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Rationale posted:What do you do yesterday? i made six hundred croissants, one hundred and fifty chocolate chip cookies, four kilos of pastry cream, mised out ingredients for 70kg of donut dough, drank two coffees, and took two big shits today and you're a fool.
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Oct 19, 2022 00:03
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i will say you might have score on your hands on that second hand equipment, you need more speedracks, a shitload of trays, and if the sheeter isn't working it's probably trash. sheeters are notorious for being impossible to repair without the exact factory parts which stop being produced quite often.
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Oct 19, 2022 00:07
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I got the tude now posted:i made six hundred croissants, one hundred and fifty chocolate chip cookies, four kilos of pastry cream, mised out ingredients for 70kg of donut dough, drank two coffees, and took two big shits today and you're a fool. what, like it's hard?
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Oct 19, 2022 00:07
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more falafel please posted:what, like it's hard? After two coffees it's pretty easy op.
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Oct 19, 2022 00:08
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I got the tude now posted:i made six hundred croissants, one hundred and fifty chocolate chip cookies, four kilos of pastry cream, mised out ingredients for 70kg of donut dough, drank two coffees, and took two big shits today and you're a fool. How long did it take? Is there anything you’d like to charge about your kitchen?
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Oct 19, 2022 00:28
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Rationale posted:What did you do yesterday? I made money at my job instead of spending thousands on garbage and equipment that might not work or suit my purposes Go make some donuts, dumbass
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Oct 19, 2022 00:39
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https://youtu.be/AVDdjrr670o Amazing
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Oct 19, 2022 01:07
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why are a bunch of loser nerds doubting the OP, who posted pictures of disgusting chairs he bought at auction, which in no way help a business that, by his own admission, relies on takeout (per the walk up window he purchased and is installing himself, permit-less, in structural brick walls)
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Oct 19, 2022 01:10
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Powerful Katrinka posted:I made money at my job instead of spending thousands on garbage and equipment that might not work or suit my purposes Your job must be really cool if you can’t fathom trying to do something else I’m going to make some donuts that’s what my sick rear end 40qt mixer is for
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Oct 19, 2022 01:13
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Rationale posted:How long did it take? Is there anything you’d like to charge about your kitchen? 7 hours. i need a second walk in already
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Oct 19, 2022 01:20
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Doobie's Donut House
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Oct 19, 2022 01:43
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I have no math and I must cream
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Oct 19, 2022 01:49
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I have no math and I must cream 
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Oct 19, 2022 02:02
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Rationale posted:Your job must be really cool if you can’t fathom trying to do something else You don't read, so I'll repeat this: I actually did make donuts for a living. I'll never work in the food industry as a primary job again, though, I just sell small amounts of things on the side for fun sometimes GoGoGadgetChris posted:I have no math and I must cream Lol
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Oct 19, 2022 02:20
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I have no math and I must cream 
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Oct 19, 2022 02:34
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My homie is a hard times dairy farmer I wonder if there’s any way to buy his milk directly
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Oct 19, 2022 02:48
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Powerful Katrinka posted:I actually did make donuts for a living. Sorry I spent $80 on fryers that aren’t specifically for donuts I’ll do better dont give up on me please
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Oct 19, 2022 02:50
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Rationale posted:I’m closer than I was last week Sisyphus at the bottom of his hill, getting ready for that final push, this is the moment. It's going to work. Ok, all that aside, really pull the ripcord on this, you're nowhere near a state where you can launch a donut shop/café if your idea of doing it is to just windmill into a clearence sale and paying for whatever latches onto your arms on the way through. Yeah, you're going to take a hit, but it's a vastly lighter hit than you would 3 years from now after going deep into debt because you've barely clung onto existing as a small local shop where your best month is barely poking your head out of being in the red, so you take a quick breath and hope. Just start baking as a hobby, see if you enjoy it and if you really, really do, maybe come back to this idea with a more solid understanding. To pre-emptive the question: yesterday I did physiotherapy because my back is absolute trash after working in kitchens for 22 years. I'm retired now and very lucky because I'm in Sweden so I've got a decent amount of healthcare and safety nets. I wouldn't do it again, because a) I really wasn't cut out for it, but I thought I could do it with just enough gumption and can-do attitude and b) even in Sweden it's a grueling job that wears your body out faster than you think.
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Oct 19, 2022 03:07
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Just think about how tired and burnt out the Time To Make The Donuts guy was if you have any doubts
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Oct 19, 2022 03:09
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Rationale posted:My homie is a hard times dairy farmer I wonder if there’s any way to buy his milk directly Please please please use raw milk in all your drinks. Think of the market niche you could fill!
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Oct 19, 2022 03:11
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I have no math and I must cream Not an empty quote
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Oct 19, 2022 03:27
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Rationale posted:Sorry I spent $80 on fryers that aren’t specifically for donuts So you wasted time and money on equipment you can't use and will have to dispose of or store indefinitely, but you don't need a business plan. At least it's a small waste of time and money this time. Maybe you can fix and clean them and sell them so they aren't a total loss I get that you're one of those assholes who's edgy and flippant and supercool and feeds off this poo poo, but you're doing yourself a massive disservice by being a shithead and ignoring the voices of experience trying to help you out. Especially the advice to learn how to bake, my God I hope you and your wife keep your finances separate, for her sake. It's bad enough you guys decided to use her inheritance on this folly, make sure she saves herself something for the inevitable rainy day
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Oct 19, 2022 05:02
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Well digging ftw.
