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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 7h

I'm 51, overweight and shouldn't have milkshakes. But sometimes we do what we shouldn't because we have a need.

Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 8h

1. I guess "mini fat man's" is better than the old name, N-word Kiss (or the very slightly toned down racism of Moor's Heads)

2. (Probably) Filipino version of Sun Chips, a sort of holy grail of MSG-laden snacks for when potatoes are too boring

Mini Dickmann's, literally Mini fat man's, marshmallow chocolate treats

Country cheddar flavor multigrain chips, much like "Sun Chips", in the Filipino section of Donki

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 10h

If any of my followers happen to know someone good at crowdfunding , especially in Japan, or if you or someone you know might be interested in funding a tech-savvy craft cheesemaking venture in Japan, reach out maybe? I'd like to talk.

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 10h

Things I've failed to do today:
-Make carrot cake and banana bread
-Finish my JFC loan application (But I've technically made more progress than last week)
-Get Mexican food for lunch (I got a quirky probably french-influenced falafel, a slice of pizza and a mediocre milkshake, which was too much)

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 2d

I actually thought this week was pretty poor but as of Saturday night, we were just about 3% down vs the previous week. I guess we mostly made up for the weakest days. And we're tracking to 13-15% up vs the previous month. Less disastrous than my anchoring told me.

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 2d

Also there, I suppose! But I usually bought it at World Spice Market below the Pike Place Market. If they're still around, I imagine they'd have it. Otherwise possibly Marketspice or Penzey's. Possibly too niche for PFI.

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 2d

I can also recommend ground grains of paradise for apple pie. Unlike cinnamon it really brings out the apple flavor.

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 3d

Unsurprisingly, the math isn't mathing. More surprising is anyone's accountant doing anything longer than a 3 year depreciation cycle on computer hardware.

The current AI push looks more like a Hail Mary pass than an investment.
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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 3d

It's not unreasonable. The timing kind of sucks as cash is a bit tight right now. But I'm not sure it would move the needle on sales much either.

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 4d

JR Lines came to me today with a pitch to add my shop to the station map. It costs around 85,000-180,000 yen a year depending on how prominent you want the placement to be. But they came while I was prepping some items for tomorrow and I was predispositioned to be annoyed.

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 4d

When I don't see consistent growth I get discouraged. And honestly I've been lending the company money in anticipation of a business loan I intended to apply for almost a year ago but have been swimming in the daily grind and just haven't been able to complete.

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Froward Jason @jason.jagaimo.com · 4d

This week a reversion to the mean in sales has me feeling really down. Compounding things, my wife has been adding to the pressure I already feel.

Part of me us tempted to give up. At least on this location and concept. But I also know our biggest failing is marketing. Which can be solved, maybe.

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