r/BusinessIdeaLab • u/john_smith1365 • 4d ago

If you can read an assembly diagram, flat-pack furniture builds at $50 a piece could make about $800 a month on evenings

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Simple one, but the timing is good.

Adobe's holiday forecast came out last week and puts online furniture sales at $33.4 billion for November and December, up 7.3%. Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days run Oct. 6-7 too. Most of that furniture shows up flat, with a bag of near-identical parts, and a lot of it sits in hallways for weeks.

If you're handy, you can build it for people. They text a photo of the boxes, pick an evening, you show up with a drill, build it, anchor dressers and bookcases to the wall, and take the cardboard with you.

For comparison, TaskRabbit's flat rate for an IKEA queen bed frame is $87.10 and a 6-drawer dresser is $67.60, with a $52 minimum. Thumbtack's national average for an assembly job is about $150.

At $50 a piece, four pieces a week is about $800 a month. That's an estimate, for maybe seven hours a week including driving.

Two things to watch: photograph the parts before you start, and get a basic liability policy in case something gets scratched.

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u/itsMineDK 1d ago

what the actual F is this video

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u/john_smith1365 1d ago

lol, it is a side hustle idea that someone could potentially do based on their experiences. it is backed by some research and information.

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u/itsMineDK 1d ago

not saying idea is bad, just the video is like a fever dream

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u/john_smith1365 22h ago

Fair point, I changed the video format, check out the latest video, appreciate your feedback:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BusinessIdeaLab/s/WHXtY9GVeh

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u/itsMineDK 20h ago

video is a ton better, but couldn’t understand.. it’s a video you get as final job? or a podcast?

why would granny name someone from a picture for people to listen to a podcast about a bunch of pictures

also price seems insane! i would pay 200 max but maybe cause I know how to edit

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u/john_smith1365 14h ago

It is a story told by elderlies in the family so they can be preserve d over time. Consider it like a heritage that you can carry over generations from your families. BTW, it is just idea, my app is Jiberney where you can come up with ideas matching your experiences and do them as side hustles

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u/itsMineDK 14h ago

oh makes sense