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Post by thisisacomputer on May 3, 2005 9:59:23 GMT -5
[shadow=black,left,300]Boni, you are no dought the best planner of ALL TIME! GREAT NEWS- This morning I shceduold a meeting with Mr. Steven Plapp, an asistant manager at Kroger! set for 7 p.m. on THURSDAY night! wish me luck, guys!!! God the succes of DiPres'as frozen pizza seem like it's riding on this. I am so freaking nervouse right now you would not beleive it. OK- I'm tying to calm down. I am going to Goodwill later to pick out a nice shirt to wear and i'll probbably get some shoes and a belt there to. May be casaul -dressy will ease my pesentation of our product? He sound like a busy guy on the phone. Waht do I need to say, Boni? I am nervouse of it. THat plus I am going to have to ride my niece's bicycle over there, I hope it not going to be hot outside, I'll be sweating enough already!! Do I need any pictures of DiPresa's Pizza or drawings? should I take Neil's CD? I am vey ecxited, and also very anxciuos! I hope all gos well. I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep for the next 2 night. [/shadow]
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Post by Peterson Mubah on May 3, 2005 12:10:02 GMT -5
Dear Friend, You may be surprise to receive this post from me,since you dont know me personally,I am Peterson Mubah. The son of Dr Smith Mubah, Who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact as i was searching for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential business which involve a transfer of fund to a foreign account and i decided to write you. My late father was among the few black Zimbabwean opposition party rich farmers murdered by the agents of the ruling Government of president Robert mugabe,for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the white minority, Before my father death,he had taken to johannesburg and deposited the sum of twenty five million united state dollars (US$25,000,000)with a security and financial company,The money right now is in (EUROPE), as if he forseen the looming danger in zimbabwe. The money was deposited in a box as valuable items to avoid over taxed custom clearance. This money was allocated for the purchase of new machinery and chemical product for Agro-allied farms and for establishment of new farms in lesotho and swaziland.This land problems arose when president Robert mugabe introduced a new land act that wholly affected the rich white farmers and some blacks vehemently condemned the "modus operandi"adopted by the government. This result to rampant killings and mob action by the war veterans and some political Thugs,precisely more than three thousand( 3,000)people have so far been killed.Heads of government from the west, especially Britain and united states have voice their condemnation of Mugabe's plans.Subsequently, south Africa have development community(S.A.D.C)has continousy supported mugabe's new land act, it is against this background that my entire family who are currently residing in South Africa have decided to ! transfer my father's wealth and south Africa's government seems to be playing along with them.I am face with the dilemma of investing this money in south Africa for fear of encountering the same experience in the future, since both countries have almost the same political history. Moreso,the south African foreign exchange policy does not allow such investment,Hence i am seeking for(political asylum) AS a business person whom i entrusted my future and that of my family into his hands, i must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not necessarily matter. For your assistance we are offering you 20% of the sum ,70% for me and my family,while 10% will be mapped out for any expenses that we may incurre during this transaction.We wish to invest our money on commecial properties based on your advice. Finally, i will demand for assurance that you will not sit on the money when it gets to your personally account or comp! any account in your country, If this proposal is accepted please confirm your interest by sending this above to petersonmubah@netscape.net
Thanks.
God Bless You, Peterson Mubah
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Post by thisisacomputer on May 3, 2005 15:29:12 GMT -5
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Post by Skeetcher on May 3, 2005 17:07:26 GMT -5
[shadow=black,left,300]Boni, if you think this guy's legit, and I think it is, we should e-mail him imediatly. If I under stoold that right Peterson Mubah, you can help finace our pizza business?!!!? VIRUS VIRUS VIRUS [/shadow] I was going to offer to back you guys with $30,000 to start off with, but Peterson Mubah sounds like a much more sound financial backer. Good luck!
