Anyone sell eggs at an honor system egg stand? Have problems?

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I was thinking of building some kind of stand I could place on the side of the road by my friends house, he lives on a main street. It wouldn't be ran by anyone it would just be the honor system where you grab a carton of eggs out of one of the coolers and stick a few dollars into some locked drawer. A couple concerns, however. First, people never cease to amaze me on how low they stoop, I would hate to go to the work to build a stand just to have someone bash it open for $14. Secondly, teenagers using eggs as vandalism projectiles. Anyone run any stand similar to the one I mentioned? Had any success? Any horror stories?

By Spring I'll have over 30 laying hens and as much as I give eggs away they still pile up on me.
 
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Yah, people are not allways be honest. Lock the money box, nail it to a pole stuck 3 feet in to conctrete so they can't get the money (ok well don't need to do the concrete but i would recomaned the first few things)
 
I'm not sure, but our local goat farm has an honor stand for yogurt, milk, raw milk (have to sign a waiver), and cheese. I love it! It makes it so much easier as a working couple to still be able to swing by and pick products up from them. We just made frozen custard with their milk last night...yum!
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We have one near the SOs brothers house..
He has a dozen eggs for $1 plus corn and tomatoes

I went to it for the first time yesterday just to see how much they were
Threw them in the bater and my first chick hatched this morning
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We personally like to keep to ourselves so stands likee this are great.
This guys had his out for... 8+ years
 
Thems there waz some magical eggs
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I thought I typed a few weeks ago but was in the middle of telling a story about something that happend yesterday
 
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We sell ours in the UK that way, we are on a tourist route and get plenty of sales. I do bring it all in at night in case any slightly merry people have funny ideas. We haven't had a problem yet, we sell half dozen for 70p and a few people drop a £1 instead which is always nice !
We only have a jar and lid for the money too.
 
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We have had a roadside veggie stand for the last 3 years. This year was the first time someone took something without paying. But a few days later I had more money in the pot than what had sold, so I think the person came back and paid for it. We recieve a lot of tips too. We sell pumpkins in the Fall and so far no one has gotten the bright idea to smash them at night. I do think people like the convenience and the low pressure an un-manned stand gives you. Good luck in whatever you decide.
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