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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009
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handing out samples, while Reid's is filling the bags.
"My friends ask me all the time if I can hook them up with a free bag," Reid said. "Hopefully I can inherit the business and carry on the tradition."
For Paige, this business is mom, pop, son and daughter together time, she said.
"At our last festival, Heather was using the sample cups to catch the rain dripping off the tent," Paige said. "It gets them away from video games and gives their responsibility."
"Everything is just snowballing, but in a positive way," Paige said. "It's like snow in the middle of July."
The Buckinghams have focused lately on where they want their business to grow, Paige said.
Come early August, Buck's kettle corn will be sold in Checkers grocery store. Buckingham said he just dropped in and asked, and they agreed.
"Lawrence likes local businesses," Buckingham said. "And it benefits us because we are able to monitor our stock."
Students have been Buck's main customers, Buckingham said, mostly
because they love to snack.
Maddie Naas, St. Louis senior, said she thought Buckingham was very likable and a family man after meeting him at Buck's tent at the Sidewalk Sale.
"The family is very excited and passionate about their product," Naas said. "Especially passionate about KU students buying it."
Naas said that she usually doesn't like kettle corn, but that Buck's was just too good.
"It's not too sweet, and not too salty," Naas said. "But the best part is it's a family business; they all help out."
The Buckingham's kettle corn business will expand to the hands of tailgaters this fall.
"We are going to have a tailgating tent along 10th and Mississippi during home football games," Buckingham said. "Passerbys smell it and they can just grab some and go."
The smell of Buck's kettle corn is a huge attraction, Buckingham said.
"But the best part is eating it," he said.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ray Buckingham sells kettle corn at a stand during a festival. One batch produces about 220 cups of kettle corn. It's made with sugar, vegetable oil and salt;
Edited by David Ugarte
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