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Post by Skeetcher on May 3, 2005 17:46:17 GMT -5
My brother-in-law is a mechanic I think he could help build the pizza-making engine that we would need, we can't do this all by hand. CARMEN AND JUAN THIS IS NO JOKE, pLEASE CALL BONI OR THISISA - CALL COLLECT - We need to talk - It's true what THISISA COMPUER SAID, this is a chance of a life time, I have been waiting for this FOR EVER, I would gladly devote myh WHOLE LIFE to this, we could all BE MILLIONARES (including Neil) if we jump on this before Tomb -STone Pizza come out with their own Ravioili pizza, people STEAL ideas all the time (attn: STeven Spielberg!!!) so we have to act quick. Get your brother in law to build you one of the cars mentioned in this article! www.ktvq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3295246
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Post by thisisacomputer on May 4, 2005 11:02:23 GMT -5
[shadow=black,left,300]That pizza car could be a big help. If your brother in law is a mechanic, he should build one imediatly.
Boni, I have writen out a speech for when I meet with the Kroger managar to morrow night, Maybe you can help me to chaneg the, either the "tone of Voice' or how I am telling about it. (the pizzas) I have been practsing in the mirror for the last couple of days , so I think I am getting good at buiness sense. Do you recomend anything before tomorow night? .....[/shadow]
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Post by Boni Jergen on May 4, 2005 11:12:52 GMT -5
THISIS, Do you think we should contact Peterson Kubah before the meeting? Maybe he would know some thing. You should tell the manager about him, so he knows we are ligitimite and have the Money to invest, if Kubah comes through (I think he might). Also I was thinking of asking Sandra bullock, she seem to have a lot of money (Miss Congiality 2), does any one have her address? ? I think you should practice your speech a few time, wouldn't want to blow ever thing. Kroger is HUGE in the grocery bus iness if they get behind it we could have our Work doubled but I'm happy to work the long hours to make this sucesful, what color is your shirt, I think Red makes people mad, a study said. It would be better to wear a neutrel color than to make Kroger mad you don't want to lose them as a customer so Early. GOOD NEWS here is I found a guy who can shrink wrap the pizza for us before it goes in the boxes, he has an old machine he said might work. He wants 25 cents a pizza to do it, I don't know if that's a good price or not, also he wants more money if he has to move the machine out of his garage, I don't know if he's reliable so we better watch out. You can never be too care ful in Business. THIS IS A COMUTer, if you ride the bike to the meeting bring some RIght Guard or Irish Spring to "freshen up" because they (the executives types) can be very "touchy" about odor. Maybe bring some Hershey' kisses to give him when you meet, to help Break the ice, every one loves candy, even adults, studies have shown. If you have any trouble with the speech go to the Library, the libraians can help you (may be) or post it here and our Forum readers know. YES bring Neil's CD that would impress them, also the article from the New york times, that mention Di Presa and shows them that the brand is Viable nationally. JUAN AND CARMEN we need to hear from you. OK I have to go to work now (Laundro Mat) but I will keep thinking and plotting, this is getting so close I can almost taste it (YUM! the ravioli-style pizza!!!!) but we do need Juan and Carmen to get in touch with the actual recipe. bye, Boni
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Post by Boni Jergen on May 4, 2005 11:16:33 GMT -5
P.S. Also if you could bring the article about the Pizza car, and also a drawing of the factory (I don't have a picture) that could help.
And tell them how popular the ravioli pizza would be !!!! Don't for get that is our best "weapon" is the popularity of this dish.
