Author Topic: Exchange City (Read 8752 times)

AppleJack · « **on:** March 23, 2011, 04:56:57 PM »

Any of you elite KC kids go to Exchange City in grade school? Holy balls was that a good time. I remember being super excited when I reached 5th grade cuz thats when we all went to Exchange City.

* Learned how to write a check
* Got a ticket for walking on the grass (never paid)
* Was the Sign Shop manager
* Requested several songs from the DJamer (she was my girlfriend)

Would love to go back. Exchange City-Pak

CNS · « **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2011, 05:03:47 PM »

Quote from: AppleJack on March 23, 2011, 04:56:57 PM

Any of you elite KC kids go to Exchange City in grade school? Holy balls was that a good time. I remember being super excited when I reached 5th grade cuz thats when we all went to Exchange City.

* Learned how to write a check
* Got a ticket for walking on the grass (never paid)
* Was the Sign Shop manager
* Requested several songs from the DJamer (she was my girlfriend)

Would love to go back. Exchange City-Pak

Was the judge.

pike · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2011, 05:16:59 PM »

Never got to go. I know several people that have though.

I would've been a bank robber.

EllToPay · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2011, 05:20:11 PM »

Sports Shop owner.

Saulbadguy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2011, 05:41:11 PM »

Melted the eff down when I was assigned "warehouse worker".

Cire · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2011, 05:44:56 PM »

Quote from: EllToPay on March 23, 2011, 05:20:11 PM

Sports Shop owner.

ben ji · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2011, 05:58:22 PM »

Quote from: Cire on March 23, 2011, 05:44:56 PM

Quote from: EllToPay on March 23, 2011, 05:20:11 PM
Sports Shop owner.

Never got to go to the real one but we did some sort of mini exchange city in our school for a month where everyone got to pick a job and trade fake currency for goods. Since everyone got to pick there own job I was one of about 5 different bankers. I decided to differentiate myself by also dealing baseball cards on the side, made a killing until the month ended and I realized I had all this fake money that I couldnt do anything with.

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2011, 05:59:11 PM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on March 23, 2011, 05:03:47 PM

Quote from: AppleJack on March 23, 2011, 04:56:57 PM
Any of you elite KC kids go to Exchange City in grade school? Holy balls was that a good time. I remember being super excited when I reached 5th grade cuz thats when we all went to Exchange City.

* Learned how to write a check
* Got a ticket for walking on the grass (never paid)
* Was the Sign Shop manager
* Requested several songs from the DJamer (she was my girlfriend)

Would love to go back. Exchange City-Pak

Was the judge.

Me too. Loved fining my teachers and getting my friends off the hook when they walked on the grass.

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2011, 06:10:50 PM »

I was the banker.

I recall it being in some mall in Leavenworth...

Pete · « **Reply #9 on:** March 23, 2011, 07:49:14 PM »

Applied for DJamer, got radio station sales man and advertising announcer instead. Was pissed at first, but was sweet job...cruise around and ask people to place ads, then give shout outs to peeps and ho's.

scottwildcat · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2011, 07:50:27 PM »

Owned the radio station, i printed off extra pay checks for myself and my employees then charged people $1 for requesting songs $2 for song dedication and had a $2 buy in to a dance competition with no prize made a redic profit and made it rain in that bitch

Exchange City was the crap

Stupid Fitz · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2011, 08:07:38 PM »

Ours got cancelled right before we went.

slimz · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2011, 08:32:14 PM »

Judge. Ran on a real law-and-order platform: "the hangin' judge." Bet they wouldn't let you run on that platform today.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2011, 08:44:34 PM »

i have absolutely no clue whatever it is that you yokel hillbillies are talking about.

krazykat · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2011, 08:50:57 PM »

Quote from: Rick Daris on March 23, 2011, 08:44:34 PM

i have absolutely no clue whatever it is that you yokel hillbillies are talking about.

^this.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #15 on:** March 23, 2011, 08:51:24 PM »

Quote from: Rick Daris on March 23, 2011, 08:44:34 PM

i have absolutely no clue whatever it is that you yokel hillbillies are talking about.

Sounds very townie.

Pete · « **Reply #16 on:** March 23, 2011, 08:54:25 PM »

Quote from: Rick Daris on March 23, 2011, 08:44:34 PM

i have absolutely no clue whatever it is that you yokel hillbillies are talking about.

Stay in your Ivory tower mister academic, the rest of us learned how to make living with our own wits and gumption.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #17 on:** March 23, 2011, 08:55:42 PM »

Quote from: Limestone on March 23, 2011, 08:51:24 PM

Quote from: Rick Daris on March 23, 2011, 08:44:34 PM
i have absolutely no clue whatever it is that you yokel hillbillies are talking about.

Sounds very townie.

i'm assuming it was colecovision or something. i had an atari. an actual atari. sorry fellas, i just don't know what this exchange city game was. similar to lemonade stand?

O-town Kat · « **Reply #18 on:** March 23, 2011, 09:47:06 PM »

Daughter is field tripping to EC soon. Apparently they still teach you how to write checks.

jtksu · « **Reply #19 on:** March 23, 2011, 10:32:06 PM »

Sounds like you guys were some really stupid kids.

Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) · « **Reply #20 on:** March 23, 2011, 10:40:02 PM »

I was in charge of some shop. I had two employees, an Iranian kid that ditched his work and ended up terrorizing the town (not making that up), and some other kid that couldn't do what he was supposed to do but tried really hard (probably what it's like in a real factory). It was the most stressful day of my 5th grade life cuz I had to do everything. I hated Exchange City. Wish I would have understood it didn't matter.

Where is that place anyway? Pretty cool idea, but I'm stunned it hasn't been shut down since all the dumb kids get crappy labor jobs, and all the smart kids get good jobs and stuff. Parents don't like that crap, especially in JoCo.

FYI- the grass is really just a different color of carpet and YOU SHOULD be able to walk on it.

Trim · « **Reply #21 on:** March 23, 2011, 11:54:47 PM »

Quote from: Pete on March 23, 2011, 07:49:14 PM

Applied for DJamer, got radio station sales man and advertising announcer instead. Was pissed at first, but was sweet job...cruise around and ask people to place ads, then give shout outs to peeps and ho's.

Same.

Trim · « **Reply #22 on:** March 23, 2011, 11:57:45 PM »

Quote from: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on March 23, 2011, 10:40:02 PM

Where is that place anyway?

In a cave.

wabash909 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2011, 07:21:04 AM »

Quote from: O-town Kat on March 23, 2011, 09:47:06 PM

Daughter is field tripping to EC soon. Apparently they still teach you how to write checks.

Balancing a check book is a very import personal finance lesson.

Damn, Exchange City was amazing. I really feel sorry for the small town rubes that didn't get to experience this treasure!

Saulbadguy · « **Reply #24 on:** March 24, 2011, 09:02:47 AM »

Quote from: wabash909 on March 24, 2011, 07:21:04 AM

Quote from: O-town Kat on March 23, 2011, 09:47:06 PM
Daughter is field tripping to EC soon. Apparently they still teach you how to write checks.

Balancing a check book is a very import personal finance lesson.

k, jeffy