The used ibm printer that my boss had bought me four years earlier was finally ready to go into the garbage. I could not even get it to turn on anymore. I had sent it to be fixed probably about ten times over the past four years and was not putting any more money into it.

He would just have to order me a new one or another used ibm printer from the same company that he had purchased the pseries servers from. If he can afford to buy new pseries servers, then he can get me a printer that will turn on.

I sent him an email letting him know about the broken down used ibm printer and he responded by telling me that the company that sells the pseries servers, does not sell printers. I wrote back and asked if I could just go to the local computer store and get one since I really did not have the time to wait on something being shipped here anyway.

He okayed the purchase and I went on my lunch hour and found a used ibm printer that came with a guarantee for thirty days that was fifty dollars under the price that he told me I could spend. He was very happy with my decision to save money and buy used.

My grandma makes the best Christmas cookies in the world. I knew that if she could find a way to market them, she could make a ton of money. I knew that since they were Christmas cookies, if I started a Christmas website, it would work. I started by looking for Christmas website themes and found numerous Christmas holiday templates that we could use. I went over the whole thing with her and she was excited to do this project together with me. I had her choose which of the Christmas holiday templates she liked the best and then bought it to use exclusively for her company.

I spent the next two weeks combing over the internet and comparing all the different Christmas website themes that everyone else uses. I wanted her site to be unique and special. We had the site ready in about six months and the orders came pouring in.

Many people order just one batch to try them and then quickly come back and order more. My favorite idea that my grandma had was the Christmas cookies in July special that runs every year. We sell so many in that month, it is unbelievable.

Next year, we are thinking of having a contest for bakers to give us their best Christmas cookie recipe and then the winner will win Christmas holiday templates to start their own cookie online business.