Drinking-mixing vending machines

A British company has created machines capable of mixing drinks and requiring fat fewer top-ups than conventional machines through a innovative pouch system. The machine filters mains water and makes flavoured drinks using widely available bag-in-box syrups. This has created a new category of vending called PostPack.

These vending machines are capable of holding up to 2000 pouches, with capacities ranging from 200ml to 500ml, it store, transport and stock with bulky cans and bottles. I think it is a good business idea, because every people need to drink anytime, you will need a drink even when you just walking on the street. On many streets, you can see many of the vending machines of the soft drinks or water, but now there is a new idea, drink-mixing vending machines. You can mix many different kinds of drinks yourself, they provided widely available bad-in-box syrups.It also offer some of the environmental benefits, for example the reduction in the transportation of bulk product, it allows product produced through the postpack system to boast the lowest food mile rating of any vended packaged cold drink.

But one problem is that maybe some different kind of juice mix it together and will taste bad but you don’t know about it, maybe it’s bad maybe it’s good, so you must think clearly before you mix them together.

Hair Straightener Vending Machine

Today is also talk about vending machine; but this is another type of vending machine, the hair straightener vending machine. Have you ever think of if you need to meet a very important client, but your hair was so untidy maybe because of the rain, wind, heat, humidity or you are in hurry, what can you do? If you just go inside with untidy outlook, what will he/she think about you?

But now there is a good idea, one UK company has released a form of vending machine that allows users to straighten unruly hair with the device. I think the business is really a good idea, many people with different reason will be late all the time, after you wake up, you must be rush, so maybe no more extra time for straighten your hair. But now, there is a straightener vending machine, you can straighten your hair at anytime and anywhere. It just only cost you a little money, so why you don’t use it? It’s so convenient.

Although this business seems prefect, but also just one of the problem you need to think of before you use it. All people may use the staightener, but what if the people who use before you are very dirty, she/he just wash her/his hair for once a week, do you feel disgusting? So I think the perfect place that set up those machines is in the shower room or toilets.

iPod Vending Machine

Now a company specializing in ‘automated retailing’ offers iPods through vending machines. They also sell Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, digital cameras and other electronic products via sophisticated vending machines. But today I just want to talk about iPod vending machines.

IPod is a very popular kind of mp3, nearly every teenager must have one inside their pocket, and do you have one? This company now has vending machines for selling iPod; I think it might be a good idea.

Vending machines always have the strengths which are you can buy the product at anytime and anywhere, also the company can save their labour. But iPod vending machines maybe some different with others because this is not a machines that sells sweets or chocolate, it’s an expensive product.

People now can buy iPod 24 hours, but I think the problem was just about the security problem, some people may think that if he just broke the glass and they can take the iPod away easily, so I think they need to think about the security problem. And also if there is no staff, do the people know how to use this technical thing?

Soccer Ball Vending Machine

Football is many people’s favorite; Nike is a famous brand name, just heard about this two basic information, I think many people will be interest in it already.

Nike has developed football vending machines, it perfect for special edition balls that are not available in normal retail channels. This is a good idea of buying football anytime and anywhere. These vending machines were placed in high-traffic urban spots, such as metro station in Singapore. There are some advantages about vending machine, except you can buy it anytime and anywhere, Nike is a famous brand name, it usually have a big store everywhere, but if there are a vending machine, you can save the labours, you just buy the football for self-service. And also I think that it can also help its company to advertise, because when you see the vending machine and buy the football, you maybe also go to the shop and also buy the shoes or clothes or other relative products. Also the football which sells in the vending machine is special edition, so people will buy it and sell in the second-hand market for a higher price.

But besides these advantages, they must think about the security problem, will there be enough stock before the replacements, but I think these are just a little problem, overall this will be a good business I think.

T-shirt Air Cannon

Nowadays everything need packing, a best way to sell a product is that have a good packing and advertisement. How will different producers sell their products? Here maybe a good way.

