I'm able to call off for that one week in September. I'm on time to work everytime, I have 5 years retail experience and have worked several jobs and I have other skills picked up elsewhere too. Anywhere in the PO/Daytona/Ormond/NSB area. Preferably 16 an hr, weekly pay if possible. I need 25 HRS per week at minimum. I'm so tired of "we'll call you back if ur skills align" then nvr getting a call back. My car insurance is due on the 22nd, and I have to renew my license and plate I'm stressing!

TLDR: Last jobs screwed me with hours, 5 years retail experience, need a job that pays 16 an hr, weekly pay in the PO/NSB/Daytona/Ormond area. I'm also 23 if that makes a difference.

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u/LengthinessAdept1637 — 9 days ago

Anyone know where you can find/buy these?

I saw someone set them off & and they're CRAZY awesome, it's a need at this point. They're 7" strobing (strobe rocket effect) preloaded mortar shells like the SAWED-OFFs!

u/LengthinessAdept1637 — 2 months ago

250th Anniversary Haul for this year.. (still not done)

I'm going to *guess* we've probably spent over 3k or so since starting the collection in January... still a bit more to add... obviously, we don't do as big of a show as some people, but I think we did good waiting for deals/sales over time instead of buying all at once! Not to mention, this show will absolutely blow last year's show out of the water! We likely spent around 1-1.5k in total (smth like that). We started buying at Phantom/Superior/Sky King at the beginning of the year & slowly began transitioning into EXCLUSIVELY mom & pop shops for fireworks & just wow... the price difference is insane. (Even with the Premier)

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(Overall, we went to Phantom, SkyKing, Boom Boss, Superior, Four Seasons Fireworks, BigBang & Bullseye to scope out prices & probably left with a list of things everytime.) Something I also learned is Phantom will price ONE cake at the price of the WHOLE CASE then try to act like they're "giving you a deal bc it's B1G1" when in reality, you're paying for the cost of probably 3 or 4 whole cakes but getting only 2 of them. Stop shopping there!! They buy out mom & pop shops, then steal & resell their fireworks for way higher than they are initially to make their margins, AND they try to get bills passed to make only THEIR fireworks legal & fk with the legality of fireworks in general to boost their personal corporation & take down competition. It's disgusting.

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TLDR: we likely spent 3k on the fireworks this year, last year we spend maybe half that. It's going to be a great year!! Remember to buy from mom & pop shops bc places like Phantom (the Scary Ghost) put them out of business & will rip you off even with Premier + plus many other dirty tactics to get you to buy from them.

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u/LengthinessAdept1637 — 2 months ago

In search of good place to set off (not on the 4th or New Years)

This may be a reach, but does anybody know any good areas around Central Florida (more east coast) to set off fireworks without drawing the po-po or unwanted attention? We have one spot we go to every once in a while that's pretty much in the middle of nowhere(unincorporated), but has one house that is somewhat close & we always make sure to set off way before any time curfews + soak/clean up very well afterwards. We just don't want to have the cops called on us or to disturb anybody but need other spots that are maybe better. (We also don't go haywire, just maybe set off a few rockets, some fountains & salutes.) Maybe unincorporated areas? I'm not so sure. It seems like no matter where you go, there's always at least one cop or people who are willing to call on you for making noise, even if it's 7-8 pm still.

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u/LengthinessAdept1637 — 2 months ago