Publius & Co.

$1 Billion Idea

Munuvian blogbro Jim at SBD is coming up with money-making ideas. Two of them are pretty impractical. The first, pre-sliced tomatoes, is dumb. The second, pre-made sandwiches, is a not-too practical turn on things that already exist. The third, a customized internet radio station, might actually work. He better get moving on it.

Everyone has had their ideas; I'm no exception. I even went so far as to submit one to the Domino Sugar company, in an email where I turned over all rights to them. Seriously. I didn't ask for money; all I asked for was an email in return. I never got it, so I hereby rescind all rights. You had your chance, Domino!

Here's my idea: You know how you can never keep brown sugar nice and moist? You buy some to make some cookies or something; two months later you've got a brick of brown sugar rock candy in your pantry.

So, my idea, that I am now claiming as my own and that will make me a billion dollars, is this: Brown sugar, instead of being sold in a single bag in a big box, should be sold in a bunch of little bags, pre-measured into 1/4 cup amounts, inside the big box.

Need a quarter-cup of brown sugar? Open up one package. Need a half-cup? Open up two. Full cup? Open up four...and every single package will be filled with nice, moist, ready-to-use brown sugar.

I rule.

Posted by Victor at Febrero 14, 2005 05:30 AM