The dumpy bag disaster. Not all business ideas work. 

I've never been much of a gardening guy but always wanted my own business. I moved into doing handyman jobs and do a lot of stuff like raised beds fence and gates etc. Remember my first business idea. I used to work in packaging and thought I could sell out of spec packaging as moving boxes. It's weird how people are happy to pay way over price to big chains and expect something for free from a local business

I love the fact that you've had an idea... you've tried it out... it's failed... but yet you can still stay positive and share your experiences with us all 💯 this is the type of content that keeps me motivated with my business 👌🏾

Dumpy bags a really good idea it just the people

Great video. Enjoyed the story. Keep up the good work.

My green gold is still growing in Dorset on the South coast of England , so that's a job for a few days time.......if it ever stops raining and drys out a bit ! 😃

Lol that's what I like to see you back to smiling self. 😄😄😄👍👍👍

I remember when I had your enthusiasm 👍

You love your dumpy bags Rob!! 😂👍🏻 We've all made mistakes in business, something looks good on paper or in your head but in reality.. different story. I had the feeling that's what it was before you even got there.. people abusing the system, putting soil and God knows what else and calling it "leaves". Onwards and upwards! Not your fault actually.. canny idea for autumn/winter jobs to bulk out the gardening at a slow time of year..

When you said you were doing a few spreaders i nearly spat out my drink lololol classic matey, sorry for my humour but great comment lololol great update video mate.

Hi Rob. I think your idea was a good one, but with some teething problems that needed ironing out. I reckon £1500 for the lawn service?

I think it’s a good idea….it’s just people taking the mick that ruined it….maybe try it and u clear the leaves (for a bit more money, say £30 ish?)….with your blower and new grab tool you’ll go at a decent pace….I reckon your elderly customers would want that service.

Haha nice idea. Ive had similar ideas myself but wanting to create my own leaf mould and compost to sell back to them after charging to take away waste but realised it was too much of an enterprise to have as a little side thing. I did wonder when you said 14 ton bags in the back od a belingo, ive got a partner van and will inly get maybe 5 in heavy as i can lift on my own. Maybe you could try using smaller bags like the blue ikea ones or those round springy laundry type garden bins?

At least your laughing son top man 💪🏽🇬🇧👍🏽

Had to giggle when a add came up in your video for hippo bags😂

Great vid, thanks for the tip! Always looking for extra bits to do during autumn and winter months. May avoid this 🤣 xx

keep on grinding...all the best

Not taken any waste away all season.. bin or bagged and left for the customer... 😀👍

Love your positivity Rob, that was hilarious, kinda knew where the story was going! Sure the lawn treatments will be more of a success. Don't get caught out under quoting with removal of scarification waste, often surprising quantities of dumpys to deal with !

Love your positivity Rob. Keep it up, you must be looking forward to a bit of a break over winter.

Rob I love yr videos and yr story's,great viewing always, looking forward to the next one.

Selective hearing.Been there.Cheers Bud.

Good effort for trying Rob. Good luck with the lawn treatments. I think your onto a winner.

Good to see you bouncing back with a smile on your face Rob, another great video with some very useful information! Keep it up mate 😀

Told you Rob, there's always one! great video

Great video as all ways

Great video Rob, that was a great idea ! shame people take the piss. At least you have a lifetime supply of dumpy bags for a great price.

God loves a trier Rob 👍😁

Another top video mate. I'm sure you're next business idea will be a good one. I don't think the last one "failed" as such, some customers just didn't get it

Glad it not just me that has bright ideas

Well done Rob. Man enough to admit a mistake and learn from it.

If you don't try you can't succeed!!! Always better to have tried and failed than to never try! Good luck for next year!

Lol great video Rob

These things are sent to try us,.... keep smiling Rob 😀👍

Good idea shame some people took the P#ss. Could you resale Dumpy Bag on ebay, not every one on Face Book.

Great too see ur back on form again. Ur an open and honest man. I couldn’t guess what folk charge for rejuvination a lawn but must 100 quid a visit if not more.

Glad you can look back and have a laugh about it mate😂 Reckon you’re looking at around 400-500 bob for that 150sqm garden Keep well rob👍🏻

Just come down to look at the comments and within first minute of vid I had the idea that people would take the pee😢 People are people and want extra all the time. I've taken dumpy bags to the local tip. The skips are massive only accessed by steps. So lifting and tipping is a nightmare. Private hired Skips cost hundreds and they treat it like a dirt cheap skip. (excuse the pun) 😂

I don't think that was a bad idea to be honest, just a pity a few took the proverbial! I'd had a similar idea myself and was unsure whether to go for it, still think it might be a winner though! Great videos mate, keep fighting!

Hi rob have you thought about asking your commercial contract if they needs a gritting service. You could also do moss removal/treatment in the winter month’s. Just an idea i thought of I’m in the same boat.

God bless you Rob Like the SKIP job ! Waste is now a nightmare lads round here do very well with some of the Farmers who need green waste for the fields . don't know if you've every approached any maybe worth a knock on or a Chat . THEY never want to pay for waste removal Nice try Sir

Great video reckon dj davey had best idea then you make money as well as knowing what's going in bags also the winter gritting idea posted could also be good idea

If you dont try you well never find out. yes Ive seen all sorts chucked in the green waste including a broken strimmer

You had bash mate you never know it may have gone your way I tried Christmas trees🎄 to my customers just didn’t work for various reasons but it might you never know till you try👍👍

I purchased a range of succulents from a local garden nursery. Popped that in a nice stand in the entrance of a local restaurant car park for sale-With an honesty box £4 each (profit £1), and staff able to keep an eye on I thought I had a great idea. After a 2 weeks and checking every day. I didn’t sell one plant. In fact One plant even went missing!

