I RECENTLY came across a report on CNN about personal paparazzi you can hire for a day (or night). Yes, for about $1,500 a day, you can have a pack of paparazzi trailing you from your home to a restaurant to several clubs, snapping away every second and calling your name so you can look at the camera for yet another (expensive) click.
So far, the service is offered in the US and Britain, but who knows -- this may click soon in Asia. Really now, if there are people dying to get to the society pages around here, then there’s a market for this service.
Clearly, the personal paparazzi business is one crazy business idea that has worked. And there are a lot more crazy business ideas that have brought in the cash for its owners.
In Tokyo, for instance, the pet columbary business is thriving. While on vacation there last year, we went to one such building housing about seven floors containing vaults bearing pets’ cremated ashes. There are even extra services offered: Before cremation is done, you can ask them to save a tooth for you and they can turn it into a pendant you can keep forever.
Also in Tokyo, there’s a hot spring resort for dogs right beside the ones for people. You bring your dog there, he gets to swim in a lap pool (with hot water), then gets the pampering of his life.
Then there are the topless flip-flops such as those made by Nude Sandals of the UK. The idea of wearing your tsinelas without the straps seems weird indeed -- your feet stick to the slipper with some kind of glue. But the reviews have been great. In fact, a Filipino company is now bringing this in.
I also recently passed by Amazing Cones in New Manila, Quezon City, which serve pizza in a cone. How does pepperoni pizza sound like to you eaten from a cone? Cool, huh? Speaking of pizza, have you tried sisig pizza from Greenwich? Bloggers have been giving it the thumbs up.
So if you have a far out, super crazy business idea, don’t be afraid to explore it further. Fifty years ago, the idea of a computer that would fit in a brown envelope you can carry around was unthinkable. And look now, there’s MacBook Air.
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i'd love to be a personal paparazzi for $1500 :P
that can buy me a new cam or high-end lens just for a day's work
the nude sandals made me laugh! :) but why not?
Agree that there are "crazy" business ideas that could be your ticket to success but then there are also those that are more of a fad or a novelty and will fold up once the novelty wears out like those slippers. As for the pizza in a cone, they don't do as much business now and people I know who've tried it say its one of those things you try once and that's it. Sustainability is the problem with most "crazy ideas" that's why it would be wise to manage your profits well and make sure you've got a significant amount saved up just in case and so you can invest in the next "crazy idea". Oh, and about the MacBook Air, if it will take fifty years to develop this "crazy idea" then I suggest you hold on to your day job.
I have to agree with LukeCoolLuks, crazy ideas are most often than not just temporary fads. But sometimes, if you're lucky, you really can cash in big time on crazy stuff. Reinvent your products so that they remain fresh and relevant to your customers.
Hi PchesV and LukeCoolLuks! you raised a good point. :)
It would be nice, if that crazy idea will answer a customer's need.
i don't mind being a paparazzi for a day if the pay is $1,500...not bad. i can do it for a week hehehe...i'l be happy to be a paparazzi
Paetechie and phm, I'm sure a lot of other people are thinking of the same thing. Imagine, for just a day's work, you can earn what you need for a child's tuition, or even start a business. :-)
Your comments are all appreciated, LukeCoolLuks, Pches V, and Mandilu. Thank you. :-)
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Hiring a service to get into a paparazzi is so absurd, completely crazy ! In order to get media attention can people really think of getting embroiled in a paparazzi? and all these years I thought those who got trapped in one desperately wanted to come out from that trauma, huh...! how do we believe all those celebrities who made the headlines because of a paparazzi? and are the ones taking place these days also real or all hoax? And also please though I love pets I would not want to see myself with a canine's tooth around my neck. Weird people with weird ideas but there are weird people enjoying these weird facilities, can't help with who we are since God made each of us differently.
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This is crazy but a source from a credible one confirmed that some celebrities actually do hire paparazzis to chronicle their lives. Insane!
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Clearly, the personal paparazzi business is one crazy business idea that has worked. And there are a lot more crazy business ideas that have brought in the cash for its owners. In Tokyo, for instance, the pet columbary business is thriving. While on vacation there last year, we went to one such building housing about seven floors containing vaults bearing pets’ cremated ashes. There are even extra services offered.
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I'm sure a lot of other people are thinking of the same thing. Imagine, for just a day's work, you can earn what you need for a child's tuition, or even start a business.Relacore
Its always the person that has the crazy idea that turns into a million dollars. It never fails to happen. There are so many people out there with a great idea to make a million. whistleblower protection act
There are even extra services offered: Before cremation is done, you can ask them to save a tooth for you and they can turn it into a pendant you can keep forever.
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I'm always trying to think outside the box. People like different and certainly attracts attention.
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My opinion is that when you get a photo, you should also wear name badges as well. That way, people will easily read your name and remember you. And one day, who knows, maybe you will become a real celebrity.
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When I was looking for some new business ideas to run alongside my online marketing company I came across some of these strange business ideas. Its weird because one of them was a "Dog Holiday" where you could send your dog and it would get pampered for a week...a few days later I had a flyer through the door and someone was opening one in the next town!! I guess most ideas have legs if you decide to push them enough and find the right gaps in the market.