Hot Dog Related Stuff - Page 8

dar512 · 03-06-2009, 09:22 AM

Sounds workable.

wolf · 03-06-2009, 11:11 AM

The name doesn't matter so much.

It's going to be about you recognition, not business name recognition. Probably the only place that the name will matter is on the business registration documents.

When you eat at food carts, you find some unique identifier, like "the Lebanese cart" or "The Mexican cart with the red hubcaps," or "The red and yellow one down at the corner."

Brick and mortar stores have names and pretty signs, carts not so much.

Keep your big bottle of waterless handwash prominently displayed, and have another one available for the customers. Don't re-use rubber gloves. Do not take money wearing a glove and serve another customer. People appreciate stuff like that.

Trilby · 03-06-2009, 11:22 AM

Will there be any Desert Dogs? Like hot-dog shaped cakes on lemon-meringue
buns, with cherry sauce (for ketchup) ?

Coz that would be cool.

Pie · 03-06-2009, 12:41 PM

An Éclair! with a quiggle of strawberry sauce down the middle...

Radar · 03-06-2009, 04:13 PM

Actually I was going to make these small cheesecake cupcakes with a nilla wafer at the bottom as the crust and pie filling (cherry, apple, etc.) on the top. I wasn't going to sell them. Just give them away to make people smile and come back. They are super easy and cheap to make and I wouldn't give them to everyone; just people who are either new customers that are extra friendly or regulars who ask for them.

lumberjim · 03-19-2009, 10:35 PM

ow ow ow!

monster · 03-20-2009, 09:17 AM

Bat Dogs. In Cape Canaveral

http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php...218#post547218

Radar · 03-20-2009, 06:14 PM

Jim, the original one they tried with the dog on the end of the pitchfork didn't look right...the tail didn't either.

Flint · 03-20-2009, 07:10 PM

Dude. Those are too busy. You're not a multi-national corporation. Try a picture of a hotdog.

Radar · 03-20-2009, 07:17 PM

I'm using the mascot to build branding and also to give me the opportunity to make a few bucks selling merchandise in addition to the food.

That works whether you're a local business or a multi-national conglomerate.

wolf · 03-24-2009, 10:51 AM

If you've got good dogs at a reasonable price you'll be halfway there.

The other half is going to involve being extremely personable, and not discussing politics.

Decca · 03-24-2009, 03:46 PM

Radar: GOOD LUCK!!

Radar · 03-24-2009, 05:10 PM

Thanks Decca...and Wolf. I will do all I can to never bring up politics. That's why I didn't pick the name "Liberty Dogs" as I contemplated doing. I thought I'd print the bill of rights on all the napkins.

This might be a good idea for someone in Washington DC though.

Radar · 04-07-2009, 10:13 PM

Here's the latest test for my mascot, with a dog on the end of his pitchfork.

Trilby · 04-07-2009, 10:39 PM

Who's Radar and why does he have a hot dog obsession?

*stinker*

03-06-2009, 09:22 AM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Sounds workable. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-06-2009, 11:11 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The name doesn't matter so much. It's going to be about you recognition, not business name recognition. Probably the only place that the name will matter is on the business registration documents. When you eat at food carts, you find some unique identifier, like "the Lebanese cart" or "The Mexican cart with the red hubcaps," or "The red and yellow one down at the corner." Brick and mortar stores have names and pretty signs, carts not so much. Keep your big bottle of waterless handwash prominently displayed, and have another one available for the customers. Don't re-use rubber gloves. Do not take money wearing a glove and serve another customer. People appreciate stuff like that. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-06-2009, 11:22 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Will there be any Desert Dogs? Like hot-dog shaped cakes on lemon-meringue buns, with cherry sauce (for ketchup) ? Coz that would be cool. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-06-2009, 12:41 PM	#4
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	An Éclair! with a quiggle of strawberry sauce down the middle... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-06-2009, 04:13 PM	#5
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Actually I was going to make these small cheesecake cupcakes with a nilla wafer at the bottom as the crust and pie filling (cherry, apple, etc.) on the top. I wasn't going to sell them. Just give them away to make people smile and come back. They are super easy and cheap to make and I wouldn't give them to everyone; just people who are either new customers that are extra friendly or regulars who ask for them. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

03-19-2009, 10:35 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ow ow ow! Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-20-2009, 09:17 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Bat Dogs. In Cape Canaveral http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php...218#post547218 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-20-2009, 06:14 PM	#8
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Jim, the original one they tried with the dog on the end of the pitchfork didn't look right...the tail didn't either. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

03-20-2009, 07:10 PM	#9
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Dude. Those are too busy. You're not a multi-national corporation. Try a picture of a hotdog. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-20-2009, 07:17 PM	#10
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I'm using the mascot to build branding and also to give me the opportunity to make a few bucks selling merchandise in addition to the food. That works whether you're a local business or a multi-national conglomerate. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

03-24-2009, 10:51 AM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If you've got good dogs at a reasonable price you'll be halfway there. The other half is going to involve being extremely personable, and not discussing politics. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-24-2009, 03:46 PM	#12
Decca Resident Denizen Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: O'ahu, Hawaii Posts: 63	Radar: GOOD LUCK!!

03-24-2009, 05:10 PM	#13
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Thanks Decca...and Wolf. I will do all I can to never bring up politics. That's why I didn't pick the name "Liberty Dogs" as I contemplated doing. I thought I'd print the bill of rights on all the napkins. This might be a good idea for someone in Washington DC though. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

04-07-2009, 10:13 PM	#14
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Here's the latest test for my mascot, with a dog on the end of his pitchfork. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

04-07-2009, 10:39 PM	#15
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Who's Radar and why does he have a hot dog obsession? stinker __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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