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Easyriding123
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Hot dog cart
#23938835 - 12/18/16 06:06 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thinking about building some hot dog carts and Slinging dogs this spring with a Food truck to follow.
Ya know what I mean?
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Cosmic_Flame
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sling dat sausage
make dat bank
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Re: Hot dog cart [Re: Sheekle]
#23938946 - 12/18/16 06:54 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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5150
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Knew someone who had a espresso cart outside a hardware Store,said he cleared around 3k a month
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Re: Hot dog cart [Re: 5150]
#23941692 - 12/19/16 08:44 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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5150 said: Knew someone who had a espresso cart outside a hardware Store,said he cleared around 3k a month
I'm curious to know if that's before or after taxes.
What city was he operating in? Busy district?
Supposedly there's a hot dog stand who pays the city of New York over $1 million a year for a permit to have his stand kept at the busiest intersection of the city.
Which means he must profit in much more than that, to pay the city that much...
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PatrickKn


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That's insanity. But I guess even if he profits less than half that it's still a worthwhile venture. But damn.
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Reprobate420
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I want a Bunning's snag.
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Repertoire89
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Sling them weiners

Sling them weiners

Sling them weiners
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sh4d0ws
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How can 1 cart even do that many transactions a day. I dunno maybe it isn't as hard or crazy as I think but still, a million +?
Seems like it would be difficult to cook that many hotdogs a day and have that many customers.
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Re: Hot dog cart [Re: sh4d0ws]
#23941769 - 12/19/16 09:18 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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PatrickKn


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Re: Hot dog cart [Re: sh4d0ws]
#23941784 - 12/19/16 09:27 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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sh4d0ws said: How can 1 cart even do that many transactions a day. I dunno maybe it isn't as hard or crazy as I think but still, a million +?
Seems like it would be difficult to cook that many hotdogs a day and have that many customers.
Probably like a $9-11 hotdog though.
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Repertoire89
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It takes like 30sec to prep a hot dog, so $7.50 a dog x 60 an hour (16hr day x 365)
2.6 million, after business expenses the guy could walk away with like $3.50
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PatrickKn


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If he lives in his hotdog cart he's getting away with high way robbery. Cheapest rent downtown.
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John Nada
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Those figures are based off NYC vendors who charge around $2 per hotdog.
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Crystal G



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Repertoire89 said: It takes like 30sec to prep a hot dog, so $7.50 a dog x 60 an hour (16hr day x 365)
2.6 million, after business expenses the guy could walk away with like $3.50
60 dogs an hour all day is not really realistic though, I mean most people only order 1 or 2 hot dogs and it takes a couple minutes for each person in line to decide what they want to order and pay. You can process MAYBE 30 orders in an hour, max.
Not to mention there are plenty of hours it's not going to be busy, like before noon or between 2-5PM depending on where you're located. Days where it's raining or snowing or there's a blizzard, etc.
With that said, there are supposedly close to 60 million tourists in the city every year. If you could even get a half million of those tourists (along with a sizable percentage of local New Yorkers) to buy a hot dog from you, then I guess you would easily make over a million.
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John Nada said: Those figures are based off NYC vendors who charge around $2 per hotdog.
Are they still $2 per hot dog?! I remember those being the prices 10 years ago.
How is NYC still selling dogs for $2, even Philly dog carts in Center City charge at least $4. Comes with a really good bratwurst or sausage instead of a hot dog, but still.
Edited by Crystal G (12/19/16 10:56 PM)
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Repertoire89
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there are all kinds of holes in that math, all considering I find it preposterous they can stay in business.
Maybe they sell meth on the side
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I've been trying to figure it out too and it really doesn't make sense does it. The numbers really don't add up.
Makes sense now, why this guy was scamming people and upcharging $30 for a hot dog at his stand: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hot-Dog-Vendor-Charges-30-Dollars-Tourists-Rip-Off-New-York-City-304355861.html
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I've always had the idea to sell vape fluid with like a tap out of a food truck
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That's one isolated scammer though. In that same article it says the cart around the corner charges $1 for a hotdog:
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At a hot dog cart around the corner, for example, there's no question how much a hot dog costs -- it's listed at $1.
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czech said: I've always had the idea to sell vape fluid with like a tap out of a food truck
Not sure if it's possible... big tobacco is heavily regulated as to how and where it can advertise and sell its products, and the e cig industry is just starting to undergo massive government regulation changes. They changed a shitload of laws about how it can be sold in California recently. Seems like a really unwise move to invest all your money into an edgy e-cig business when the legality of how its sold could easily change within a year or two.
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John Nada said: That's one isolated scammer though. In that same article it says the cart around the corner charges $1 for a hotdog:
Man, that's crazy. How the hell do those guys stay in business... I can understand $1 for a 7-11 hot dog, but from a cart in NYC, I'd expect to pay $3 or $4 without batting an eye.
Even the hot dog stands in Philly charge $4 for a dog, at least they give you a decent bratwurst sausage but still. I assumed NYC would be more expensive in that aspect.
Even Costco hot dogs are $1.50 and I consider that a good deal.
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Well it's apparently a lot cheaper for wholesale hot dogs and buns than you think. You should get to the bottom of this and call up some hot dog suppliers in NYC and see how much their wholesale prices are. I would start by pricing Sabrett dogs.
Hot dogs are trash though and mostly organs, so I can see them being stupid cheap wholesale. What I want to know is how all these mexicans can sell carne asada tacos busting with steak meat for $1.50 a piece or cheaper. They sell the tripe and lengua tacos for the same price though, so maybe they offset the beef prices like that. Who knows.
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czech
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i'm a butcher irl, they mostly use bottom round meat which is cheap as hell
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Crystal G



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John Nada said: Well it's apparently a lot cheaper for wholesale hot dogs and buns than you think. You should get to the bottom of this and call up some hot dog suppliers in NYC and see how much their wholesale prices are. I would start by pricing Sabrett dogs.
Hot dogs are trash though and mostly organs, so I can see them being stupid cheap wholesale. What I want to know is how all these mexicans can sell carne asada tacos busting with steak meat for $1.50 a piece or cheaper. They sell the tripe and lengua tacos for the same price though, so maybe they offset the beef prices like that. Who knows.
It's odd, because whenever I've bought tripe or offal from the market, it's never any cheaper than actual beef or steak meat. Sometimes even the organs cost $4-$6 per lb, and you'd think it'd be a lot cheaper really.
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czech
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not if you buy it in bulk, typically grocery stores have to special order it which is why it is expensive
if you buy constantly, like if you were a professional chef its cheaper because you buy it a lot
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Repertoire89
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There's many a stray perro, tis why they call it a hot dog.
A good sausage is the way to go, I dont fuck with hot dogs, theyre the coors light of the sausage family, garbage
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5150
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Tahoe,yep 3k average a month,clear profit,no idea what he was Paying for the spot,taxes,etc,was a very busy Spot,cheaper then starbucks,buy 10 mochas get 1 free punch cards,homemade brownies and cookies
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