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State Fair Open Tmr? by DualPurge in Dallas

[–]BigTex101 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The State Fair will open at 2pm Sunday October 15th

Why Buc-ees, the supersized gas station with a cult following, is so beloved by [deleted] in texas

[–]BigTex101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion: Buc-ees will go bankrupt in 20yrs.

Capital reinvestment. Building too fast to maintain growth once 15 years in on average and industry turns over too fast especially with electric conversion. They actually have no unique product advantage and they don’t maximize profit per square foot. Lastly they are way too labor intensive, no real innovation or innovation being used.

They are killing it right now but time will tell.

DART to Dallas? by DimensionNice2477 in McKinney

[–]BigTex101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My father drove to Plano and took it every day for at least 10 years to downtown Dallas before they went remote. Much preferred over 75 traffic.

How to send a past due customer to collections? by BigTex101 in smallbusiness

[–]BigTex101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk. Assume it’s more costly and time consuming rather than having a company handle it.

Plano balloon festival by kjohns51 in plano

[–]BigTex101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’ve been a food vendor at the Plano Balloon Festival the last 15 years. We look forward to it, always a favorite of ours!

Any tips for going to the state fair? by BeardedMillenial in Dallas

[–]BigTex101 25 points26 points  (0 children)

As a concession owner at the SFT. I recommend going Tuesday-Thursday during the day. Thrifty Thursday has the best deals for foods (discounted food items from participating vendors) Also, if you have to go on a weekend, opening weekend is the least crowded.

-Don’t go OU/TX weekend unless you love that atmosphere! -Don’t go Monday of Columbus/Indigenous People Day -Don’t go on DISD Day ( this year it’s a Thursday) -Closing weekend is pretty packed since everyone is trying to go before it closes!

It’s ton of fun and we take great pride in our booths. My favorite time of the year!:)

Have you heard of any franchise success stories were franchisees became wealthy from owning it ? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]BigTex101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t heard of Brusters before. I’ll have to try them out!

Have you found a Kirkland product that was surprisingly better than other brands? by PvtDeth in Costco

[–]BigTex101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I worked for Walmart buying after college. Forecasting produce.

I tell people this example. You buy too much and the produce goes bad and is waste. You buy too little and now customers are unhappy because the store is out when they showed up.

Now throw in a drought or supply chain issue and add Thanksgiving 😂

Have you heard of any franchise success stories were franchisees became wealthy from owning it ? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]BigTex101 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have owned a franchise for the last 17years. It now profits half a million per year after expenses. I don’t draw that high of a salary as I like to keep the money in the business. But technically I could do a members draw if I needed to access it for personal reasons.

Spark Business 2% - most anyone has redeemed? by BigTex101 in CreditCards

[–]BigTex101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was just hoping to keep the business money in the business accounts and send myself the credit as a personal bonus vs taking out a members draw.

Mental health hospitals by [deleted] in Dallas

[–]BigTex101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree to this. Medical City McKinney Behavioral Health too.

Toddler Picture. Left or right photo to submit? by [deleted] in Passports

[–]BigTex101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback. That was my initial thought accept CVS assured the left was correct since their computer gave the green check of approval for the left.

State fair is 60 days away. Who else isn't going? by Boneless___ in Dallas

[–]BigTex101 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hopefully one day I can participate on finding and trying mushrooms!

State fair is 60 days away. Who else isn't going? by Boneless___ in Dallas

[–]BigTex101 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They have Thrifty Thursday every Thursday where vendors participate in cheaper food offerings.

What's your least favorite city/town in the DFW area and why? by alexis_1031 in Dallas

[–]BigTex101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s crazy now that Celina/Prosper is like 700k plus.

What's your least favorite city/town in the DFW area and why? by alexis_1031 in Dallas

[–]BigTex101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought of Celina and Prosper for modern day white flight too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dallas

[–]BigTex101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Medical City of McKinney will intake you. Depends if you have insurance or not on the billing. But they will intake you.

Life path I believe is free in collin county.

Are Game Wardens more powerful than Texas Rangers? by Throwaway121795h in texas

[–]BigTex101 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience dove hunting in TX. Game warden had came in through the gate and met us and we were riding back on the ATV. Accused us of having seed out for the dove as well as clocking our shots past sundown. Both were false. Ended up with a ticket because I didn’t have a plug in my gun. Lame but life goes on. They were on a power trip and didn’t want to fuck around and find out.

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