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Post by thisisacomputer on May 4, 2005 11:27:59 GMT -5
[shadow=black,left,300]Sorry, I'm trying to not use the "curse" words for the meeting. EDIT I will post my speech to Kroger here after I get back from taking back my new shirt. This time I will pick ourt a blue, yellow, or white shirt, but will I will keep the brown tie I got for the meeting.[/shadow]
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Post by thisisacomputer on May 4, 2005 16:27:48 GMT -5
[shadow=black,left,300]Hey GReat news: I found Sanda Bollucks addres! here it is: Sadra Bolluck 9830 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hill, CA 90212 She is known for being gernous with her money, she recently donated to the Tuamsni relief, what a gal. She just might see a gold mine with Dipresa's frozen pizza to. So I am still re writing my speech, so it sound better. I will post it tonight. I am nervouse.[/shadow]
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Post by thisisacomputer on May 4, 2005 21:51:42 GMT -5
[shadow=black,left,300]Ok, here is what will go down tom orrow in history as posibly the fragile beginning of the geatest frozen pizza company in the history of mankind. What I'm going to say to Mr.Plapp will begin with a phone call to him earlirer on inn the day, probably around 6 am, (when he gets there) (they do like it when you follow up with this sort of thing) just to make sure that we're still on for the meeting, which will occur at 7p.m. on Thursday,May 5, 2005. ;D EVERYBODY CROSS THEIR FINGERS. And pray for me, if you want. So when He answers the phone, I'll just say "MR PLAPP., hello sir and good morning. On behalf of DiPresa's Frozen Ravioli STYLE PIZZA, I want to welcome you and let you know that I will be in at 7pm tonight sharp with our full pesentation and that we are encouragsed by The stores of KROGER willing ness to advertize our newly develped DipRESA's RAVIOLI FROZEN PIZZA." then we will hopefully exchange small talk and he will say he is "looking forwad to tonight" or something, and I will end the convesrsation with Thank You from DiPresa's" What I have decisded , Boni, for TOMORROW I'm still a little scared, (actualy trembling as we speak) I AM GOING TO RECORD THE MEETING WITH Mr. PLAPP and then dictate it back into a post after the meeting tomororow night. Geez I need a drink. I just want things to go smooth ly. The weird thing about when I actualy made the appiontment for the meeting is they said they wern't hiring? I wonder if that mean they not taking on any new pizza company's lately. They told me I could see Mr. Plapp at 7 PM THURSDAY, so I'll just let things happen naturaly. I've got a new shirt, tie, some new english boots(the ant stomping kind) and I have PLENTY of roll on anti persapernt,. I'm as ready as I'll ever be!!!! Boni, your words are comforting, please offer any advise. [/shadow]
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Post by Boni Jergen on May 6, 2005 3:03:31 GMT -5
So WHAT HAPPENED!!!! What happened with Mr. Plapp, do we have a nother "HIT" on our hand with this Fronzen Pizza?? I have to admit I couldn't sleep last night thinking about this.
I have been working at the Laundro Mat for 4 years now and its time for a change I would like to be the C.E.O. of a Pizza company or even just the V.P. or any thing, other than cleaning the rim of these laundry machine that they dont wipe the soap or hair from, and making change for $1, that gets old, let me tell you that.
This product is so Great, I apreciate how much time you put in to this, for Our dream to come true, thisisacaomputer.
Now all we have to do is Count the money!!!!!!!!!
I called the land lord (it's a company) that is renting out the building, and told them we would like to put a deposit down, but all I had was $40, which they said was not' enough, but if this meeting at Korger went as well as We hope, than I could get a cash Advance from my Wells Fargo Bank MASTER CARD to pay the first month rent/last month/deposit on our Factgory (It would be a total of $4240.00)
But the other thing is has any one heard from Juan or Carmen, we going to need to pizza Recipe for the ravioil pizza, if this is to suced.
SO THIS IS, TELL US WHAT HAPPENDED!!!!! AT YOUR MEETING!!! BIG NEWS we are wainting.
