Football inflater business
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Kermit power said:
j80jpw said:
Screwfix are giving away footballs with every order at the moment! But guess what, no inflation service.... ideal opportunity for you to stand outside your local branch offering your “mr blow job” service for 50p a shot!
I would've thought anyone shopping at Screwfix would possess the ability to inflate a ball, no?
condor said:
Kermit power said:
j80jpw said:
Screwfix are giving away footballs with every order at the moment! But guess what, no inflation service.... ideal opportunity for you to stand outside your local branch offering your “mr blow job” service for 50p a shot!
I would've thought anyone shopping at Screwfix would possess the ability to inflate a ball, no?j80jpw said:
I don't think they do an inflation needle, and I cant bloody find mine!
Their cheapest footpump come with both a Schrader adapter and a football adapter if you read the comments.Edited by Mr2Mike on Tuesday 19th June 12:53
condor said:
The costs would be to buy a football pump - from the very cheap £4 to £20 depending on whether I get an accurate pressure sensor with it. Previously I'd just want to get the football inflated without ot costing me much ( not happy that it was sent un-inflated), if going into business I'd get the one with the accurate pressure sensor.
Minimal costs then.
So 5 pages of responses and nobody has thought about this not being a 50p/£1 one off service - it's all about it being a subscription where for just £10 a month you'll pop round and inflate any balls and check they're all at operating pressure!Minimal costs then.
You could also explore the franchising opportunities with your local petrol stations who have tyre inflater's where you provide a suitable needle for each machine.
ten quid a month to save yourself the bother of spending 2 quid on a pack of 4 needles, and even another 5 on a big heavy duty pump...j80jpw said:
Still can’t find my needle, can I make a booking please OP, I’m just outside if Cambridge.
Can I make a booking in Leeds please? I don't have any uninflated football requirements but cannot find the bellows to light the fire. We only need it once a week in summer in the grim North so a sporadic service such as this is preferable to me getting on amazon.
How's this for an idea to turbocharge your fledgling business. Get a supplier of those large gym exercise balls. Milfs use them for pilates and other things according to some documentaries I have seen on the internet.
Go and visit gyms, soft play area,s pubs with childrens' play areas etc and sell them various balls of different sizes and colours and you can inflate them while they wait in front of their very eyes.
A few weeks later the latex/ soft vinyl balls will be either punctured, stolen, grubby or generally abused so will require replacement or reinflation. It's a man and a van business with repeat business opportunity.
How do I know this will work?
For a while in the 90's I owned a company that built childrens play areas. I have ruined more pubs by sticking an indoor adventure play area in them than I can shake a stick at. I put them in Center Parcs, airports, shopping centres , everywhere.
I built the biggest play area with the biggest ball pool in Europe. It had a galleon with working air cannons.
I must have bought a few hundred or so of these gym balls. Most of them huge. And every single one of them was an absolute balls ache to inflate. I would have gladly subcontracted that chore.
Just don't start me on the horrors of ball pools. You just don't want to go there.
Unlike the kids.
Cheers,
Tony
Go and visit gyms, soft play area,s pubs with childrens' play areas etc and sell them various balls of different sizes and colours and you can inflate them while they wait in front of their very eyes.
A few weeks later the latex/ soft vinyl balls will be either punctured, stolen, grubby or generally abused so will require replacement or reinflation. It's a man and a van business with repeat business opportunity.
How do I know this will work?
For a while in the 90's I owned a company that built childrens play areas. I have ruined more pubs by sticking an indoor adventure play area in them than I can shake a stick at. I put them in Center Parcs, airports, shopping centres , everywhere.
I built the biggest play area with the biggest ball pool in Europe. It had a galleon with working air cannons.
I must have bought a few hundred or so of these gym balls. Most of them huge. And every single one of them was an absolute balls ache to inflate. I would have gladly subcontracted that chore.
Just don't start me on the horrors of ball pools. You just don't want to go there.
Unlike the kids.
Cheers,
Tony
PBDirector said:
Tony427 said:
You just don't want to go there.
Unlike the kids.
Unlike the kids.
Phrasing, Tony, phrasing!
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.
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 sIn 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.
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