Football inflater business

[Hoofy]

Shuvi McTupya said:

Hoofy said:

I think he's referring to the ball pools smelling like stale piss.

In my local climbing centre there's a man-made caving area and right in the centre is a ball pit. If you go there outside of children's party hours, you can have a go at the caving thing yourself - the ball pit smells a bit pissy.

Thats not too bad then..It got me thinking about how far a st would spread itself around a ball pit..

Quite far over time if none of the kids mentioned it and nobody checked.

[condor]

Fortunately I will be getting my ball inflated next week by a friend who has come to my rescue, and another friend has said they'll do it if first friend can't do it. I'm really too busy with my own pet business to branch out with this venture....BUT,
There is a business opportunity here, hopefully some young entrepreneur will read this and start a football inflater business

[Pothole]

My £10 Aldi cycling track pump has all the standard fittings including a ball needle (just typing those two words together makes me feel a bit odd) and a pressure gauge.

[WindyCommon]

Deesee said:

What ever happens I’d like to be in on the first round of equity..

Tony427 said:

Just don't start me on the horrors of ball pools. You just don't want to go there.

Unlike the kids.

I see a perfect opportunity for a pump and dump.

[Shuvi McTupya]

WindyCommon said:

I see a perfect opportunity for a pump and dump.

[PBDirector]

condor said:

....BUT,
There is a business opportunity here, hopefully some young entrepreneur will read this and start a football inflater business

Erm, hang on. No there isn’t. We’ve established that you wanted your ball inflated and then you’ve made the leap to it being a business based on less than no evidence.

Could somebody make pocket money? Maybe. Is it a business? not even slightly.

[Chris200]

Bike pump and an adaptor, costs about £3-£5 in total......most people will have a bike pump, especially parents with kids an the adaptors cost pennies.

[edc]

£5 for one of those big sacks to drag around the balls, a needle and find your local petrol station with a free pump. I'm sure between 2 kids they could cycle there straddling the road with the balls suspended between them as they pedal.

[Shnozz]

I still love the concept of someone thinking an inflatable should be sent in it’s inflated form. Imagining all these dinghies posted blown up, or air beds, or sex dolls..

The very opposite of the convenience of an inflated item to assume it’s state only in inflated form.

[Frimley111R]

PBDirector said:

Erm, hang on. No there isn’t. We’ve established that you wanted your ball inflated and then you’ve made the leap to it being a business based on less than no evidence.

Could somebody make pocket money? Maybe. Is it a business? not even slightly.

Yep, like a 10 year old Peter Jones for example. The type of entrepreneurs who are worth millions now but can trace their careers back to when they made a few pounds from pumping up footballs.

[Hugo a Gogo]

If you want to make money in this competitive business, you'll need to be able to handle pressure

[jas xjr]

Hugo a Gogo said:

If you want to make money in this competitive business, you'll need to be able to handle pressure

Only if you pump in some cash

[PBDirector]

Frimley111R said:

Yep, like a 10 year old Peter Jones for example. The type of entrepreneurs who are worth millions now but can trace their careers back to when they made a few pounds from pumping up footballs.

quite right! A few pounds. Pocket money. Not a franchise business as discussed throughout the thread.

[Gargamel]

PBDirector said:

Erm, hang on. No there isn’t. We’ve established that you wanted your ball inflated and then you’ve made the leap to it being a business based on less than no evidence.

Could somebody make pocket money? Maybe. Is it a business? not even slightly.

This really deflated me.


(also its from someone called PB Director) I think its a rival company already set up in this market) PB = Pumps Balls.

[Hugo a Gogo]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273322924215?clk_rvr_id...

cordless inflater, with football needle included!

[PBDirector]

Gargamel said:

I think its a rival company already set up in this market) PB = Pumps Balls.

Rumbled!

Ha ha not really, I’ve got an inflated ego and I’m usually pretty on the ball but I admit this one’s left me a dribbling mess.

I hope my comment wasn’t too offside; my goal wasn’t to be harsh. I’ve fallen foul of that trap before.

[condor]

Just an update, the football was returned to me this afternoon in a fully inflated state It took both friends to inflate it as one couldn't get it hard enough with his bycicle pump and had to seek the other's help.

[Shnozz]

Phew. I will sleep tonight.