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up23: No secrets other than we changed our cheese, sauce and started making our own dough about 2 months ago. I think word of mouth has finally starting working. We have been doing door hangings but can’t afford any other advertising. We also extended our buffet hours, started seating customers...

Anonymous: Actually, we have 6, six foot by six foot windows on the front of our store, we have a huge 20 foot lighted sign road front plus one of those arrow signs. We put up a banner across the road frontage ditch advertising the special plus on our lower arrow sign - both sides. We also...

Patriot'sPizza: We are already doing brownies and I have been making a cinnamon cookie thing out of pizza dough that the kids love because it’s small and messy - kind of like pie dough left overs that our Moms would put cinnamon and sugar on . . . I told Bill that making our own cookies would...

Hi all, hope you are all doing well. We have been having the best week ever. It started a week ago today with netting $1000.00 or more each day over the weekend and then we have been netting anywhere from $700 to $900 through the week. Tonight we capped out at almost $1100.00 net. It has hit...

Patriot'sPizza: What a great idea!!! Glad you thought of it and I’m going to use it!!! Chalk up another one for The Think Tank!

Anonymous: We are just off of Interstate 57, exit 71. We are about 350 miles South of Chicago. Thanks for the words of encouragement! 😃

gobpile: P.S. I wished I would have found this message board sooner, also at this point in my life, I do not like being called “CHICK”. I prefer “PIZZA CHICK”

Wow, thanks everyone - Bill and I are FOREVER in PMQ’s debt. This message board has been the most wonderful thing to help us and hopefully our situation and the responses to it have helped others along the way. I truly believe that we would have given up months ago if it hadn’t been for the...

snowman: We actually have all that you mention. Our lighting was very stark with the pendant lighting over the tables and booths and then flourescent lighting. We shut off the flourescent lights. Computer screens are much easier to see in a muted light. We have 12 booths that are divided and...

NicksPizza: You guys make me laugh and feel really good!!! Yes we are still holding on. Nick, Regeanna told me that you called today. Thanks for caring! I wish we had been there to take your call. Bill and I actually get to take some time off today and tomorrow (We were there early this...

We got a real good deal on Post-Its flyers from Liz Cambridge at Noteads Advertising and have been using them to door hang, car tag, etc. They are really professional looking for the price and boy are they so much easier to use. So far our sales have gone up a little in the past 2 weeks and we...

DFW: Where did you get the idea that we didn’t consult an accountant? Our CPA would be interested in knowing that information. But, you are right in that we took a substantial risk by investing 80% into the business and owner financing 20% on 3 years at 7% interest.

gusto: The summer weather is actually helping us and good for us. Our sales were up last week and look like they will be this week too. Of course we are very close to a very large lake with lots of campgounds and we are getting the campers now. What I really hate is giving discounts . . . we...

I have to reply to this as it sounds almost exactly like how we got into the pizza business and 8 months later feel it was the biggest mistake of our lives and we are flat broke and deep in debt. We are working our butts off door hanging and marketing trying to make it work. Absent owner...

Thanks for asking - just had a chance to log on tonight. Yes we have been working a lot more hours, there’s a lot going on - previous owner has called our landlord about our building - seems he found out she is wanting to sell it - we are trying to find out what he’s up to. We are still trying...

Not sure what’s going on - our POS shot craps on us Thursday early evening and guess what - we got slammed. My manager was so frustrated that she quit on the spot leaving me holding the bag. I guess she didn’t remember how to take orders using a pen and paper. Anyway, ended up with a $1000.00...

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Anonymous: Once again, 62 and 2 handicaps. I couldn’t list everything here my inventory list is 3 pages long, in small font the way it is. You can see a picture of part of the inside if you go to Yahoo Local and click on Pizza restaurants in the 62812 zip code. We have the usual - 2 lincoln...

Anonymous: 62 and 2 two handicap

misteroman: I think we found out the reason today why our landlord is ready to sell and at such a low price - in fact we could probably get it even cheaper now that we know this little information . . . . As you all know, the building next door is also owned by our landlord and she allowed...