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Author Topic: What Really Sells? James Faber Film Handler Posts: 66 From: Des Moines, Iowa , USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 01-01-2005 06:29 PM                        Where I work, we serve beer and wine, and also have an espresso machine, so we can whip up pretty much any drink you'd like. The beer sell really well(probably because we serve Newcastle), and the wine does okay. The espresso drink sell well, but if too many orders come in it gets bogged down because it takes a while to make a drink.  |  IP: Logged Christian Volpi Master Film Handler Posts: 349 From: Arlington, NE Registered: Apr 2004 posted 01-02-2005 01:03 AM                        We have the flavor burst shakes with 8 flavors and they sell like mad. At $4 a piece it brings in some green. We also have this really cool Johnsonville 3-tray steamer thingy and we serve brats, cheddarwurst and 1/3lb. all-beef hot dogs, damn they are exquisit! I think we fetch about $3.50 for them bad boys and we have a hard time keeping them in stock. We order enough to fill our freezer (a huge stand-up model) and we are running pretty low by the time we get our next order the very next week.  |  IP: Logged Brent Neal Jones Expert Film Handler Posts: 211 From: Ennis, T.X., USA Registered: Nov 2001 posted 01-02-2005 02:34 AM                     I'd suspect the Yoo-hoo would get drunk, kids dont tend to waste that sort of thing  |  IP: Logged David Yauch Expert Film Handler Posts: 206 From: Mesa, AZ, USA Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-02-2005 03:41 AM                     Then why would they waste hot chocolate??? It's not that important, but I just can't see how hot chocolate would be worse then say, a soda, when thrown on the screen.  |  IP: Logged Jarrod Cocker Film Handler Posts: 33 From: a Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-02-2005 07:47 AM                    we had someone launch a pepsi at on of our screen a couple of months back.. It landed right in the middle, and ran all the way down, causing a huge blur, depending on where u where sitting in the cinema.... We had to get it cleaned by the pros (they cleaned the entire screen), it cost us about a grand... Not much of a return on a 3 dollar pepsi...  |  IP: Logged David Yauch Expert Film Handler Posts: 206 From: Mesa, AZ, USA Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-02-2005 09:47 AM                     Did you at least find the customer and take him "out back" preferably to a trash compactor?  |  IP: Logged Brent Neal Jones Expert Film Handler Posts: 211 From: Ennis, T.X., USA Registered: Nov 2001 posted 01-02-2005 07:58 PM                     Well...that I cant explain but from experience I can promise one would be finished before the other. And anything thrown at a screen of course would be bad, however, it was my thought that a "canned" liquid instead of a flimsy styro-foam cup with a lid would do less damage to the screen.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-02-2005 08:03 PM                        Does anyone carry the Burger Pipe?  |  IP: Logged Jason Gazaille Film Handler Posts: 46 From: San Diego, CA, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 01-02-2005 08:35 PM                     Those look really good, but wouldn't they just make a big mess when sold in a theatre? Look what the customers do with just popcorn and soda!!  |  IP: Logged Mike Markwood Film Handler Posts: 9 From: Barberton, Ohio, USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 01-03-2005 03:53 AM                     We started selling Dippin'Dots a few months ago and they seem to be doing well.  |  IP: Logged Jim Ziegler Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 753 From: West Hollywood, CA Registered: Jul 99 posted 01-03-2005 03:59 AM                     I have tried a similar product made by Oscar Meyer called Grill Burgers.. They were pretty good.  |  IP: Logged David Yauch Expert Film Handler Posts: 206 From: Mesa, AZ, USA Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-04-2005 05:54 AM                     Ah you've reminded me mike! We sell dippin' dots too, both of our machines have to be constantly restocked. We also have a couple machines that sell different frozen treats.  |  IP: Logged Barry Martin Expert Film Handler Posts: 203 From: Newington, CT USA Registered: Jul 2002 posted 01-04-2005 10:55 AM                        You know, the Loews I worked had Dippin' Dots, I much preferred the Klondike Bites or frozen Minute Maid Lemonade that was sold at the concession stand.  |  IP: Logged Kevin Stengel Film Handler Posts: 3 From: Vista, CA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 01-04-2005 11:30 AM                        While the burger pipe does taste good, I have found that most people will not try it due to it's well, you know what it can look like.  |  IP: Logged Brent Neal Jones Expert Film Handler Posts: 211 From: Ennis, T.X., USA Registered: Nov 2001 posted 01-05-2005 07:18 PM                     quote: Kevin Stengel While the burger pipe does taste good, I have found that most people will not try it due to it's well, you know what it can look like. Take it from an over-the-road truck driver like me, I've ate hundreds of them and love them, just make sure they're juicy and the cheese is still melted, otherwise...  |  IP: Logged

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