As promised, a follow up to "mobile cup cover for music festivals."
So this weekend my wife is on the phone with her business partner, while the rest of the family is putzing around the house. I'm not really paying attention until I hear " ... like a prophylactic." So my ears perk up a bit and I hear "mumble, mumble ... Shark Tank ..." Now she has my full attention and I zero in on the conversation like the Bionic Woman and - I shit you not - she says "Do we know anyone with contacts to Mark Cuban?"
Phone conversation ends and ours begins:
Me: What was that about?
Wife: The idea you think will never happen.
Me: That's not fair, I think it's a great idea (trying to suppress uncontrollable laughter).
Wife: Well good, because Shelly (her business partner) is already in contact with an industrial designer in San Francisco. She's going to look over my sketch and come up with some ideas, maybe even do a 3D printing.
Me: Sketch?
Wife: Yeah, I drew something up, want to see it? (Opens notebook)
Me: Wow, interesting. So who's going to buy this thing again?
Wife: To start, concerned parents. You may not remember this because you weren't really listening the first time we discussed this, but it's to prevent some asshole from putting roofies into the drinks of unsuspecting girls' drinks at these music festivals. Here look (shows me Youtube video of some asshole putting something into the drink of an unsuspecting girl at a music festival).
Me: But won't the kids just toss them when their parents give it to them? If it comes from the parents they won't use it.
Wife: Well then we'll sell them to the music festivals. And bars too. Ever heard of liability?
*Previously I wrote a fictitious rant from wife about putting logos on these things, and their environmental friendliness. Well, I fucking know my wife like the back of my hand and right here she launches into EXACTLY THAT, except the logos are now "branding opportunities" and the cover won''t be plastic, like those dumb lids.*
Wife: Think of it like a stack of band aids. You just peel it off and put it over the cup. Then just toss it when you're done.
Me: Nodding my head, give her a thumbs up.
Wife: Fuck you. You just watch, this is going to be big.
Skip to yesterday, the Amazon lids show up. I considered going the "prototype" route. I have a garage workshop that might as well be Area 51 to my wife, but she's too smart to fall for the whole "look what I made for you" deal. So I just left it on the kitchen counter and held my breath.
She walked in, took a look at it, kind of stunned. After a few seconds she looked back to me and said "That isn't disposable." I said nothing. You could see all sorts of thoughts were running through her brain and she said "Wait, did you get that for me?"
Me: Yep , found it on Amazon.
Wife: Oh honey, thank you! (gives me a kiss)
Me: (shocked, not expecting this response). Of course!
Wife: See? It's a real product that works! (she takes a picture and sends it to her business partner). But ours will be different. Cheaper. More effective. I'm telling you it's going to be big.
So with that, I leave you until my wife appears on Shark Tank. Thank you NW Buck for the link.