Hot Dog Cart for sale

...much better choices there SHELLY!!! I hate to tell you this, but there are not granite countertops on the cart.

But it is Stainless Steel...so maybe you can ask for GCT as a seller's incentive?

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But it is Stainless Steel...so maybe you can ask for GCT as a seller's incentive?

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bada bing!!!! that's alotta SS!!! SHELLY...jfunn wants to ask you a question...

Would this hot dog cart be a good investment?

how could it not :roll:

Would this hot dog cart be a good investment?

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It depends....

Post your business plan on the board and let's have a looksee.

Hopefully it goes beyond the umbrella hat stage.

<PS: Start by asking Joe what went wrong with his business plan>

<PPS: Does the sign on his cart really read "WATER DOG'S?">




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SHELLY...I am smarter than you think! ;-) That was the first question I thought of. Sorta' like I always want to know why someone is selling a house that I am looking to buy. (maybe I am just nosey ) May have to PM you our business plan along with a non compete contract for you to sign. This could be HOT and I DO know the power of this message board!

I think it would be great from about spring break (mid March) to Labor Day. What about after that? Can you make enough just during that time? My questions are:

1) Where would you sell them from? What permits are required from the locations to sell them?

2) Permits for food service? Inspections and all of that can get pricey.

3) Storage of the food supplies during off hours.

4) Storage of hot dog cart in off hours.

You won't have a lot of capital in the hot dog cart itself, but what about other costs?

Jfunn, I think you would be grayt at this!


Shelly, perhaps they are selling it because everything is always a lot more work than people think. I think to ever be successfull at ANYTHING, you have to be willing to put the time & hard work it takes into it, not just the money. In my time I have found that most people are not. I have rented out of good bit of commerical property and can't tell you how many people I won't rent to because say for example our commerical property on 30-A......Daddy calls because wife/daughter wants to open a boutique, have no experience, they just want to open it. It never works so I am looking for a new tenant in six months. Being successful at anything takes a lot of time and hard work.

I have a suggestion if y'all are serious about this. What about offering something a little different like http://www.pukadog.com/ The tropical relishes sound yummy and I don't usually eat hot dogs.

Jfunn, I think you would be grayt at this!

i am starting to take this as an insult.

i am starting to take this as an insult.

nope...i think this would be a good business there. it could be a funn job! this is not an insult!

I have a suggestion if y'all are serious about this. What about offering something a little different like http://www.pukadog.com/ The tropical relishes sound yummy and I don't usually eat hot dogs.

...did you say PUKADOG????

bb...you might still be on the short list of possible investors...watch your step w/ jfunn. She is the ornery one.

i am starting to take this as an insult.

Ain't it grayt how we can start out being funn and end up embarrassing each other? Speedos come to mind here...

How in the world would SoWallers show love if there was no such thing as sarcasm?

Life is good...

SHELLY...I am smarter than you think! ;-) That was the first question I thought of. Sorta' like I always want to know why someone is selling a house that I am looking to buy. (maybe I am just nosey ) May have to PM you our business plan along with a non compete contract for you to sign. This could be HOT and I DO know the power of this message board!

BB is smack on with all those questions. All of them have to be addressed in your business plan.

Along 30A a good business plan would be a fast food/low cost strategy. I wouldn't go for a phru-phru upscale $4.50 hot dog...there's too much of that going on around here. But that would mean you would have to have high volume sales and quick turnover, so a location with lots of foot traffic would be key--that will be your biggest challenge...that and standing out in the 110-degree heat index days.

Another strategy would be to buy the cart and rent it out for birthday parties, pool parties or pre-sale condo opening parties...:shock: ...uh, scratch that last function.

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Ain't it grayt how we can start out being funn and end up embarrassing each other? Speedos come to mind here...

How in the world would SoWallers show love if there was no such thing as sarcasm?

Life is good...

If that thing didn't exist, how would we survive???

I will take some pictures of it tomorrow, it's almost dark now. You can also come see it if you would like, I am located in Seagrove. Thanks!

This is for all of the discussion about "if it is a bad idea to run the cart on 30-a" . First things first, just so you know what you are getting into.

1 - you have to get a license from the state of Florida
2- You have to get a tax permit
3- Once this is complete you have to be inspected by the health dept.
4- You HAVE to have permission from a person that owns the property to sale your product. If you will do some research with county codes, you can't sell on the side of the road, the county owns it and 30-a has a scenic law, requiring you to have permission. This is VERY IMPORTANT to understand.
5- You have to have a commissary. This is an establishment that you "report" to every day which has sinks etc. You can't just keep your food at home...ok you can and prob will but you need a commissary.
6- After you have figured all of this out, your set, the product is super cheap with great return, and it is actually pretty easy, despite what I have heard from a few people on here. It does require work though...dont be fooled.

I have everything you need to get your permits, I have been there and done that, so I can help you. I wish I could keep doing this but I am starting another business on top of going to school. Please feel free to ask me any questions.

I wish I could keep doing this but I am starting another business on top of going to school. Please feel free to ask me any questions.

Hello! Are we the same person?

Hello! Are we the same person?

I think you two need to meet.

Thank you for all the info, joebass! I had most of that written down, but you clarified alot. PM me if you must to answer this...why did you give it up?

I just saw this....

I'll take a shift.

Gotta have a name for the business. And a nice logo (hit it graphics people!)

Wienies on Wheels

Rolling Wienies

Wienies R' Us

Wonder Wienies

Gotta have a name for the business. And a nice logo (hit it graphics people!)

Wienies on Wheels

Rolling Wienies

Wienies R' Us

Wonder Wienies

FUNN DOGS or if you have GA on the mind...FUNN DAWGS

I think you two need to meet.

Unless we're like Michael and Janet Jackson.

(Or are you trying to tell me something? I'm kinda dense.)

Did we not recently have a thread about weinies? I'm having deja vu.

(yes--here it is: SoWal Beaches Forum)

Oh Miss Kitty...it's the heat...I just can't take it anymore, the cars that drive by start looking like cherry popcycles. The children riding bikes turn into snowcones, and the road bikers, well they just get on my nerves. No really, I am going to be moving to Auburn to start school again(after a nice 5 year beach break), and I am starting another small business that will allow me to travel here and sell and store my product without an expiration date. I think we all know 30-a has a huge market to sell almost anything, you just have to find what's right for you. Having said that I need a regular covered trailer more than I need a hot dog cart. If it doesn't sell I am going to start going to festivals, and I will be here during the summer using it, so no sweat. I made good money, and I still am, I just need to make the move. I can tell you your biggest challange will be finding private property to sell on, this has been my biggest challenge. I will tell you between the hours of 11-12, construction sites are a gold mine. You have to get fast at opening and closing so you can hit more than one site, and you have to be patient in getting your customers to change their lunch schedule around you. You can also makes sandwich wraps and sell chips, stuff like that. Anything else?

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you are gonna spend an extra 6 or 7 hundred bucks getting all your permits.

...did you say PUKADOG????

bb...you might still be on the short list of possible investors...watch your step w/ jfunn. She is the ornery one.

Kitty, it's pooka. :roll: Although Sam is allergic to nitrates and if she eats hotdogs, well you know... anyway, I guess it was one of those you had to be there things. I saw them on the travel channel. I wouldn't duplicate what they're doing but it's not just ketchup and mustard either. A few different sauces or relishes shouldn't drive the price up that much.