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In today’s blog post, we thought that it would be interesting to write about several niche and quirky small business ideas that provide arguably unique products and services to their relevant markets. Remember that you can learn about our asset-based lending services at any time, and The Commercial Finance Group is happy to assist you in person at any of our Atlanta, Burbank or Los Angeles locations. Discover what our unique approach to lending means by visiting here, and read on to discover these uncommon but interesting small businesses.
Ugly Furnitures
How does some ugly furniture sound for your place of living? It probably doesn’t sound too appealing when you imagine it at first. As it turns out, you can actually purchase crafty and handmade furniture that is intentionally…well, ugly. This one-of-a-kind furniture company was created by three guys who wanted to go into a furniture-making business. As a result, they’ve made some truly creative, handmade and ugly pieces, with pride. While ‘quality’ and ‘ugly’ don’t usually go hand-in-hand, Ugly Furnitures embraces this furnishing dichotomy.
Dirty Rotten Flowers
Lovers usually send flowers to their significant other on special occasions, and for whatever reason, a bouquet of flowers is seen as a thoughtful, romantic gesture in many cultures on earth. So, when you see the name ‘Dirty Rotten Flowers’, you might be able to guess where this small business is going. Indeed, for the ‘less-than-favorable’ person in your life, this business actually sends bouquets of dead, rotting flowers.
So, if you’ve recently gone through a bad breakup or you’ve become absolutely fed up with your incompetent boss, or if your friend has a particularly good sense of humor, sending them a bouquet of dead flowers might just be the perfect passive aggressive message. Plus, there’s nothing illegal about sending dying flowers to someone, so you’ll be able to vent your pent-up aggression without the possibility of facing any jail time, which is nice.
Cuddle Party
If your friend hates physical contact and actively avoids people for this reason, then signing them up for a cuddle session with Cuddle Party is the ultimate uncomfortable gift. Founded in 2004, Cuddle Party is a playful, social event that is designed for adults to explore boundaries, communication, affection, consent, and non-sexual touch. Cuddle Party explains that, though touch is a natural experience, the skills that make touch welcome and enjoyable have to be ‘learned,’ and their roaming workshops help facilitate this understanding. They teach skills of communication, boundaries, asking for what you want, and saying either ‘yes or ‘no’ with clarity and kindness. So while the concept of literally lying in a room and touching a bunch of strangers is probably uncomfortable at the very least, at least this small company is working to help people bond and ‘get in touch’ with their empathic qualities.
MyFriendSmells.com
Honesty is often the best policy when it comes to many things in life, but sometimes you just can’t look your buddy in the eyes and tell him that he smells like a garbage truck driven by a skunk. So, if you’ve ever wanted to tell your friend that they smell bad without hurting their feelings, now you can! For a fairly small price of $1.99, you can anonymously send your friend a cologne wipe in the mail for them to get the message. Is this a passive aggressive message? Perhaps, but it is an important message that probably needs to be communicated either way.
If you’re skeptical about getting caught, the company states that their packages are untraceable so your friend doesn’t know that it came from you – that is to say, if you haven’t made too many comments about their undesirable smell in the past.
Prank Candles
Speaking of smelling bad, here’s another novel business that encourages bad smells instead of shaming them. Prank Candles start out by smelling quite nice for the first few hours that they burn, featuring pleasant scents like vanilla, apple pie, and ‘unicorn dust.’ The prank, though, is that these candles eventually turn into a nasty, smelly odor after burning for awhile. So, when your friends or family members think they’ve received a simple balsam and cedarwood candle, they’ll discover later on that they have received a nasty smelling prank candle.
Is it immature to gift someone a prank candle? Maybe it is and maybe it isn’t, but this is a harmless gift that anyone with a good sense of humor and hopefully desensitized nostrils can appreciate.
Send A Box Of…Nothing
Wouldn’t sending someone a cardbox box with absolutely nothing inside of it be a great use of money? Probably not, but this side business of Prank Candles seems to get customers. Ship Your Friends Nothing allows you to do exactly what their business says: ship empty boxes to anyone, anywhere, anonymously. Some of their boxes to include something in them, such as packaging peanuts. For a true ‘boxception’ experience, you can ship your friends a box full of smaller and smaller boxes to really waste their time opening them. So, while this business might be perceived as a waste of resources, it does serve as quite the novel business.
Three Socks Are Better Than Two
At some point or another, everyone’s laundry has fallen victim to the insatiable hunger of the dryer – or rather, behind the dryer and next to the washing machine. For reasons unexplained, pairs of socks magically seem to disappear even if you were absolutely sure that each sock made it into the dryer. Because losing one sock out of a pair is such a common thing, Throx has sought to eliminate this problem.
The sock company sells their socks in groups of three rather than pairs. So, when you’ve realized that the dryer has yet again claimed one of your feet hats, fear not, because the third sock is here to preserve your favorite pair of socks. Now, what happens when you lose the spare sock? Well, you’re pretty much back to square one.
The Wedding Wagon
Do you find weddings to be too expensive, grandeur, or time-consuming? Well, The Las Vegas Wedding Wagon is here to help. While Vegas is a popular location to Elope, why would you get married in just any Las Vegas chapel when you can simply download an app and hold a ceremony right there on the sidewalk of the strip? For just $129, a minister and a witness will pull up to your desired spot in a wedding chapel van. So if you’re looking for a quick and easy way to legally tie the knot, The Wedding Wagon has you covered.
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Even if your small business is novel or off-beat to say the least, The Commercial Finance Group respects the passion and dedication of business owners who want their ideas to be successful. That’s why we specialize in asset-based loans, small business loans and commercial loans that provide you with the working capital you need to grow your idea and create a thriving small business.
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