My first job as a pre-teen was at my great uncle's shop. Each Saturday we (my sister and I) would arrive at Hillestads and take up our position behind the ladys section of the store. Hillestads  sold everything from a watering can to a few farming tools to the silky undies and massive bloomers that was my area of expertise. I think my sister had been promoted to measuring out bags of nails etc while I navigated the intricacies of bloomers. The temperatures in Zululand at 7.30