Trade War With China?

[Dien Rice]

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

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.

[Glenn]

Thanks Dien,

You know I bartered my way to 15 of Jay Abraham Seminars.

What you may not know...

I Sold dozens of 499.00 Newsletter Subscriptions for Paul Dunn And Chris Newton in
Australia in order to get Tapes of ALL of Jay Abraham Seminars
they sponsored down under.

(EDITORS NOTE - More valuable (In my opinion) than the USA seminar tapes.
Cuz Most Advertising and marketing DOWN UNDER is illegal. YOU GUYS ARE WEIRD. Must be living UPSIDE DOWN that does it. So Jay had to CHURN out dozens of ideas - to FIND ONE the attendees could legally use.)

When I called Jay years later
he Remembered me as his "Unofficial historian"
And commented that I was The
ONLY ONE he knew about who had listened to all of his Seminar tapes.

And complimented me as being in the "Less than 1% Who took Action."

Anywho.

Jay ran cheap plastic Foot wide tubing from kitchen out front
to busy sidewalk. With a FAN.

The AMAZING SMELLS out front created long lines.

I TWEAKED the Idea for a BBQ Restaurant owner in Pennsylvania.

Asked, "What is Your Best Selling - smells great - Tastes Great food item?

ANSWER - Pork Rolls.

So I said, "Your Restaurant is right next to the 1st hole at a Public Golf Course.
Cook up a bunch of PORK ROLLS.

Put them into a Covered Dish - Under some napkins.

Use TONGUES to Sample each golfer with a Free Pork Roll
AND give them a smelly - soaked napkin.

After working up an appetite.

LOTS of folks Showed up for MORE Pork Rolls. And an Entire Meal.

Glenn

P.S. - This Fits The SINFUL FOOD Category. Cuz if you eat a Lot of Pork soon you cannot see your shoes.