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A monthly subscription service for a fee of $5 - $10 where every month I get a new kind of quirky instrument (shaker, wind, wood block and stick, whistle, trian
by 6stringmerc 10y ago
A monthly subscription service for a fee of $5 - $10 where every month I get a new kind of quirky instrument (shaker, wind, wood block and stick, whistle, triangle, or other noise maker) as a surprise by mail.
The point of the service in the music industry is to inspire new sounds and the device can either be kept or given away to somebody without a lot of second thought. Getting stuck is a big problem. Also in music it's important to collaborate and giving gifts is a good way to make connections and impressions.
Great tie-in with various Manufacturers or even retailers to get rid of excess stock / failed impulse buy items / etc.
- tomcam 10y ago$5 doesn't even pay for shipping, sadly. Amazon still pays a average of $6 per order.
- 6stringmerc 10y agoEh I was thinking more USPS and less expectation of timeliness. More about the "set it and forget it until it shows up" kind of thing. Point understood though, as $10 starts to get into a competitive space (e.g. Spotify).
- alphor 10y agoYeah, but Amazon's also shipping exercise machines. These can't be more than 2-3 pounds of stuff if they're not worth $5.
- fudged71 10y agoThis would be fantastic for educators as well!
- 6stringmerc 10y agoNow that you mention it, I think the idea might be inspired by what Dolly Parton does with her reading program. A child can sign up and the program will send them books for free. Considering music and arts funding don't seem to be high priorities in modern US systems (my perspective, could be wrong) having a low-cost or charitable music version sounds like it fits nicely too. Honestly I'm pulling up memories now of watching other people's kids over the years playing with various music stuff I've handed over (Korg Monotron synths were the biggest hit) and those are really pleasant to recall!
- krisroadruck 10y agoThis would actually be fairly straight forward to launch yourself using something like http://cratejoy.com http://cratejoy.com Subscription boxes are a thing :-)
- 6stringmerc 10y agoVery cool and thank you for providing input! I've already got the 'spiderweb' model in mind so crunching some numbers might be fun, err, well, informative. I'm planning to spend 2017 learning JavaScript and building small things so to have a list of personal projects seems neat. Appreciate your time!
- geuis 10y agoGood use of 3D printers to get started for small batches.
- ThomPete 10y agoThis is a great idea, but the point is to find problems not solutions :)