Don
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What I do!!
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new jersey andy
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Very Nice! I always wanted to have one of those. Have fun and I wish you luck with it!
Ferrous
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Cool! Best of luck to you. I love hot dogs. 
PSYS
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Congrats and good luck with the new endeavor!
SkiWhiz
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Thata cool Don, I think that would be kind of fun. I live out in the middle of nowhere and the largest place around me is a place with about 20,000 people. I saw an older lady last summer with a setup like yours (I never stopped to check it out), I asked someone why she hasn't been out this summer & I was told that they (the city) wouldn't allow her to do it anymore. Does one need some kind of license or something??? I guess you wouldn't want a person to try to sue for getting sick & trying to blame it on the hotdogs. Nowadays you can't be too careful but I still think it is a great idea. Steve.
Maybe I'll start one up in my little town and call it "Da Vancouver Dog"
Maybe I'll start one up in my little town and call it "Da Vancouver Dog"
goofy
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Wish you the best of luck...
Rudy
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Wowwy! That's a nice set up you got there. Good luck and remember,
if business slows down, you can always eat the inventory.
if business slows down, you can always eat the inventory.
RIdetector
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I've been trying to talk my wife into buying a hot dog stand,but she does not want to hear it.You get the right spot and I bet you can make a pretty fair living from it.Looks like alot of fun!!!
Digger Magoo
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Don, I wish you the best of luck on your new venture, they can be a cash cow if you find the right spots. Have fun with it!
Beefcake
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Heck, I've considered buying one of them icecream bikes. I could probably make enough during the summer to not have to work in the winter.
Utah_T-Hunter
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Very nice Don! I do travel a lot and often..... When in your area have to come and try one of your hotdogs!
toehead
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Cool set up man. Good Luck.
sectshun8
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Awesome Don! I remember a lady who had a similar setup who would show up around break time at my tech school and clean house 4 nights a week.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
Knight451
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That's a pretty jazzy setup you got there. Do you do brats too or just dogs? I'll take one with relish and peppers . Best of luck to you.
. Best of luck to you.
Don
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Thata cool Don, I think that would be kind of fun. I live out in the middle of nowhere and the largest place around me is a place with about 20,000 people. I saw an older lady last summer with a setup like yours (I never stopped to check it out), I asked someone why she hasn't been out this summer & I was told that they (the city) wouldn't allow her to do it anymore. Does one need some kind of license or something??? I guess you wouldn't want a person to try to sue for getting sick & trying to blame it on the hotdogs. Nowadays you can't be too careful but I still think it is a great idea. Steve.
Maybe I'll start one up in my little town and call it "Da Vancouver Dog"
There's a lot of red tape. It took months for me to become legal. Business license, health inspection. The biggest problem is finding a certified kitchen to clean the cart, and store food. In most cities, they won't let you just store the food in the garage, even if you have a deep freeze. The good thing about hot dog vending is even when the economy gets bad people can still afford a hot dog. Talking to x hot dog vendors, they claim sales can actually go up when times get hard.
Don
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Though I haven't done any events yet, I'm told it's not uncommon to bring in a couple thousand a weekend from working events and fairs.
Don
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That's a pretty jazzy setup you got there. Do you do brats too or just dogs? I'll take one with relish and peppers
For now I'm just selling hot dogs, and only Nathan's. I'm trying to keep it simple at first. Eventually I will do brats. I'm told that the smell of steaming brats really brings the crowds.
bassgreg
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Nice...theres nothing better then a dirty water dog.When I'm in philly,I always look for those carts.Two hotdogs a bag of chips and a can of soda please.....nice. Good luck
FrankieOwls
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AWESOME... I come from new york and my dad used to be a hot dog vendor in the 80s wow miss those days... he made good money back then
WISH you all the luck!
WISH you all the luck!
RickO
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Great setup.... the only one better is the rolling popcorn stands....no storage problems. RickO