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Oct 19, 2022 07:17
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kMzofW7TH4 Me in eight months
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Oct 19, 2022 10:11
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It's so perfect that your user name is Rationale and not Rational
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Oct 19, 2022 13:08
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There’s not going to be a donut shop. This guy is playing a little tune and hitting all the right notes. He literally asked “will I make money?” And everyone responded “not going about it like that”. And he just continues to play dumb and snarky. Worst case this is a total troll using a picture from when he and some friends cleaned out a buddy’s dive bar that closed down during the pandemic. In the highly unlikely case it’s not a troll: absolute best case he opens some sad hole-in-the-wall coffee and donut place (using one of those machines you see at like a county fair or farmers market) with a bare concrete floor and some sad signage out front that has irregular hours and products worse than you can get at the convenience store down the road.
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Oct 19, 2022 13:27
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CPA Hell posted:In the highly unlikely case it’s not a troll: absolute best case he opens some sad hole-in-the-wall coffee and donut place (using one of those machines you see at like a county fair or farmers market) with a bare concrete floor and some sad signage out front that has irregular hours and products worse than you can get at the convenience store down the road. Don't do this. Don't give us hope like this.
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Oct 19, 2022 13:31
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It’s gonna be really cool and you’re all gonna look like assholes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlrb_X6fYZ0 Whatever it takes to please my internet homies Edit: just made enough money at my day job to financially recover from the fryer disaster thank god that’s behind me Rationale fucked around with this message at 14:43 on Oct 19, 2022 |
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Oct 19, 2022 14:20
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Let's see a username and date pic on the mixer
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Oct 19, 2022 15:32
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CPA Hell posted:There’s not going to be a donut shop. This guy is playing a little tune and hitting all the right notes. He literally asked “will I make money?” And everyone responded “not going about it like that”. And he just continues to play dumb and snarky. Worst case this is a total troll using a picture from when he and some friends cleaned out a buddy’s dive bar that closed down during the pandemic. I agree, now that I read this, this is likely an elaborate troll. I'm holding out hope, though, that this is just another failed goon business venture like all the other smoldering craters that came before it. With that said, it's too on the nose. You got me OP.
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Scrum posted:I agree, now that I read this, this is likely an elaborate troll. I'm holding out hope, though, that this is just another failed goon business venture like all the other smoldering craters that came before it. With that said, it's too on the nose. I really hope it's a troll, but there are so many people exactly like the OP, it's like they're made in a factory
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Oct 19, 2022 16:00
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To be fair if it’s a troll it’s not even that elaborate - there’s 2 pictures of literal trash, a few paragraphs of donut shop fanfic, and a bunch of “nuh uh!” posts.
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Oct 19, 2022 16:51
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I for one am glad that OP is following his dreams. Shame on you haters for discouraging him from being a small business owner and job creator.
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Oct 19, 2022 16:55
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A GIANT PARSNIP posted:To be fair if it’s a troll it’s not even that elaborate - there’s 2 pictures of literal trash, a few paragraphs of donut shop fanfic, and a bunch of “nuh uh!” posts. It is getting difficult to believe, but SA history shows us that doesn't mean it's not some mentally ill goon like "Ry" who's seriously trying to put their donut shop in the back of a box van with a fire pit liftgate while building a log house with hand tools.
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Oct 19, 2022 16:57
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If this is made up he knows the material well. I think one of the reasons I like this thread is it reminds me of when I was walking these steps. That was an enjoyable period, and I'm not bipolar but i was kinda manic at that stage too
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Oct 19, 2022 16:57
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It reminds me of how I get when my ADD is bad and I'm hyper-focused on an idea or plan, like the lack of planning and hostility towards the advice I solicited
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Oct 19, 2022 17:03
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https://imgur.com/gallery/ANcQKKt I think rather than trying to open a restaurant I’ll focus on the donuts early on. That way I can forego tens of thousands in equipment costs and water filtration before we start getting some revenue. The focus will be on creating standing orders. Schools, hospitals, factories, and construction sites can all be approached cold with a dozen fancy donuts bearing the logo and the contact info. Once there are 40-50 dozen sold every time the clock hits midnight we can begin to think about hiring counter staff and getting into some espresso equipment. By developing the donut business first I can spend more time and money on the coffee stuff. One dealer I spoke with on the phone advised against doing espresso at all because there aren’t any service technicians nearby. I can’t afford to be down for days at a time so the price floor on an espresso machine is like 12k basically. One way I can mitigate these risks is by installing water treatment appurtenances in the shop to make the water more agreeable to the finicky machines. That’s going to be in the thousands also. So we’ll gear up for donuts first and say gently caress a counter or a drive-thru til the donut revenue can get us there.
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Oct 19, 2022 17:34
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So your new "business plan" is to start with the very low margin higher cost of entry product. Brilliant.
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Oct 19, 2022 17:36
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I can make and deliver donuts myself but I’d need help to run a drive-thru retail location. And I already have the mixer so I’m like five percent done
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If only there was a way to figure these things out ahead of time instead of making all your decisions on the fly. Some kind of a plan, maybe, for your business? Is that anything?
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