El Presidente Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Who said sitting on the deck drinking wine and cigars had no payoff!......besides my wife!!! Well, about two years ago Smithy and I were doing just that and trying to enjoy a glass of wine and a platter of Oysters and Prawns. Unfortunately about 500 flies joined our soiree. Now I am a lateral thinker. Smithy same but is also a trained Industrial Designer (one of the best in our country) so over the second bottle we came up with an idea to "Keep files away from your food" I won't go into too much detail how it works except to say it is near 100% effective in annoying flies and keeping them away from your food. . Our initial testing machine involved a couple of empty boxes of Bolivar Belicoso Finos, tower, gears and assorted straps (wine and seafood extra!). Over 18 months we refined it, did independent testing and were ecstatic. We reached the point that we needed some serious production capacity so fellow cigar lover and plastics guru Stuart Roebig joined our specialty product company. Stuart manufactures plastics for Coke, Unilever and McDonalds. Fast forward and we have just signed distribution contracts in Africa and about to do so over the next two weeks in Europe, North and South America, Asia. We are in the process of producing specialty merchandising product for beer/alcohol companies. Should any of you have an angle drop me a line. An Aussie invention but we produce and warehouse in China FOB Shanghai for reasons of logistics and costs. Packaging is tailored to the end client through Stuarts design teams. We have a Patent where I am listed alongside Smithy as the inventor….and I didn't even do a degree in the field My great mate, cigar lover and accountant to the stars, Arthur Kassos is our partner and CFO. So Smithy, Arthur, Stuart and myself launched www.ShooAway.com today. Friendship, laughter, loyalty, fraternity…..I am the luckiest man alive. This will be a wild ride! Wish us luck! We are happy to sign any units ordered by FOH …just e-mail [email protected] …..could be worth a fortune in years to come !LOL! www.ShooAway.com
dicko Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Looks good Rob! Taking credit for smithy's hard work again i see
leojvs Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Epic!! Such a simple idea. Good luck to you both with this!!
El Presidente Posted March 18, 2011 Author Posted March 18, 2011 Looks good Rob! Taking credit for smithy's hard work again i see My arse! He didnt believe it would work!!!!
Guest rob Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I wish you all fortune and prosperous times with this - I love entrepreneurial spirit!
Fuzz Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 So Smithy, Arthur, Stuart and myself launched www.ShooAway.com today. About bloody time! Now I can organise the meeting with the buyers over here!!
El Presidente Posted March 18, 2011 Author Posted March 18, 2011 About bloody time! Now I can organise the meeting with the buyers over here!! Arrange away mate. I am at a plane rides notice anywhere in the world
Fuzz Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Arrange away mate. I am at a plane rides notice anywhere in the world And also always within arms reach of a bottle of wine... then again, neither am I (I just can't drink at the office!!)
First Lady Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 All I can say is about time .........yippeeeeeeee
CBL Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Genius! Here in Taiwan people use a system like this on their food stalls and carts to keep flies away from meat and other produce, but I doubt anyone was smart enough to patent the idea! Good luck!
Ryan Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Great idea Rob and Smithy. Cover the sloped sides of it with solar cells, or give it one of those fold out handles to wind a dynamo and charge the battery like some flashlights and you'll get the greens on board too..
Guibou Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Kudos guys! I think I will order a couple of these !
tmac77 Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Love to get a bigger version for anoying guests t hat have overstayed their welcome.
kcheek Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Nice job guys! Great cameo at the end of the video!
Kangaroo495 Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Are the blades sharp? I'm assuming they don't chop up the flies and season your food..?
laficion Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Well done guys and congratulations, wishing you all the best of success.
Habanakane21 Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 This is awesome fella's!! Does it keep away friends from mooching CC's off me!! good luck!
Peter11216 Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 " ... from feces to your food!" If that doesn't motivate, I don't know what does. It's very cool. I'm sure it would sell well in camping stores, etc.
Peter11216 Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 " ... from feces to your food!" If that doesn't motivate, I don't know what does. It's very cool. I'm sure it would sell well in camping stores, etc.
Puros Y Vino Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Congratulations! More proof that drinking and smoking cigars can only lead to good things.
Dbone Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Hey - there's Rob and Smithy in the video!! Congratulations guys, something that should be at every picnic or BBQ. I need to get a couple... do you guarantee shipping LOL
Montaigut Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I'm holding out for the next version... You know, the one that will "shoo away" those pesky, self-righteous and pompous non-smoking whiners that are invariably attracted to cigar smoke.
thechenman Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Congrats to you guys...a fantastic idea. I wish you success in your new venture!
JohnnyC Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Good Luck Gentleman. Leave it to the Aussie's to develop a practical and sensible product.... I believe we Canadians have had brain freeze from our long winters to think of anything practical. Besides with our tax system our $19.99 product would cost the consumer $99.00 with all the added and hidden taxes
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