Vitality Air – A Startup Selling Canned Canadian Fresh Air
A couple of Canadian entrepreneurs are capitalising on the lack of fresh, clean air in polluted cities by shipping out some of theirs. They’ve come up with a way to can fresh air from the Canadian Rocky Mountains and are now selling it all over the world under the brand ‘Vitality Air’. “Essentially, we’re selling air,” […]
The Breakup Shop – A Service That Will End a Relationship for You
Breaking up with someone is one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do, but, luckily, you can now outsource it to an online company called ‘The Breakup Shop’. The shop lets you choose from a variety of methods, depending on how much you think the breakup is worth. An email or text breakup […]
The Story of Liquid Ass – How Two Guys Got Rich by Making Things Smell Like Crap
Meet Alan Whitman and Andrew Masters – the guys who refused to grow up but got rich anyway. They’ve made a killing out of marketing a one-of-a-kind spray called ‘Liquid Ass’, which makes anything smell as bad as it sounds! The product was born several years ago when Whitman was in high school – his parents […]
Van Girls – London’s All-Female Moving Company
The Van Girls are London’s first and only all-female packing and moving service – mostly hired by women, but sometimes men as well. “Guys who hire us kind of think it’s quite novel… and are really surprised by how strong we are,” said founder Emma Lanman. Lanman started Van Girls in 2011, when she quit […]
New Service Allows NYC Millennials in Need of Motherly Advice to Rent a Mom
Once they reach a certain age, lots of women find motherhood exhausting, but not Brooklyn-based Nina Keneally. The 63-year-old still has lots of ‘mothering skills’ that she’s actually more than happy to rent out through a unique service called ‘NeedAMom’. Her motto is “When you need a mom… Just not YOUR mom.” A former theatrical producer and […]
Man Claims He Made $15 Million Fortune by Retrieving Lost Golf Balls
14 years ago, out-of-work thief Glenn Berger was struck by a crazy idea that would turn out to make him a millionaire. He decided to dive in lakes across the golf-course rich state of Florida, looking for lost golf balls. He now fishes out about 1.3 to 1.7 million balls a year, and claims to […]
11-Year-Old Entrepreneur Sells Secure Account Passwords for $2 Each
11-year-old Mira Modi is cashing in on her knowledge of strong, easy-to-memorize passwords. She started her own online business earlier this month, selling hand-generated cryptographic passwords for $2 each! “I’m a sixth-grade student in New York City,” Mira writes on her website. “This is my first business (other than occasional lemonade stands!). But I’m very excited about it and […]
You Can Now Buy a Handful of Dead Autumn Leaves for $19.99
Not everyone has access to the beautiful autumn foliage that grows in the American Northeast. Which is why there’s a legitimate business that sells three perfectly preserved New England autumn leaves for about $20! The idea belongs to Boston entrepreneur Kyle Waring, known for trying to ‘Ship Snow’ to warmer places earlier this year. Kyle’s latest […]
Believe It or Not, the Last Audio Cassette Factory in the US Is Doing Better Than Ever
I haven’t seen audio cassettes in use in over a decade, so it’s pretty shocking that a company is still making a profit manufacturing them. In fact, National Audio Company (NAC) – the last audio cassette maker in America – has had its best year since it opened in 1969! The tapes are apparently high […]
Texas Entrepreneur Makes $10,000 a Month Sending People Potatoes
Potato Parcel has got to be the most ridiculous business idea since the Pet Rock. It’s so silly that when entrepreneur Alex Craig told his girlfriend about the idea, she laughed right in his face. But Craig went right ahead with his plan, and now he’s the one laughing all the way to the bank. The […]
The Man Who Made Millions by Selling Rocks as Pets
Gary Ross Dahl, who died earlier this year at age 78, will always be remembered for inventing the ‘Pet Rock’, a 1970s novelty toy craze. The brilliant salesman essentially sold rocks for a living, and managed to make millions through his “ridiculously successful marketing scheme.” Although he began his career as an advertising copywriter, Dahl […]
Enterprising Chinese College Student Sells Girls’ Used Quilts to Their Male Admirers
Chinese student Long Yi recently made a small fortune selling quilts used by female students to their male admirers on campus. The idea sounds creepy, but Long said that he was inspired by a female graduate who sold her own quilt within minutes of posting it online. He quickly did the math and realised that […]
Californians Are Painting Their Lawns Green to Save Water During Record Drought
California residents have come up with an innovative solution to brighten up their dry lawns, in the midst of their fourth year of drought: they’re painting their lawns green! The extreme measure became popular after statewide water restrictions were announced for the first time in history, in order to combat one of the region’s most devastating […]
You Can Now Pay Someone to Break Up with Your Partner for You
When 37-year-old Kristy Mazins realised how much people hate confrontation, she developed an entire business plan around it. The former nurse from Melbourne started a service called ‘Sorry It’s Over’ that helps people avoid the uncomfortable task of breaking up with someone. For a fee of AUS $5.50 (US $4.44) or more, Mazins will do the dirty […]
This Canned Air from “Yeti’s Cave” Will Apparently Make You an Animal in Bed
If the claims of a group of Siberian entrepreneurs are to be believed, their new product might just give Viagra a run for its money. They aren’t selling another expensive pill, just a can of fresh air! According to Vladimir Makuta, head of the local Tashtagol district, air from Azasskaya Cave and its surrounding area, […]