Football inflater business
Discussion
Here you go. Your entire capital spend on this project will be 99p.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Blue-Football-S...
Or, if you're a cheapskate and already have a bicycle pump, one of these. Only £6 for 100. You could give one away free to each customer as a freebie.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Blue-Football-S...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Blue-Football-S...
Or, if you're a cheapskate and already have a bicycle pump, one of these. Only £6 for 100. You could give one away free to each customer as a freebie.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Blue-Football-S...
That's the whole point !
I want someone to do it for me - I don't want to go to the hassle of buying the gear to do it myself. Even if ebay says it costs 99p
In the real world, I should have had a fully inflated football sent to me.
I didn't get that, so I just want someone to inflate it and be gone. Happy to donate whatever to charity or to some paupers purse - I WANT MY FOOTBALL INFLATED!
That is my motivation
I want someone to do it for me - I don't want to go to the hassle of buying the gear to do it myself. Even if ebay says it costs 99p
In the real world, I should have had a fully inflated football sent to me.
I didn't get that, so I just want someone to inflate it and be gone. Happy to donate whatever to charity or to some paupers purse - I WANT MY FOOTBALL INFLATED!
That is my motivation
Obviously an amusing wind up, but at the same time it's a bit of a sad indictment of modern life!
When I was growing up in the Seventies, barely any households would've lacked the ability to inflate a football without having to get a man in to do it! Even houses which didn't possess a football would pretty invariably have the little adaptor, because they tend to come with many bike pumps, and pretty much everyone had one of those.
Getting back to the original proposition, there is, of course, lots of money to be made from such a venture! Even if you only manage to get one or two customers, the subsequent threat to tell all of their friends, family and colleagues that they're so utterly feeble that they had to pay someone to pump up a football for them should be enough to ensure sufficient blackmail money every month to retire on!
When I was growing up in the Seventies, barely any households would've lacked the ability to inflate a football without having to get a man in to do it! Even houses which didn't possess a football would pretty invariably have the little adaptor, because they tend to come with many bike pumps, and pretty much everyone had one of those.
Getting back to the original proposition, there is, of course, lots of money to be made from such a venture! Even if you only manage to get one or two customers, the subsequent threat to tell all of their friends, family and colleagues that they're so utterly feeble that they had to pay someone to pump up a football for them should be enough to ensure sufficient blackmail money every month to retire on!
Kermit power said:
Obviously an amusing wind up, but at the same time it's a bit of a sad indictment of modern life!
When I was growing up in the Seventies, barely any households would've lacked the ability to inflate a football without having to get a man in to do it! Even houses which didn't possess a football would pretty invariably have the little adaptor, because they tend to come with many bike pumps, and pretty much everyone had one of those.
Getting back to the original proposition, there is, of course, lots of money to be made from such a venture! Even if you only manage to get one or two customers, the subsequent threat to tell all of their friends, family and colleagues that they're so utterly feeble that they had to pay someone to pump up a football for them should be enough to ensure sufficient blackmail money every month to retire on!
When I was growing up in the Seventies, barely any households would've lacked the ability to inflate a football without having to get a man in to do it! Even houses which didn't possess a football would pretty invariably have the little adaptor, because they tend to come with many bike pumps, and pretty much everyone had one of those.
Getting back to the original proposition, there is, of course, lots of money to be made from such a venture! Even if you only manage to get one or two customers, the subsequent threat to tell all of their friends, family and colleagues that they're so utterly feeble that they had to pay someone to pump up a football for them should be enough to ensure sufficient blackmail money every month to retire on!
PBDirector said:
hyphen said:
OP - you need to think bigger. Not Football inflater, but be an inflater of all things.
Sex dolls for example, you could go around and do them up too
I fear you’ve fallen foul of the same limited thinking; imagine how much he could charge for a bouncy castle!Sex dolls for example, you could go around and do them up too
(I find this particularly funny because any bouncy castle supplier would provide an inflator fan machine (and I am assuming you know this, too).)
Condor, if you want to make more money on the side (ISTR you have a couple of side businesses), get into children's parties. Whether it's just face painting or catering or running the activities or party planning (for richer parents), there is always demand.
If you go down the activity route, just pick one that you can do based on your own interests. Depending on the area, you can charge from £50. I've been involved in one in the London area and have charged £300+ for a 1 hour party (just providing the activities, not food or planning or catering or hall hire). It's easy money and a lot of fun if you have the right personality.
Outside of London, a smaller party for just 10 kids, you could probably charge £80-100 without parents quibbling. (My £300+ party was for 30 cake-fuelled kids.)
If you go down the activity route, just pick one that you can do based on your own interests. Depending on the area, you can charge from £50. I've been involved in one in the London area and have charged £300+ for a 1 hour party (just providing the activities, not food or planning or catering or hall hire). It's easy money and a lot of fun if you have the right personality.
Outside of London, a smaller party for just 10 kids, you could probably charge £80-100 without parents quibbling. (My £300+ party was for 30 cake-fuelled kids.)
Hoofy said:
Condor, if you want to make more money on the side (ISTR you have a couple of side businesses), get into children's parties. Whether it's just face painting or catering or running the activities or party planning (for richer parents), there is always demand.
If you go down the activity route, just pick one that you can do based on your own interests. Depending on the area, you can charge from £50. I've been involved in one in the London area and have charged £300+ for a 1 hour party (just providing the activities, not food or planning or catering or hall hire). It's easy money and a lot of fun if you have the right personality.
Outside of London, a smaller party for just 10 kids, you could probably charge £80-100 without parents quibbling. (My £300+ party was for 30 cake-fuelled kids.)
I don't want to make more money on the side, not good with children - good with animals though If you go down the activity route, just pick one that you can do based on your own interests. Depending on the area, you can charge from £50. I've been involved in one in the London area and have charged £300+ for a 1 hour party (just providing the activities, not food or planning or catering or hall hire). It's easy money and a lot of fun if you have the right personality.
Outside of London, a smaller party for just 10 kids, you could probably charge £80-100 without parents quibbling. (My £300+ party was for 30 cake-fuelled kids.)
I'm house sitting in town next week and I think the owner still has a bycicle so should have a pump I could use. Otherwise I'll buy one and take you up on the suggestion of advertising my new service on Facebook and see how many takers I get.
PBDirector said:
hyphen said:
OP - you need to think bigger. Not Football inflater, but be an inflater of all things.
Sex dolls for example, you could go around and do them up too
I fear you’ve fallen foul of the same limited thinking; imagine how much he could charge for a bouncy castle!Sex dolls for example, you could go around and do them up too
Airbeds, outdoor jacuzzis, small bouncy castles.
"Hey Barbara, we need to pump up the paddling pool for the little uns"
"Don't worry Jeff, I'll just ring up Mr. Inflatable"
Then you pop over with your Gadgetman arsenal of inflatable tools and pump up their pool for £3!
(If you live in Islington it might work, South Shields, maybe not!)
condor said:
I don't want to make more money on the side, not good with children - good with animals though
Why bother if you don't want to make more money on the side. Seems like a faff of a business.Animal parties probably not so good a business idea. I mean, you can't paint their faces and they will just look at you oddly if you wear a pirate outfit.
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