The nose picker in my office should just eat the booger
If you’re standing at the urinal in the men’s bathroom at my WeWork, you’ll notice a few yellow stains on the wall.
They’re roughly eye level and they look like faded splatters of dijon mustard.
But look closer and you’ll see that they’re actually dried boogers.
Occasionally they’re cleaned off, but they always come back, and for months I wondered what nasty asshole was doing this.
Then it occurred to me.
The culprit probably had a booger stuck to his finger and — realizing he couldn’t zip with one hand — smeared it on the wall to free up both hands.
In his mind, the smear was the least bad option.
The reason I bring this up now is because I keep thinking about “boogers.”
Not the yellow stains in the bathroom but small problems with no immediate solution.
Stuff like:
• Putting a sauce-covered mixing spoon on the countertop.
• Lifting a toddler to the sink to wash their hands.
“Small problems” are the reason selfie-sticks exist.
Scented trash bags.
And the “Munchkin Faucet Extender.”
If you don’t know, the “Munchkin Faucet Extender” is a small plastic ramp that attaches to a faucet, redirecting water to the front of your sink, so you don’t have to lift your toddler up.
On Amazon it has a 4.7/5 star rating based on 16,276 reviews.
That’s $10 million+ in annual revenue for a 2-inch piece of plastic.
I’m going on about “boogers” because, besides being so surprisingly profitable, they’re a good reminder to pay attention.
I’m not talking about making “clever” or “insightful” observations or any of that “probing the depths of humanity” market research fluff.
I’m talking about noticing things on the surface that you can only see by asking questions.
Questions such as:
• Is it the booger smearer normally more courteous?
• Is this their way of doing a little anonymous rebellion?
• Is there more than one booger smearer?
• How many people decide to eat the booger?
This is something you can do right now by getting a Roast.
I’ll show you how to get shoppers talking about how much they hate sauce from their mixing spoon getting on the counter.
And why it’s impossible to zip with one hand.
And many other daily nuisances that you can profit from.
Click on the link below.
I’d love to help.
https://www.sammcnerney.com/45-dollar-survey-roast
Sam
PS: I’ve never seen a ‘booger pad’ but every men’s public bathroom needs one, so if you start this brand let me know and I’ll give you a free Roast.