Great post, Glenn!
(Full of fascinating information!)
I like how you used the free coffee (I think you don't even drink coffee, yes?) to get a huge discount on your oil change!
Food is also a "social lubricant"... People often gather around food, in order to make great business and social connections...
Your insights are also relevant to that!
And free food...
Once I told the story of a store that gave out free falafel balls, out the front, every time I walked by... Of course, a lot of people, after sampling a free falafel ball, would walk in and buy one of their falafel sandwiches.
Falafel isn't so "sinful"... But "sinful" food samples might even work better!
Best wishes,
Dien
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Thanks Gordon/Dien,
We might add ADDICTIVE Food & Drink to the SINFUL -
LIST of Guaranteed Sales Ideas.
Got a flyer - Announcing GRAND OPENING of a New ALL You Can Eat "Royal Buffet."
Then a 15% off Discount Coupon.
Called a tightwad real estate flipper. Invited him to join me.
HE JUMPED on it.
(Big whup. We both saved 1.50 or so) BUT he Double Checked to make SURE i was bringing the coupon.
Huge amount of - GOOD LOOKING But Bad - food for 13.50
Two kinds of Shrimp
Leg of Beef
3 kinds of fish
And hundreds of constantly changing items that are BAD for You.
Menu changes depending on whatever is cheapest that day
from the middle men food providers.
I watched hundreds of people scarfing down this stuff.
(But I barely found anything Palatable. I am not a fan of over-cooked fish
And all kinds of Macaroni and cheese type junk food items.)
(I ask Buffet managers the same question over and over
when I travel around the USA. And get the Same Answer Every time.)
What is the #1 Best Selling item on the Buffet?
ANSWER - "Mac & Cheese
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Asked SAME Question in every Grocery store BAKERY area I Visit.
What is Your #1 Best Selling Baked item?
ANSWER - "Chocolate chip cookies. We can't make them fast enough.
I include the last two
items...
Cuz if you wanna make money SELLING Something.
Millions ALREADY eat Mac & Cheese. DO it better and you can sell YOURS for More.
Same with Chocolate chip cookies.
(OR use either item as a BRIBE or BONUS.)
Oh Yeah.
Don't forget COFFEE.
I know a Gas Station owner who has a Sign.
***FREE FRESH COFFEE.***
When You get inside you get ONE Cup for Free.
Most people seem to drink the stuff by the GALLON. So the FREE sample of
Really good Coffee - turns into a sale. One of those QUART size cups.
Thanks,
Glenn
Funny story.
Just for fun. I fill out Questionnaires offering FREE Coreg Coffee. (Or something
that sounds like that.) I just Won a bunch of those coffee thingamabobs.)
Gave it to my coffee drinking Mechanic.
He charged me 5 bucks for an oil change.
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