Need suggestions, I'm taking over a business

Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:45 pm

2 kool

Malf · Post by **Malf** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:51 pm

Aztec is the best at running such a business.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:01 pm

Malf wrote:Aztec is the best at running such a business.

Maybe maybe not.

Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:18 pm

There is no grey area. His buisiness is most excellent.

xX WTF MATE Xx · Post by **xX WTF MATE Xx** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:22 pm

word up homeez! dat shit is pimpin yo. This is a gay bugmenot account by the way, so maybe you should ban it?

x088x · Post by **x088x** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:31 pm

I know this may sound weird, but what you need to do is sell fountain drinks. Teenagers love fountain drinks. They taste 4x better than canned or bottled drinks (IMO).

Ombre · Post by **Ombre** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:27 pm

Sell deoderizers at the door, and for the sake of all human kind; don't put any stupid DDR games in.

Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:32 pm

x088x wrote:I know this may sound weird, but what you need to do is sell fountain drinks. Teenagers love fountain drinks. They taste 4x better than canned or bottled drinks (IMO).

My opinion as well.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:29 pm

Ombre wrote:Sell deoderizers at the door, and for the sake of all human kind; don't put any stupid DDR games in.

Lol, I play DDR to stay in shape; it actualy helps. I actualy do recommend DDR though, the ladies love it. It's a great way to attract more variety.

Aztec · Post by **Aztec** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:44 pm

Alright, I had another meeting with the store owner, and this time next week I will have his current financial statement.

BTW, Square footage of the place: about 1,200ft
I'll need to talk to Merv again about his current lease, as it will be cheaper for me to have him sign his current one over to me, rather than draw up a new one.

Comments?!! Suggestions?!?!11..1

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:51 pm

Suggestion: Discounts for us?

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:52 pm

I actually have a question...where exactly is this gaming center which you speak of...?

Malf · Post by **Malf** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:53 pm

Import BRITISH 'CANDY' and sell it.

Aztec · Post by **Aztec** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:58 pm

shadowkhas wrote:I actually have a question...where exactly is this gaming center which you speak of...?

Lombard, IL

jks · Post by **jks** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:04 pm

Hmm I live in Wisconsin, maybe I can check it out one day. But one thing is to walk around and listen to see if they are saying stuff like "dude you know what would be awesome in here..." The customer knows all is more than just a cliche

Edit: Hmm google maps says Lombard is but a 20 minute drive from a good family friend that lives in the outer Chicago area.

Ombre · Post by **Ombre** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:01 pm

You should get some old consles in there for the retro gamers.

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:09 pm

Just a few more ideas:

After looking at the pics, and reading posts by other people, I have come to a few conclusions.

First: One main attraction that customers really like to have, is variety. Nothing bland.
Looking at the walls I see a few posters about a select few games; Halo being the most prominent.
Cover those walls with a lof of different interests. I have a few game posters, but I have a ton of lacrosse posters.
The colorfulness of the game posters balance nicely with the usually mono-tone's of the sports posters.
In short: Whatever you do, make sure you get those walls to look something other than just white.
(Along those same lines, I think that if people want to have a sincerely fun gaming experience, they need to be absorbed into the world they are playing. Turning down/off the lights is a great way to do this. You will need to set up a few lights for people to move around, but the lights from the monitors is usually more than enough to light a room like that. [Sorry that I keep getting more and more technical, but if you do tone down the lights, it would be a good idea to take back the brightness of the monitors just a little bit. Staring at a bright screen for a few hours can be quite taxing.])

Second: From what I could see in the pictures, everyone has their own headphones. This is a very good move. But make damn sure that they sport microphones, and noise cancelling cushions. (Not too expensive, but not too cheap either.)

Lastly: You need multiple games. Not just Counter-Strike, and Halo.
You need the newest ball-busting games like Battle Field 2, and Call of Duty 2, and Quake 4.
But you shouldn't forget the great oldies like Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Starcraft, and Red Alert.

Final Lastly (Really, this is the last one. I swear.): Arcade games. Coin slots. Quarter machines.
Realize that this is going to be a serious undertaking, and you are going to need all the money you can get. Anything that says "Insert Coin" is most likely going to be your friend when it comes to sheer income.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:12 pm

I'm still an acting NES owner and player. I even get games if I see them sometimes. I would love to have a place where I could play people on the oldies.

Aztec · Post by **Aztec** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:05 pm

Bradley wrote:Looking at the walls I see a few posters about a select few games; Halo being the most prominent.

The pictures I've posted are actually about a year and a half old. I'll take some new pics when i get a chance.

Bradley wrote:You need the newest ball-busting games like Battle Field 2, and Call of Duty 2, and Quake 4.
But you shouldn't forget the great oldies like Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Starcraft, and Red Alert.

The have it already, have it, have it, and have it, have it, and have it.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:34 pm

Splendid! I pray success over your new career.