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Page Eighty-Four
PoopScoopKing
interesting topics
Thu Dec 20 04:08:24 2001
I want to know more about Pete's post card program. Pete, you mentioned that you would forward, I assume you were talking email? Also interested in the matter of the low cost pet sitting insurance, and whether or not it really would cover scooping. Yuckos Debbie, I'll send you an IM next time I see you online. Happy Holidays scooping bretheren.
PSK
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PoopScoopKing
Pricing
Thu Dec 20 04:32:20 2001
This is a very good article concerning pricing. It's worth going through the trouble of cutting and pasting or typing in the site manually. By the way, some of you scoopers stop in at my message board and say hi.
PoopScoopKing.com Just folow the links to the errands message board.
PSK Gene
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PoopScoopKing.com
article
Fri Dec 21 06:01:59 2001
http://www.smallbusinessmarketingmanagement.com/pricing.html
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Pete
correct URL
Thu Dec 20 08:24:25 2001
Perfect for Christmas No "L"
http://www.smallbusinessmarketingmanagement.com/pricing.htm
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Yucko Debbeie
Pronunciation of Pooper Scooper...
Thu Dec 20 11:19:50 2001
poop•er-scoop•er
Pronunciation: (pOO'pur-skOO"pur), [key]
—n.
Also called poop' scoop"er. a small shovel or scooping device designed for use in cleaning up after a dog or other pet that has defecated on a street or sidewalk.
—adj.
of or pertaining to laws, city ordinances, or the like, that require a person to use a pooper-scooper.
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P.E.T.S.wrs floyd
matthew rocks
Thu Dec 20 19:11:14 2001
Thanks again matt, i got another cutomer from the directory.(that makes two in two weeks)from the dir.-- hip-hip hurray for matthew! and i hope all my fellow scoopers have a great christmas Floyd P.E.T.S.wrs
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Bert
Thoughts on tow behinds
Fri Dec 21 00:25:44 2001
Big HELLO to all,
Just wanted to get your thoughts on using tow behind trailers to hold all of our equipment? I have found that if properly organized and with a little creativity a 4 foot trailer (cost $140.00) can be easy to work out of and a sharp mobile advertising sign.I know most of you have trucks but i think this would allow us to utilize our trucks for more personal use without having to unload it.
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PoopScoopKing.com
Re: Thoughts on tow behinds
Sat Dec 22 15:16:19 2001
I'd only consider going through all the extra hassle of a trailor if I were going to utilize it for profit, such as cutting some grass too.
PSK
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NIMBY
Re: Thoughts on tow behinds
Fri Dec 21 21:08:28 2001
Hi Bert! Some of the houses I do are on very tight one lane drives that would make it nearly impossible for me to have a trailer. I have to use my 4x4 to get out of a few of the driveways as well. I personally would love to have a trailer..for the exact purpose you state...But not possible here
Trailerless in Seattle
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Red
Re: Thoughts on tow behinds
Fri Dec 21 19:40:37 2001
Not a chance for us. Half our clients are back / alley entry and hard enough to get out of as it is - not to mention all the u-turns in front of homes.
-Red
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Pete
Re: Thoughts on tow behinds
Fri Dec 21 07:45:30 2001
i've been backing trailers for 40 years (started VERY young! ) and I'd rather not. One OOPS! could be very expensive.
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minesweepers
trailers
Fri Dec 21 21:28:52 2001
always wanted a hummvee for my biz ,i think it would fit the part nicely,,but how could i load a $100,000 with dog waste .....of course i could get a trailer.then i realized i'm piss poor and can't even afford the trailer,so whatever.although a trailer would work for me and it's a definate consideration
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Red
Re: trailers
Fri Dec 21 23:26:04 2001
I'm with you again MS. In fact, I used to sell Hummers (along with Jaguars, Lotus, Rolls Royce, and Bentleys. All the other salespeople were too "stuffy" to sell the Hummers so I got the pleasure of scaring a lot of rich folk half to death in some of the most insane test drives you could ever go on!
-Red
PS: Has anyone else noticed the new feature at the bottom of each page? We no longer have to hit the "back" button to see what the message we are replying to actually said. Cool!
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MINESWEEPERS
RE;HUMMERS
Sat Dec 22 16:20:51 2001
so you can get me a good price????????? you know, Who the hell am i kidding i can't afford what i have now forget it i said nothing because with the luck i have you'll come back and say "as a matter of fact i get an 80% discount" god i stink.well anyway merry x-mas
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PoopScoopKing.com
post cards
Fri Dec 21 06:08:46 2001
What are the standard dimensions of a post card?
PoopScoopKing.com
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Pete
Re: post cards
Fri Dec 21 07:43:16 2001
4 X 6 maximum, although the post office lets me slide on my 4.25 X 5.5 cards. I use that size because that's 4 to a 8.5 X 11 page.
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Doggie Maid--Shari
Postcards
Fri Dec 21 07:36:47 2001
Hey PoopKing--love that name! Dimensions for postcards are 5.5" by 4.25". 21 pennies for postage unless you get a bulk mailers deal--you have to pay some type of fee to do that. I am a mailcarrier--18 years so far. Might totally quit if my scooper business takes off. Shari
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poop scooper
what ever happen to the Jay Leno spot?
