Ridiculous Inventions that Made People Rich

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Unless you live in Mars or under a rock (or perhaps under a rock in Mars), you’ve heard about the Snuggie. You know the things that look like a hybrid between a turtleneck and a monk’s robe? Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. The Snuggie makes perfect sense to me; those blankets are just so darn inconvenient! Imagine this: There you are, on your couch/futon/loveseat/etc. watching CSI: Miami covered in a blanket, when suddenly you can’t take Horatio’s rasping voice anymore. You go to change the channel and you hands get wrapped up in the blanket! You are utterly trapped by your own blanket! Your hands are cold! Horatio and the crew are getting on your last nerve! With the Snuggie, you don’t have any of these problems.

I do kind of wonder what the guy that invented the Snuggie was thinking. Maybe one day, he woke up and accidentally put his robe on backwards, then thought “If I make backwards robes in a variety of ugly colors, I could be a millionaire!”

The Snuggie isn’t the only seemingly stupid idea that has made millions. Check out three other products that have made their ingenious creators rich.

Doggles
Isn’t it the most annoying thing in the world when your dog starts complaining that the sun is in his eyes? Yeah, that’s what the guys that created goggles for dogs thought, too. Doggles.com boasts that they “are the world’s best and only eyewear for dogs!” With such little competition, it’s really no surprise they’ve made millions. Doggles have been featured on CNN, Regis and Kelly, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. The Doggle brand has expanded to include hats, shirts, dresses, pants, shoes, and flotation devices for dogs. (Speaking of doggy clothing, they’re making Snuggies just for dogs now. Get 'em while they last!)

LaserMonks

Tired of getting your printer cartridge refilled by some bored teenager at Staples? Want a holier twist? LaserMonks is the answer to your problems. Created by a monk who was shocked by the “sinfully high” (hehe) prices of cartridges when he was looking to fill up one of the monastery’s printers (doesn’t that kind of go against the whole monk thing?), LaserMonks fills up your printer ink for much less. By using LaserMonks, you support the monks' life of prayer and good deeds. So not only do you get a good feeling inside, you get a fully inked printer. Hallelujah!

PickyDomains
You’ve started your own business, so therefore a website is the next logical step. But you can’t figure out why www.reallyexpensivecarpetcleaning.com isn’t attracting any customers. That’s where PickyDomains steps in. Basically, they give you a snazzy, memorable name for your website. I can see you laughing at how stupid it is to pay someone to do something you can easily do for yourself. The creators of PickyDomains are laughing too….all the way to the bank.. The business is expected to hit six figures this year.

So don’t give up on your ideas, aspiring entrepreneurs. In this day and age nothing is too dumb to sell. I promise you, whoever produces a machine that lets you separate the Lucky Charms marshmallows from the nasty dry oat bits that no one likes will be a rich, rich person.

Have a dumb, sure-fire money-maker? WHAT IS IT?! (Ehem, we promise not to steal it.)

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