13 Small Businesses That Succeeded Despite Objectively Flimsy Business Plans
![13 Small Businesses That Succeeded Despite Objectively Flimsy Business Plans](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/0/901330_320x180.jpg)
Ah, the strange and wonderful world of merchandise! We've all seen the usual suspects - t-shirts, mugs, and hats - but there are so many more products out there that are just as strange and bizarre. From selling dried up shrubs that roll around to selling bottles of fresh mountain air, the possibilities for making money are seemingly endless. In this list, we'll explore 13 of the most unusual ways that people are making money in today's world.
From the luxury fruit parlor in Tokyo to the Norwegian mountain air being sold on eBay, these products are not only strange but often quite successful. And who could forget the furry fandom and their fantasy sex toys? Or Gregg Miller's Neuticles - silicone implants for male dogs?
So if you're looking for something different, something unique, or something just plain weird, then this list of 13 examples of bizarre yet successful merchandise is for you. Enjoy.
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Rolling in the dough.
![CRACKED TUMBLEWEEDS Linda Katz started up an online business called the Prairie Tumbleweed Farm which sold, well, tumbleweeds. After 13 years in the global tumbleweed industry, she was said to be making around $40,000 annually in 2007.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/4/900834.jpg)
Pigeon hunting?
![CRACKED PIGEONS People in New York City are illegally catching pigeons off the streets and selling them to gun clubs in other states for use in shooting games.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/3/900833.jpg)
Breathe easy - for a price.
![CRACKED PREMIUM NORWEGIAN MOUNTAIN AIR This company in Norway is selling bottles of fresh, clean air from the mountains for 20 dollars on eBay.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/5/900825.jpg)
Animal-made items for sale: Support the zoo.
![CRACKED ANIMAL-MADE ITEMS A zoo in Japan raised money through crowdfunding by selling items made by the animals. These include paintings and cards made by monkeys, seals, and goats, jeans ripped by lions, coasters chewed by beavers, and so on.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/9/900829.jpg)
Fruit so expensive it's criminal.
![CRACKED LUXURY FRUIT A luxury fruit parlor in Tokyo has been owned by the same family since 1834. It's famous for its pricey fruits, like $21 Sekai-ichi apples, $69 for a dozen Queen Strawberries, and $127 for a Densuke watermelon. White Day 3.14](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/0/900830.jpg)
Dog Brew: For the discerning canine.
![CRACKED DOG BEER Anheuser-Busch InBev has come out with a beer specifically for dogs. It's called Dog Brew by Busch and it's made with all-natural ingredients like bone broth, but it doesn't have any alcohol or hops. PORK BONE BROTH DOG BREW BY BUSCH](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/8/900828.jpg)
Gourmet gluttony.
![CRACKED $666 BURGERS The Douche Burger from NYC's 666 Burger food truck is a Kobe beef patty stuffed with foie gras and topped with Gruyere cheese, lobster, truffles, caviar, and a special BBQ sauce made with Корі Luwak coffee beans. It'll set you back $666.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/2/900832.jpg)
Baseball-sized sweetness: 13 degrees Brix.
![CRACKED $500 STRAWBERRIES The Bijin-Hime Strawberry is a Japanese strawberry variety that's as big as a baseball and tastes really sweet without any of the sourness you sometimes get with regular store-bought strawberries. One is worth almost five hundred bucks.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/2/900822.jpg)
Cheap animal keychains: now available in Beijing.
![CRACKED LIVE ANIMALS AS KEYCHAINS In Beijing, you can buy live animals like fish, turtles, and other amphibians as key chains and phone charms for about $1.50 each from street vendors.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/4/900824.jpg)
Santa: Bridging the Manchester divide.
![CRACKED A HALF-RED, HALF-BLUE SANTA SUIT A store close to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium has come up with a special Santa suit that has both Manchester United and City colors on it. This is to make sure that fans of both teams can be happy during the Christmas period.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/1/900831.jpg)
Used gym suits and poop: Japan's specialty?
![CRACKED USED SCHOOLGIRL UNIFORMS In Japan, Burusera shops are popular for selling used gym suits and school uniforms, especially Catholic schoolgirl uniforms. They also have other items from schoolgirls, like socks, sanitary napkins, saliva, urine and even poop.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/7/900827.jpg)
Fantasy Fulfillment.
![CRACKED FAKE DRAGON COCKS Bad Dragon is a company that makes fantasy sex toys and accessories. They have a range of toys that look like real animals, but they also have some that are totally made up, like dragons, tentacle creatures, sea monsters and demons.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/3/900823.jpg)
Half a million sets sold: Neuticles for dogs, because why not?
![CRACKED FAKE DOG TESTICLES For over two decades, one Gregg Miller has been selling Neuticles, which are silicone implants for male dogs that take the place of their testicles after they've been neutered. He's sold more than half a million sets, he says.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/6/900826.jpg)