30 Brilliant Business Ideas That Instantly Won Customers Over
Every now and then you walk into a business and see something that makes you think, “Why doesn’t every place do this?” It might be a tiny convenience that saves you a headache, or an unexpected touch that makes you want to come back. The best part? Most of these ideas aren’t expensive or flashy. They’re just… clever.
The businesses below earned their praise from people online by thinking a little differently and putting customers first in ways that actually matter.
From restaurants and grocery stores to hotels and neighborhood shops, these clever business ideas had people rushing online to share them with everyone else.
Fair warning: after scrolling through these, you may find yourself silently judging every business that doesn’t do these things.
1. “The Owner Of Last Video Rental Store In Pocatello Saves Portion Of Collection For ‘Christina’s Corner’ Which For Christina Who Has Down Syndrome And Is Mostly Nonverbal And Renting A Movie Has Been Vital To Her Routine For At Least The Last 15 Years”
2. “In South Korea, Some Stores Package Their Bananas Together In Various Ripeness Stages So You Can Eat Them Over Several Days Without Them Going Brown. They Call Them ‘One-A-Day’ Bananas”
3. “Online Shoe Retailer Begins Selling Single Shoes, And Allows Consumer To ‘Build A Pair’ Of Different Sized Shoes”
4. “Some Drugstores In The Czech Republic Introduced Shampoo And Shower Gel Filling Machines. Customers Can Refill Their Empty Bottles With Various Products So They Don’t Have To Buy A New One Everytime”
5. “This Grocery Store In France Has The Store Layout On The Shopping Cart”
6. “This Store Lets Customers Choose Whether They Want To Be Bothered By The Staff”
7. “This Baby Store Has Different Surfaces To ‘Road Test’ The Strollers”
8. “Please Every Restaurant Everywhere Implement These. It’s So Nice”
9. “This Movie Theater Has Screens In The Bathrooms So You Don’t Miss Any Of The Action !”
10. “This Work Clothing Store In Ottawa Has A Sub-Zero ‘Winter Simulator’ That Allows You To Test The Clothes You’re Buying In Sub-Zero Temps And High Winds”
11. “My Grocery Store Started Selling Overripe Bananas For Cheap With A Recipe For Banana Bread On The Bag”
12. “My Uber Driver Offered A Conversation ‘Menu’ For His Ride”
13. “Crayola Started A ‘Choose Your Own Crayon Box’ Station In This Office Supply Store”
14. “Burger King France Now Use Washable Dishes, As A New Laws Force All Restaurants To Do So”
15. “This Irish Supermarket Has Quiet Evenings For Sensitive People”
16. “My Local Publix Grocery Store Offers A Free Healthy Snack For Kids While Their Parents Shop”
17. “This Airport Has A Bathroom For Service Animals”
18. “I Got A Warning For Leaving My Laptop Unattended In The Library”
19. “This Clothing Store Is Undergoing Construction, So They Dressed Their Mannequins Appropriately”
20. “This Luggage Store Has An Airplane Set Up For Customers To Test Their Carry Ons And Underseater Bags”
21. “This Dutch Grocery Store Offers Samples Of All Their Toilet Paper In Their Restrooms”
22. “My Local Store Puts Out ‘Warning, Product Got Smaller!’ Labels”
23. “Entrance To A Furniture Store My Dad And Stepmom Checked Out Today”
24. “This Sports Store Has A Mini Obstacle Course So You Can Test Your Hiking Shoes”
25. “Local Bookshop Sells Mystery Books. The Wrapping Describes The Themes Only”
26. “This Store Allows You To Build Your Own Pens”
27. “The Knife In This Swiss Restaurant Is Made To Show Off The Many Peaks Of The Swiss Alps”
28. “New York LEGO Store Knows What They’re Doing”
29. “Cigarette Ballot Bins Customized To Reduce Cigarette Litter”
30. “Fair Exposition Of Yoga Pants At Local Nike Store”
