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	Name:	John C -
	Subject:	Need suggestions
	Date:	11/6/2008 12:00:04 PM

PP has some great advice. My 2 cents:

A. Read these 2 Seth Godin books / books on tape: a.) Tribes and b.) Meatball Sundae
B. Review the link below for other suggestions on this forum to Suzi. I assume you already have as you posted on this way back then.
C. PPs suggestions are great. I would add on his numbers:

1. Amen on the AC. Great suggestion. Although I wonder if it would be too expensive to have screens etc. Or some way to improve the water view. Deep fryer - if it were me i would maybe not have a deep fryer, at least to begin with, what with the insurance expense and waste removal expense. If your burgers or whatever are good enough, you can serve chips in a bag. see Choo Choo's in Montgomery.

2. I agree. I would sacrifice the "bar scene" for the food. If you have a rowdy bar it will devolve as in the past. Don't go for the quick beer buck. Serve it, but keep it low key and those 250 cabins within a 1/2 mile will come there to eat. If they even perceive that the "ghosts of castaway past" are returning, they won't come. I don't know that I would even play music for the first year.

6. Brilliant suggestion. Let your desserts be ice cream et al that you pull from one of those reach in freezers like in a C store. A. they are cheaper than taking up space in your big cooler B. you can buy them for cheap C. the wholesalers will service you just in time inventory D. fast service factor E. in the off season you can unplug it. As long as they are good selections, not cheap, nasty, freezer burned stuff, it will do well.

My further suggestions:

1. I won't re-visit the "less is more" attitude again. except to say that if it were me I would worry less about, say, serving 30 different beers than I would trying to make sure that the 10 beers I sold were ICE COLD. Like so cold it hurts on the first sip. Be a stickler. Or maybe the same deal with cokes in a bottle. whatever. I can still remember places that I have a coke or whatever that is that cold. I come back.

2. Have Wi-Fi. You will have high speed internet anyway, why not spend another $29 (one time expense) and get a wireless router. It will promote the hang out and nibble crowd that I would think you would want to build long term patronage.

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