Just a Cafe: 波克夏海瑟威股東會之旅之三：旅行美食篇Day 2 Day 3

波克夏股東會是一個完整的大型嘉年華

第一天：有園遊會跟珠寶商波先雞尾酒會

第二天：是股東會與烤肉會

第三天：清晨有馬拉松與珠寶商波先的早午餐會

上圖為 Day3 波克夏馬拉松台灣代表隊！

Day2行程 : 股東會排隊 > Cheesecake Factory >Nebraska Furniture Mark (波克夏子公司) > Gorat S 巴菲特最愛的牛排店

清晨四點：股東會場前已經是人山人海,離股東會進場時間還有3小時 , 當時估計到場的人數已經突破萬人 , 因為場地有限而每年到場的股東們一定塞爆現場 , 如果要親自參與股東會親自看見股神巴菲特本人 , 必須提早到場 , 否則會無法進入會場！

等待的時間是很漫長的,於是大夥兒就拿出國旗拍照了

進到股東會後就親身體驗這場數萬人的股東會:畢生難忘

當然,波克夏對這來到奧瑪哈現場的股東都安排得非常好
早餐飲料任意選取：免費！

這應該就是離股神巴菲特最近的一次了！能見到本人真好！

這次會快速決定,就是因為巴菲特不年輕了,能見到本人的機會還有多少次？

所以當尼莫大號招時,二話不說馬上+1

人生能有幾次實現夢想？

回教徒一生要到聖地麥加一次

價值投資者ㄧ生要去參加波克夏股東會一次！

許多人問到一個問題：去到股東會但英文不太行該怎麼辦？
現在科技可以處理這個問題,個人英文實在也是很肉腳的
於是拿出筆電打開雅虎的直播,節目中有即時中文口譯
（為何是雅虎獨家？據柏峰說是雅虎的大老闆跟股神是麻吉）

這場股東會進行了一整天！到當天下午4.00 接著還有股東投票 , 結束後一群人湧上要跟股神握手與拍照 ........

而既然來到奧瑪哈,就一定要去巴菲特相關景點吃吃喝喝
但早上甜死人不償命的甜甜圈.......

第一站還是去同行夥伴推薦的 Cheesecake Factory (在波先珠寶附近)

這是來到美國最好吃的一餐！而且餐點的味道非常的棒
六個人點了三份麵跟三份Cheesecake

總之看圖吧：個人非常推薦來此用餐

接著用餐結束後 , 我們去朝聖 Nebraska Furniture Mark

Ｂ夫人的故事
當然還有要去尋找巴菲特與比爾蓋茲股東會影片中翻滾過的床

以下取自維基百科
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_Furniture_Mart

History[edit]

Nebraska Furniture Mart was founded in 1937 by Rose Blumkin (born December 3, 1893-1998), universally known as "Mrs. B.", in Omaha, Nebraska. Blumkin, borrowed the initial $500 investment from her brother,^[1] while her husband Isadore continued to run their second hand clothing store.^[2] At one point early on, the Blumkins had to sell their own home furnishings to pay off a debt. Mrs. B set the Mart apart by selling products cheaper than the other furniture store around. The bigger competitors were able to successfully get the furniture suppliers to stop selling to the Mart because of the prices. Rather than give up and raise prices, Mrs. B went to other suppliers around the country while still underselling her competitors.^[2]

In 1983, at age 89, Mrs. B sold 80%^[3] of Nebraska Furniture Mart to Warren Buffett in a one-page handshake deal.^[2]^[1] Buffett bought the company without auditing her inventory or books, instead basing the deal on his own shopping experience at the Mart and his respect for the Blumkin family.^[4] Mrs. B sold the business due to her belief that if she sold before her death, her children wouldn't fight over the company. She continued to work at the store, putting in her normal 70 hour work week, using an electric scooter to get around.^[2] Soon after the sale, Buffett would say, “Put her up against the top graduates of the top business schools or chief executives of the Fortune 500 and, assuming an even start with the same resources, she’d run rings around them.”^[4]

In 1989, at age 95, Mrs. B's family forced her into retirement.^[2] Unhappy with this and realizing that Buffett had not made her sign a non-compete agreement, Mrs. B started "Mrs. B’s Clearance and Factory Outlet" across the street from Nebraska Furniture Mart three months later.^[1] Two years later, "Mrs. B’s Clearance and Factory Outlet" was profitable and the third largest carpet outlet in Omaha.^[1] The following year, Buffett purchased the new store and merged it with the Mart.^[1] In 1994, the Mart added an electronics and appliance store.^[4]

In 1998, at age 104, Mrs. B died, leaving behind the nation's largest home furnishings store.^[1] In 2001, Nebraska Furniture Mart bought Homemakers Furniture in Iowa and opened the Mart's second location in Clive, Iowa.^[5]

In 2003, the Mart opened its third store in Kansas City, Kansas' Village West complex. The opening of the Kansas City store was initially plagued with problems for nearly two years. The store was overwhelmed by the number of customers, which also caused deliveries to lag by more than 30 days. The problems multiplied, because the initial rush of customers never let up. Because of the initial difficulty in getting the large store up and running, NFM president Ron Blumkin initially told Warren Buffett that he never had plans to open another store.^[6]

By 2011, this attitude had changed, and Nebraska Furniture Mart announced their fourth and largest location, in The Colony, Texas, which is a far north suburb of Dallas. The problems with the Kansas City location opening would lead to much more long-term planning in the eventual development and opening of the Texas location.^[6]^[7] The store, called the "Nebraska Furniture Mart of Texas", opened in 2015.^[6]

商城非常的巨大：
光走完一圈 , 沒有兩個小時以上是不可能的