keeno Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 are we not confusing needs and wants here?Touch good sir. Handjobs and hotdogs it is. Every city needs a place like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Touch good sir. Handjobs and hotdogs it is. Every city needs a place like thatCould get confusing. You don't want to be munching on a cock while your hotdog is being wanked off by mistake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Could get confusing. You don't want to be munching on a cock while your hotdog is being wanked off by mistake.Depends how hungry/horny you are....xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeromiserY Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 a reverse microwave you know? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Another idea is a decent sandwich/lunch place in and about the industrial estates in Dyce. There's literally nowhere good to go and just get something nice for lunch, short of a supermarket or greasy spoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanClews Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 As I've outlined in the "what would you invent" thead, a turbo fridge. I hate coming home from the supermarket, and having to wait a good few hours for my juice/booze to be chilled to how I like it. Putting it in the freezer for half an hour usually works, but I don't have that as an option, as I don't have a freezer in my current flat. So, if someone could invent a Turbo Fridge, since I can't, that would be swell. In my head, it looks like a microwave, but works the opposite way. Is there an opposite to microwave energy? I don't know.They used to have these in Oddbins or Viccy Wine.When you bought a bottle of white or Champage, you would put the bottle in this device, and selected what style of wine you bought. It would then chill it to the required level. And if you selected red wine it would warm it to the sufficient level too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Just to wade in to say how good an idea a proper food takeaway is. Where I live there seems to be no distinction between a restaurant and a takeaway. Basically thats because everywhere that sells food delivers. If you dont fancy a Chinese/pizza/Indian you can get a salad or a wrap or... well anything you want realky. Also, there's a genius little site/app called seamless web that you can order from just about any restaurant like you order dominos online in the UK. It's Fucking awesome. I got a steak delivered at 3 in the morning once, ordered from my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Gladstone, if you take my idea and make a go of it I expect a cut of the profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 A digital video download service that isn't massively overpriced or shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Just to wade in to say how good an idea a proper food takeaway is. Where I live there seems to be no distinction between a restaurant and a takeaway. Basically thats because everywhere that sells food delivers. If you dont fancy a Chinese/pizza/Indian you can get a salad or a wrap or... well anything you want realky. Also, there's a genius little site/app called seamless web that you can order from just about any restaurant like you order dominos online in the UK. It's Fucking awesome. I got a steak delivered at 3 in the morning once, ordered from my phone.Sounds like you live in a futuristic paradise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Sounds like you live in a futuristic paradise.In food terms it kinda is. They've got it right here. Everyone talks about how Americans gorge on shitty fast food but it's just not true. (NY maybe can't really be an indicator of the rest of the US I suppose) The difference is though that here there is a market for any old shit. Like there aren't just a slew of vegan places, there are really specific vegan places that serve just cupcakes or just pizza or whatever. And they're open 24hrs. In Aberdeen the market is a fraction of the size so any venture would have to be really well researched.Gladstone. I had a meeting once with a business advisor a couple years back about getting a veggie food truck for the edinburgh festival. It never materialised but he had some awesome advice: Do foot counts - i.e. stand with a clipboard and pen in the location you are thinking of and just watch people. How many people walk past? how many look like the type of customer you want? If you are looking to serve take-out food, how many are carrying coffee and/or sandwiches? It's this kind of empirical data that helps you see if things are viable even if it seems pretty trivial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Gladstone. I had a meeting once with a business advisor a couple years back about getting a veggie food truck for the edinburgh festival. It never materialised but he had some awesome advice: Do foot counts - i.e. stand with a clipboard and pen in the location you are thinking of and just watch people. How many people walk past? how many look like the type of customer you want? If you are looking to serve take-out food, how many are carrying coffee and/or sandwiches? It's this kind of empirical data that helps you see if things are viable even if it seems pretty trivial.If it's a 'foot' count, would you have to count every person twice?xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 If it's a 'foot' count, would you have to count every person twice?xxNo Stroopy121, no you wouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 In food terms it kinda is. They've got it right here. Everyone talks about how Americans gorge on shitty fast food but it's just not true. (NY maybe can't really be an indicator of the rest of the US I suppose) The difference is though that here there is a market for any old shit. Like there aren't just a slew of vegan places, there are really specific vegan places that serve just cupcakes or just pizza or whatever. And they're open 24hrs. In Aberdeen the market is a fraction of the size so any venture would have to be really well researched.If I ever get to the US soon the food is maybe what I'd look forward to most. I had a vegetarian friend who moved here for a while from NY and she went on all the time about how much better the food on offer there is. I wouldn't go for the vegan restaurants though, I'd spend the first week just searching for the ideal burger.ca_gere have you been to this place Burger Joint (Le Parker Meridien) - New York City, USA: pictures, address, map & videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 ca_gere have you been to this place Burger Joint (Le Parker Meridien) - New York City, USA: pictures, address, map & videosYes. It's incredible. I'm a bit of a food nerd actually so I've checked out most 'famous' places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 i know the Pier Bistro doon at the harbour does deliveries they have some proper grub!Pier Bistro Takeaway Menu | Order from Pier Bistro Aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 A heroI'm holding out for a hero etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 A heroI'm holding out for a hero etcHe can kiss away the pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 He can kiss away the pain.Bet he could, as well.Although he seemed to have kissed away all of Anna Kournikova's tennis ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 She was a tennis player?Weeeeeey! Lads! Shaggin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwriter Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 As I've outlined in the "what would you invent" thead, a turbo fridge. I hate coming home from the supermarket, and having to wait a good few hours for my juice/booze to be chilled to how I like it. Putting it in the freezer for half an hour usually works, but I don't have that as an option, as I don't have a freezer in my current flat. So, if someone could invent a Turbo Fridge, since I can't, that would be swell. In my head, it looks like a microwave, but works the opposite way. Is there an opposite to microwave energy? I don't know.I think it would be cheaper to just buy a freezer rather than a Turbo Fridge. I'd imagine that the R&D investment faced by a company when creating such a fridge would be quite sizeable.. and so the initial purchase price, when first released, would likely be high in order to cover these costs.That said, for some reason I really do love the idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Freezers take too long. I've decided I also want it to make instant ice cubes, because I only have one ice cube tray (and no freezer to even use it in at the moment) so I could make a load, pop them in, and then make more, for guests at a hypothetical cocktail party, which I host ALL the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterSam Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Turbo fringe, an instant freezer. It's going to happen one day, the human race will become so efficient that waiting for things to cool down in a fridge or freezer will just be so primitive you'll wonder how to god damn fuck you got by before you had a Turbo Fridge. I love the idea. Do it!You've done it again John..."Turbo fringe" ?...... (my imagination is running riot) yet you spell it right later in the sentence !Your always good for giving me a laugh ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 A decent place to drink after 1am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hover bikes.No follow up on this then? A fancy takeaway service is all well and good, but fucking hover bikes piss all over them I'm afraid. The ideas in this thread go in this order1. Hover bikes2. Turbo fridge3. Turbo fringe4. A HeroLAST PLACE. Pishy takeaway idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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