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Today's caller wants to make it rain ... with rain barrels.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1778
In 1,700+ episodes we’ve never looked at this topic before—nor did I know what they were. The topic is rain barrels! You’re learning along with me! Unless you are a rain barrel expert, in which case you know a lot more than me. It reminds me a little of bat houses, which we featured in a story a couple of years ago. Let’s see if we can help out this listener who’s wondering about importing this item (rain barrels, not bat houses) from the Netherlands."Hi, this is Katie from Omaha, Nebraska. I'm thinking about starting a side hustle involving rain barrels. I found a rain barrel that I love, but it's made in the Netherlands. And they told me that they don't sell in the United States. Should I try to find a way to partner with this company to distribute these rain barrels? Or would it be better to find a manufacturer myself and distribute it? Thank you."Listen to today's episode to learn more...
SEE ALSO:
- Bat House Hustle Takes Bite Out of Pesticides: Two friends hated the pesticides people were spraying during the Zika scare, but they had a long way to go to make bats—the natural alternative—appealing to consumers.
- Revenge of Bat Houses: There’s More Than One Seller!: A side hustling “Batman” earns $20,000 per year building a new kind of bat cave.
- Failure Friday: Manufacturing in China—How Hard Can It Be??: In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from the co-founder of a wellness planner brand who wants to cut out the middleman and work directly with a Chinese factory. Naturally, it doesn’t go according to plan.
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