Now I have seen EVERYTHING. Check THIS service out!

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Rod passed a truck on the road today for a new service industry niche and could not stop laughing. They are selling gift certificates, and aiming them at holidays like...valentines day and mother's day...and the laugh factor alone should make them sell. In fact they are even offering franchise opportunities and I'll just bet they do well. Are you ready for this?

www.doodycalls.com

They pick up dog poop. That's it. No kidding. Check it out.

I'm still laughing and I'll bet they are too...all the way to the bank!

Beth:lolsign:

[Mike 64]

The question is... What do you do with all the "doody" you collect at the end of the day?

[Grant 500]

So who cleans thier fleet of heavy doody trucks?

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Good question, and good question. I would think they have to dispose of it properly. Really makes you think about recapturing huh...

There is even an association for them.

But really, what man in his right mind would get the wife or girlfriend, much less mom on Mother's day a gift certificate to have feces removed from her yard. So thoughtful...so personal...and it says soooo much...

But it sure is funny, and one heck of a niche. And there must be a market, heck, they were working in our neighborhood.

Beth

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

They even give gift certificates and specify the events that call for a gift certificate. One of them is for (ready for this one?) Valentines Day!

:rotfl:

Could you imagine giving your loved one 'a super dooper pooper scooper certificate' on Valentines Day? Here honey, heres a gift certificate so you dont have to scoop the poop this month! :fido2:

They even leave a Big yellow door knob hanger letting you know (and everyone else in the neighborhood) that they came to scoop the poop!:fido:

Rod~

[Aplus 525]

That is funny. I guess we've all sunk to potty humor. So if you would call your self an expert in the field of dog poop removal, what would it be?? Doodyologist?

[reed 500]

There's a big billboard here in St Peters advertising that service too. Too funny.

reed

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

If you think of it hand have a digital camera with you, please snap a pic. This is a great example of marketing to a very specific niche, it is well targeted (no pun intended) and it must be working.

Amazing...I'm sure some of the success is due to the humor.

Tony, they have an association for them too... APAWS....Association of Pet Waste Removal Specialists.

Beth

[CCPC 26]

Actually, I was tossing around that idea of starting a pooper scooper business a couple of years ago before I got into the pressure washing biz. They actually have bbs forums on scooping poop. I considered that business idea because there was no one in the Jacksonville area that offered that service but I was sure there would be a demand for it if I marketed the idea correctly. since then, there have been a few pooper scooper business that have popped up. The reason why I never went through with idea was because I did'nt like the idea that I would have to have a huge client base and travel to 25 homes a day to make a decent living where as with pressure washing I can do one big job a day and make the same amount of money.

www.pooperscooper.com

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

I'm sure it's a lucrative business. Lots of people love dogs, and have the debris they produce. But it's hysterical. I never expected to see one, much less one so well marketed.

Beth

[CCPC 26]

some advantages to that business over pressure cleaning are: a very low startup cost; less liability( let's face it, Its hard to mess up picking up poop); easier to recruit and train new poop technicans. Some companies also sell pet supplies as an added service, pet food and supplies delivered to your front door.

[Craig 111]

Same here. I thought about starting one a couple of years back and I might even still! I have a GREAT name picked out..

How about this... "No S*IT!"

LOL

[Celeste 341]

This is hilarious - we have three companies in North Carolina - Get these names:

"Scooperman"

"Charlotte Poop van Scoop"

"ScooperDude"

Can you actually imagine picking up sh*t all day. Gross.

If you blast dog poop from your back yard with an extension wand and zero degree tip, you might be a Pressure Washer......errrr, or would that be Pooper Washer???

[Don EMS 14]

If you can find a service that other can't OR don't want to do then your in the money.

We all do a service that otheres don't want to do and make a good living at it. It graduation time we run an ad for pre-open house cleaning. Interior/exterior, lawn service and triming. ( I'll be adding poop pick up next year ) thanks for the insight. Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money.

[Russ Johnson 141]

Here's the lead tech.

[paul-uk 500]

something to get going in the winter when its slow going.....if you can get it up to 25 a day...you should be able to upsell whatevere else you can offer ;-)

great pic russ

[Medic442 14]

hey reed,

i know one of the guys that work for that company. they have three or four full timers plus the owner and his wife. he makes pretty good money for the service they provide. he is making 40k plus a year. picks up the yard presents, puts them in a bag, and drops them in the customers trash can.

says the company treats him good. go figure... pro pooper scooper

[name is Lou 15]

OMG ....... that is tooo funny

[BigPete 14]

How about this for an idea, ladies?

CLICK HERE

[StainlessDeal 16]

I don't think I want to ask... oh, nevermind.

[jgoral76 14]

ah Russ to fuuny still laughing, there is a billboard called POOP SCOOP KING in mi.

[bforbis 14]

Instead of handing out the typical business cards or refrigerator magnets,

THEY GIVE OUT A PAPER WEIGHT !!!! GUESS WHAT IT'S SHAPED TO LOOK LIKE

[Ron Musgraves 240]

Dogpooporg.com

you can be a certified dog scooper.

they even have enviro classes on proper poop disposal.

[Jim Carroll 14]

"We're number 1 in the number 2 business" that could be your slogan. A port-a-jon company here uses that for their slogan.

[Larry B 55]

Not to detract form the dog doo posting but I actually saw a septic service truck with the slogan " yesterdays meals on wheels".

[FullBlast 14]

Man this could get good!!!

i know one of the guys that work for that company. they have three or four full timers plus the owner and his wife. he makes pretty good money for the service they provide. he is making 40k plus a year. picks up the yard presents, puts them in a bag, and drops them in the customers trash can.

This is a good one here. Realy wonder if that is what they teach when you get certified??:confused: Just wondering??

If you can dream it ... it can be done!