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motociclista t1_ja9o0tp wrote

I can’t believe these things still exist. I don’t see how it’s a profitable business plan. They get rented for next to nothing, then abandoned wherever they happen to be. Thrown in rivers, dumpsters, crashed etc. The scooter company must cover thousands of repairs and replacements every year. I figured they’d last a few months then go away.

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migzors OP t1_ja9k2hq wrote

Wow, that's incredibly sad to hear. I know some folks are super eager to put the cart before the horse, but in the end, it always ends up the same way, failure.

Thanks for letting me know about this, I wish I would have popped my head in here sooner to see what their tweets were all about.

If we do end up in the area with a store front, perhaps we could work with an existing organization to provide a space for events/bonding/bunny sitting/boarding instead.

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Pennsylvasia t1_ja9hoht wrote

The tribulations of the bunny cafe were fairly well documented online earlier this year, until the would-be owner hid all their tweets: https://old.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/zz7x1j/update_on_the_bunny_cafe_from_its_owner/ Not so much lack of demand as gross incompetence, financial illiteracy, and a lack of animal safety. There were also some cat cafes here, which added their own share of drama to the yinzer internet (search Black Cat Market). I know cafes exist in other parts of the world, but I think there are too many obstacles in place to make them viable here.

I have to wonder if the risks of a niche, non-animal small business would be mitigated somewhat by owning the space and living above it. I've sometimes fantasized about opening a little stationary store or something, if I were wealthy enough to not care about whether I turned a profit.

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