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- Jrr6415sun, on 10/10/2007, -2/+39$1 million 2006 sales != $1 million profit
- ShaneApex, on 10/10/2007, -0/+30Why isn't MySpace on the list?
- Th3_anOmoLy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+30I would have added pet rocks and slap bracelets to the list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_bracelet - CasinoJack, on 10/10/2007, -2/+28What I found quite entertaining was how everyone was raving about Alex Tew being some sort of genius for coming up with the million dollar homepage, and how his next idea was going to be miles better and make him a multimillionaire. So what does he do? Sell 1 million pixels for $2 each. Genius my ass!
- codyman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+20Pogs, anyone?
- canewediggit, on 10/10/2007, -8/+27i don't see how many of these are 'dumb' for any other reason than the author himself is dumb. hiv infected people have a very limited dating pool, using the internet to connect them is brilliant, not dumb. designer diaper bags? brilliant unless you're dumb enough to think women enjoy carrying around ugly plastic bags full of *****. hasn't he noticed how important a woman's purse is to her? antenna balls? ask anybody that has one on their car in a crowded mall parking lot how 'dumb' it is.
buried for being 'dumb' - timusca, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17Slap bracelets are no more useless than regular bracelets. What's the problem here?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17"dog is riding on the back... with her paws on your shoulders"
She made you her bitch? - branndon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15bury the duggmirror link, it didn't grab it.
you can see the text here
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Dumb But Profitable. 10 Million Dollar Ideas That Shouldn't Have Worked.
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Fri, 2007-08-10 11:39.
Posted in: Statistics And Other Lies
1. Million Dollar Homepage
1000000 pixels, charge a dollar per pixel – that’s perhaps the dumbest idea for online business anyone could have possible come up with. Still, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old who came up with the idea, is now a millionaire.
2. PickyDomains
Hire another person to think of a cool domain name for you? No way people would pay for this. Actually, naming domain names for others turned out a thriving business, especially, when you make the entire process risk free. PickyDomains currently has a waiting list of people who want to PAY the service to come up with a snappy memorable domain name. PickyDomains is expected to hit six figures this year. Full Story
3. Doggles
Create goggles for dogs and sell them online? Boy, this IS the dumbest idea for a business. How in the world did they manage to become millionaires and have shops all over the world with that one? Beyond me.
4. LaserMonks
LaserMonks.com is a for-profit subsidiary of the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Spring Bank, an eight-monk monastery in the hills of Monroe County, 90 miles northwest of Madison. Yeah, real monks refilling your cartridges. Hallelujah! Their 2005 sales were $2.5 million! Praise the Lord. Full Story
5. AntennaBalls
You can’t sell antenna ball online. There is no way. And surely it wouldn’t make you rich. But this is exactly what Jason Wall did, and now he is now a millionaire. Full Story
6. FitDeck
Create a deck of cards featuring exercise routines, and sell it online for $18.95. Sounds like a disaster idea to me. But former Navy SEAL and fitness instructor Phil Black reported last year sales of $4.7 million. Surely beats what military pays.
7. PositivesDating.Com
How would you like to go on a date with an HIV positive person? Paul Graves and Brandon Koechlin thought that someone would, so they created a dating site for HIV positive folks last year. Projected 2006 sales are $110,000, and the two hope to have 50,000 members by their two-year mark.
8. Designer Diaper Bags
Christie Rein was tired of carrying diapers around in a freezer bag. The 34-year-old mother of three found herself constantly stuffing diapers for her infant son into freezer bags to keep them from getting scrunched up in her purse. Rein wanted something that was compact, sleek and stylish, so in November 2004, she sat down with her husband, Marcus, who helped her design a custom diaper bag that's big enough to hold a travel pack of wipes and two to four diapers. With more than $180,000 in sales for 2005, Christie's company, Diapees & Wipees, has bags in 22 different styles, available online and in 120 boutiques across the globe for $14.99.
9. SantaMail
Ok, how’s that for a brilliant idea. Get a postal address at North Pole, Alaska, pretend you are Santa Claus and charge parents 10 bucks for every letter you send to their kids? Well, Byron Reese sent over 200000 letters since the start of the business in 2001, which makes him a couple million dollars richer. Full Story
10. Lucky Wishbone Co.
Fake wishbones. Now, this stupid idea is just destined to flop. Who in the world needs FAKE PLASTIC wishbones? A lot of people, it turns out. Now producing 30,000 wishbones daily (they retail for 3 bucks a pop) Ken Ahroni, the company founder, expects 2006 sales to reach $1 million.
