How did he make any money? I don't remember him ever charging anybody for anything. The candy was a penny, and he seemed to just give away cherry sodas for free.
His inventory was questionable. What kind of store sells empty cigar boxes? "Mr. Hooper's Smoke Shop" would have been a lot more profitable. I guess that sort of establishment might be frowned upon in that exact neighborhood, but then why have the empty boxes in the first place? Or was that the whole point? "Don't smoke, use these boxes for OTHER things." Curious.
He operated the news stand too. So maybe the store itself was just a ruse. Newspapers are not free, but he could probably operate it on that old-fashioned honor system where people just take one and leave the money. Get your free soda and buy a paper on the way out. Good way to drum up business.
Click to view... Hooper's legacy.
The Fix-It Shop had similar issues. How much did Luis charge a little kid to fix a broken radio? "That'll be 75 bucks, kid." Probably more like 50 cents. Or else "I'll fix this for free if you can recite the alphabet." How did he pay his bills? and how did he learn to fix a television? Maybe he didn't, there seemed to always be broken ones lying around. He should have struck up a deal with Oscar where he sold him all the trash he couldn't fix. Of course that would involve actually accepting money.
Did Bob charge a lot of money for his music lessons? and what about Mr. Macintosh? That fruit cart was really LOADED.
Was business really that lucrative for him? Fruit has to be fresh, it doesn't have much of a shelf life. So again, maybe work something out with Oscar.
Click to view... Luis tormented by broken things.
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