There is a company that calls Air Cannons, it can fire t-shirts far into the air and their range and direction can be controlled. It is a good way for promote businesses and for company promotions. Besides about the promotion, it can also used in the concerts, racing events, special events, state fairs, sporting events, grand openings, parades etc…Once you just start it and everyone near the condition can see it and know what’s happening. And also the air cannon can fit what do you want, for example if you were in the football match, maybe can make it in a football shape etc…It’s really a good and validity way for advertising. The main point I think this business can be succeed is that it’s a new idea and not much competitors in the market.

But also I think that this product also have its weaknesses, because maybe it’s a bit dangerous.

Portable Espresso Maker

Nearly all business man need a cup of coffee when they are having a meeting or an interview. So what do you think is the most important to make a cup of coffee? I think it’s the coffee bean or powder and a machine. But also nowadays people are very busy all the time, they just want everything go on very fast, they just hope that can make it by adding hot water. Here is a new invention, it may help these people.

This is a product that designed to offer you an outstanding espresso wherever you go, indoors or outdoors. And with handpresso, coffee breaks are shared and enjoyed together. You can now enjoy your coffee everywhere with the same quality all the time, and there is one attractive thing is that it is lightweight. It’s so easy that make a coffee, just adding hot water, and then it’s done.

It’s a good product for people who need to travel around all the time, it’s a useful product!

'Living' Triceratops Toy

Do you remember what toy did you play when you are 5 years old? When you are 5 years old, can you imagine that you can have a toy as big as you are? But nowadays, people are inventing new product day by day, many things will turn from impossible to possible.

There is now a new toy for children call Kota Triceratops; it’s a toy for 2.5 feet tall, with realistic electronic sounds and motion, and also when you talk to Kota it will responds you with moving their tail, head, eye, mouth and horn. I think it’s also a good idea for the children who want a pet; it’s just look like an electronic pet. And also it has a hidden handle helps kids hold on once they climb onto the dinosaur’s back. It even has different kind of sound when you treat him in a different way.I think this is an interesting toy for children, some of the children just stay at home and play with their toy, they can’t have any motivation because the toy is just a plastic thing, but now there is an electronic toy, it can give you responds, and I’m sure that the child will feel happier about it.

But just one thing that I worry about, is that I think there maybe a little dangerous because the toy just have a handle to keep the child on the seat, but if it move or shake, will the children easily fall down or is it really save for a children play it alone?

Fully Retractable Umbrella

I think umbrella is a thing that every people must have one at home. Some people want a fashionable umbrella, a retractable umbrella or just a very simple one etc…But I think that umbrella is just a usual daily thing, so I think I just need one as simple as possible. Now there is a good choice. An fully retractable umbrella designed by Andy Wanna.He was a young Australian; he was this year Gold winner at the 2005 Australian Design Award-Dyson Student award.

I think this product maybe succeed because it is a new idea, everyone likes to have new things. The price and the quantity are the first thing comes up from the customer's mind. About the design, it is fully retractable and its fold into a low handle. But t I think the most selling point of this umbrella is that it’s built with flexible ribs that flow with the wind, you don’t need to worry about the wind will blow away your umbrella and make you feel embraces. And also when retracted goes completely inside a durable handle, which can squeezes the water out onto the sidewalk before you enter a building or car, it’s a really great idea, you don’t need to think of bringing a bag for your wet umbrella or how can you handle your wet umbrella before you go in a shop, it’s a smart idea.

I think if the price of this umbrella is not too high, many people will buy it.

Vending Machines

Vending machines, a very popular word. Everyone must know what it is. It means a machine that provides various snacks, beverages and other products to consumers. The idea is to vend products without a cashier. Vending machines generally serve the purpose of selling snacks and drinks , but now there are many new ideas, for example mobile and i-pod etc...

I think vending machine is a good idea, because consumers can buy anything at anytime. I think that company can earn more than own a shop, because the vending machine helps saving labour, it don’t need any staff to help promotion or introduce how to use the product. It can locate anywhere which just need indoor and a plug, its contribution.

Everything there will have their strengthens and weaknesses, vending machine also have its weaknesses. For example, if you sell a expensive product, then you may need to think about the security problem, also are you sure that all the consumers know how to use the product? The size of the vending machine is not enough to stock all the products, there maybe not much choice and do not stock much quantity for each time.But overall, I think it is a good business. Because it is easy for everyone to buy the product anything at anytime.

