Question about a difference of opinion

cubs204 · 08-17-2010, 03:09 PM

A friend and I are doing our first backyard competition in a couple of weeks. We are also vending during the event. We are having quite a few people come to help us out with the vending and one of the persons coming wants to wear a tank top. My partner is fine with this I am not because I do not believe people will want to buy food from someone who has armpit hair hanging out. Am I out of line?

Dr_KY · 08-17-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cubs204

A friend and I are doing our first backyard competition in a couple of weeks. We are also vending during the event. We are having quite a few people come to help us out with the vending and one of the persons coming wants to wear a tank top. My partner is fine with this I am not because I do not believe people will want to buy food from someone who has armpit hair hanging out. Am I out of line?

If it's a she then a shave is in order if it's a he then no tanks.

PCDoctor_1979 · 08-17-2010, 04:22 PM

I don't think you are out of line at all. Appearance is everything. I may wear a tank top getting my truck ready, but before we pull out of HQ for an event I change into a polo shirt with the company logo and try to look like a polished professional as long as the heat will allow. It's your rig, so it's your rules. When I have a new person joining me to help, I explain my expectations for dress, conduct, etc. (They also get paid, so I guess I'm entitled). Good luck with your event.

Cwcarp64 · 08-17-2010, 04:26 PM

Tanks aren't appropriate for food shows....if you are vending - IMHO.

nitelightboy · 08-17-2010, 05:25 PM

Tanks are not the least bit appropriate for any sort of food prep or service. Between the dripping sweat and the dangling hairs, it's just a hygiene nightmare.

Captain Dave · 08-17-2010, 06:17 PM

There is probably a law. They should have to wear a pit net like one would have wear for hair or a beard.

cubs204 · 08-17-2010, 06:20 PM

Thanks guys, just wanted to get a general consensus on this

ChicagoSizzlin · 08-17-2010, 07:13 PM

So your saying you wouldn't eat ribs served from this guy?

BBQchef33 · 08-17-2010, 08:03 PM

Ok, now that i just threw up a little in in my mouth...

agree.. tanks are not appropriate if your serving/handling food.

n2dabluebbq · 08-18-2010, 12:30 AM

here in new mexico, it is against health code to serve with a sleeveless shirt. personally i would run someone off who tried to do that at my booth. hell i still wear long pants, short sleeve shirt, close toe shoes, no jewelry, hat and apron when serving. better for me to be a little hot than a lot broke cause somebody decided to relate improper attire to feeling ill.

3 Rivers BBQ · 08-18-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoSizzlin

So your saying you wouldn't eat ribs served from this guy?

OMG! Who has caught the sasquatch?

ChicagoSizzlin · 08-18-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 3 Rivers BBQ

OMG! Who has caught the sasquatch?

I think Elvis by the look of that couch!

Anyways you cant be extra cautious about stuff like that. All it takes is one person to ruin it for everyone. How many situations have we all gone threw that? Stick to your guns and remember when your serving to the public, looks really do matter. Its also a representation of your your crew and business as a whole. Why jeopardize that?

PorkQPine · 08-18-2010, 11:21 AM

I have a dress code for anyone representing my company and it is non negotiable. You need to decide what you want to present to the community as representative of your company. Sloppy dress = sloppy food. People eat with their eyes first, that is why presentation is so important and why if your servers or chef's look unkept or sloppy the impression of the public will be that you don't care about the food either.

Dr_KY · 08-18-2010, 04:04 PM

Don't worry she put on a team shirt before serving...

outside ed · 08-20-2010, 01:10 PM

An update from the Sangamon County Health Dept concerning vending at the contest: Shirts must have some type of sleeve on them, tank tops are not allowed.

08-17-2010, 03:09 PM	#1
cubs204 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-02-09 Location: Springfield, IL	Question about a difference of opinion A friend and I are doing our first backyard competition in a couple of weeks. We are also vending during the event. We are having quite a few people come to help us out with the vending and one of the persons coming wants to wear a tank top. My partner is fine with this I am not because I do not believe people will want to buy food from someone who has armpit hair hanging out. Am I out of line?

08-17-2010, 04:22 PM	#3
PCDoctor_1979 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-01-09 Location: West Des Moines, IA	I don't think you are out of line at all. Appearance is everything. I may wear a tank top getting my truck ready, but before we pull out of HQ for an event I change into a polo shirt with the company logo and try to look like a polished professional as long as the heat will allow. It's your rig, so it's your rules. When I have a new person joining me to help, I explain my expectations for dress, conduct, etc. (They also get paid, so I guess I'm entitled). Good luck with your event. __________________ Brian Sweeney - CBJ #3691 - '77 Step Van Mobile Kitchen, Horizon Marshall, WSM with Pro Q Stacker, Weber Kettle & Smokey Joe GOLD. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Clarke's Third Law

08-17-2010, 04:26 PM	#4
Cwcarp64 Found some matches. Join Date: 08-17-09 Location: West Des Moines, IA	NO tanks... Tanks aren't appropriate for food shows....if you are vending - IMHO.

08-17-2010, 06:17 PM	#6
Captain Dave is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-29-09 Location: Luling, Texas 78648	There is probably a law. They should have to wear a pit net like one would have wear for hair or a beard. __________________ Thanks for noticing

08-17-2010, 07:13 PM	#8
ChicagoSizzlin Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-13-10 Location: Lockport,IL	So your saying you wouldn't eat ribs served from this guy? __________________ 1 - 22.5 OTG 1 - 18.5 OTS Maverick ET-7 Proud Owner of a UDS & UDG My UDG - Ugly Drum Grill Member of the Drumhead Club

08-17-2010, 05:25 PM	#5
nitelightboy Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-12-10 Location: Bluffton, IN	Tanks are not the least bit appropriate for any sort of food prep or service. Between the dripping sweat and the dangling hairs, it's just a hygiene nightmare.

08-17-2010, 06:20 PM	#7
cubs204 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-02-09 Location: Springfield, IL	Thanks guys, just wanted to get a general consensus on this

08-17-2010, 08:03 PM	#9
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Name/Nickname : Phil	Ok, now that i just threw up a little in in my mouth... agree.. tanks are not appropriate if your serving/handling food. __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Built Shirley built to feed our Veterans(A.K.A "Abrams"), 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 2 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 2 Pit Barrel Cookers, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a Blackstone 36 and 17, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

08-18-2010, 12:30 AM	#10
n2dabluebbq On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-25-09 Location: San Antonio Texas. Yeah Baby!	here in new mexico, it is against health code to serve with a sleeveless shirt. personally i would run someone off who tried to do that at my booth. hell i still wear long pants, short sleeve shirt, close toe shoes, no jewelry, hat and apron when serving. better for me to be a little hot than a lot broke cause somebody decided to relate improper attire to feeling ill.

08-18-2010, 11:21 AM	#13
PorkQPine Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-10-07 Location: Roseville, CA	I have a dress code for anyone representing my company and it is non negotiable. You need to decide what you want to present to the community as representative of your company. Sloppy dress = sloppy food. People eat with their eyes first, that is why presentation is so important and why if your servers or chef's look unkept or sloppy the impression of the public will be that you don't care about the food either. __________________ PorkQPine

08-18-2010, 04:04 PM	#14
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England	Don't worry she put on a team shirt before serving... __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009

08-20-2010, 01:10 PM	#15
outside ed Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-25-07 Location: Springfield,IL	An update from the Sangamon County Health Dept concerning vending at the contest: Shirts must have some type of sleeve on them, tank tops are not allowed.

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