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    Iowa Pre-Teen Emma Zrostlik Opens Vending Machine For Small City In Iowa

    May 1, 2020
    Eldridge-North Scott Chamber of Commerce
    Emma Zrostlik and her family with their vending machine in Long Grove, Iowa, after a social distancing ribbon cutting
    Emma Zrostlik and her family with their vending machine in Long Grove, Iowa, after a social distancing ribbon cutting

    Iowa pre-teen Emma Zrostlik decided to open EZZ Vending, a vending machine that she filled with $500 in products to get sales started in downtown Long Grove, reports WQAD-TV.

    "I wanted a store in Long Grove because Long Grove doesn't have a lot of things," Zrostlik says in the article. The city has about 800 residents.

    Emma bought $500 in snacks and beverages to get sales started for the machine, which her parents bought. "EZZ" is an acronym for the names of her siblings and herself. WQAD-TV reports that the children have made more than $700 since they began sales in March.

    Andrea Flores interviews the family in a video with the article.