Hot Dog Cart for sale

[josephbass]

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.

 

[NoHall]

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?

 

[Jdarg]

Hello! Are we the same person?

I think you two need to meet.

 

[Miss Kitty]

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?

 

[DD]

I just saw this....

I'll take a shift.

 

[Jdarg]

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

 

[Miss Kitty]

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

 

[NoHall]

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)

 

[josephbass]

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?

 

[josephbass]

p.s

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