Dad’s Westcoast Wildfire Awesome Sauce
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That was VI Rob last week.
VI stands for Vancouver Island, BC, home of p2pnet. Liz, my wife, Emma, my daughter, and I live here too. 
I was on the BC mainland trying to develop new outlets for our Dad’s Westcoast Wildfire Awesome Sauce, the hot sauce my wife, Liz, and I created to help keep the wolf from our door, and p2pnet online.
To answer Rob, it went well, mate.
Like so many other sites, p2pnet was hit hard by the recession and I tried various ways to use the net to replace the advertising support I’d lost because of it, I said last year, going on:
“None of them worked and I decided try something completely different — an off-line venture requiring no start-up capital (well, very little) no previous experience, and absolutely not reliant on the vagaries of the internet.
“It’s called Dad’s Westcoast Wildfire Awesome Sauce.”
Shameless p2pnet self-promotion
Until now, we’ve only been selling the sauce here on Vancouver Island which, because it’s an island, is obviously somewhat limited geographically.
However, as of yesterday, Dad’s Awesome Sauce, and our new Dad’s Westcoast Rainforest Awesome Sauce (mild, but not tame ) is being sold at Donald’s Market, 2342 East Hastings Street in the city of Vancouver on the mainland. And all things being equal, it’ll also be available in five other locations within a very short period of time.
SO – if you’re in Vancouver and you like a sauce that’s hot and tasty, but which won’t leave you on your knees, head over to Donald’s Market.
For fellow islanders, or if you’re visiting, it’s still available at:
- VICTORIA
Pepper’s – 3829 Cadboro Bay Rd
LifeStyle Market – 180-2950 Douglas St; AND, 9769 Fifth St, Sidney
Island Meat & Seafood – 307 Cook St
Market on Yates – 903 Yates St
Market on Millstream – 125-2401C Millstream Rd
Slater’s First Class Meats, 2577 Cadboro Bay Rd
- COBBLE HILL
Country Grocer, 33-1400 Cowichan Bay Rd, RR 3
- DUNCAN
Thrifty Foods
Community Farm Store – Duncan Garage
- LAKE COWICHAN
Hans’ Butcher Shop, 102 Cowichan Ave
- CHEMAINUS
Chemainus Health Food Store, 9738 Willow St
- LADYSMITH
Worldy Gourmet, 1st Ave
Bouma Meats, 1st Ave
- NANAIMO
Delicados, 358 Wesley St
- SALT SPRING ISLAND
Country Grocer, 374 Lower Ganges Rd
Stay tuned …
NOTE: There’s a problem with the site which means it’s failing to display. But it’ll be back soon …
Cheers! And thanks. And all the best …
Liz, Emma and Jon
February 9, 2011
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February 9th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
I’ll be there in September for a wedding or two and I’ll definitely look for it! : )
February 9th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
So does this mean you are now solvent?
February 9th, 2011 at 7:19 pm
@ RW: ‘So does this mean you are now solvent?’
Nope. We’re still a long way from that, or from paying ourselves a wage. When the volume builds up, which’ll take a while, we’ll be financially stable and with luck, I’ll be able to publish without needing to carry ads.
Now, at least, we’re moving ahead instead of going backwards.
Cheers!
February 9th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Hope it works out for ya
February 9th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Excellent news!
February 9th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
That sauce is actually very good, not hot* enough for me, but very good and good flavours.
Good for you.
*I’m an extremist.
February 9th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
@ ‘not hot* enough for me’
heh
The idea is people should still be able to walk afterwards, and that their taste-buds aren’t seared off. It’s about 7.5 out of 10 heatwise.
Cheers!
February 10th, 2011 at 2:01 am
Sweet, or should I say hot damn. i gonna have to hit up Delicados this weekend.
February 10th, 2011 at 8:26 am
@ Jay: And when you do, let me know what you think.
Cheers! And thanks …
February 10th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Jon,
Would love to read more about your sauce, but the link to http://www.wildfiresauce.com/ is not working for me.
We review hot sauces here in the States. Feel free to email me privately.
~brian
February 10th, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Glad you’re making some headway. Website not working for me, either. Would you ship a bottle of each variety to the UK?
Also, I think it would be a mistake to cancel the ads when you no longer need them for support and here’s why:
They actually add to the look and appeal of your site. It’s all about p2p, so what better than to see a few specialist p2p ads?
They are static, so don’t irritate the reader.
These companies supported you through your hard times, so it seems fair to continue supporting them back.
I use Firefox with Flashblock & AdBlock+ to get rid of the damned ads, but I turn these blockers off for your site. So if I do, I’m sure others do so too.
February 10th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
@ IT Guy: I won’t be dropping TekSavvy, FrostWire or anyone else who’s helped to keep p2pnet going (as I’ve said a couple of times elsewhere).
I just mean we’ll be independent of advertising.
Cheers!
February 10th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Thanks, that’s really cool.
February 11th, 2011 at 3:31 am
i picked up 2 bottles today at http://www.delicados-deli.com i noticed you didnt have a link for them, maybe cause its only in 1 of their 6 locations. havent tried it yet, maybe on a mcdonalds breakfast burrito tomorrow lol.
February 11th, 2011 at 8:07 am
@ Jay: 2 bottles. One of each? And I don’t have a link because there isn’t one, really. Also, it’s a franchise and we haven’t really gone after any of the others yet.
Cheers! And thanks, mate
February 12th, 2011 at 4:51 am
It was 2 bottles of the original one. Didnt even notice if there was another kind I just grabbed 2. The sauce is excellant. I like that it is a bit thick/chunky. Most hot sauces are like tabassco sauce consistancy. Also the hickory smoke favour was something I wasnt expecting. Made it taste a lot better. It was a bit spicey but that is nothing to me, I dont mind spicy stuff. That sauce made McDonalds breakfast burrito taste so much better.