Hot Dog Related Stuff

[Radar]

Originally Posted by monster

srsly, Clod's hit the nail on the head ....one of the main things about being in customer service -which is what a hot dog cart is- is catering to the whims of the public, no matter what your personal opinion on their whims is... you're receiving some great suggestions here. you're only appreciating some of them. If you keep that attitude up once you're on the cart, you're gonna fail. you gotta learn to be more accepting if you want to deal with the public and be successful. You've got to learn the rules before you can break them and get away with it. You don't do that here and that's why you're not so popular as a poster. No prob, it's just a bulletin board. When you're considering your livelihood, you probably don't want to be so blase. just sayin'

Look man, I seriously am taking the suggestions into consideration. I'm not ignoring them. I brought up the names "Reservoir Dogs", "Horn Dogs", and "Devil Dogs" with 2 people I know who run dog carts in Florida and 1 who has run carts in several states. They all told me "Devil Dogs" is the best of those names and they think it would do really well.

I think what really matters are the dogs. Most people could care less what you call the place. The name and image are just for branding so they can tell the difference between me and someone else. You know what I do if a lot of people complain and tell me they are offended by the name? I change the name and sell the same stuff. It's not a big deal.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Radar

I brought up the names with 2 people I know who run dog carts in Florida....

Yeh, I'd tell my competition how to take some of my business too
Just sayin. Then again if the name matters not - go with Radardogs - they know when you're coming.

[Radar]

Originally Posted by classicman

Yeh, I'd tell my competition how to take some of my business too
Just sayin. Then again if the name matters not - go with Radardogs - they know when you're coming.

Different parts of Florida. It's a big state.

[glatt]

When you mentioned the name Devil Dogs, the first thing I thought of was the twinkie-like snack cakes I used to eat occasionally as a kid. So I just looked them up. The trademark is owned by Drake's which is a subsidiarity of Interstate Bakeries Corp. They are the same company that makes Twinkies under the Hostess brand.

I bet that if they discovered you were selling a food item using their food trademark, they would put a stop to it. Although they appear to have stopped selling the product in Florida in 2005, so you may be able to argue that point if they approach you.

[Radar]

Originally Posted by glatt

When you mentioned the name Devil Dogs, the first thing I thought of was the twinkie-like snack cakes I used to eat occasionally as a kid. So I just looked them up. The trademark is owned by Drake's which is a subsidiarity of Interstate Bakeries Corp. They are the same company that makes Twinkies under the Hostess brand.

I bet that if they discovered you were selling a food item using their food trademark, they would put a stop to it. Although they appear to have stopped selling the product in Florida in 2005, so you may be able to argue that point if they approach you.

I don't think they would have a case unless I was selling snack cakes.