meatboy Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 what about a bar with blow up dolls that should go down well[pass me the helleuim] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 A pickup service for drunken foreigners who don't want to ride their car or bike back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesternim Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Why not try this un-tapped business: recycled toilet paper - you could probably pick up used paper real cheap. Then all you need is to wash and dry it. Resell it for just a fraction of fresh rolls. Enormous market! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesternim Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 i Have been known to put on a bit of false tan before I go on holiday. But would never get it done once I am on holiday, that's what the sun and beach are there for. But that shop may have made a bit of money in March when you had the flooding on Samui. They could have had the Westerners queuing up for a tan to show off when they got home!! I bet you could make a mint with a Moonlight tanning studio for Thais - bask in the moonlight for a whitening tan. (Would go even better in the Philippine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Re-used toothpicks and tooth brushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 "Gecko dung" for fertilizer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 - Fish spa - Nail painting machine - anyone random of the thousand small Thai franchising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelmann Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 "no appointment necessary" thats why it went belly up :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 A pickup service for drunken foreigners who don't want to ride their car or bike back home. Wouldn't want to be one of their drivers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjayjayjay Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I lost the shirt of my back importing rice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Opening a bar in Pattaya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 a financial advisor to farangs , selling multi pack combination of prozac and paracetamol . :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 A pickup service for drunken foreigners who don't want to ride their car or bike back home. That one actually works...in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Any business that opens above those beer bars, just before Walking Street, in Pattaya. Many have tried (go-gos, restaurants, a pharmacy, small shops etc) and all have failed. I think that last business there is a ladyboy focused beer bar. That second floor is one of the fastest ways to loose money in Pattaya. TheWalkingMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Health and Safety Advisor. Driving Instructor. Mobility/Disability Shop. Birthday Card Shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I think that last business there is a ladyboy focused beer bar. I always wondered why so many 'girl' bars post a ladyboy outside the front door. Sure it might help attract a few but does it not chase a larger group away? Maybe I have my proportions wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 It's not that far fetched that there is a market for instant tans in Thailand. Not among many Thais of course as they are usually more interested in whitening. But westerners may want a tan look without risking skin cancer, as anywhere else, yes? I think a fake tan business could work in Thailand. Don't assume they went out of business only because of a lack of demand. More likely the usual reasons, poor capitalization, bad location, etc. BTW, another plus for a tanning biz in Thailand is that very few would bother to COPY that idea, thinking it's a bad one. Unlike the fish massage joints. In Pattaya, they sprouted massively and now I am noticing most of them are desperate and literally begging for customers. I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Jean Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Metered taxi on Samui. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Re-used toothpicks and tooth brushes. That's India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 The proverbial noodle shop where 10 others are within eye-shot. I used to wonder about that in Thailand, but it's so common I don't even think about it anymore. Why anyone would start a similar business right next to a business that is ALREADY successful is beyond my comprehension. There is nothing wrong with copying what makes one business successful, but at least move it to a location where you can attract new clients instead of poaching off the clients of the other business. Or, think of something that would be a spin off from a successful business so that both businesses are more successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 what about a bar with blow up dolls that should go down well[pass me the helleuim] i bought one of them i took it back to the shop the following day , i told the shop assistant , that doll , i bought off you , it went down on me after, two minutes , they wanted another 500 bht , from me . :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Any business that opens above those beer bars, just before Walking Street, in Pattaya. Many have tried (go-gos, restaurants, a pharmacy, small shops etc) and all have failed. I think that last business there is a ladyboy focused beer bar. That second floor is one of the fastest ways to loose money in Pattaya. TheWalkingMan Koyo7 ? I didn't know you were a patron! Seriously, the worst business idea has to be: Hooters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 A pickup service for drunken foreigners who don't want to ride their car or bike back home. That one actually works...in Australia. Here they just drive themselves most of the time because TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 making wheel chairs bkk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) Not that anybody really cares but I'll repeat my story about my failed attempt to start a laundry business...for Thais. My then wife wanted to start a laundry. We found a good area near a university in Bangkok. We knew we had the customers..a lot of the students didn't have the time or the desire to do their own laundry. A place near their school where they could drop off the laundry bundle on their way to school and pick it up on their way home seemed like a good idea. My Thai wife hired three Thai women whose families were now mostly grown, so they had time for a job outside the house for a litle extra spending money. They were good hard workers and had done loads of laundry for their families before. They knew what they were doing. I put up the cash for 4 washers and 4 dryers, and the laundry was opened. We had a good amount of customers...mainly female students at the university, but also Thai women who would rather bring the family laundry to be washed rather than do it at home. We didn't charge much, and the service soon became popular. We were making money! Then the landlord for the building saw that the business was doing well and nearly tripled the rent we had agreed on. Pay up or get out. We couldn't charge enough to cover the new rent costs. Our customers were mainly university students who just couldn't afford what we would have to charge to cover the overhead...much of it being that now tripled rent. So we had to close the business down. We lost a profitable business, the 3 Thai women we hired were out of a job, the landlord now had a storefront that nobody wanted to rent, and the university students had to find another place to get their laundry done close to the school. I got a part of my money back by selling the used washers and dryers, but it didn't even cover my original investment in the business. This all happened at least 20 years ago..closer to 25 years ago now that I think of it. And that's my story about "Thai business oportunities". Edited May 21, 2011 by IMA_FARANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Now I want to open another 7-11 store near my house. I hear there's good money in a franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DummDays Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Anything offered in Thaivisa Classified Section "Business Oportunities" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highonthai Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 And how are all the "Fish Spas" doing now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbradster Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Not that anybody really cares but I'll repeat my story about my failed attempt to start a laundry business...for Thais. My then wife wanted to start a laundry. We found a good area near a university in Bangkok. We knew we had the customers..a lot of the students didn't have the time or the desire to do their own laundry. A place near their school where they could drop off the laundry bundle on their way to school and pick it up on their way home seemed like a good idea. My Thai wife hired three Thai women whose families were now mostly grown, so they had time for a job outside the house for a litle extra spending money. They were good hard workers and had done loads of laundry for their families before. They knew what they were doing. I put up the cash for 4 washers and 4 dryers, and the laundry was opened. We had a good amount of customers...mainly female students at the university, but also Thai women who would rather bring the family laundry to be washed rather than do it at home. We didn't charge much, and the service soon became popular. We were making money! Then the landlord for the building saw that the business was doing well and nearly tripled the rent we had agreed on. Pay up or get out. We couldn't charge enough to cover the new rent costs. Our customers were mainly university students who just couldn't afford what we would have to charge to cover the overhead...much of it being that now tripled rent. So we had to close the business down. We lost a profitable business, the 3 Thai women we hired were out of a job, the landlord now had a storefront that nobody wanted to rent, and the university students had to find another place to get their laundry done close to the school. I got a part of my money back by selling the used washers and dryers, but it didn't even cover my original investment in the business. This all happened at least 20 years ago..closer to 25 years ago now that I think of it. And that's my story about "Thai business oportunities". Buy a building and never worry about leasing again, if your problem is leasing and you're profitable otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 A Pawn Shop come Money Lender catering to the many potless Farang wasting away here in Isaan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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