FIRST ORDER OF THE DAY
two weeks ago, i was chatting with one of my best buds, bebs, (sosyly known to her friends as GEN! hahahha), A-CERTIFIED-OC when it comes to healthy eating specially for her kids, about how i plan to market la ferme's chicken and what are the benefits of eating "organic" (as is no antibiotics, no growth hormones) free range chickens... i was also telling her of my concerns if the chickens will sell, since this is my first time to get into farming and it leans on the high end or rather, the healthier products side. i was also getting her advise, suggestions and opinions, as a consumer, on the labels, packaging, leaflets, etc....of course, i also asked help to sell the chickens...
GOOD PRODUCTS SELL THEMSELVES
what do you know!!??.. before we were finish chatting, she already ordered 11 chickens! (multi-tasking huh?! working, chatting and selling chickens all at the same time! ahaha) and 10 to 15 mins after chatting, she texted.. 'MAKE IT 13 CHICKENS!" i was so grateful.. and it was a much needed shot-in-the arm.
i like consulting my ideas with bebs coz she gives me no frills, no nonsense, straight-to-the-point, honest answers and opinion, that's when you know your friend is for real! =) am happy to enjoy her friendship. we go a long way back. and she now has 2 kids. and another on the way! ahahahahaha... the second one is my god child, cute astrid, but i love smart little zac as much.
DINNER TIME
the same day, me and my lovely wife, yvette, had dinner with derrick and sab, we had japanese buffet at zensho, along t. morato, a stone's throw away from my house, it was the-manger'-s treat that night and of course la ferme's chicken was a major part of the converstion. hehehe.. i also consult my very good friend the-manager-derrick for business advise. he is a successful businessman, with investments in lubircant and pharma distribution, his expertise are on, of course, distribution and operation. this guy will make it big for sure! a natural leader and a very passionate entrepreneur. Sab, on the other hand, is a fast learner, mild natured and a very good partner to derrick, they compliment each other. we always go out, have dinner and fun together. MAGASTOS INI!
BACK TO CHICKENS
i was telling sab and derrick about how i was talking to bebs earlier that day and was able to sell 13 chickens without even trying to sell! hehehehe..
i also asked help in looking for potential distributors in qc area and sab willingly offered help.
the next morining, sab told my story to her mom, probably over breakfast, and before i brushed my teeth, sab texted me to say that her mom is interested in helping me distribute our products in qc! yehey! i talked with anty josie around 10AM, and two days after, she ordered 13 chickens!
i guess 13 is not such a bad number at all! hehehe
so by saturday, november 15, 2008, we made our first delivery! feels so good! i picked up the chickens at the farm, brought them to the house for final cleaing, inspection and weighing. alas!.. we delivered the chickens by 730pm, running late (i know!).. tired but very happy! it was all worth it!
i had dinner alone at UCC to wind myself down and relax.. i was still hyperactive from the adrenaline rush! hahahah.. by 10pm, i headed home to my beloved wife and daughter. tama nga sila.. NAKAKAWALA NG PAGOD! =)
WHAT'S NEXT?
bigger brooders are now being constructed, but for the meantime, we will be loading our second batch of sunshine's, this coming Monday.
not ready for christmas.. =(.. but ready for i-wanna-be-healthy-this-2009 season! hehehehe
what a journey... what a life. =)
