tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post8337480910577750085..comments2023-10-18T06:48:47.126-05:00Comments on Not to brag . . .: What do you do?mephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-10145209143027955712008-08-06T14:25:00.000-05:002008-08-06T14:25:00.000-05:00The best I can do is that I worked for years in re...The best I can do is that I worked for years in restaurants and it constantly surprised me that the vast majority of questions that people ask are printed in bold letters on the menu. Not even the small type stuff off to the side or on the back. <BR/><BR/>My husband has a FIFO policy on underwear, socks and t-shirts. I didn't realize this out until we were married. I have to admit, it makes sense, but it's still a bit kooky.CaraBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614627167922944626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-68402078030012502682008-08-04T12:52:00.000-05:002008-08-04T12:52:00.000-05:00I can contribute Wildtree facts: our best seller ...I can contribute Wildtree facts: our best seller for the blends: Scampi blend. In the last 6 months, we have sold over 10,500 gallons of grapeseed oil.<BR/><BR/>-Love the int'l vs domestic troubleshooter for Maxi pads. too funny. Love the blog MEP, check it every couple days; I'm so hooked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-43683979189738674732008-08-04T09:17:00.000-05:002008-08-04T09:17:00.000-05:00Not to verge into the gross, but..."international"...Not to verge into the gross, but..."international" troubleshooter for the Always maxi pad? Query whether the troubles that arise for the product vary according to whether one uses it in the US or abroad?Actchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320025313541534433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-31253839033315912542008-08-03T14:48:00.000-05:002008-08-03T14:48:00.000-05:00This is my first time blogging..Working at Goodyea...This is my first time blogging..Working at Goodyear the one thing almost everyone buys when the come in is an Oil change. WPA got it right.<BR/><BR/>I did go to the local ice cream shop last night (The Dip) and was told that the ice cream "dipped" in chocolate was not the biggest seller. The biggest seller is a cone with sprinkles.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645179134630839900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-22881618450522579212008-08-03T13:31:00.000-05:002008-08-03T13:31:00.000-05:00All interesting information. Never would have gue...All interesting information. Never would have guessed the Pole lima beans were such a hit. My husband chimed in that atomite is the best selling form of calcium carbonate...uh, yeah, good to know. The only tidbit I find interesting about the products he sells (no offsense BB) is that calcium carbonate is the white stuff used to line football fields. That's a morsel I can grab onto. I also asked the teenager working the shaved ice hut I like to frequent what the best selling flavor is. "Polar Punch" she says. Now, I wouldn't have expected my usual order of half strawberry/half wedding cake to be a best seller, but who even knows what polar punch tastes like? You can bet I will try it next time though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-69702360457040897762008-08-02T21:55:00.000-05:002008-08-02T21:55:00.000-05:00PAL, I happened to visit NTB today and enjoyed you...PAL, I happened to visit NTB today and enjoyed your post. It inspired me to do some Goodyear research to add to the discussion. The biggest selling service is the oil change. There is a best selling tire size as well, but as the tire name and # mean little to me, I thought the oil change would be most relevent. WPAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-33519397988659955852008-08-02T14:30:00.000-05:002008-08-02T14:30:00.000-05:00I enjoyed LAP's post immensely, but am drawing a b...I enjoyed LAP's post immensely, but am drawing a blank as to an interesting (and related) tidbit to share. My only retail-oriented job was when I worked at a farmer's market 15 years ago, and I don't necessarily remember any purchasing trends, other than the fact that when the "Pole lima beans" came into season, it would cause a frenzy, the likes of which you wouldn't believe. At the time, I remember thinking that all the hubbub over something like a lima bean was insane. Of course, turnabout being fair play in life, I myself would probably camp out for something like the Pole lima nowadays, as evidenced by the fact that I found myself face to face with honest-to-John South Jersey peaches and tomatoes at the farmer’s market in my neighborhood today (oddly a rarity in New York, a mere 3 hour drive from the S. Jersey farms) and nearly swooned in my excitement. <BR/><BR/>Note to T-Baby: you are welcome? (Sorry MEP!)Actchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320025313541534433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-19542687445542379782008-08-01T21:44:00.000-05:002008-08-01T21:44:00.000-05:00T-Baby, we always appreciate comments here at NTB,...T-Baby, we always appreciate comments here at NTB, but remember "Politics is not our bag, here at Not to brag . . . "mephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-18008961025008535652008-08-01T20:56:00.000-05:002008-08-01T20:56:00.000-05:00Here is a retail tidbit that burns me up - Chicago...Here is a retail tidbit that burns me up - Chicago now has the highest sales tax in the country at 10.25%. This is outrageous. Thank you Democrats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-21482646750530460342008-08-01T20:49:00.000-05:002008-08-01T20:49:00.000-05:00I've mentioned this tidbit in a post before, but I...I've mentioned this tidbit in a post before, but I once worked with a girl whose dad was the "international troubleshooter for the Always maxi pad." Makes you wonder about feminine products though. Who needs wings? Who doesn't? What about those pantiliners for thongs? How much of a market is there for an item like that? Or, I've always been afraid to purchase store brand feminine products (though I don't bat an eye at store brand foodstuffs) but they are probably fine?<BR/><BR/>At the checkout at my Jewel, there is an Extreme Value that they always ask if you are interested in (I think they get in trouble if they don't ask). I would say I cave on the Extreme Value only 1/10 trips, but I'd be interested to know how often others say yes and if certain checkers get more EV's sold than others and, if so, how they do it.mephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-22216114648483385392008-08-01T19:32:00.000-05:002008-08-01T19:32:00.000-05:00I do not have a job that I think would provide suc...I do not have a job that I think would provide such interest but a little tidbit I find interesting is that the Titliest ProV1 cost the stores and clubs $37. and they sell them for $45. In the retail world that is not a very big profit margin. Another tidbit that I find interesting is that gas stations make a max of 7 to 8 cents a gallon before money is taken out for credit card companies. Who doesn't buy gas with a credit card? That's all I got. mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com