Water Purifying Drinking Straw

100 years before, people just drink the water drom the rive or tap, from the natural resoures. But nowadays the pollution problem is very serious, there are many different kinds of pollution, for example, air pollution, noise pollution problem etc... But we can't stop using air-conditioner, cars. So is not so conivent that if the people who go hiking need water but the one they bought is finished. They just can't drink the river water because maybe the river is full of rubbish or bacteria.

The Vestergaard Frandsen company have invent a new idea, a water purifying drinking straw. Just bring along the little straw and it will help you to purify water, it's really a good idea. Because if you go to hiking, it's not nessessary to bring a litre of water but just drink the water from the rivier with a little straw. It's so convenient, people can drink water anytime in anywhere.

But one thing is that is it really and purify all the bacteria in the water? Will the water be 100% clean and we can well at ease to use it? I think if you want to buy it, you should ask for clear information about it.

http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/lifestraw-personal-water-purifier?fromStoreDomain=waterstraws.com

Mail-To-Images Scanning & Recyling Services

There maybe no more rainforest after 50 years, because of people non-stop hunting trees. Everyone need paper for daily use, but can u imagine if we continue to do this, what will happen to the tress around us, they will disappear so fast. But what can we do to help it, paper is a nessessary things for us, we need it everyday, so this company have a new idea.

The Earth Class Mail is trying to help your mail and securely e-mail it to you as images and recycle the paper. I think it's a good idea because we can save the paper and just read it in our computer, and also it is so convient because we can read it anywhere even we are not in our house or company, we just need a laptop or computer. It is a good idea for the business man who need to go to the other countries for work and also for people who go for a trip. But the mainpoint is if they just scan it and send it through e-mail, it really save a lot of paper and can just recycled it.

But i think that there is a weaknesses too, is that if we need to read our mail, we must have a computer, so what if we don't have a computer near us, that means we can't read it? However, today is already 21th century, nearly everyone have a computer or laptop, so I think this idea is quite good.

http://www.earthclassmail.com/

'Affordable' recreational submarine

Inside the web,it saids During the last three years, significant investments were made in the engineering, development and testing of the C-Quester concept. So the company U-Boat Worx is now invent a new line-up of submersibles available in the world. It said that its product is the safest,most reliable, and innovative 1-atmospheric submersibles that allow people to explore the underwater world.

And i think it is good becase of the speed, it have the top speed of 3.5 mph,can submerge to 50 metres and weigh around a ton, it is a good recreational way to let people enjoy it, and also the price of this submarine is $130000, i think is fare, because it is a high technology idea, and if when you just buy a submarine, the price are also just smiliar.

http://www.uboatworx.com/flash/index.html

Gold/Gemstone Prospectors Store

This is a business about a specialized store for amateur/semiprofessional gold or gem prospectors. Is a business that have a store and online, is a good idea for earning more money i think. For the online services, there have many different kind of things can buy it, for example books & videos, canopies, displays, emergency supplies, gold, gps accessories, hats, magnets, magnifiers, outing/workshops, scales, used equipment and uv lights etc...These are all the things about mine for minerals, different kinds of tools and book are reference,it's useful.

I think it will be a succesful business idea because all people want to save their time, if we can finish one things by going to just one place and buy all the tools and also know all the instructions, how to do it, how long will it take etc...it will be so convenient, so it will be a good idea of it. It will also help you to be success because it will be sure that your tools and all the instuctions are correct.

Like many online services, they are all very sucessful, so i think that it will be a good help for for amateur/semiprofessional gold or gem prospectors.

http://www.uboatworx.com/flash/index.html

Old-Fashioned Barber with Cheap Men’s Haircuts

Many people think that old-fashioned things is bad, but do you know these few years many teenagers think that old-fasioned things is so cool. In Hong Kong there are many old-fashioned barber shop, and most of them are owned by the ShangHai people, their customers are nearly all man around 35-75 years old. So i think this little business, old-fashioned barber with cheap men's haircuts is a good business.

This is a good idea for some men to have a hair cut in a cheap way, men is different from woman they just need to fast and tidy hair style, they don't want to seat inside the barber shop even more than a half-and an hour. The strengths of this business is that there will be more men will visit this barber shop, first because of the price,and also it is old-fasioned, the barber may know what they want and can have a suitable hair style for him.

