The concept of services has been around for hundreds of years. In exchange for a fee, a company or person will carry out a particular task or agree to provide certain goods. Traditional examples include having items delivered to your house, having a worker do construction on your house or ordering takeaway from a fast food outlet.
With the advent of the internet and with most of the population having a greater amount of wealth, more diverse services have popped up in recent years. These can range from unexpected ones that you probably have never imagined to completely bizarre services that seem like no one would actually want to use.
6. Dog Surfing
With the advent of the internet and with most of the population having a greater amount of wealth, more diverse services have popped up in recent years. These can range from unexpected ones that you probably have never imagined to completely bizarre services that seem like no one would actually want to use.
6. Dog Surfing
While many hotels and holiday resorts offer tutorials and schools to help their guests learn the basics of surfing, there are very few facilities that offer the same service for man’s best friend. The Loews Coronado Bay Resort & Spa does just that though with the Sur’ruff Camp. With specialist instructors, it helps to teach dogs exactly how to surf.
5. Last Meals Delivery
5. Last Meals Delivery
This Toronto based service will deliver food to customers who order a few days advance. However, it is not just any food that is brought to your house but the meal that was chosen by a person on death row as their last meal. The $20 cost also includes information about the convicted criminal, a plastic face mask of their face and a DVD.
4. Virtual Dating Assistants
4. Virtual Dating Assistants
Managing online dating sites and portfolios can be a time consuming activity for those looking for love. Virtual Dating Assistants looks to make the process as hassle free as possible. Following an extensive 20-minute interview with the client to find out their interests and likes, they will set up a profile on the most suitable websites, search for potential matches and even set up dates and help break the ice by sending email exchanges.
3. Superfan Suits
3. Superfan Suits
While there are plenty of ways for fans to show their support for their favorite sports teams, none of them show dedication quite like a fully body spandex suit. To allow fans all around the world to fully show their devotion, Superfan Suits creates custom these custom suits. Customers can choose color schemes to match their teams or even choose from specially made prints that include themes ranging from Christmas to Halloween.
2. Apology Agencies
2. Apology Agencies
Saying sorry to someone can be a pretty hard thing to do and the awkward experience can often make apologizing something that people avoid. Luckily for those in Japan, there are several different companies that work as apology agencies. They will send a professional apologizer to the person you have wronged to say sorry and handle the situation as best as possible. Some even offer “crying apologies” to help placate those who are very angry.
1. Rent A Partner
1. Rent A Partner
It can often be very stressful trying to find a partner, especially if you are due to attend an event such as a prom or if you have family that are expecting you to settle down. This problem is even more prevalent in China and it has led to businesses offering bizarre services whereby customers can hire boyfriends or girlfriends to accompany them for a time period of up to a day.
