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Free Business Idea: Bottled Bathroom Sink Water

Am I the only person who thinks the water out of the sink (not the toilet) in my bathoom tastes much better than the water out of my kitchen sink? This is both true in my new home, and the house I grew up in, as well as any other domicile I inhabited over the years between leaving the parents house and buying my own home. (Except for the college house, blech).

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My wife cringes when I talk about this, but I don’t care. I think that bathroom sink water tastes much better for some strange reason.

Perhaps it’s because I’m comforted by the memory of growing up with those awesome little paper Dixie Cups that were always there when I needed a late night sip as a child. (Thanks Mom).

So what’s the idea? My wife had the idea a year ago that someone should take juice boxes and fill them with water and sell them to parents who don’t like their kids to have nasty juice boxes. She called it an aqua box. And she never acted on it.

Now, a year later she’s watching Ellen on TV and sees a women who did it, and Ellen was promoting it! What a sinking feeling in your stomach eh?

Remember, the key to being a successful entrepreneur is just making it work and doing it.

Back to my idea. Someone needs to get the water from my sink into some bottles and sell it. I’d buy it. But wait, I can just go upstairs right now, and I’m the only one who wants it, so bad idea.

You get the point? If you have an idea, and it makes sense, and lots of other people besides yourself want/need it. Just do it before someone else does.

Here’s Ellen ripping my wife’s dreams apart talking about the Aqua2Go.

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Business Around A Lifestyle

The world changed on 9/11 in so many different ways. Since that day, there has been a major shift happening in the way people think and live their lives. Sure, many people still chase the dollar as their ultimate goal. However, many more people have begun to realize that the world could, well, end tomorrow.

That's why people are choosing to pursue a business around a lifestyle, instead of a lifestyle controlled by their business. It makes sense, right? If the world was going to end tomorrow, would you still try to live your life in a way you never wanted to?

Take a look around you and you'll see that this shift to becoming a lifestyle entrepreneur is being adopted by more and more people every day. Some of those people are falling into it because they have been laid off from their jobs and are literally forced into it. Some of those people just figure out a way to make it happen because of the "end of the world" thinking mentioned above.

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  1. Allen.H
    February 14, 2007 at 9:42 am #

    Now that’s an interesting example given to inspire people ;)

    Allen.H

  2. Andrea
    February 14, 2007 at 5:51 pm #

    Jim,

    Hate to be the one to shatter your wife’s dreams even more but Aqua2Go is actually not the first company to put water in a juice box. I’ve been buying Wateroos for my son for quite some time. From what I’ve read, the company was also started by a Mom. They offer plain and flavored waters too and the designs on the boxes are very colorful and fun. My son loves the Apple flavored water – so I don’t have to fight with him about drinking those sticky, sugary juice boxes anymore. Oh well… thought you might want to know.

    Andrea R.

  3. stacey griffin
    February 19, 2007 at 7:35 pm #

    Hi Jim!
    Stacey Griffin here from AQUA2GO! I love your posting! Hilarious! Your wife obviously has a great mind! Tell her not to give up though on her next one, even if someone else had the idea first! There are tons of ways to market a product and all can be successful. The “first” water box was actually created about 16 years ago and used for disaster relief. I (and apparently the other mom mentioned in the previous posting) just found creative and different ways to market them! The message may be dont give up on your idea…just get creative! All 3 of our companies are winners in my book! :)

  4. Anonimus
    March 21, 2007 at 3:41 am #

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    March 26, 2007 at 2:49 am #

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  6. Met
    April 18, 2007 at 2:49 am #

    nice blog. good photo.