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clutterbin.com Think about what you're doing for people and maybe you'll get more ideas. You're helping people by making it easy to clean up their unwanted cl

clutterbin.com Think about what you're doing for people and maybe you'll get more ideas. You're helping people by making it easy to clean up their unwanted clutter and then magically, they get money and peace of mind because they're not surrounded by stuff they don't want :-)

spxdcz 16y ago
This is the best suggestion so far, as other suggestions (like 'box') are neutral (emotionally), whereas 'clutter' lets the customer know that what you're doing is HELPING them remove things that are negative (emotionally speaking) in their house. If you added in a positive effect to this (think along the lines of cash4gold), so clutter4cash or something (it has some rhyming to it too, which has been proven to improve recall of product names), then you're onto something. [EDIT: or is that 'cash4clutter'?? I never know which way around the before/after should be!] [EDIT 2: PPS - great idea for a service!]
- spxdcz 16y ago
  This is not a serious suggestion, but you could do a play-on-words for "Put your junk in my trunk"...
  - points 16y ago
    It's UK based. Both 'junk' and 'trunk' are rarely used words in the UK.
  - AlexMuir 16y ago
    Yeah, put your junk in my trunk would be a very sensible name here, and wouldn't raise any eyebrows at all! I guess junk is tits?
    - lachyg 16y ago
      Genitals
    - pbhjpbhj 16y ago
      >put your junk in my trunk would be a very sensible name here Was that irony? Sounds like a euphemism for anal sex to me (UK).
AlexMuir 16y ago
I don't love this to be honest. I don't want to be seen as an alternative to the bin - if it's ready for the bin I'm not going to be able to sell it. I want people to feel comfortable putting an old laptop in there, perhaps a 19" TFT screen etc. For me clutter and bin are two negative words.
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- access_denied 16y ago
  Start with a benefit you provide for your users. That would be 'cash' or 'hassle free' or 'clutter ridance' or so. Then combine a benefit with a quality that sets your business apart from alternatives. That would something like 'easy' because it's easier than ebay and so on. cash-out-easy.co.uk easy-out-cash.co.uk
- nck4222 16y ago
  Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's good for people looking to get rid of clutter, but what person is going to want to go and buy some clutter?
  - WesleyJohnson 16y ago
    Many, many people. The old phrase "One man's trash is another man's treasure" really does apply. Check the craigslist "FREE" section or look at something like freecycle to get an idea of people jumping on the chance to own something someone else will toss in the trash. Granted, those are free exchanges, but it's not that large of a leap to see people paying for things as well.
    - nck4222 16y ago
      I agree, but if you're trying to get someone to buy something from you, you don't tell them to take a look at some clutter. freecycle sounds happy, the products are free, you're doing good by recycling. clutterbin sounds like a bunch of clutter thrown randomly in to a bin that you have to wade through.
gjm11 16y ago
I think "clutterbox" sounds better (perhaps because of its similarity to "chatterbox") and has better associations (perhaps it's a UK/US thing, but to me "bin" strongly suggests throwing stuff away permanently, which suggests a mere disposal service). In the UK there seem to be a company called Clutterbox (providing resources for primary-school teachers) and a product of the same name (a garden shed!), whereas Clutterbin seems not to be in commercial use anywhere.

spxdcz 16y ago

This is the best suggestion so far, as other suggestions (like 'box') are neutral (emotionally), whereas 'clutter' lets the customer know that what you're doing is HELPING them remove things that are negative (emotionally speaking) in their house. If you added in a positive effect to this (think along the lines of cash4gold), so clutter4cash or something (it has some rhyming to it too, which has been proven to improve recall of product names), then you're onto something. [EDIT: or is that 'cash4clutter'?? I never know which way around the before/after should be!] [EDIT 2: PPS - great idea for a service!]

spxdcz 16y ago
This is not a serious suggestion, but you could do a play-on-words for "Put your junk in my trunk"...
- points 16y ago
  It's UK based. Both 'junk' and 'trunk' are rarely used words in the UK.
- AlexMuir 16y ago
  Yeah, put your junk in my trunk would be a very sensible name here, and wouldn't raise any eyebrows at all! I guess junk is tits?
  - lachyg 16y ago
    Genitals
  - pbhjpbhj 16y ago
    >put your junk in my trunk would be a very sensible name here Was that irony? Sounds like a euphemism for anal sex to me (UK).

AlexMuir 16y ago

I don't love this to be honest. I don't want to be seen as an alternative to the bin - if it's ready for the bin I'm not going to be able to sell it. I want people to feel comfortable putting an old laptop in there, perhaps a 19" TFT screen etc. For me clutter and bin are two negative words.

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access_denied 16y ago
Start with a benefit you provide for your users. That would be 'cash' or 'hassle free' or 'clutter ridance' or so. Then combine a benefit with a quality that sets your business apart from alternatives. That would something like 'easy' because it's easier than ebay and so on. cash-out-easy.co.uk easy-out-cash.co.uk
nck4222 16y ago
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's good for people looking to get rid of clutter, but what person is going to want to go and buy some clutter?
- WesleyJohnson 16y ago
  Many, many people. The old phrase "One man's trash is another man's treasure" really does apply. Check the craigslist "FREE" section or look at something like freecycle to get an idea of people jumping on the chance to own something someone else will toss in the trash. Granted, those are free exchanges, but it's not that large of a leap to see people paying for things as well.
  - nck4222 16y ago
    I agree, but if you're trying to get someone to buy something from you, you don't tell them to take a look at some clutter. freecycle sounds happy, the products are free, you're doing good by recycling. clutterbin sounds like a bunch of clutter thrown randomly in to a bin that you have to wade through.

gjm11 16y ago

I think "clutterbox" sounds better (perhaps because of its similarity to "chatterbox") and has better associations (perhaps it's a UK/US thing, but to me "bin" strongly suggests throwing stuff away permanently, which suggests a mere disposal service). In the UK there seem to be a company called Clutterbox (providing resources for primary-school teachers) and a product of the same name (a garden shed!), whereas Clutterbin seems not to be in commercial use anywhere.