Seems like a good idea but people are bound to take advantage unfortunately, At least you tried it mate and can have a laugh about it😂👍🏻

Felling and disposing of trees is good money, so I've heard.

aaah rob.. maybe a little pull trolley to take it to the van? that guy took the p*** good luck with the lawncare venture mate ;)

So, a gap in the market for dumpy bags: they say on the bag itself : " Leaf bag only. No dirt. No lawn." Yeah? Who makes these things? You could be a consultant for bag companies. No?

Great idea but working with people is hard work. They take the piss and look at you as if it's you that's the unreasonable one. Keep on with the ideas, one at a time and who knows? Multi millionaire in two years.

you cant leave anything at a house where you dont trust customers rob,ive even had bags of dogshit thrown in my half filled tonne bags if ive taken 2-3 days to do a hedge

Hi Rob, great video, keep up the good work. I have to ask just who is the company your talking about. I'm starting up my own gardening business and I think your right it could be a very good idea or string tk your bow. Don't worry I'm based down in Buckinghamshire

Great video. We’ve all had what’s seems to be a game changer idea only to find out it wasn’t 😀. What brand and model of scarifier have you got your eye on?

nothing wrong with a plan, as they say, if ya fail to plan, then ya will plan to fail. thank goodness for big national companies, when i was a self employed plumber, and i went to price an heating job, after British gas had first quoted, i knew i was going to get the job!, i don t know much about lawns, but i will guess at 500 pound, all the best Rob, no man who did nt make a mistake never learn anything

How big were the bags? You have those smaller ones to in case you want to retry the idea 😅

How do you advertise your leaf Clearance Rob? I've got 6 hundered year old Poplar trees in the back that drop a shit load of leaves. Can't find anyone to take them! Send me a dumpy bag! Haha

Do you not have any work up in consett rob? Im after a weed and feed treatment but obviously no good coming for 1 house! Still really enjoying the content fella! WTGGGKM!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤣👌

I like the idea, but as a wildlife gardener, I worry about too much stuff being cleared from gardens, leaves act as a great mulch, and home for many types of larvae eggs etc over winter.... love the videos Rob... a real inspiration you are

I seem to recall a price of about £1000-£1200? I had to look it up a while ago because one of my customers was grizzling about my quote for £600 for a total renovation on about 300sqm! They accepted my quote after I showed them the price from the bigger company. 👍🏼

🤣🤣🤣..sorry 4 laughing but your a funny wee man....never trust ppl to play ball there always be piss takers ..grass in Belfast growing like its June but its saturated grrr Where's the frost so i can get a break lol ..ahh well ..keep em comin ..

i would say around £500

Lawn renovation 150 sqm I am going to say £1200.

I can see the movie now. 'The Dumpy Bag Disaster' coming soon on Netflix, cert PG

This is why we can't have nice things. People 🙄

👍 150sqr metres £300

Ton bags of wet leaves... doesn't sound fun on your own😬

How much was it I can’t find it?

£600

Are you going to saltex Rob?

The Dumpy bag idea wasn't a bad one, it's just bad luck you found the village idiot who thought he would use it as a skip🙄 It is good that you try new ideas, not always easy to foresee what could go wrong. If you did think of all the things that could go wrong, you probably wouldn't ever try anything new, which in my book is much worst!!! Good luck with the weed & feed. Have you done your course yet?

They put them in there own brown bin and the council came and took them away in there £40 per year fee?

My blood group B+ .. .. ..

£300

£350 a visit

£500 per visit? 🤔

£300 ?

For me I never want to elongate the season. I've had enough of working 5 to 7 days. I've earned a few quid and come this time of year I'm more than ready to put my feet up. I'll do this week, and all of next week in to the weekend. Then that me done. We'll, for the residential at least. Oh. Bad business ideas..... Buying cheap second hand tools. Especially mowers in the past. You buy cheap. You buy twice! But back in the day that's a I could afford. So needs must..... Never again tho!

There is a great rule in making money or surviving which ever way you want to view it.. Do what you do and do it the best you can and you will become the best ! Don't go off peast/pissed Stick to cutting the green stuff and in winter do the hedges even if that only takes you to Feb don't go on to other things!! If you are good you will have earnt enough to take you through I say it to all beginers time and time again do what you do well do not do things you do not do well !! Green thumb and the likes will take you to the cleaners when it comes to the Lawn care side of things and they will thousands and thousands of pounds spent on marketing etc etc so what chance have you got ???? Just build on what you do and be the best which I honestly think you yes you can do just take your time and help others as you go by this channel be humble even in diversety and tarnasaty will see you through sorry about my spelling I am not well educated but you sir have the opertunity to help so many others with this honest channel so please do what you do best cut grass cut hedges and do it better than all the others and you can trust me you can!! Sorry if I am being personal but if I had the inteligence to do what you do I would but sadly I do not Computers and phones etc are beyound my means sad but true So keep going fella I will watch as you grow and you will grow thats for sure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take care Keep safe and keep cutting its the best job in the world once you got it right !!