Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Lorne Warmington has operated a hot dog cart in the city of Guelph for 18 years with no competition – until now. This city requires that hot dog cart operators bid for the right to sell hot dogs in the city park, and for 18 years Mr. Warmington had no challengers, so bidding high wasn’t neccessary…
That is until Mr. Warmington was notified that he was outbid. He said in protest that if he knew there was another bidder, he would have raised his bid accordingly – to no avail.
The new kid in town is Moe Ghomishah (pictured above), and Lorne was forced to move on down the road to a new spot, but his devoted customers have stated that they will follow Lorne and his hot dogs wherever they end up.
The lesson? A good product and even better service are essential to repeat business and loyal customers. Start interacting with customers in a friendly manner from day one. It’s more fun and just good business.
For more tips on operating your own hot dog carts, visit www.HotDogProfits.com.
Later,
-Steve
Leave A Comment