Do you have a wienie?

Ok... now that I have your attention!!!

I want to seriously ask you... do you have a wienie? 

Please dont go thinking I am a bit off color here.

I read a post by Seth Godin today who referred to a post written by Mark Ramsey.

Mark wrote about when Walt Disney had invited a group of GE Executives to come take a sneak peak at the GE Carousel of Progress show for the 1964 Worlds Fair.

They loved it. But Walt wasnt sure.

"It doesn't have a wienie!" he said. "Come back in a couple weeks and I'll show you."

The puzzled executives did as Walt asked. A week later they returned to see the show again. It was virtually identical to the first version - with one exception: Walt had added a comical audio-animatronic dog with a wagging tail to each scene.

It was the "wienie." The "finishing touch." The delightful, magnetic bonus.

Mark goes on to talk to about what a wienie is why you should have one!

He says "The wienie isn't what you must do It's what you want to do. Its delightful impact arises from the sheer joy of its creation and the desire of its creator to share that joy with others." Visit Marks blog to read the rest of this interesting post.

In some places wienies might be better referred to as Lagniappe.

As Realtors and Loan Officers and Home Stagers and all those in other service oriented sectors of Real Estate, what kind of a wienie are you? What kind of over the top service or extra steps do you take for your clients?

I had a chance to show off my wienie today at my 1st Open House! I have been to a few Open Houses of others and was not very impressed to be honest. Some of the homes had unusal odors, and you could hear a pin drop in the place. Not very inviting to say the least.

I decided that I was going to make my Open house feel warm and inviting. It is a new construction home that is very nice on the inside. The home is staged in the kitchen and living room as well as the bathrooms. But the house still has that " new contruction" smell.

I brought in some warm apple pie candles for the kitchen, and some fresh linen candles for the bathrooms (along with a roll of toilet paper just in case!). I also brought some fresh cookies that I warmed up in the microwave that gave off a yummy aroma. I provided refreshments and a drawing for a $10 Wal Mart Gift Card and as a final touch, I brought my portable CD player and had some very soothing and inviting Yanni music playing. It gave the home a very comfortable feeling.

I wanted to buy this house after I had spent two hours there!

I dont know that it will help me to sell the home but I know that it left a great impression with the guests that viewed it.

When I shared what I did with another Realtor, their response was... you dont have to do that kind of stuff. I said "I know... but I want to stand out from the others that dont!"

So tell me please.... what kind of wienies do you serve up?

I hear that Mike in Tucson can tell you where they serve some really awesome wienies Sonoran style!

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