First Day vending - Page 3

Chuckwagonbbqco · 10-13-2009, 03:14 PM

Racks of ribs I sell by the "Rack" It is kinda like selling a "Bale" of hay---some bales weigh 75 pounds some way 120 pounds. There is no standard of measurment for a "rack" of ribs---so I stay out of trouble. I can divide the number of racks of ribs in a case into the price of the case and average the price that each rack costs me. I price the ribs according to what I paid for them.

I sell whole tri-tips in the same manner. I either wrap them whole or slice them for the customer.

The dept. of weights and measures here have been very active in enforcing any measurement that is well defined. Local firewood sellers have been getting busted because their advertised "Cord" of wood is not really a cord. I would not buy fuel by the gallon from a fuel pump that has not been certified---so why would I expect people to buy meat by the pound from me when I can not weigh it correctly.

CajunSmoker · 10-13-2009, 03:31 PM

Kind of off the topic of Q, but when I was running a commercial Shiitake mushroom farm we needed to be able to sell mushrooms by the #. We bought a used scale for about $50 if a remember correctly and called the Dept of Agriculture which sent a representative to the farm and certified our scales. Didn't cost anything. Louisiana law, so your mileage may vary

Jerk Pit Master · 10-14-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuckwagonbbqco

Racks of ribs I sell by the "Rack" It is kinda like selling a "Bale" of hay---some bales weigh 75 pounds some way 120 pounds. There is no standard of measurment for a "rack" of ribs---so I stay out of trouble. I can divide the number of racks of ribs in a case into the price of the case and average the price that each rack costs me. I price the ribs according to what I paid for them.

One probelm with that method is you usually end up a few real heavy and real light slabs in a case. Customers get a gift with the heavies and screwed with the lights. Since most of us don't like gipping our customers, we usually sell the lights at a discount and let the heavies slide. Bottom line you end up with lower revenue per case than projected. I add $5 for the heavies and discount $5 for the lights.

Garth57 · 10-14-2009, 11:24 AM

I'm selling my St. Louis cut racks for $14 a rack, so I don't think anyone is getting slighted. I guess if customers saw differant racks to compare, it might alter their perception of a good deal though.

Chuckwagonbbqco · 10-14-2009, 11:41 AM

Sounds like a good deal to me. Are you trimming spares into St Louis Cut and selling the tips also? $14.00 seems very inexpensive especially if you are buying them at St Louis Cut prices. Good luck and keep up the good work.

Bbq Bubba · 10-14-2009, 11:45 AM

Don't be giving your food away bro. :)

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Originally Posted by Garth57

I'm selling my St. Louis cut racks for $14 a rack, so I don't think anyone is getting slighted. I guess if customers saw differant racks to compare, it might alter their perception of a good deal though.

big brother smoke · 10-14-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

Don't be giving your food away bro. :)

Especially in the golden state!

jbrink01 · 10-14-2009, 01:12 PM

I trim my ribs down to St. Louis and sell for $16. I cook the tips I trim off and chop onto a sandwich for $5.00. You need about 1.5 slabs worth of tips to make a nice sandwich, but im stil getting $19 a slab average.

Jerk Pit Master · 10-14-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Garth57

I'm selling my St. Louis cut racks for $14 a rack, so I don't think anyone is getting slighted. I guess if customers saw differant racks to compare, it might alter their perception of a good deal though.

Definitely alter their perception. Plus, in the case of Farmers' Market vending you are dealing with repeat customers.

I sell my slabs of baby backs for $25. Smalls are $20 (sometimes $18 if they are real small); heavies are $30.

BBQ_MAFIA · 10-14-2009, 05:05 PM

Congrats on a great first day.

Bbq Bubba · 10-14-2009, 05:39 PM

I believe its time for some pics bro!

scottyd · 10-22-2009, 04:13 PM

Yes lets see some prices.

Garth57 · 10-22-2009, 10:09 PM

I'll try to take some pics this weekend of the booth and some pron. Thanks for the support and input

Marsha · 10-23-2009, 12:20 AM

If we are at a vending event and end up with extra ribs towards the end of a weekend we sell them for $25 per rack, $13 for half a rack. Most of the time these are events where people are spending a lot of money anyway.

Garth57 · 10-23-2009, 12:33 AM

Might raise my prices on the ribs a couple of bucks. I usually only make 8 racks and sell at least 7. Selling rib plates as well, 3 bones/$5.

10-13-2009, 03:31 PM	#32
CajunSmoker is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-06-07 Location: Rolling down the river between St Louis and New Orleans	Kind of off the topic of Q, but when I was running a commercial Shiitake mushroom farm we needed to be able to sell mushrooms by the #. We bought a used scale for about $50 if a remember correctly and called the Dept of Agriculture which sent a representative to the farm and certified our scales. Didn't cost anything. Louisiana law, so your mileage may vary __________________ Rodger How y'all are? I'm glad you got to see me I guarontee Justin Wilson 4/24/1914 - 09/05/2001 CAJUN QUE KREWE Proud ARKLAFO KCBS member & CBJ#24398 Twin Ugly Drum Smokers Brinkman Smoke King Deluxe Brinkman Gourmet ECB with super chicken mods Weber OTS kettle

