Idea (Partially Stolen)

[captain_slinky]

Semi-inspired by the business model that freydis has come up with, I've got a mad/phat idea for Ebay.

I wanna sell "Care Packages from Home".

And what do you GET in your Care Package from Home?

• 1 Dozen home-baked cookies
• A letter from "Mom" telling you all about how things are going "back home"
• Three comic books
• A letter that "Mom" forced your younger sibling to write to you
• 3 to 5 pictures of your "Family" members notated on the back to let you know who they are.

I think it would be real fun to get one of these in the mail, maybe even have it delivered to your work place. Fun, but in a sad sort of way... not everybody gets care packages from home after all, so somebody should take up the slack and offer this valuable service!

Comments

[freydis.livejournal.com]

I remember when I went to girl scout camp, which was a whole *2 weeks* away from home, my mom would send me care packages. She would send me popcorn, and cookies, and magazines..and everyone would be jealous, because my mom rulz.

That would be a good idea. Run with it!

[hallerlake.livejournal.com]

You could branch out into various off-color versions of the same - envision the "Cracker Care Package" with a case of Pabst and a copy of Juggs, plus the arrest photos from your cousins and a note from Mom asking for bail money.

[zannah.livejournal.com]

There are services like this for pretend girlfriends, so there must be some sort of audience out there for this kind of thing.