Mighty_Mouse wrote: » This thread bothers me. Why is it not enough to make good burritos, earn a living and close the odd day she doesn't want to work? Do we all need to work 24/7 putting pressure on ourselves to be consistently brilliant at everything? Why should she compromise living her life as she sees fit ? For example the closing issue which bothers people. The obvious solution is to hire staff but this means payroll, accounting fees, tax returns, rosters..training in and supervision....People ringing in late .....stealing cash...etc Why does she need to spend her down time learning social media or paying marketing people, attending courses etc I've spoken to the lady and I like everything about her. I reckon she's considered all the above and decided "screw it" ill keep things simple. Why should she bend to the world? Let the world bend to her if she consistently serves good food, she'll be fine I think she has a point in being outraged with the burrito van in the urban garden. How can limerick council justifying a cork food van damaging a local business who offered to provide the same service ? It's madness, in the context of the wider debate on developing an interesting city centre. This van could close a local business.
source wrote: Also we live in a country with a free and open economy, I say fair play to the lads with the burrito truck, they've seen an opening for a professionally run burrito place in Limerick and they are exploiting that.
source wrote: » The thread shouldn't bother you. People are allowed to express their opinions, and I believe everything negative thing said here is valid, and nobody is saying she should be open 24/7. Just when she says she is open. People are rightly to be annoyed when they walk 4 blocks out from the city centre to give this place business only to find it closed when it's supposed to be open. Doing this also gives the impression that the owner is unprofessional, and that gives rise to doubts on whether she is professional in other areas of her business, for example hygiene or food preparation. Not saying that is the case, but it creates the doubt. Also we live in a country with a free and open economy, I say fair play to the lads with the burrito truck, they've seen an opening for a professionally run burrito place in Limerick and they are exploiting that. I can understand that the owner of badass would have her nose out of joint, but if her business was more accessible, during the hours she advertises as being open, then she would have much less of a problem with truck. I personally have tried about 5 or 6 times to give her my custom, but every one of those times she has been closed when she should have been open. As a result I have given up on her and don't even bother going up near her business when in town looking for food, why walk all the way up there to find it closed???
Mighty_Mouse wrote: » This lady should be supported.
Mighty_Mouse wrote: » This thread bothers me. This van could close a local business.
twistyj wrote: » Ya I think nearby used to be a Mexican place, then Gasworks,
bigpink wrote: » They driving up from Kanturk every day?
FutureGuy wrote: » It's pathetic that now all the bile is going to end up on an entrepreneur who has spotted the need for a consistent and friendly Mexican food service.
Risteard wrote: » What bile? If there is a truck trading without proper license/paying rates then it should be questioned as to why that's allowed happen. From her own Facebook posts she states that she has no issues with the owners but the actions of the council.
It's pathetic that now all the bile is going to end up on an entrepreneur who has spotted the need for a consistent and friendly Mexican food service.
who has spotted the need for a consistent and friendly Mexican food service
FutureGuy wrote: » People stating they should boycott the new business. Just to point out, we only have one side of the story. We do not know the full story. But taking it to Facebook and getting people to call City Council is unprofessional to say the least.
Mighty_Mouse wrote: » I have nothing to do with this lady other than ordering the occasional burrito. I still can't understand why people completely lose it. When it's closed do you not just go somewhere else? What's the big deal here? Do you check facebook to see if she is open? Is the foot stomping and bashing fair and rational? IMO the best restaurant/coffee shop in town for lunch is the the Grove on Cecil Street. She closes around 3 pm daily. I don't see her killing herself to open longer hours or spend time and money on marketing. She is a small local business owner who added customers 1 at a time by serving good food consistently over 30 years. I think the lady in Badass is right to focus on the food and design her business to suit her lifestyle. Obviously, she should take on board customer feedback and make sure to post on Facebook if she is going to be closed. This is a 1-woman show. She possibly will remain so. When someone tries to build a business from scratch, on their own, serve good product and do it in a unique way, I think that person deserves praise before criticism. I think the city should welcome her with open arms. I don't see any bile above? Can you identify it please? The key issue here is fairness. The rules to gain access to the urban garden were you must be a business owner who sells food and pays rates in the city. Rene Cusacks is there, and number of other business owners are on "the list" for the last 6 months. Why should this burrito van from cork jump the que? It's against the council's own rules. It stinks of "pull". If Badass closes. Is that a good thing for the city? A burrito van from cork or a business owner paying rent and rates who, if supported, could be there for the next 30 years? That's clearly a direct dig at the lady in Badass. She has stressed that she means no ill will toward the kanturk business owner.
Swiper the fox wrote: » She'll be grand as long as she has the best product, which she does at the moment by some distance. The van does a decent chili though. I'm biting my tongue, I think this thread has earned me two bans already:P and I have great time for Futureguy :pac:
FutureGuy wrote: » And I for you Swiper :-) honestly we need all the good places we can in the city or it'll be one giant kebab/Dealz store. Badass being open is good for the city. I don't go there but plenty do and they enjoy the food.
FutureGuy wrote: I have to comment on this. You state that a van could close her business.
FutureGuy wrote: You also state that she shouldn't have to learn to use social media, that she shouldn't have to do courses, that she should be able to close the odd day and she you also state the negatives relating to the hiring of staff. All these are necessities to growing (and at the very least maintaining a business). Yet, you say that the van could close the business?
FutureGuy wrote: Sorry, but that's a silly statement. I don't care if your sell burritos, cars, shirts or toothpaste, you need to to continue to learn and build to keep a business open.
RVN10 wrote: » Is she still microwaving the wraps?
Mighty_Mouse wrote: » This van could close a local business.
Mighty_Mouse wrote: » Firstly, why does she have to grow her business? Maybe she's figured she needs to sell 150 burritos per week to pay the bills. Why can't she sell that amount. Live a quite life. Open up and close as she sees fit.
Mighty_Mouse wrote: » The country is full of cobblers, florist, publicans who build small sustainable businesses without marketing.
roast wrote: I get what you're saying and I agree that in ideal circumstances, a business owner should be perfectly entitled to run the business how they see fit, in terms of opening hours etc. but the simple fact of the matter is that once competition arrives, you need to stand out in order to keep your head above water.
zulutango wrote: » From what I gather the issue isn't competition, it's that the council moved the goalposts, changed the rules etc. It sounds fairly dodgy.
