He mentioned bartering a part of his rate for Wendy's Gift Cards....
What is the best barter deal you ever made?
What is the best barter deal you ever made?
Inspired by Mark Beecher....
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We got a couple hundred pounds of fresh iced jumbo shrimp, for 4 cases of cheap beer, and a bottle of cheap whiskey 
Out in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, ran a line between the ships, and transferred back and forth in a really big wicker basket. They offered lots of other stuff, but we had paying customers on board, sooo...
BTW, I sold the shrimp to the customers by the pound -- made out pretty darn good on that deal
Out in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, ran a line between the ships, and transferred back and forth in a really big wicker basket. They offered lots of other stuff, but we had paying customers on board, sooo...
BTW, I sold the shrimp to the customers by the pound -- made out pretty darn good on that deal
I have an on going barter with the Sign guy down the road.
I set up a mixer, 2 speakers on sticks, amp to power them, and a couple of mic's & stands for them.
He stickered the side of my mini-van, gave me a sheet of really cool polycarbonate that he makes big signs out of. (think thick lexan)
I fixed his truck, (Wife hooked up battery backwards) it needed an alternator,
new ground cable, and the stereo fried, and the factory amp fried.
He bought a new cd deck, and i re-wired it to by-pass the factory amp.
I in turn, am getting my cube van stickered, or wrapped....(not sure on design) and some cool logo stickers for my live sound cases.
How'd i do???
I set up a mixer, 2 speakers on sticks, amp to power them, and a couple of mic's & stands for them.
He stickered the side of my mini-van, gave me a sheet of really cool polycarbonate that he makes big signs out of. (think thick lexan)
I fixed his truck, (Wife hooked up battery backwards) it needed an alternator,
new ground cable, and the stereo fried, and the factory amp fried.
He bought a new cd deck, and i re-wired it to by-pass the factory amp.
I in turn, am getting my cube van stickered, or wrapped....(not sure on design) and some cool logo stickers for my live sound cases.
How'd i do???
I have an on going barter with the Sign guy down the road.
I set up a mixer, 2 speakers on sticks, amp to power them, and a couple of mic's & stands for them.
He stickered the side of my mini-van, gave me a sheet of really cool polycarbonate that he makes big signs out of. (think thick lexan)
I fixed his truck, (Wife hooked up battery backwards) it needed an alternator,
new ground cable, and the stereo fried, and the factory amp fried.
He bought a new cd deck, and i re-wired it to by-pass the factory amp.
I in turn, am getting my cube van stickered, or wrapped....(not sure on design) and some cool logo stickers for my live sound cases.
How'd i do???[/QUOTE]
OK... I can answer that.... I just looked into having a minivan FULLY WRAPPED.... cost was $3k - $4.5K...... so, how did you do?
I once got about 100 Fillipino spring rolls as a tip for not charging my full amount.
Yeah....you know what I'm talking about. sweet chili sauce.
If you know what they taste like, you know how I did....
Yeah....you know what I'm talking about. sweet chili sauce.
If you know what they taste like, you know how I did....
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1. Bed liner for my wife's truck and a cap for my truck. Cost - DJ a car show for five hours.
2. Oil changes, tire rotations, and other work provided by Jiffy Lube. Cost - DJ the picnic and holiday party for the local franchise. BTW, this comes with a written agreement between us and a statement of value.
How'd I do?
2. Oil changes, tire rotations, and other work provided by Jiffy Lube. Cost - DJ the picnic and holiday party for the local franchise. BTW, this comes with a written agreement between us and a statement of value.
How'd I do?
OK... I can answer that.... I just looked into having a minivan FULLY WRAPPED.... cost was $3k - $4.5K...... so, how did you do? [/QUOTE]
HA HA i did AWSOME!!
And By Cube-van, i'm talking a full size van chassis, with a 14 box on the back. I can stand up in the back.
He will do the wrap only because he's looking to do more of them, and the cube is easy to do. (advertisement for him)
[/QUOTE]HA HA i did AWSOME!!
And By Cube-van, i'm talking a full size van chassis, with a 14 box on the back. I can stand up in the back.
He will do the wrap only because he's looking to do more of them, and the cube is easy to do. (advertisement for him)
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Ten years ago I earned a $1500 travel voucher from a certain Hawaiian airline by D.J.ing their party. That wasn't my rate at the time, but I insisted that in order to accept barter, one dollar of cash would have to equal MORE than one dollar in trade. I gave that trip to my mother and grandmother.
Fifteen (?) years ago, I got some money, and a pair of really good skates that are somewhere in a closet here, for D.J.ing an employee party for a local skating rink.
