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Thank you so much Roger. It has been a rough go lately. Yesterday I was really mad, REALLY mad, today I have gone from mad, to depressed, to terrified. Now I am resolute. I have to get my act together and do it now. I have to figure out some things. I have sent you a pm, in it you will see what...

Piper, you have no idea how closely your story comes to mine. Not a fine, but a large bill. And if you have read my past post, after dismal sales. Ugh, it just feels like im soaring off a cliff right now. I am spending my day, trying to get the ground under my feet, and not having my head bashed...

Thanx muchly you two. I am just more shaken up then anything. After going back to the video I know what happened. Long story short a man was hiding in my store in between a run to the post office. I am glad all he wanted was money.

Just a quick, poor me note. I got burgled this morning. What else can happen? On the bright side…I think I may just be at rock bottom. And the great thing about that is that there is no where to go but UP from the bottom.

I just had an epiphany (is that how you spell it?) Anyway. I think I know what I have been doing wrong… Ok, so mostly I hear back from guys who are saying, hit your market 3 times in 2 weeks, etc. The problem with this (in my mind) was, HOW THE HELL DO I DO THAT? I have a population within 10...

What we did at a restaurant I used to work at was cook as you usually do, but when reheating in microwave put a sprinkle of GRANULATED garlic on it. Worked wonders and everyone loved it. I say GRANULATED, because it cannot be minced, powder, or garlic salt. Granulated is a dehydrated garlic that...

Hey all. Do you give local police, fire, ambulance a discount, freebies??? How much? Thanx

I am a member of cfib, what is their rate? I know it’s chase, paymentech, but not their rate i just joined a month ago

ResortPizza, being we are neighbours, I have priced out all the processors I could find. The best I could get was by joining the Restaurant Association and using their member benefits with global payments. Let me know if you need any more info.

Ok, so this is what I have done so far as a result of your excellent advice. I had already sent out my menu’s which increased sales by 45% on Friday over the last 4 weeks! Wow, I had not seen Friday sales like it since Febuary! Awesome. Saturday was up 25% another great one. Which is great as...

Pakula, you are right, and that is something I am working on. It is time to get out there. I have the personality to do this. Being in sales for along time (who would have guessed, sigh) But ugh, I am just to A type, I think it won’t be done right if I am not here, and I am afraid of paying to...

Thanx everyone, and keep it coming. I am listening. Pizzaguy, you are right. And, lol. I do 5,000 a week and have my 2.5 mile radius cut in 8 sections because its 40,000 just in my 5 block radius. That is why i am so dang frustrated, I have a HUGE market out here! As for the referals, GREAT...

I weighed and measured EVERY food item in my store today, wish I hadnt had the time to do it. but alas I did. So I figured might as well do it. It was a great eye opener. I do not really understand the idea of adding all food costs for a month and subtracting sales? was that what he was saying...

Thanx Daddio! Yes, I do not think it could hurt to survey my customers on this question. Find out what people really want.

Do you think delivery will increase my business. Even though I am a take-n-bake? I know i read something about PM trying delivery, but it wasnt a great sucess. But this may be a different market here.

Thank you very much for your response. And in answering all of your questions, realized a big OOPS. I do know, and tell my CUSTOMERS what the benefits are. But have never put in my marketing material the reasons. OH NO! What the heck have I been thinking? I am in idiot. Here is my answers to...

yup, I am a take-n-bake. Take-n-bake is a very new concept here. Please, do not tell me to start baking, it is not a possibility here where I lease. I do bake personals, and smalls. But that is my capacity. What I need to do is get take-n-bake to stick here. Papa Murphy’s has just moved into the...

Thank you MPM. As far as my pricing, I am resonably priced for the product I offer. How do I put it, I am more expensive than the junk pizza around here. LC etc. But as far as the chains I am comparable such as Domino’s, Panago etc. And less than our premium competitor like Boston Pizza, and its...

Thanx Chris. You are right, I know you are right. Doorhanging is the answer? I saw you post about the elastic bands. That is a great idea. I responded to it yesterday. I am stapling elastics to my menu’s as we speak. What I am also doing, started yesterday, is creating a marketing calendar. So...

Hi all, I am depressed today. I will share with you a little that has been going on. I am doing, OK, meaning, we are not breaking even. But im not going to far into the hole…yet. It has been really tough. I think the reason I am in a funk at the moment is because I stopped sending out my menu...