My long-time friend owns an HVAC company and he’s pretty anti-barter…or should I say WAS anti-barter. He just fell in love with a woman. He called to tell me he found “The One,” and then said, “Hey, do you have three carat diamond engagement rings on that barter thing?” “We have dozens of jewelry stores so take your pick,” I told him. He told me over the phone what he wanted and I called a couple jewelers that accept NuBarter as payment. We found the perfect ring for his perfect girl.
Now I had to find a NuBarter member that needed some HVAC work done so he’d have the barter to buy the ring ($3000.) Just so happens that Coosh’s Bayou Rouge in Tallahassee needed some refrigeration equipment installed and serviced. They were able to save their restaurant $2000 in cash by trading for the work from this gentleman’s company. My love struck friend was still shy by $1000 so we found another NuBarter member that is building a home and they gave him a $1000 down payment to install their HVAC unit and duct work.
All three parties benefited. Truly a win-win-win situation. The restaurant has a working system and saved $2000 in cash. The home builder is saving $1000 on the install of their HVAC system. My friend has a $3000 ring for his bride.
My friend and I talked a little longer about the whole deal that had just transpired. I let him know that he’d really be needing to trade now. The ring was just the start. I said, “Now you can trade for the wedding dress, tuxedos, photographers, bands, DJ’s, caterers, even a honeymoon. Just think of the next $3000 you can trade for!”
I suppose with barter, like anything else, nothing beats first hand experience. I’ve been friends with this person for a long time and I think they thought I worked for some kind of MLM, or scam, or backwoods horse trading thing. It’s funny how perceptions change when something meets your needs. If you’ve been skeptical about barter companies, perhaps it’s time to do a little research on the industry. Did you know that barter companies like NuBarter account for over 9 billion dollars of annual spending? If your business isn’t trading, then you’re missing out on your share of that 9 billion.
Don’t own your own business? Ask me about how a NuBarter personal account can help you save cash. If you have something of value, you can trade what you have for what you want today.
Monday, January 28, 2008
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