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The owner runs a self-serve stand with her family in front of their Hancock County home, and payment is through an honor system. Customers are expected to leave cash inside a money bin in the family’s mailbox, according to the television station.
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You can talk a lot of shit about Californians, but when I was living back there I knew some folks that had a small truck farm. Their stand was manned during the day, but at 5 PM they went to an honor system like the one described in the story.
Manny told me the honor system was much more profitable for them. Folks would pick up 15 bucks worth of vegetables and leave a 20 dollar bill and they never once got ripped off, neither the vegetables nor the cash box that was bolted to the counter of their stand.
Those stands were pretty common back there, but I rarely see one here.
