Produce on Wheels

Disneyphile · 09-17-2009, 06:23 PM

A friend of mine in the Midwest just bought organic fruit and veggies from a converted ice cream truck that makes regular stops in her neighborhood.

What an awesome business idea! I wish someone would do that here in SoCal.

However, what music would be played to draw shoppers outside their homes?

Betty · 09-17-2009, 06:25 PM

That's a great idea. Like a little mobile farmer's market type of thing.

Stan4dSteph · 09-17-2009, 07:37 PM

We've got something like that around here: Veggie Mobile

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-17-2009, 08:06 PM

Cool idea!

It reminds me of a weird comedy sketch I saw of two guys getting drunk on a porch, talking about a how salad is such a pain to make, and that if you made a huge salad in your trunk and drove around selling it you'd make a killing.

Yeah, I have no clue where I got that from, and I can't find it online.

Kevy Baby · 09-17-2009, 08:13 PM

Hey DP: isn't this the same idea you posted about in July of 2008?

You're too young to be getting old

Disneyphile · 09-17-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Hey DP: isn't this the same idea you posted about in July of 2008?

This is different though - no commitments or pre-orders. Just run out and pick stuff out, with no minimum to buy, etc.

Prudence · 09-17-2009, 08:33 PM

Why yes, I did read "prudence on wheels".

It's been a long week.

Someone should bring me fruit in an old ice cream truck.

Betty · 09-18-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

Why yes, I did read "prudence on wheels".

It's been a long week.

Someone should bring me fruit in an old ice cream truck.

If you live in a Mexican neighborhood, you'd get that! Wonderful ice cold cups of cantalope, honeydew and pineapple. Delish.

Alex · 09-17-2009, 10:24 PM

Does the truck make lengthy stops at a time or is driving around trying to draw attention and stopping as people show interest (like an ice cream truck)?

If the latter that seems somewhat contradictory to many of the ideas behind organic locally produced foods.

Morrigoon · 09-17-2009, 10:28 PM

Where this would work is at office buildings - the way some catering companies pop by with coolers full of sandwiches, etc. And they had a regular route of companies they popped by.

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Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Produce on Wheels A friend of mine in the Midwest just bought organic fruit and veggies from a converted ice cream truck that makes regular stops in her neighborhood. What an awesome business idea! I wish someone would do that here in SoCal. However, what music would be played to draw shoppers outside their homes?
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	That's a great idea. Like a little mobile farmer's market type of thing. __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	We've got something like that around here: Veggie Mobile
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Cool idea! It reminds me of a weird comedy sketch I saw of two guys getting drunk on a porch, talking about a how salad is such a pain to make, and that if you made a huge salad in your trunk and drove around selling it you'd make a killing. Yeah, I have no clue where I got that from, and I can't find it online. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Hey DP: isn't this the same idea you posted about in July of 2008? You're too young to be getting old __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Why yes, I did read "prudence on wheels". It's been a long week. Someone should bring me fruit in an old ice cream truck. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Does the truck make lengthy stops at a time or is driving around trying to draw attention and stopping as people show interest (like an ice cream truck)? If the latter that seems somewhat contradictory to many of the ideas behind organic locally produced foods.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Where this would work is at office buildings - the way some catering companies pop by with coolers full of sandwiches, etc. And they had a regular route of companies they popped by. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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