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Fee



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 14 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    


dpack



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it is always one of those weeks in food or most other small busimesses (not just a typo but an observation based on experience )

Rob R



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Fee wrote:


Thursday was good.

It went like this;

Saturday; scale not powering up
Sunday; scale not powering up
Monday; scale rep arrives, scale works perfectly
Tuesday; scale not powering up
Wednesday; scale not powering up
Thursday; scale engineer arrives, scale works perfectly
Friday; scale not switched off since Thursday

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 7:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Intermittent faults are the hardest to cure, and of course the thing always works perfectly when someone looks at it. Try the obvious things like the wires to the plug are all right, all plugs fully pushed in, flex to scale in good condition, socket it is plugged into works with other things. If it is none of those it is probably internal, and for the scale rep to look at.

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 1:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Rob R wrote:
It's been one of those weeks...

Seconded. The new part I had made for the press does not work as well as I'd hoped... so another trip to the engineers.

Rob R



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Update;

Saturday; scale not powering up

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Rob R wrote:
Update;

Saturday; scale not powering up

Is this a scale for weighing things?
Could you not use a balance and weights?

Rob R



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 2:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It also labels them, which is the main issue. It looks like it'll need a more expensive new part, but if the problem doesn't present itself when the engineer is here, it's difficult to know if it's worth spending the money. Although now it's done it again it probably will be a case of replacing the next part in the chain.

Hairyloon



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Rob R wrote:
It also labels them, which is the main issue.

Presumably, if I suggested a pen, then I'd get a slap...

Rob R



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Hairyloon wrote:
Rob R wrote:
It also labels them, which is the main issue.

Presumably, if I suggested a pen, then I'd get a slap...


No, you'd get a pen

earthyvirgo



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 14 9:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Starting a food produce business Reply with quote
    

Fee wrote:
I know a few of you sell foodstuffs. What do I need to do/know to get started?

You might know that Willow is 100% tubefed and has a blended diet, essentially whatever we have whizzed up with added good fats, oils, honey, seeds, all sorts. She requires extra calories because it takes so much more effort for every movement, even breathing is a chore to Willow.

I am contemplating a baby food style affair, organic pouches/jars with extra calories and nutrition that children like Willow need, a complete food but real food, not formula. Often various intolerences go hand in hand with neuro-disabilities, these could be carered for too.

It's a growing market, at an alarming rate.


Fee, worth a look at last weeks Dragon's Den, some very pertinent advice and comments about shelf life.

EV

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 3:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Starting a food produce business Reply with quote
    

Fee wrote:
You might know that Willow is 100% tubefed and has a blended diet, essentially whatever we have whizzed up with added good fats, oils, honey, seeds, all sorts.

Do you want some of mine?

Fee



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 4:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Starting a food produce business Reply with quote
    

Hairyloon wrote:
Fee wrote:
You might know that Willow is 100% tubefed and has a blended diet, essentially whatever we have whizzed up with added good fats, oils, honey, seeds, all sorts.

Do you want some of mine?


Quite possibly, totally out the loop on here, what do you do?

Rob R



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Rob R wrote:
It also labels them, which is the main issue. It looks like it'll need a more expensive new part, but if the problem doesn't present itself when the engineer is here, it's difficult to know if it's worth spending the money. Although now it's done it again it probably will be a case of replacing the next part in the chain.


Further update, for those who don't use facebook, it went again so I called them out again and they replaced the next, expensive part. Fortunately, as the scale is out of warranty, it was a part that has been replaced before which is subject to it's own warranty.

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 14 5:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Starting a food produce business Reply with quote
    

Fee wrote:
Hairyloon wrote:
Fee wrote:
You might know that Willow is 100% tubefed and has a blended diet, essentially whatever we have whizzed up with added good fats, oils, honey, seeds, all sorts.

Do you want some of mine?


Quite possibly, totally out the loop on here, what do you do?

Probably Virgin, cold pressed Rapeseed Oil. Made in Yorkshire from localish grown seed. I'm told it is healthier than olive oil.

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