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When i read the story originally, I just couldn’t believe he was telling us everything. The whole premise sounded absurd. If the burger place got too busy, he c
by AznHisoka 8y ago
When i read the story originally, I just couldn’t believe he was telling us everything. The whole premise sounded absurd. If the burger place got too busy, he could’ve hired more. Or tell people he had a seating limit. Or spray some fart odor around the place to detract more visitors... lots and lots of things. Either the owner was lazy or something else was going on.
Also the story sounded like a humble brag of sorts. “Oh my publicity made tons of people go there and shut it down!!” (please.. unless you’re Trump or Elon, I highly doubt your words were that influential)
- chrisco255 8y agoYeah...you just make people wait in line...and often times that just increases demand. There's a BBQ joint in Austin with that situation. Franklin's always has a wait. But I hear it's damn good BBQ.
- Mikeb85 8y agoWhile it may sound absurd, I do think there's merit to what he's saying. Expectations can be hard to deal with, especially when you're selling cheap, humble food. How do you balance trying to sell a $10 meal with the expectations of a foodie waiting hours to get in? And then how do you cook for volumes significantly higher than what you designed your restaurant for? It's easy to say hire more people, but sometimes the secret sauce is simply a cook who cares, and you can't always hire that (especially at a low price point).