cberkas Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Actually, anyone who grew up in Bismarck will tell you how much better EVERYTHING is in Bismarck. They won't be able to explain why they left anyway, but it'll still be better. Last time my parents were in Bismarck they told me Space Aliens was terrible and not as good as it was when it first opened. Big Boy was ok, only been there a couple of times, I can't think of the Grinder Shop only Blimpie but never been to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Space aliens tried get in to grand forks We all saw what happend there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Space aliens tried get in to grand forks We all saw what happend there Nobody wanted to pay Mort Bank the million plus he required for the franchise fee? Guy was smart, took a lot of his experience gained from owning his McDonald's stores and translated it to the sit down restraunt. At the end of the day is the name Space Aliens worth $1,000,000+ on the outside of a building? Don't pretend your GOBC had the pull to keep him out. Space Aliens is a franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Nobody wanted to pay Mort Bank the million plus he required for the franchise fee? Guy was smart, took a lot of his experience gained from owning his McDonald's stores and translated it to the sit down restraunt. At the end of the day is the name Space Aliens worth $1,000,000+ on the outside of a building? Don't pretend your GOBC had the pull to keep him out. Space Aliens is a franchise. And people loved working for him when he owned all the McDonalds in Bismarck/Mandan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 And people loved working for him when he owned all the McDonalds in Bismarck/Mandan. He is a good man. My point was the imaginary GOBC didn't keep every single person in GF from opening a Space Aliens. Its a franchise, anyone who wants to pay the fee could have and still can open one despite GFhockeys story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Ask him how sales were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Ask him how sales were 25% of restaurants of any kind fail in the first year of operation. Closer to 60% close within 3 years. Those are the averages across the country. Among the normal reasons are bad loans (often too high interest rates or not enough start up capital), poor customer service, bad food or products, bad location and many others. Franchise restaurants fail at only a slightly lower rate than independents. http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2007-04-16/the-restaurant-failure-mythbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Ask him how sales were How many restraunts have been in that location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 How many restraunts have been in that location? What location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 How many restraunts have been in that location? The price of that real estate hasn't helped anything out either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bincitysioux Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I was really bummed when that closed as a Boston's and reopened as Space Aliens........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-1 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I was really bummed when that closed as a Boston's and reopened as Space Aliens........ The reason that Space Aliens didn't work is because they put zero effort into turning the old Boston's into a true Space Aliens. Anyone who had gone to the Fargo or Bismarck locations couldn't believe how crappy that one was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-1 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Actually, anyone who grew up in Bismarck will tell you how much better EVERYTHING is in Bismarck. They won't be able to explain why they left anyway, but it'll still be better. Hard to argue with anything you said. It's a nice town but not as great as the locals think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforcefans Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hard to argue with anything you said. It's a nice town but not as great as the locals think it is. Glad to know someone else has had the experience, so I didn't just come off as bitter, LOL! I just have a couple of "those friends" and the comment about the grinders kind of triggered a reaction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericpnelson Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 25% of restaurants of any kind fail in the first year of operation. Closer to 60% close within 3 years. Those are the averages across the country. Among the normal reasons are bad loans (often too high interest rates or not enough start up capital), poor customer service, bad food or products, bad location and many others. Franchise restaurants fail at only a slightly lower rate than independents. http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2007-04-16/the-restaurant-failure-mythbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice not those that have Jon Taffer give them tough love 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-1 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Glad to know someone else has had the experience, so I didn't just come off as bitter, LOL! I just have a couple of "those friends" and the comment about the grinders kind of triggered a reaction... The comment about the grinders was 100% accurate, also. They were perfect, lotsa meat and white sauce. Fresh buns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/region/3743888-grand-forks-amtrak-lose-its-staffing-and-baggage-checking-services This may not mean much to anybody, but being relegated to unstaffed station status is freaking ridiculous. Grand Forks needs to wake the hell up. One airline and half-ass Amtrak service with no checked bags. Where is the Chamber of Commerce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/region/3743888-grand-forks-amtrak-lose-its-staffing-and-baggage-checking-services This may not mean much to anybody, but being relegated to unstaffed station status is freaking ridiculous. Grand Forks needs to wake the hell up. One airline and half-ass Amtrak service with no checked bags. Where is the Chamber of Commerce? Where is the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation? Where is this partnership? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas_Sioux Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Lots of cities only have 1 airline Salisbury for example its metro size is that about Fargo with a major tourist destination only has USAirways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Lots of cities only have 1 airline Salisbury for example its metro size is that about Fargo with a major tourist destination only has USAirways Yes, but Salisbury has nonstop service to two hubs, PHL and CLT. Next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The 50s are over. Passenger trains probably won't even exist much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The 50s are over. Passenger trains probably won't even exist much longer. To the contrary, as the overall quality of the air travel experience has tanked, many people are aching for an alternative. Amtrak needs to be improved, not further marginalized. And from the standpoint of QOL in Grand Forks, people deserve to have the best possible service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 And from the standpoint of QOL in Grand Forks, people deserve to have the best possible service. Mag-lev bullet trains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the green team Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Mag-lev bullet trains! The GOBC would never allow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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