..sideways glance

3/6/2011 8:18:08 PM

:carlface: or

3/6/2011 8:18:26 PM

35% shrimp?

3/6/2011 8:20:41 PM

Quote :

"OH HELL NAW"

3/6/2011 8:25:29 PM

65% Signature recipe.

3/6/2011 8:25:39 PM

I am wary of paying < $15 for anything called seafood unless I am on vacation at the beach...

3/6/2011 8:27:50 PM

or unless you are somewhere where the seafood is super fresh and super cheap!

(vietnam, lolz)

3/6/2011 8:28:57 PM

like the beach...?

3/6/2011 8:29:22 PM

sometimes when you are at the beach in NC seafood is still $texas

well at restaurants (not all but some obviously. usually the places that look shady are the yummiest and have the cheapest seafood. but if you go to the ones that look classy you get super ripped off)

if you go and get some yourself then it isn't.

and you can get seafood at the grocery for <$15. my post was under the assumption we were talking about restaurants though.

in vietnam you can get yummy seafood for < taco bell pricing haha. PRAWNSSSSSSS



[Edited on March 6, 2011 at 8:36 PM. Reason : .]

3/6/2011 8:31:16 PM

Quote :

"my post was under the assumption we were talking about restaurants though"

as was mine

also, I had fish tacos when I was eating lunch with zorthage yesterday. they were delicious, and cost more than $15. mmmmm, tilapia

3/6/2011 8:34:13 PM

mmmm fish tacos!

mmmm shrimp tacos!!

i esp like when they have tropical-esque slaw on them. or fruity salsas.

3/6/2011 8:37:38 PM

on the side, there was a ...well... a dry-slaw-salad-thingamajig
I placed it on my fish taco, and nommed

[Edited on March 6, 2011 at 8:40 PM. Reason : kadwackle, my FB status was inspired by you.]

3/6/2011 8:38:57 PM

lol yay!

mahi is also good in tacos and tuna!!!

i am sometimes scared to order fish tacos at restaurants that i haven't eaten at before. i went to jibarra in raleigh which is supposed to be AWESOME and got ahi tuna tacos. maybe i am just retarded and have a different understanding of what "seared ahi tuna" means, but my fish was def overcooked and tough

i was a

panda

[Edited on March 6, 2011 at 8:43 PM. Reason : .]

3/6/2011 8:43:15 PM

The fish taco that I had can be located here:

http://www.unclejulios.com/menu.html#ENTREES

under grilled fish tacos

3/6/2011 8:45:45 PM

I realize this thread is about Taco Bell shrimp.... which I am not. Hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts keep me afloat while I go after new big accounts. I don't really waste time on small accounts simply because they basically pay for breakfast or something really small.

I will say this, if you can't get a big account in the first 6-8 months (assuming you have cash flow that you can ride this long) you could be in a world of trouble. If you can get one, it will really make going after the others a lot more enjoyable and less stressful. It's simply just very exhausting wasting any time on anything other than big accounts in the very beginning. You work just as hard on the medium sized accounts and see 1/3 to 1/36 of the money in my situation.

If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I hope this helps in the slightest!

3/6/2011 10:17:54 PM

FUCK THAT SHIT when are they bringing back the CHEESY GORDITA CRUNCH?!?!?!?!?

3/7/2011 1:20:15 AM

my grandparents use to treat me to taco bell as a kid for the weekend lunch.

3/7/2011 1:28:07 AM

skriiiiimp

3/7/2011 1:38:48 AM

i'm allergic to skrimps

but i wish they'd bring back the chicken flatbread sandwich

it was basically the chicken quesadilla in a smaller package with a better shell

and it was only a buck

3/7/2011 2:04:32 AM

Quote :

"i went to jibarra in raleigh which is supposed to be AWESOME and got ahi tuna tacos."

whoever told you jibarra is good has no tastebuds.

neither incarnation of that place was worth ever worth a damn.

3/7/2011 3:28:08 AM

Quote :

"sometimes when you are at the beach in NC seafood is still $texas well at restaurants (not all but some obviously. usually the places that look shady are the yummiest and have the cheapest seafood. but if you go to the ones that look classy you get super ripped off) "

Anyone ever heard of The Sanitary?

3/7/2011 10:14:35 AM

The cheesy gordita crunch is by far the awesomest taco bell creation ever.

3/7/2011 10:16:27 AM

After that recent "beef" lawsuit I hate to guess what they'd use for filler to give the appearance of "shrimp."

3/7/2011 10:21:57 AM

3/7/2011 11:44:29 AM

stop it

3/7/2011 11:45:14 AM

I had these the first go around. They were not terrible, but I sure as hell didn't go back.

3/7/2011 12:32:22 PM

3/7/2011 12:36:34 PM

Quote :

"After that recent "beef" lawsuit I hate to guess what they'd use for filler to give the appearance of "shrimp.""

Not to defend them, but that lawsuit's all fluff and I'm pretty sure it hasn't even gone to court or whatever yet.

3/7/2011 12:59:39 PM

yeah, that taco bell deal was all crap. Sucks for them, but I was never worried about it.


and on a more relevant note, I will not be eating their shrimp tacos (but that is not something I would get anywhere else either)



[Edited on March 7, 2011 at 1:11 PM. Reason : e]

3/7/2011 1:10:15 PM

A lot of places will still make the Cheesy Gordita Crunch if you ask for it. They have all the ingredients.

3/7/2011 1:24:16 PM

3/7/2011 4:23:51 PM