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Open a retail outlet to sell goods that are out of date or
circulation. Customers would be able to purchase The
Sunday Times the following Friday or even a pre name-
change Marathon bar from the freezer. Prices would
increase the longer the items remained in stock. The
shop would require considerable backing at the outset
157but could be relatively secure that when items sold, the
profit margin would be sufficient to cover costs accrued
during their shelf life.
David Owen
8 March 2001
Editor’s note:
This idea was without
doubt one of the all-
time favourites on
Idea A Day. Only fears
over the creation of a
Triffid/Dalek hybrid
should stop this from
158happening.
Engineer solar-powered plant pots on wheels that would
manoeuvre themselves around a patio as the sun moved
around the sky. Each ‘Ropot’ would be programmed to
seek out just enough sun and water to flourish. Quite
uniquely, Ropot gardens would change in design
throughout the day.
Steve James
12 March 2001
