Rusted Out Embarrassing Case Study

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Though delivering manure in a rusted out truck to nice neighborhoods started out embarrassing, Campbell realized the absurdity of her situation quickly. Sitting in construction traffic in the heart of the summer heat may was embarrassing, but she and her mother were actually providing a quality product to decent folks at a fair price. Realizing they had something others wanted and were getting thanked for literally leaving a pile of shit in people yards showed how significant what they were doing was. There was no vail of secrecy in the transactions, the customers knew exactly what they were getting and were happy to receive it. She was helping fill their garden with delicious fruit and veggies for the rest of the summer while getting paid.

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