Posted by Sharon Odmann on February 20, 1998 at 12:30:22 :
In Reply to: Thanks for the tip! posted by Carl Jones on February 20, 1998 at 11:43:37 :
: from Carl :
: I am really relaxed, dont i sound relaxed??? :)
No, you sound *tense*
:
: i like the idea of the jar grippers... do you have a source?
: email me.... thanks...
Do a search for advertising speciality companies in your area. They will have jar grippers, plus about a bojillion other imprintable items that you never even thought about using to promote your business.
: as far as taking them food, i do bring gourmet cookies.... but the times i am talking about are
: these sealed bids by the city for major events (i get 90% of them, so
: why am i griping?--- i want ALL of them!) the one that i am
: losing to the unqualified restaurant is really not too upseting if they learn
: that they need to send bid invitations to Qualified Caterers only....
Yer being selfish, my friend. ;-) Can't have all of the business all of the time.
: hey, at least we are having a good healthy discussion in here
: for a change.... :)
Truly!
I said in another post that I am teaching a Buffets and Catering course at the vo-tech. I am trying to get across to them, well, one woman in particular, the importance of pricing menus appropriately. She overdoes the food that she sells and then only adds 7 bucks an hour into the cost for herself! Sheesh, talk about underbidding.
Cheers,
Sharon