Business Idea that just hit me

Tinto (Moderator) says on Apr 27, 2007, 05:50:

Bras with ice packs? In the schoolyard I learned that light skinned women produced vanilla milk and dark skinned women produced chocolate milk. I never knew they could make ice cream, too!

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Brians says on Apr 27, 2007, 06:21:

Great Idea Spig problem is that after ticket price of let's say $500 you are now at $2,300. Then lodging of say $200. Get's you to $2,500. Now say I want to pad it with $750 or $1,000. I am now only saving the person maybe $500 to $1,000 and they have to travel to a country were they can't really have follow ups and there really is no malpractice liability. I think if I were getting a set of bolt-ons I would want to stay closer to home for the marginal monetary gains.

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juanalejo says on Apr 27, 2007, 06:45:

Spigrimace It must be a good idea as I know there is already plenty of competition in the market. There are quite a few brokers doing just that for Plastic Surgeons and Dentists, many of them have even Doctors in the US and Europe who do the follow up check ups.

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gringolondinense says on Apr 27, 2007, 07:02:

ice packs..interesting I think there is a gap in the ice pack market somewhere in relation to another thread :-). A big ice pack for your crotch post-circumcizion of course. Who wants to join me on this business venture?

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spigrimace says on Apr 27, 2007, 07:31:

and you can sell those rubber ring seats for the women that get butt implants too.

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Brians says on Apr 27, 2007, 07:40:

juanalejo I see it too and has been big in Brazil for years. However with the weak dollar the margins are getting squeezed. I just think that the price differences now make staying in the US for the surgery more attractive. I have a few Plastic Surgeons as clients. They basically can do a breast implant in the $5,000 range. So at $1,600 + $500 ticket + $200 lodging + broker fee of $1,000 (estimate) you are at $3,500 to perform a surgery in a foreign country in which you will have a hard time following up and no real legal recourse in case of accident (which are frequent in Plastic Surgery). I pay the extra $1,500 if I were the average American woman who doesn't know Colombia.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 27, 2007, 08:36:

Spigrimance, I know that in Villavo where tons of girls have plastic surgeries, the doctors, already have someone to bring them bussiness and the locals aestethic clinic have a contract with some of the doctors and sell of that stuff, I know a girl who works in one of theses clinics and and when the doctor finish with the surgey he send the patiente to this girl's clinic and she provided everything, the fajas, massages, rubbers rings etc.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 27, 2007, 08:37:

but is not a bad idead but I think it's not a bad idea :))

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Gator says on Apr 27, 2007, 08:46:

Day Late And A Dollar Short... Several firms in the USA, mainly in South Florida, Texas, and several other states, are doing this. The are offering all inclusive packages: doctors fees, hospital costs, hotel, etc. Only thing not included are the air fares.


Several of the docs have web sits, especially Bogotá and Barranquilla.
Mrs. Gator has played host to several USA friends who had procedures and saved thousands.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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miamimike says on Apr 27, 2007, 08:58:

There are several ads here in Miami But the Drawback to these 3rd party Agencies is they add an extremely expensive layer to the surgery while adding nothing of Value to the recipient's overall surgical experience. In many cases, they almost double the cost of surgery while not changing the outcome. I would never recommend one of these agencies to someone intent on getting surgery in Col unless the actual Surgeon or Clinic was the actual person advertising for clients and also that his prices remained the same. I have recommended a Dentist in Bogota, completely free of cost, many PBH posters have used her with great sucess. Cost= "0"$$$$ to the patient commission wise. Someone can find a plastic surgeon the same way, Why not save that Big Commission yourself? Isn't the idea to save some Money when you have Plastic surgery in Colombia? Steer clear of these 3rd party Surgical packages, they aren't necessary. One female poster who posted on her experience here in Bogota came here on one of these Plastic Surgical Travel Packages and the truth be told,after you put the pencil to her surgical costs, she could have had her surgery in South Florida for approx the same price and no airfare to boot. Not to mention her Doctor would have been local should she have any status post surgial complications arise later.

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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arthur brode says on Apr 27, 2007, 09:12:

iam presently doing this on a smaller scale in Cali i refer tourist to doctors for surgeries ect. in return the doctors give me a comission/finders fee.and i do the same with hotels.

http://www.calirentals.net/

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gringoloid says on Apr 27, 2007, 10:37:

I am doing this in Bogota and Los Angeles....... but I am really hesitant to expand. As an american citizen, I can have the sh-- sued out of me if anything goes wrong. I myself had a mistake in my surgery here in Bogota which really scared me, ----I could have died.

I ´m trying to do a deal with an agency in CA that represents 200 doctors around the world and just get a finders fee.

The problem is the liability if you have assets in the states and the high cost of insurance.

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scotty says on Apr 27, 2007, 11:45:

Gator is right There are already several such businesses doing that very thing, its been going on for years. like gator said day late dolor short.

Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash

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miamimike says on Apr 27, 2007, 14:01:

And again, you really don't need a 3rd party Surgical Agency What Value do they add to the Outcome??,,,Absoltely nothing as the song goes,,,

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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miamimike says on Apr 27, 2007, 14:18:

When one thinks of a Medical Tourism Agency, it needs to be transparent and completely free with the Info. I have not seen this level of Medical tourism in Colombia as seen in India. Again, in India, the Government actively promotes it where in Colombia it(gov) does not.

http://www.wecaremedicalmall.org/surgery_prices.htm

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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getting better says on Apr 27, 2007, 14:42:

Retención en la Fuente There is a nasty tax in Colombia by this name, which really hits any type of agency business hard. It is not a tax on profits or value added, like IBA which is fair tax. I know because I have helped to set up a company to promote birding and wildlife tours in Colombia (see www.ecotours.com.co) and this tax really hits us hard when we arrange things for foreign companies to visit nature reserves in Colombia. There are many taxes in Colombia and I think generally people accept that a high tax is necesary to pay for security, but this particular one is a real problem when you to try to recharge things at a small mark-up, as you end up losing money.

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scotty says on Apr 28, 2007, 02:10:

well AB arent you the entreprenuer.

Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash

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scotty says on Apr 28, 2007, 02:14:

heres one www.plasticmakeover.net, they are out of Cali, they set everything up, doctor, hotel, transportation, etc.

Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash

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englishsettler says on Apr 28, 2007, 07:56:

crap idea jesus. why do you have to write this crap ???? you come up with a totally unoriginal idea and then proclaiming it to be so good , then proceed to tell us you arent doing it yourself. Right, how very useful. Arthur Brode is the man for money spinning ideas.

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englishsettler says on Apr 28, 2007, 07:58:

suprise...... having read the thread through.....i see Arthur is actually already doing this, albeit on a "smaller scale" and well, probably on any other scale.........

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kalder says on Apr 29, 2007, 04:26:

What's the problem with Arthur making a living?

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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rocinante says on Apr 29, 2007, 05:22:

wow I hate to disagree with everyone in this post without backing it up completely but I will.

The mindset "The consumer doesn't save that much $" and "day late dollar short", or "Unoriginal crap idea", matters little and is the thinking of a non entreprenuer.

Ever hear of selling the sizzle and not the steak?

There is a tremendous market for this and a way to do it right.

That's all I'm saying.

"World economic indicators point to a democrat winning 2008. It will surely be Obama. Peso 1400 by November" Feb 5, 2008

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