As a mom it is such a pain when you run out of diapers or formula and you have to go to the store get the baby out of the seat and purchase the item. I just wish there were more drive through places. How about like a fast good chain a drive through for baby needs. Like you could even have different combinations of items as well. Such as: Diapers and formula as combo # 1. Baby food and formula for #2 and so on... I just need to buy a place and make it into a drive through. I really think this would be a huge hit. Thoughts on how I could get the money to do this?
#1. "RE: Drive through for baby essentials" In response to Reply # 0
I hate to break it to you, but I don't think so; not just for baby items... For groceries, etc. maybe, but it would have to be a call in the order and pick up kind of thing, and I might add... Most grocery stores already do that and for a small fee or even for free, they'll deliver any order over $25. (It doesn't take much to add a couple of somethings to a diaper order, to get it to hit $25.)
T
Tina Brooks, VP Marketing Brooks Pepperfire Foods, Inc. Makers of Peppermaster Hot Sauces http://www.peppermaster.com
#2. "RE: Drive through for baby essentials" In response to Reply # 1
So many moms here agree with me. Not as many moms are that organized to order foods. There are food delivery places around me too. I'll realize I'm out of diapers or formula when they are almost gone. I wish I could just run out and go through a drive-through to pick them up. Just a few quick items that are essential, like diapers and formula.
#4. "RE: Drive through for baby essentials" In response to Reply # 2
Well, it sounds to me like you have your answer, but don't know it.
How about shopping pooling... the members are given a specific day on which it is their turn to call all the other moms (or check emails) to see what the other moms need and on that date, she goes and picks up what all the other moms need and delivers them.
I really do not see a "drive in baby essentials" being big enough or substantial enough to be marketable without piggybacking on another product. As I suggested, general groceries or as the other poster suggested, pharmaceuticals.
I'm really sorry.
T
Tina Brooks, VP Marketing Brooks Pepperfire Foods, Inc. Makers of Peppermaster Hot Sauces http://www.peppermaster.com
#3. "RE: Drive through for baby essentials" In response to Reply # 0
>>I just need to buy a place and make it into a drive through. >I really think this would be a huge hit. >Thoughts on how I could get the money to do this?
Well this is a bigger hurdle than you might think (finding a suitable location and finding funding). Before you can apply for funding you need to write a formal business plan. To do that you need to get good solid numbers. Would you need to build a new place or can you find an existing location that could be converted? Figure your costs for a build out. Find out about zoning issues for a drive through. Figure the start up costs:
building cost racking/equipment POS system (point of sale) permits/licenses professional services (lawyer; accountant) marketing/advertising signage inventory supplies