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Aiden from stuck in the middle5/3/2023 "In a way, it's a compliment because, if they didn't think you were a good player, they wouldn't bother." Facts and figures Was it because I played for Celtic, because I played for Ireland? Other players did the same, like Scott Arfield or Brian McLean and they didn't get the abuse I got. "It's just small-minded individuals, that's all it is. "I'd get it everywhere I went off the park too - 'traitor, turncoat, Judas'. It's not as if I'd just made the decision. "It was when I got in the first team, it was like 'oh my God how is this guy not playing for Scotland?' But that was why. I knew all of the boys and I liked the set-up. "I just went with Ireland and that was it. Packie Bonner knew my dad and my grandparents and asked if I wanted to play for Ireland. "Scotland had those rules that you couldn't play for your school team, but Ireland didn't. ![]() "I made the decision when I was 14," McGeady told BBC Radio Scotland. That’s an incredibly demanding sport, physically and mentally.Republic of Ireland vs Cyprus U-21 Aiden McGeady of Ireland and Georgios Vasiliou of Cyprus Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan What's been said? He’s also a Staples High School wrestler. ![]() Yet as impressive as this is, it’s not all that Aiden does. During the school year, it’s 2 to 3 hours. He’s spent 6 to 7 hours a day at his business this summer. He’s sold 312 lights this year, up substantially from 219 in 2021. He’s donated Cloudlights for charitable raffles, and is looking for more local organizations to partner with.Īiden’s numbers are impressive. Last year, he donated $500 to combat climate change - a gift that was tripled by the Climate Reality Project. But he’s as philanthropic-minded as he is creative. In addition to his usual holiday sales, Aiden will make plenty of money at the fair. That’s a big deal: It’s the longest running event of its kind in Connecticut, and extremely tough to break into. Aiden has just been accepted into the Westport Young Woman’s League’s indoor craft fair (November 5-6, at Staples High). “As a 16-year-old, I struggled to learn tax and legal stuff,” he notes. Other lessons came through the process of incorporating (via LegalZoom) with the state of Connecticut. Now though, his average rating is 4.9 stars (out of 5) - with over 100 reviews. Not that customers know they’re dealing with a high school student.Īn early review said, “it looks like a teenager made this.” Aiden laughs, “Well, yeah, I’m a kid in my parents’ basement making it.” Now, he seals each box with custom tape, bearing his logo.Īiden Schachter heads to the post office.Īiden’s lessons included customer service. He invested in a label printer, which helped a lot. ![]() After making what he calls Stormclouds, he has to package and ship them.Īiden moved from using old Amazon boxes to ordering cardboard boxes in bulk. The rising Staples High School junior handles every aspect of his business. “I’m a big fan of 2-day shipping,” Aiden says. He uses recycled tin cans (sourced on the Nextdoor neighborhood app), attached with spray adhesives.Įverything except the cans comes from his Amazon business account. Each LED cloud light takes 20 to 40 minutes to make each is made to oder. With a wide price range - $60 to $180 - appealing to a wide range of customer, his product took off.Īiden works hard. The 2020 holidays were a breakout period: 123 orders. He was selling enough to make serious money. He’s taken 2 courses at Staples, to hone his skills.Īiden’s mother taught him how to use spreadsheets, to pay taxes. Screen shot of Aiden Schachter’s Etsy StormcloudLEDs page.Īiden learned photographic techniques too.
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