To see other businesses that have not made the top 10 list but came pretty close, visit Uncommon Business Ideas Blog - noelmarkham, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14hmmm I was expecting ten million one dollar ideas
- rnwen2750, on 10/10/2007, -2/+15I do love a good slap bracelet.
- Vash265, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13The HIV Positives dating site isn't a bad idea at all. For one thing, it's a great way for people who are HIV Positive to meet. People need people, especially when you've only got a little time left, be it from cancer or AIDS. Another great thing is the potential for prevention of many more infections. Everything else totally deserved to be on that list, but this...not really.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11but it still means that some idiots out there collectively wasted 1 million to get this *****.
- ffleming, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11buried for frothing rage against the internet
- undetected, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Well, it fooled everyone the first time around. I don't blame him for trying. The guy's got nothing to lose.
- illu45, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Is it really necessary to make everything about the War in Iraq?
- Sauwan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9I wish I had an emoticon that could express "hanging ones head in shame" right now.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7It's a jump to conclusions, mat.
- NatieB, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7You fail at trolling.
Kill yourself. - silverchrysalis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6ho, ho, ho, eh?
we could leave him labatt and steak & kidney pies this year... - suxmonkey, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7What's amazing is that despite the initial improbability of their success, many of the more one-off million dollar schemes have been emulated by idiots who actually think the same thing will work twice
- Battleloser, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Pics or it didn't happen.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Clear shirts?
- digitul, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5basically a roundup of stupid things people waste money on
- locodude, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Buried because it is ooooooooold and a duplicate. I'm 100% sure I read the exact same article on some other site several months ago.
- peterredding, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I always find mirrors quite useful. Not sure if it was a million dollar idea though.
- RyukShinigami, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3what's wrong with the HIV idea? I think it's a great idea and service. Buried for discrimination
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Santa's a ho ho hoser?
- justineatworld, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Step 1: Birth. Step 2: ???. Step 3: Death
brilliant, eh? - razrielle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3no, they originally started as milk caps
- Hayaemsay, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3No it doesn't.
- corvairkid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3To anyone who doesn't get it, every Christmas, Canada Post has this deal where you can write a letter to Santa and a volunteer will write back. You just send your letter addressed to:
Santa Claus
North Pole
H0H 0H0
Pretty sure they've been doing it since before 2001 as well. - justinsane98, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3THe ULTIMATE million dollar idea that shouldn't have worked... BOTTLED WATER. I still don't get why we pay $1 for soda and $1.25 for Dasani from the same vending machine!
- iamsamsamiam, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3santamail, alaska?!
we all know santa lives in canada and is canadian. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I think his sex life revolves around iraq too.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2You're mom's a ho ho ho.
- ScrewedThePooch, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2buried as an ass
- timusca, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2She's on the back... so she's my bitch. And yes, I do have photos... unfortunately not online though.
- surfing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2With the weakening dollar, the Canadian Santa will not be cheaper for long.
China is working on an an even cheaper version. They save money by using rat poison in their pen ink and lead-based stamp adhesive. - dnic24, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1moral of the story........ hire a good PR firm
- eric0213, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1But this one is dated five days ago, so obviously you're wrong. If someone posts the same article on a different website, it deserves its time on the front page?
- SaxxonPike, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They should make some for sex positions.
- TokyoGodfather, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1if u think about it that way, water is more expensive than gasoline...
- bookishboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I don't see truck balls anywhere in this story, and based on how many I've seen, I'm sure *somebody's* made a million off them.
No, they don't have anything to do with antenna balls.
http://www.bullsballs.com/ - chikmag777, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Santa Claus mail in the U.S. goes to North Pole, Alaska.
- UlicBelouve, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"I still don't get why we pay $1 for soda and $1.25 for Dasani from the same vending machine!"
What do you mean WE? Not everyone has fallen for that swindle. Not I. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I cant believe this actually worked ... y would people click on the ads ... and how did he get so many people to look at his site...
this guy is a genius .. he made a fortune out of nothing - timusca, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Social networking is a great idea! Just because it was deployed like ***** doesn't make it a bad idea...
- diggface5000, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4Now producing 30,000 wishbones daily (they retail for 3 bucks a pop) Ken Ahroni, the company founder, expects 2006 sales to reach $1 million.
Has he not figured out his 2006 sales yet? How old is this story? - destinedtoburn, on 10/10/2007, -4/+5This article hit the front page a couple months ago, at least. Buried.
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