Odd Business Ideas that Worked!

Starting a business can be nerve wrecking for a lot of people and for some it can be a breeze.

I’m always interested in weird, wacky and crazy ideas that people come up with that actually WORKS…like omg, they pulled it off. Tonight was no different from the rest, I was doing my regular “What’s going on in the world search” and came across the person who started the Poop business. LOL, like who would have thought to get paid for picking up dog poop. WEIRD and Crazy in my opinion but Heyyyy it worked! In 2012 the business Doody Calls made an annual 4.5 million a year.  “Where’s the Shovel”

Anyway, that search lead me here! I created a list of 9 Weird and Wacky jobs that actually worked.

A mourner rental service

A business based in the United Kingdom, allows you to hire professional mourners to attend funerals and wakes. According to the company's website, its mourners are "typically invited to help increase visitors to funerals where there may be a low turnout expected," noting that this can often be due to popularity or being new to a city or country.

An organization for cuddling

Cuddle Party hosts events throughout the United States and Canada, so whether you live in New York, California or Ontario — or anywhere in between — if you're looking to cuddle, you can attend an event near you.

Anonymous delivery for smelly friends

According to the website, "Everyone has a stinky friend. A classmate, co-worker, boss, sibling or other stank suspect. Those days of smelliness are over — here is your chance to tell them what's up." How? All you have to do is put in your credit card information and your recipient's address, and choose whether you want to send one cologne wipe for $1.99, or a set of four for $4.99. The company's FAQ says that there is nothing the recipient can do to link the package back to you, and that each package comes with a short note that is not mean and does not contain profanity.

A gas station that comes to you

Booster Fuels' business model is fascinating — the company partners with large businesses to offer on-demand fuel service. To use the service, employees have to park their cars (leaving their gas caps open) and use the company's mobile app to request that their car be filled up. The Booster Fuels app allows customers to pay for their gas and notifies them of their delivery time.

A mystery marketplace

According to the company's website, "your something may be a cool shiny gadget, rare book, party game, handmade necklace, reverse clock, box of gourmet chocolates, portable table tennis set, pashmina scarf, set of kitchen knives, pair of handmade earrings, garden tool, kitchen appliance, electronic equipment, fine crafting tool or an office supply item." Basically, anything goes, so long as it's legal to trade in the United States and is worth at least $10.

A prank candle company

Check this out, the brothers' prank candles start out smelling wonderful, with popular scents like apple pie and freshly cleaned laundry, but after a short while, things go south. The sweet-smelling aroma of fresh forest pine, for example, eventually gives way to the awful smell of skunk.  And the person being pranked won't know it until it's too late.  

The triple threat of sock companies

You never have to handle another lonely leftover sock again. The company helps customers fight the infamous sock monster by selling socks in threes, not pairs. That way, when you lose one, you've still got a backup sock to keep the other company, so you can keep wearing your favorite pair and doing your laundry worry free. Throx's socks are one-size-fits-all and range in price depending on the design (and there are tons of designs to choose from), though most cost around $10.

Bed Bug Barrier

Tony Abrams made a fortune by inventing barriers to keep the bedbugs from biting. His business creates and sells barriers that go underneath the legs of a bed. These barriers trap the bedbugs as they attempt to crawl into the bed to bite sleepers.

Hangover Helpers

Two college guys in Boulder, CO help their hung over clients crawl back into the land of the living with as little pain as possible. The guys show up at your house armed with a breakfast burrito and Gatorade for you. They then clean every room where the party happened. This includes cleaning dishes, pots, and pans, and recycling all of your beer bottles.

As you can see tough economic times can inspire a lot of creativity when it comes to new business ideas.

Thanks for reading with me! Until Next time....

Lala