In the pre-internet days, I would often conceptualize a product that didn’t appear to be available on the commercial market. Without the World Wide Web, there was no way to confirm the availability of my inventions. One such item was a watering system for a Christmas tree (basically….. a funnel that leads to the water pot that the x-mass tree sits in). In recent years, I have found this items, but it is often missing a few key components. First, the “funnel” that accepts the water should look like a Christmas ornament (see picture below). Second, it should have a battery powered electronic sensor that tells you if your tree needs water, or if you’ve filled the pot to its limit. This second feature is not yet available, but maybe before the end of 21st century, we will be able to celebrate the holidays with such a convenience.
Another marketing package that I came up addresses the difficulty of opening pistachio nuts. I thought that it would be genius to create a device that would open pistachio nuts without a major battle. It appears this has already been done.
But the seller above is missing a key component to my invention. I also planned to convince pistachio nut distributors to include my product with each bag of nuts in circulation. My last visit to the grocery store had a bag of pistachio nuts coming in at $10 each, so to add a cheap $5 opener to the package seems like a no-brainer. Of course, you can just buy a bag of pre-cracked nuts, so maybe this one isn’t worth the legwork.