To think my business idea would be popular

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Do you ever get paranoid that your home smells but you can’t tell because you’ve become nose blind to it?

Here’s my idea;

Customers in my area can log on and book a visit slot, they pay £10 and I then turn up to their home and simply tell them whether it smells or not.

The business model isn’t designed to be helpful if it turns out that your house does in fact smell lol, it’s more for peace of mind that it doesn’t smell.

Would you pay £10 for peace of mind that your house does not smell?

How would I know if your sense of smell is any good? I came home from work recently and ds and I walked through the door and both immediately said ugh what is that awful smell, DH had been working from home all day and couldn't smell it. (The cat had been sick behind an armchair and from the contents it was sometime just after breakfast so a good 9/10 hours prior). He genuinely couldn't smell it. It wasn't a cop out because he immediately cleared it up while I retched. How do I know you're not like him......

My kitchen is poorly ventilated, so is there a cheaper rate available if I hire you for a regular weekly slot? Is it extra to sniff inside the fridge and advise if anything's gone off?

Everyone's house smells unless they have a whole house ventilation system.

For most people,other people's homes do smell! I'm not saying it's always unpleasant,but everyone's home has its own unique smell. The occupant becomes 'nose blind's to it,e.g. I can practically always tell if a household has a dog within seconds of entering,but to the person who lives there,there is no smell.

My kids are at uni so I just ask them when they come home from the holidays.

The business model would only work if you could provide evidence of your nasal effectiveness, OP. So my business idea is to make my home available for would-be nasal operatives to be nasally assessed.
If they can accurately state presence/absence of pets, frequency of grooming/bathing/etc, I will provide them with a certificate of nasal adequacy to show to potential customers. Price is £10 all-in, including the certificate (unframed).

It might be better to target the more-money-than-sense demographic. Charge £600 per hour, minimum three hours. Get clueless rich people to recommend you to other clueless rich people. Have the Guardian or Telegraph lifestyle sections write you up.

For extra credibility, pretend that it's some ancient Chinese bollocks called Pong Shui that you learned about on your gap year, or perhaps a traditional rural living thing from [checks Google for Nordic countries or regions that haven't figured in the wellness columns much yet] Svalbard, called "Høussming".

perhaps a traditional rural living thing from [checks Google for Nordic countries or regions that haven't figured in the wellness columns much yet] Svalbard, called "Høussming".

It’s also traditional in Guffenhausen

Possible business name, Rankness Ranked.

Oh god, Pong Shui.

You need to develop an app for that lol!

I have a dog and cook in the house and have 2 teens and a DH. If my house smells, that’s fine. I like it.

I don’t understand the worry about your house smelling. The most unpleasant smell I have experienced in someone’s house is the overwhelming and penetrating smell of laundry products. In every room, on every family member, even smellable from outside the front door. Makes my eyes hurt and I can taste it even. Give me the smell of dog any day.

No. I dont have that level of paranoia. I doubt most people do.

I would rather visit a house that smelt of dog arze than of air freshener to be honest.

Nope, I have friends I can invite around for tea and biscuits and ask them.

I walk past the back of a large care home most days and the smell of laundry detergent being pumped out of the vent is enough to make you fall over. It sticks in m nostrils and gets in the back of your throat. I don’t understand why detergents need to smell of anything. Most people wouldn’t buy ’Persil’ eau de parfum and spritz their clothes with it surely? That’s how strong it smells to me.

Is there such a thing as a "super smeller" like a super taster? I have a weirdly strong sense of smell, I could work for you.

I once smelled a very minor gas leak next door from inside our house with all the windows and doors shut 😂

I'd absolutely pay this! I have an extremely sensitive nose and I'm constantly paranoid my house smells. Felt the same before we had pets. I don't sure are freshner/ scented stuff because I don't like it and find it just mingles with the bad smell anyway!

Ooh, I'd pay a tenner to send someone around to someone else's house and tell them they were laying the Glade on too thick.