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MaggieD

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I think I do... I wish we had containers with an iced bottom layer and covered so people could put a buffet on the deck when they entertain.

whatcha got?
 
Adjustable sippi cup lids, that you can put on any bottle, to make them non spill. Think water, or Gatorade, etc.
 
MaggieD said:
I think I do... I wish we had containers with an iced bottom layer and covered so people could put a buffet on the deck when they entertain.

whatcha got?
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I can't say, I don't trust y'all not to steal my million dollar ideas! :)
 
Pager function for TV remotes.


Noise emitter for key rings, activated by a phone call, or some such.
 
I would like to design a tub type container with inner removable containers with lids that fit nicely inside, but have them all one color so they don't wander off into everyday use, never to be found when you need them.

Nothing like slopping stuff all over the back of the car.
 
KevinKohler said:
Pager function for TV remotes.


Noise emitter for key rings, activated by a phone call, or some such.
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I kind of wonder why TV companies don't do that. It would be nice if you lost your remote then all you would have to do is push a button on the TV and the remote starts beeping. I remember years ago they had something you can stick on the back of the remote and remote control finder for that so if you lost your TV remote you could just push a button on the remote control finder.But the range on it sucked and you can misplace the remote finder control.
 
MaggieD said:
I think I do... I wish we had containers with an iced bottom layer and covered so people could put a buffet on the deck when they entertain.

whatcha got?
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I am not sure if its been done before but toy plush anthropomorphic pigs dressed in local police uniforms. Like a store in Dallas Texas the pigs would be dressed in Dallas police uniforms, if it the store was on a military post then the pig would be dressed in a MP uniform. It could be sold in Hot Topic stores, head shops and other places whose customers may not like police.And there could be custom orders for police who aren't too offended by putting on the officer's rank and name tag on the pig. I don't hate police,but there is probably a market for it.
 
Beer! That's it, just beer. I think it's rather marketable.
 
jamesrage said:
I am not sure if its been done before but toy plush anthropomorphic pigs dressed in local police uniforms. Like a store in Dallas Texas the pigs would be dressed in Dallas police uniforms, if it the store was on a military post then the pig would be dressed in a MP uniform. It could be sold in Hot Topic stores, head shops and other places whose customers may not like police.And there could be custom orders for police who aren't too offended by putting on the officer's rank and name tag on the pig. I don't hate police,but there is probably a market for it.
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Make a registry of everyone that buys one, lol.
 
jamesrage said:
I am not sure if its been done before but toy plush anthropomorphic pigs dressed in local police uniforms. Like a store in Dallas Texas the pigs would be dressed in Dallas police uniforms, if it the store was on a military post then the pig would be dressed in a MP uniform. It could be sold in Hot Topic stores, head shops and other places whose customers may not like police.And there could be custom orders for police who aren't too offended by putting on the officer's rank and name tag on the pig. I don't hate police,but there is probably a market for it.
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They probably would steal one not buy one.
 
Ikari said:
Beer! That's it, just beer. I think it's rather marketable.
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Wine in a soda can so you can drink in public

Something like this
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Completely inconspicuous :mrgreen:
 
KevinKohler said:
Pager function for TV remotes.


Noise emitter for key rings, activated by a phone call, or some such.
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Sony used to have that!

jamesrage said:
I kind of wonder why TV companies don't do that. It would be nice if you lost your remote then all you would have to do is push a button on the TV and the remote starts beeping.] I remember years ago they had something you can stick on the back of the remote and remote control finder for that so if you lost your TV remote you could just push a button on the remote control finder.But the range on it sucked and you can misplace the remote finder control.
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And that's exactly how it worked!
 
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MaggieD said:
I think I do... I wish we had containers with an iced bottom layer and covered so people could put a buffet on the deck when they entertain.

whatcha got?
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Outdoor furniture hybrid. Two pressure treated pine (yellawood) benches with arms and hinged backs (sloped at 20 degrees) that, when flipped (pivoted on their hinges), form half of a picnic table top. When both bench backs are flipped (to table mode) and arraigned to face each other they become a "standard" picnic table (with a top 33" wide x 66" long).

One other feature (that my brother discovered) is that when one bench is flipped (to table mode) it can be placed against a balcony railing (for apartment use) making it stable without the mating half of the table top opposing it - a perfect picnic table for two (side by side) that fits on those tiny apartment balconies.

I sold a few sets (pairs?) for $200, gave some away as gifts and donated a set to a church fundraiser but that price is too low to be practical for commercial profit since material costs about $160 and they take this old man about all day to make.

In benches mode:
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In table mode:
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MaggieD said:
I think I do... I wish we had containers with an iced bottom layer and covered so people could put a buffet on the deck when they entertain.

whatcha got?
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They already make "ice mats". They are sheets of heavy plastic with square cells filled with water that you can freeze. Then you just set your containers on top of them to keep them cool. You can cut them to size and since they're foldable, they don't take much space.

Cryopak Flexible Ice Mats, Set of 2 in Entertaining Outdoors

Sorry Mags, but you got beat to the punch...
 
With all the natural disasters recently, a website that would connect people who wish to open their homes to those in need of a place to escape to would be of great benefit. Think of it as a humanitarian version of Air B&B.
 
MaggieD said:
I think I do... I wish we had containers with an iced bottom layer and covered so people could put a buffet on the deck when they entertain.

whatcha got?
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Have you seen these? I use them all the time to carry around bottled water in a six-pack cooler.


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faithful_servant said:
With all the natural disasters recently, a website that would connect people who wish to open their homes to those in need of a place to escape to would be of great benefit. Think of it as a humanitarian version of Air B&B.
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Great idea!
 
Ikari said:
Beer! That's it, just beer. I think it's rather marketable.
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Without a doubt but subject to significant government regulation and with some serious competition. ;)
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Without a doubt but subject to significant government regulation and with some serious competition. ;)
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I'm not sure what doesn't come with significant government regulation these days, lol.
 
Chomsky said:
Great idea!
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Medical Cannabis for PTSD Veterans in all 50 states, as supported by the so-called 'ultra-conservative' American Legion. Same for Civilians, along with the economic and mental health benefits that follow ...
 
Ikari said:
I'm not sure what doesn't come with significant government regulation these days, lol.
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Good point but I try my best to avoid it. I'm sure my idea poses a tipping/pinching hazard because you can't trust morons, minors or lawyers to exhibit any level of common sense. It would likely require as many stupid warning stickers as a ladder does.
 
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