Business Idea For Someone

[b8man]

Hey Ppl.

I've thought about doing this myself but am not currently well located to do so, so i offer up this idea for any ICmag readers who have some design and carpentry skills and a bit of spare time:

Full mail-order kits to convert standard Ikea wardrobes into stealthy, efficient, clean, light-proof, growing spaces.

All those annoying little parts that take hours/days/weeks/months to find, and even then don't fit quite right, with panels and parts for full lightproofing, all packaged neatly in box with basic instructions on how to put it together. You can include custom panel carbon filters to suit their needs and specific design alterations to create full, well ventilated, cloning, mother, veg and flower spaces. You could really take this idea to extremes.

So all the customer has to do is buy his wardrobe from Ikea (or a very common cheap furniture shop - is Ikea worldwide???), order their conversion kit, install it by doing a little bit of sawing and screwing, and grow.


I couldn't find anyone else doing this. Seems like an obvious money maker though and could be a fun project for someone with the skills.

What do you guys think?


B8

 

[igrohydro]

Sorry but I think its funny.

 

[Trancerman]

Sorry but I think its funny.

go sit on your head...



it's a good idea, I used to have a cab from ikea and it was so far from what it should have been....you should check out the cab section and see how many people would be interested in the product.....honestly from what I have learned from the past is that you have to show off to make your point...for example if you grew some bomb plants in your cab and made everybody's attention..you could certainly do this

 

[igrohydro]

Nerever thought of that lol.
NEWSFLASH.They sell grow cabs and ave done for ages.Sit on that Trancer.

 

[George Hayduke]

don't quit your day job.

 

[Trancerman]

Nerever thought of that lol.
NEWSFLASH.They sell grow cabs and ave done for ages.Sit on that Trancer.

 

[Guest]

that could seriously be a good idea. the growcabs that they already sell are expensive as hell. so if he put a little kit together to let people easily build their own growcabs, he could make it way way cheaper. I'd probably buy it.

 

[Trancerman]

that could seriously be a good idea. the growcabs that they already sell are expensive as hell. so if he put a little kit together to let people easily build their own growcabs, he could make it way way cheaper. I'd probably buy it.

say if he could buy the parts whole sale, or know where to get quality parts for a price you could profit on without ripping anyone off....I think you could use the forum to your advantage...you just have to get peoples attention on how 'easy' it would be...ie grow show using your own ideas


people are always looking for stealthy ways to grow in

 

[Smoke68]

I had this very same idea... with 3 levels of cost/performance (lights/ballasts, fans odor control, thicker materials sound proofing) and have always thought of it as a "backup" plan if nothing else... Good idea though, not many people are as crafty with DIY projects as we might be, so there might be something to this.

 

[gizerakos]

good idea.every novice grower needs a kit like this,and many of them may prefer this to searching for ages at the forums in order to find out how they can set up a perfect grow space at their own

 

[TheGoodStuff]

I can't say I'd buy it, but thats because I'm inclined to make my own stuff like that.
If you made those kits in the states, even though they'd be legal, the federales would be on you, just waiting.

 

[igrohydro]

Good idea a few years ago.
U kill me trancer.lol

 

[Guest]

Very good idea especially with all the problems with the hydro huts and those similar poisoning plants with the shitty poles.

 

[b8man]

Igrohydro - ITS NOT AN IDEA TO SELL CABS! READ THE ORIGINAL POST DAMNIT!

Everyone else - thanks - I thought the idea had potential - even if nobody replied to it for ages.

The legality of selling could be circumvented by sending lighting separately and having all venting modifications for the purposes of keeping the wardrobe fresh. (feds wouldn't like it - but by the time this is ready the laws should be easier).

I'd estimate a lead time of one year for development of products, test runs, refinement and proper sourcing. Each test grow would have a grow diary attached and posted online which would also be the advertising. Then a website for showing it off and selling - and bang! 12-18 months onto the market.

If I wasn't deep in a project in Asia then I'd do this myself because it's so damn simple and so obviously saleable worldwide.

Anyone who wants to talk about the idea, get in touch. Or post here, it's really an open idea for the benefit of the community.

B8

 

[NOKUY]

well i'm partial to building my own things.

..and as mentioned there are sum nice pre-built cabs on the market.

the thing is that every cab is gonna have its own specifics, and i think your FAR better off to read and figure out your needs and build it yourself.

if your really on the ball you could do 1 trip to HD and 1 order from a grow store. and be done.

my cab took me prolly 10 trips to HD and a cpl stops at the grow store, but it's perfect.

 

[Verite]

#1 Ikea stuff is pure crap in the first place. You would be better off selling plans to stuff you can buy at home depot than ikea. Why buy veneered particle board when you can buy decent stuff?

#2 any business/trade lawyer will tell you your idea isnt legal with the premise your instructions have or imply the name " Ikea " anywhere in it. Without being able to use or imply the name Ikea youre pretty much screwed from the get go.

 

[b8man]

Love your work Yukon. And I still think you've got the life.

Vertite -

#1 - Home Depot isn't everywhere. It needs a furniture chain which is worldwide to be most cost effective.
And Ikea stuff is fine. The idea is that it's cheap, looks good from the outside and is stealthy, not that it's high quality wood.

#2 - I checked this all out with lawyers a few months ago when i was seriously considering it. You can't use the name Ikea in advertising, but you can say that it's to fit a drobe of x size. Then in forums you're allowed to say that Ikea sells drobes of x size.
Lawyer say it would be a breeze to dodge any legal action.


But i'm just playing devil's advocate here. I'm sure you can find reasons not to do it, but anyone who does do this and does it with a hint of marketing and business skill will make money. Global market people.

 

[Verite]

Ikea is more worldwide than lumber dealers?? Dont think so.

I still think your ass would be sued by Ikea too. If the idea was bankable why wouldnt you do it?

 

[b8man]

Ok - you don't like the idea. I get it. But you're arguments don't really stand up.

Lumber dealers?

The point of this is to make life simpler for the buyer, not more complicated. Of course you could offer up full plans to build your own wardrobe from scratch - but that defeats the purpose. Ikea drobes are idiot proof, standardised, readily available and cheap - hence the decision to use them.

And really, the lawyers said there's no problem. Ikea want to sell their furniture - they don't care too much what you do with it once you've bought it. Just don't use the Ikea name on adverts and you're fine. These were just the company lawyers, but they know their stuff.

The reason i'm not doing it, as stated earlier, is that i'm already committed to a project here in Asia - and it's a bit time consuming. But for the effort and initial outlay, it still seems like a winner to me. If you have the time and skills.

 

[Guest]

They may actually care if a news report got out connecting their priducts with growcabs, potentially tarnishing their name. With larger companies like this, long term profits (and losses) often take precendence over short term financial gains that the cabs would provide through temporarily increased sales.
You can bet your ass that Ikea can afford waaaay better lawyers than you and probably has more connections with judges, etc.

I think your idea could be really great if done right.
I'd ship parts, cut templates for plywood and 2x4s (cuts that could be done for free or minimal cost at HD of lowes), a dremel to cut out holes, and have options on the website for vaious nutrient packages and grow systems that fit the system.