C'mon. :rolleyes:

When I was about 2 or 3, I loved ships and boats in general. My grandmother called me "Skipper". My parents shortened it and called me Skip and still do. This is the name I went by in school, and the name everyone in my family still uses. In fact all of my childhood friends and even High School friends use this name when they talk to me. To everyone else I'm Paul.

My dad says I should use the name "Skip's Dogs & Chips"

I kind of like the sound if it.

Sounds workable.

The name doesn't matter so much.

It's going to be about you recognition, not business name recognition. Probably the only place that the name will matter is on the business registration documents.

When you eat at food carts, you find some unique identifier, like "the Lebanese cart" or "The Mexican cart with the red hubcaps," or "The red and yellow one down at the corner."

Brick and mortar stores have names and pretty signs, carts not so much.

Keep your big bottle of waterless handwash prominently displayed, and have another one available for the customers. Don't re-use rubber gloves. Do not take money wearing a glove and serve another customer. People appreciate stuff like that.

Will there be any Desert Dogs? Like hot-dog shaped cakes on lemon-meringue
buns, with cherry sauce (for ketchup) ?

Coz that would be cool.

An Éclair! with a quiggle of strawberry sauce down the middle... :yum:

Actually I was going to make these small cheesecake cupcakes with a nilla wafer at the bottom as the crust and pie filling (cherry, apple, etc.) on the top. I wasn't going to sell them. Just give them away to make people smile and come back. They are super easy and cheap to make and I wouldn't give them to everyone; just people who are either new customers that are extra friendly or regulars who ask for them.

ow ow ow!

Bat Dogs. In Cape Canaveral

http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php...218#post547218

Jim, the original one they tried with the dog on the end of the pitchfork didn't look right...the tail didn't either.

http://www.go2gym.com/images/dantetest.jpg

Dude. Those are too busy. You're not a multi-national corporation. Try a picture of a hotdog.

I'm using the mascot to build branding and also to give me the opportunity to make a few bucks selling merchandise in addition to the food.

That works whether you're a local business or a multi-national conglomerate.

If you've got good dogs at a reasonable price you'll be halfway there.

The other half is going to involve being extremely personable, and not discussing politics.

Radar: GOOD LUCK!!

Thanks Decca...and Wolf. I will do all I can to never bring up politics. That's why I didn't pick the name "Liberty Dogs" as I contemplated doing. I thought I'd print the bill of rights on all the napkins.

This might be a good idea for someone in Washington DC though.