Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:02:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Larry Moss <moss@balloonhq.com>
To: Balloon Twister List <balloon@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Re: Restaurand down time

On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Jan Lissens W 51737 wrote:

> I don`t do restaurants (there just are no suitable restaurants for this
> kind of thing in Belgium except maybe Quick or Mc Donalds, and they have
> their own)

I have to disagree with you here.  Why wouldn't table side entertainment be
appropriate at the restaurant we ate at in Mol (down the road from
Sunparks)?  Be creative in how you look at restaurants.  There's certainly
nothing wrong with working in a place like McDonald's (quite a few people
on this list have mentioned how successful they've been doing that), but I
personally shy away from the fast food places.  I prefer a place where
people will be sitting for a while.

I've twisted balloons in some very upscale restaurants.  They can pay
better, the tips are better, and the customers tend to appreciate it more.
In a fast food place, they expect fast balloons.  If the meal will take a
while, there's no rush to get to a table before anyone leaves.

Approach a few managers with the idea.  You might be surprised by the
restaurants that want you.

Larry Moss
BalloonHQ.com