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Old May 8, 2025, 03:50 AM
Dien Rice Dien Rice is offline
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Default The power of "sinful" food!

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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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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