Gone are the days when bizarre business ideas were less likely to succeed. In a world where anything bizarre goes viral and the masses have myriad ways to earn money without a job, there have been many crazy business ideas that actually worked.
From plate smashing to selling fake wishbones, the most bizarre of business ideas that have turned out to be surprisingly successful. Below are some instances of such uncanny and bizarre business ideas which took the world by surprise with their immense popularity and success.
#1. Breaking Plates
Quite a crazy and bizarre business idea, plate smashing actually turned out to be successful in Japan. The Smashing Place, located in Tokyo actually allows its visitors to vent out their frustration and anger by buying the plates and actually smashing them against the wall. The visitors are free to scream, stop, or anything they prefer to let out their anger.
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#2. Excuses To Skip Work
The Excused Absence Network is an American company which helps its users to pay and generate letters containing interesting excuses to get a leave from work. You may even be able to get a fake doctor’s note from this site. This crazy and bizarre business idea has astonished many with its success and the large pool of users.
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#3. Home Made Jam
Another crazy business idea, selling homemade jam turned out to be quite fruitful for Fraser Doherty. It is quite unlikely for a traditional business to succeed in a technologically advanced world. However, with this bizarre business idea and his grandmother’s recipe, Doherty turned out to be a successful entrepreneur under the brand name Super Jams
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#4. Hangover Assistance
Well, we all need help during a hangover. The Hangover Helpers, interestingly, saw it as an opportunity to launch a crazy and bizarre business idea. The services of this company also include breakfast service and even a post party clean-up. While making hangover easier for people, this is another one of the crazy business ideas that actually worked.
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#5. A Dating Site For The Married
Launched by Noel Biderman, ashleymadison.com is a dating site with a twist. It is, interestingly, dedicated to all the married men. Going by the motto ‘Life is short. Have an affair’, it turned out to be another one of those bizarre business ideas that actually worked.
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#6. Printer Cartridges
Started by Father Bernard McCoy, Laser Monks is a crazy business idea which involves selling print cartridges at high discounts. Well, the idea actually worked and turned out to be quite successful as Laser Monks has now a large pool of customers which even include the U.S. Forest services.
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#7. A Corn Pillow
Another crazy business idea that actually worked is Kim Levine’s Wuvit. Wuvit supplies to its customers a bag filled with corn. All the customers are required to do is to heat the bag in the microwave and get the warmest and coziest of pillows. Wuvit pillows are an ultimate hit among the children.
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#8. Fake Wishbones
Who would have thought that a bizarre business idea like selling plastic wish bones could turn out to be that successful? Ken Ahroni launched the business under the name Lucky Break and began selling the wishbones which are popularly used during Thanksgiving. The fake wishbones gradually became a hit,and now have a large number of customers.
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#9. Chicken Renting
With this crazy and bizarre business idea, Leslie Suitor brought a revolution in the world of urban farming. Rent-A- Chicken, interestingly, also supplies its customers with all that is required to take care of an entire brood. Well, the bizarre business idea actually worked and is quite successful now.
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