10-14-2009, 11:24 AM	#34
Garth57 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-03-08 Location: Norco, CA	I'm selling my St. Louis cut racks for $14 a rack, so I don't think anyone is getting slighted. I guess if customers saw differant racks to compare, it might alter their perception of a good deal though. __________________ [I][B]Bill [/B][/I]:cool: CBBQA Member #1218 KCBS Cert. Judge #23431 s.U.D.S. (small 30 gal. UDS) UDS Brinkman vertical Smoke 'n Pit Traeger BBQ100 NorcoRednecks-UDS 85 gal/remod [I]TemequeBBQ[/I]-insulated vert smoker

10-14-2009, 01:12 PM	#38
jbrink01 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-17-06 Location: Washington, Missouri	I trim my ribs down to St. Louis and sell for $16. I cook the tips I trim off and chop onto a sandwich for $5.00. You need about 1.5 slabs worth of tips to make a nice sandwich, but im stil getting $19 a slab average. __________________ [CENTER][B][/B] [/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I][B]KCBS #13207[/B][/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]2013 Insane Can Posse [/I][I]Tour [/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][I]Sponsored By: [/I][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Gateway BBQ Store[/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Blues Hog BBQ Company[/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Plowboys BBQ Company[/I][/B][/CENTER]

10-14-2009, 05:05 PM	#40
BBQ_MAFIA somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-10-05 Location: NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY	Congrats on a great first day. __________________ Guido Lang 60 Lang 84 Deluxe Warmer with Chargrill Large Spicewine Large BGE XL - BGE Med. BGE ( Bought it for my son Vincenzo) Brinkman Snp Brinkman ECB GOSM Weber Kettle Kenmore Elite Gasser Camp Chef Outdoor Stove Blackstone Pizza Oven Blackstone 36" Griddle 1-Banjo

10-14-2009, 05:39 PM	#41
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi.	I believe its time for some pics bro! __________________ Owner of Bubba's BBQ & Catering L.L.C. Beer Snob I cook the #bestbrisketnorthoftexas. Get over it. #detroitporkmafia BBQ Person of the Year 2013

10-13-2009, 03:14 PM	#31
Chuckwagonbbqco is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-19-07 Location: Oroville, CA	Racks of ribs I sell by the "Rack" It is kinda like selling a "Bale" of hay---some bales weigh 75 pounds some way 120 pounds. There is no standard of measurment for a "rack" of ribs---so I stay out of trouble. I can divide the number of racks of ribs in a case into the price of the case and average the price that each rack costs me. I price the ribs according to what I paid for them. I sell whole tri-tips in the same manner. I either wrap them whole or slice them for the customer. The dept. of weights and measures here have been very active in enforcing any measurement that is well defined. Local firewood sellers have been getting busted because their advertised "Cord" of wood is not really a cord. I would not buy fuel by the gallon from a fuel pump that has not been certified---so why would I expect people to buy meat by the pound from me when I can not weigh it correctly.

10-14-2009, 11:41 AM	#35
Chuckwagonbbqco is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-19-07 Location: Oroville, CA	Sounds like a good deal to me. Are you trimming spares into St Louis Cut and selling the tips also? $14.00 seems very inexpensive especially if you are buying them at St Louis Cut prices. Good luck and keep up the good work.

10-22-2009, 04:13 PM	#42
scottyd is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-21-05 Location: South Dakota	Yes lets see some prices. __________________ [FONT=Arial Black][SIZE=3]SCOTTY D[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][FONT=Arial Black][COLOR=red][SIZE=2]SCOTTY D'S BUILT FOR BBQ[/SIZE] [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [B]LANG 84[/B] [B]STUMPS 223[/B] [B]STUMPS CLASSIC[/B] [B]STUMPS PLATNUM BEING BUILT NOW[/B] [B]WEBER KETTLE GOLD[/B] [B]YOUR SILENCE WILL NOT SAVE YOU[/B]

10-22-2009, 10:09 PM	#43
Garth57 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-03-08 Location: Norco, CA	I'll try to take some pics this weekend of the booth and some pron. Thanks for the support and input __________________ [I][B]Bill [/B][/I]:cool: CBBQA Member #1218 KCBS Cert. Judge #23431 s.U.D.S. (small 30 gal. UDS) UDS Brinkman vertical Smoke 'n Pit Traeger BBQ100 NorcoRednecks-UDS 85 gal/remod [I]TemequeBBQ[/I]-insulated vert smoker

10-23-2009, 12:20 AM	#44
Marsha Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-09-08 Location: Watsonville, CA	If we are at a vending event and end up with extra ribs towards the end of a weekend we sell them for $25 per rack, $13 for half a rack. Most of the time these are events where people are spending a lot of money anyway. __________________ Rollin' Smoke BBQ - West

10-23-2009, 12:33 AM	#45
Garth57 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-03-08 Location: Norco, CA	Might raise my prices on the ribs a couple of bucks. I usually only make 8 racks and sell at least 7. Selling rib plates as well, 3 bones/$5. __________________ [I][B]Bill [/B][/I]:cool: CBBQA Member #1218 KCBS Cert. Judge #23431 s.U.D.S. (small 30 gal. UDS) UDS Brinkman vertical Smoke 'n Pit Traeger BBQ100 NorcoRednecks-UDS 85 gal/remod [I]TemequeBBQ[/I]-insulated vert smoker

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