How did I do?
Fifteen (?) years ago, I got some money, and a pair of really good skates that are somewhere in a closet here, for D.J.ing an employee party for a local skating rink.
How did I do?
Jeremiah ya freshman
They arent called Spring Rolls. Lumpia are much better either the vegetable type or the meat type. Which ones did you get? I love em both. Aint nothin like Lumpia, Chicken Adobo and PAncit with Rice. MMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm Good.Wheres the smiley with a tongue hanging out.
They arent called Spring Rolls. Lumpia are much better either the vegetable type or the meat type. Which ones did you get? I love em both. Aint nothin like Lumpia, Chicken Adobo and PAncit with Rice. MMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm Good.Wheres the smiley with a tongue hanging out.
Okay I once did a four hour birthday party for my neighbors Mom who was my age lol. He gave me a Set of michelins a pair of chrome mags and his wife colored and cut my hair free for a year.
How did I do. Oh the tires were wide oval on a low boy 60 Chev pickup I owned in ORegon. Damn I wish I had that truck now.
How did I do. Oh the tires were wide oval on a low boy 60 Chev pickup I owned in ORegon. Damn I wish I had that truck now.
Give a little and get a lot.
Gosh... lemme think.
Did a few Sunday afternoon picnic/dance shows for the Moose at a rate they could live with. Drove home with the passenger seat and floorboard piled high with pans full of steak, seafood, bean salad and fried chicken. I didn't have to buy groceries for weeks after that ~ froze much of it and stuck it in the microwave as needed.
The VFW was good to me and I was good to them. Man, I got a load of corporate and wedding shows from that.
Gosh... lemme think.
Did a few Sunday afternoon picnic/dance shows for the Moose at a rate they could live with. Drove home with the passenger seat and floorboard piled high with pans full of steak, seafood, bean salad and fried chicken. I didn't have to buy groceries for weeks after that ~ froze much of it and stuck it in the microwave as needed.
The VFW was good to me and I was good to them. Man, I got a load of corporate and wedding shows from that.
I belonged to a barter exchange group. You would build up credit within the group but did not have to barter directly member to member. I traded my credits for many restaurant script (gift cetificates), a lawn mower, some painting and advertising with The Perfect Wedding Guide.
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I trade meals at a school aged child care my wife works at in the summer for some music for the kids.
I also play music for 2 hours each year at the county fair in town here for a free booth. Never get much business but 2 hours on a Thursday evening for the chance to get business is worth it.
Karl
I also play music for 2 hours each year at the county fair in town here for a free booth. Never get much business but 2 hours on a Thursday evening for the chance to get business is worth it.
Karl
Every event!! Barter my skills for audience love and adoration (and then get paid too!!!) Life is good.
Okay, that was sappy.
But the new in-ground pool liner and installation in exchange for a holiday party wasn't sappy.
Okay, that was sappy.
But the new in-ground pool liner and installation in exchange for a holiday party wasn't sappy.
They arent called Spring Rolls. Lumpia are much better either the vegetable type or the meat type. Which ones did you get? I love em both. Aint nothin like Lumpia, Chicken Adobo and PAncit with Rice. MMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm Good.Wheres the smiley with a tongue hanging out.
The rolls I got tasted like they were filled entirely with pork sausage. No BS man...they were amazing!
Tiny and shorter than lumpia or egg rolls that I've seen...
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Lumpia MMMMMMMMMMM
I was a cook in the Navy. Had lots of philipinos on board. We cooked alot of lumpia. and Pork adobo. Lots of others too that escape me at the moment.
I love food.
I was a cook in the Navy. Had lots of philipinos on board. We cooked alot of lumpia. and Pork adobo. Lots of others too that escape me at the moment.
I love food.
Not my deal, but a friend of ours is a chiropractor and his wife is a massage therapist. They have an office together here in the area and every week one of their patients came in wearing a Gibson guitars hat.
One day she asked the lady what the deal with the hat was. Turns out her brother works at the Gibson Custom Shop in New York basically making custom guitars for rocks stars.
After a year and a half of free weekly massages, Tim got his surprise gift. A one of a kind Gibson hollow body electric.
One day she asked the lady what the deal with the hat was. Turns out her brother works at the Gibson Custom Shop in New York basically making custom guitars for rocks stars.
After a year and a half of free weekly massages, Tim got his surprise gift. A one of a kind Gibson hollow body electric.
Damn!!!!
I know a local guitarist, who has a custom shop, Les Paul Gold Top.
That is one awsome sounding guitar.....And really Expensive too.
I believe it came to $7,200 when he picked it up.