Huffstutter, P.J.,
Chasing Storms and the Buck. P.J. Huffstutter. - Los Angeles Times, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 80, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Chasing Storms and the Buck, Sept. 8, 2005; pp. A1+.
"It's the big season for all the entrepreneurs who make a living at what some call 'curbing': camping out curbside to sell basic necessities to people who have lost everything. They are everywhere, their trailers parked in front of heaps of debris, spray-painted signs serving as billboards. They offer generators, batteries, half-empty cans of bug spray, sleeping bags, propane stoves....A few vendors are first-time opportunists who came to gawk at the wreckage and figured they'd peddle a few flashlights at the same time. But many are professional storm chasers. They may run other businesses, but they count on Mother Nature's seasonal wrath for a healthy portion of their income." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article profiles the entrepreneurs who make a living selling emergency items and questions whether they are trying to help those in need or just price gouging.
1522-3191;
Businesspeople
Disaster victims
Entrepreneurship
Hurricanes
Sales personnel
AC1.S5
050
Chasing Storms and the Buck. P.J. Huffstutter. - Los Angeles Times, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 80, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Chasing Storms and the Buck, Sept. 8, 2005; pp. A1+.
"It's the big season for all the entrepreneurs who make a living at what some call 'curbing': camping out curbside to sell basic necessities to people who have lost everything. They are everywhere, their trailers parked in front of heaps of debris, spray-painted signs serving as billboards. They offer generators, batteries, half-empty cans of bug spray, sleeping bags, propane stoves....A few vendors are first-time opportunists who came to gawk at the wreckage and figured they'd peddle a few flashlights at the same time. But many are professional storm chasers. They may run other businesses, but they count on Mother Nature's seasonal wrath for a healthy portion of their income." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article profiles the entrepreneurs who make a living selling emergency items and questions whether they are trying to help those in need or just price gouging.
1522-3191;
Businesspeople
Disaster victims
Entrepreneurship
Hurricanes
Sales personnel
AC1.S5
050