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Post by thisisacomputer on May 7, 2005 11:39:23 GMT -5
-Well, KROGER says that we have to have at least 2 MILLION DOLLERS in assets before they would be interstes in carrying our brand. That was disappointing. actualy the whole meeting was strange because, I arrived completely on tiem, and Mr. Plapp did NOT EVEN SHOW up for tewnty five minuets after I ARRIVED! (I donm't know about you, Boni, but dealing with people who are not puntual is really an offense both to me personaly and our company, and I vote that we take our product else where.) When he finaly did show up, he introducted his self, and I did to. Then he asked if it was very hot outside, for I was sweating like a pig, I'm afraid. (may be that the reason he was not very polite and laughed at me when I said that "we have Soth african funding and a place that we are looking to rent, and posibly the finanicial support of Sanda Bullock and we need a cash advands to get the rental space to make the pizzas" ) He did not even look at Neil's CD or the drawings I had made, and he came off as very un profesional and im mature and I told him off when He siad he was busy with the days' cash reciets and had to be else where, I told him" DiPresa's Ravioli pizza is going to be very big, and you making a huge misatke, PLEASE LISTEN!!! but he showd me out and the hershey kisses I had for our mutual benfit of bussines melted in my pocket. '( So i rode my bike home and cried for 12 hours I'm sorry I've let everbdy down, we will keep trying until we acheieve sucess somehow. Some sore is bound to want us, somewhere. The past two days have been very hard on me emotonaly.
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Post by Boni Jergen on May 8, 2005 10:16:16 GMT -5
Good Work Thisisacomputer!!!
But you should Realize we don't "need" Kroger if thats what they going to do! I think its a shame that they were so "Rude" to a valued Customer, what will they think if we use the Power of this message board to tell every one to call that store and RE-Quest "Di Presa's Originail Frozen Ravioli Pizza"? I think if they got 1,000 calls a day, they would HAVE to carry this product.
But then when they come begging for pizzas from us, we have the last upper hand, because we say, simply, and diginified-ly, "NO".
We will not sell to you, Kroger!!!
Things are going well with this, I think this could be a turning point if now we are in a positon to choose WHO we want selling are product.
Mean while while you were meeting with Mr. Jerk at Kroger, I met with the Land lord of the building and he said it's still available if we could give him the money (Working on this, but Peterson Mubah and his riches will come in handy here, and I have a letter in the mail to Sandra bullock that I typed up last night at 4 am.to send
I also purchased a motivational Poster at the Good will, it says "SUCCESS" and defines success, and a lot of it (from this definetion) seems to come from having the Will to Succeed, which which we do! The poster also has a picture of a man (?) on a hang-glider, over a beatufiul cliff, now this could look good in the main factory room for the pizza-makers to look at? Does any one have a good deal on framing? This need to be re-framed, the glass is cracked.
I also purchased a pad-lock, which we could use to lock the main Freezer at the factory, which is importrant because i Hate to say this but some emplyees might try to steal the pizza and sell it out the back of a truck, I've seen this done and will not let all our Hard work go up in smoke like "that"! ! ! !
And finally I don't think you should worry about that meeting with Mr. Plapp, there will be more meetings, and if the people are "Crazies" its "NOT Our Problem" when we have a business to run!!! Now the next step is to get this running, and I'm still hoping to hear soon from Juan and Carmen, I left a message on this board to them so hope fully we hear from them soon. In the main time may be some one out there can try and find where to get pizza circles made, we would need a lot of that.
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Post by thisisacomputer on May 8, 2005 10:39:06 GMT -5
[shadow=black,left,300]You have such a good postive atitude, Boni, have you been reading any Norman Vincent Peel lately? Well that cheer me up, to say the least. I don't want to say I was ready"to thow in the towl" this soon, but I tell you, Mr. Plapp acted like he was a 'big shot" and that we we'rent a good enough company for his store. There is also a Minyards', a Central Market, Wal Mart, Safeway, Tom Thumb, Piggly Wiggly, Big Lot, Sav a Lot, Brookshires, and many more grocry chains around here localy that will probly be happy to carry DiPresa's. That good you found that "sucecss" poster, Meredith is a custom FRAMER at MICHAELS craft store!!!! she can do it for free! Also, Boni, did I metion, I own some round oven pizza baking circles, so we can scratch that from the list. Have you e-mailed Petresen Mumbah yet? If not, I can e-mail him tonight with an oficial Dipreasa's Letter head and that will show we are a good company and we should here from him real soon. And Sandera Bullock to!! May be it was meant to be that my meeting went bad, we'll just pull ourselve up "by the bootstraps" and keep going straight forwad to SUCESS!!!!! [/shadow]
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