Fri Dec 21 08:33:07 2001
who had posted the possiblity of the Leno Spot,, is it still in the works or have i missed it??
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Anonymous
TV SPOT..
Wed Dec 26 22:32:13 2001
YEAH.. WHAT GIVES??? WAS IT PUT ON HOLD AFTER SEP. 11TH...?
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Mark
Got Rocks!
Fri Dec 21 20:29:42 2001
Geez, two of my four new clients this week have their dogs in runs and have 1.5" river rocks in there. I end up taking more rock than poop and leave a fair amount behind.
Apart from removing the big rocks, is there a simple way to clean big rocks? (No fire hose available).
Thanks - I'm between a rock and mushy pile.
Mark
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PoopScoopKing
Re: Got Rocks!
Sat Dec 22 05:22:48 2001
While pea stones (the very little rocks)are the easiest surface to clean, big rocks can be one of the most difficult. If there is an easy way to deal with them, I'd like to know what it is.
PSK
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NIMBY
Re: Got Rocks!
Fri Dec 21 21:04:28 2001
I ahve a client that has her whole back yard like this. I haad to buy surgical gloves and do it by hand. You actually get it done quite fast that way, and IF the dogs are fed quality food, it all comes up pretty easily.
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PoopScoopKing
I'm with Nimby
Sat Dec 22 05:24:20 2001
I do em by hand too.
PSK
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Mel
rake and gloves eom
Sat Dec 22 12:55:46 2001
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MINESWEEPERS
RE;GOT ROCKS
Fri Dec 21 21:24:28 2001
SURGICAL GLOVES!!! my dear,i have a new respect for you,i just do the best i can with my trusty shovel and keep moving i can usually get about 95% of it like that.or if they are fed well i can get it all.the little bit that is left will wash out in the next rain or if it's runny then i just take some extra rocks.no complaints so far from the three i have with rocks.the problem i have is the three little dogs with the pea gravel run and all those damn acorns.who can tell the difference
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RED
DITTO ...EOM
Fri Dec 21 23:10:11 2001
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nimby
Re: RE;GOT ROCKS
Fri Dec 21 21:34:03 2001
I feel for you with the acorns. But the river rock house has 6 small dogs, AND she is a doggie daycare/chaperone service! With my rake, it takes me about 35 minutes to get about 90% with little pieces left all over... with surgical gloves 100% clean! (I have never gotten a whole in a glove...knock on wood)
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floyd
nimby
Fri Dec 21 21:42:59 2001
hey i use those same gloves for every job so if i have to pick up a tough turd no problem when would you guys use a shovel over a (small)rake ? i also went to your site to find out info on vegas nothing posted yet right?
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NIMBY
Re: nimby
Fri Dec 21 21:48:46 2001
I have never used a shovel, I am a rake gal. Red swears by the shovel, but here in rainy Seattle, I sometimes find myself~"combing"~ the poo out of grass. As far as Vegas goes, I am not posting info on my site...that site is for potential clients...what info would you like? We will be in Vegas January 18-21. You pick whatever hotel you would like to stay at, let me know you are going and I will get back to you with a meeting place. I am staying at the Stratospere. Others are staying at Circus~Circus, La Quinta, El Centro...etc.... stay where it is convenient for you and we will meet somewhere on the strip (or in a room) Just let me know if you are going, so I can get you details.
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Red
Re: nimby
Fri Dec 21 23:21:21 2001
Yep, neither myself nor anyone that has ever worked with me can figure out the fascination that so many scoopers have with rakes. After reading about them so much on this board, I now give every new employee one - to this day not one of the rakes has ever touch a turd! Even the 1st day when I give it to them I always am asked "what's that for?!". To me it's like using a hair dryer, a trombone, or a lamp to scoop poop - it's like another language that is incomprehensible! ...But I'm glad ya'll like it. :)
-Red
PS: Man, I wish I could be in Vegas with ya'll!
PSS: The Mrs. and I will be at the in-laws and out-laws from noon tomorrow 'til late on the 26th and I'm not sure if I'll have Net access so hope you all have a very merry Christmas and if you don't know the true meaning of the season I'd be happy to share it with you or you can check out this website: http://www.greatcom.org/english/
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FLOYD P.E.T.S.
RED MAKES ME LAUGH EOM
Sat Dec 22 16:35:16 2001
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minesweepers
re rakes, hair, dryers, and lamps
Sat Dec 22 16:15:49 2001
the rake i can't figure out but you could melt it away with a hair dryer right? OR maybe put a pin on the slide part of the trombone or suck it up as you play.the lamp is real easy,take the shade off,turn it over and .....FOUR!!! right over the fence.See simple ,but you'll never see me with a rake
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PoopScoopKing
Rakes only
Sat Dec 22 05:27:33 2001
We have to use a shovel sometimes when the waste is frozen to the ground, other than that, rakes only!
PSK
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Jim Dooty-Calls
Amen on the rake! / EOM
Sat Dec 22 10:39:59 2001
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