But there are also weaknesses, maybe if there are just man, the barber will just feel dull about his/her work, their efficiency will not be high because of there are only old people, they just think that slow is better and the object is just only for man?

www.rudysbarbershop.com

$1/$2/$5/$10 Store

This small business is about all the things is sell in $1,$2,$5,$10. Include Food & Drink, Health & Beauty, Baby, Houusehold, Homewares, Entertainment, Clothing & Accs, Batteries, Diy, Toys, Party, Pet Care, Stationery, Hobbies etc...I think is a good business idea.
Because nowadays all the things is so expensive everywhere around the world, although many companies have many seasonal sale or final sale, but actually it is still so expensive and it haven't decreas the price a lot at all. So this business idea is quite good.

There are some strengths,for example it will be more customers to buy the products because it is in a cheap price now, it can selled the products in a more more cheaper price before it expiry, the production cost or import cost will be more cheaper if have a huge amount of production, it can decrease the incidence of the customers nowaday because of the inflation these few years.

But also there are some weaknesses, for example the product is inferior goods,it's not in a good quantity or maybe just very rude handicraft.

But overall, i think that idea is very good!

http://www.poundland.co.uk/pages/default.aspx

Gourmet Ice Cream/Frozen Yoghurt Stand/Gelato Stall/Shop

Do you know how many flavor there have for ice-cream? There are more than a hundred or even thousands. Iin this websites there are many different taste that you may or may not seen it before, some of them you even never think about it.

Strengths:
-many new flavor

-is convenient to buy ice-cream online

-needen't worry about they will melt

-have a large market

-easy to find a nearest shop

Weaknesses:
-can't try it before you buy

-there are many competition in the market

-ice-cream is not a healthy food at ll

http://www.valentinesicecream.com/Index.htm

Novelty/Fancy Dress Costumes for Kids (Online/Market Stall Sales)

As mentioned especially with children - are usually on to a winning entrepreneurial formula. I agree with this sentence because i think that all of the parents love their children. Whatever they want and if they can affort it,they will buy it for them. So i think the market in children is very large and easy to make a profit.This month is October, Halloween is coming, every child are ready to go out for trick or treat,they will also want a special costumes,even a adult,so i think this is a good place for people to buy their halloween costumes.

Advantages:
-many different kinds of choices

-not too expensive

-it can sent to your home directly

-include a lot of things for party and also halloween

-also have a shop

Weaknesses:
-children don't know how to buy themselves

-you must need a credit card

-not many size

http://www.fancydress.com/costumes/

Smoothie/Juice Bar Operator

The Boost Partners are dynamic, inspirational people who have fresh ideas and new energy. They recruit like-minded people who share theirr enthusiasm and energy and believe that for Boost Juice to be successful, everyone involved must share the passion and the rewards.

strenghts:
-many people can eat something healty in the morning and also everyone

-will healthy after they drink or eat the freshness food

weaknesses:
-may be the cost will expensive when they buy the food from the market
-so the food may sell out more expensive than outside
-the price is the weakness.
The product is made by the labour, they will make the food when the customers order,the cusyomers can look forward when they are making to themthe product of this shop must sell the freshness food to the customers.

http://www.boostjuicebars.com/#/home/

Car Valeting/Washing in Supermarket Car Parks

Waves Car Wash Limited supplies hand car wash and valeting services to supermarkets, property owners, retailers and car park operators across the UK and Ireland.

Strengths:
-Customers enjoy a premium service at affordable prices
-Clients enjoy a guaranteed revenue stream as well as the enhanced loyalty of their customers from a quality supplier
-Franchisees / managers operate a proven and successful business model

-not much competition becuase nearly all this kind of services is realted to their company

-is more convient for the people who are in a hurry

Weaknesses:
-need a large amount of labour

-some of the customers will think that better go to the large company
This is a private company,this is a company that help poeple wahsing their car when there were going to shop in the supermarket,it will save their time,it is all wash by labour,not by machines.
http://www.wavescarwash.co.uk/index.shtml