• @WoodScientist
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    3914 hours ago

    As a business investment, what is the long-term outlook for the bouncy house industry? I assume it has its ups and downs.

    • @Num10ck
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      2012 hours ago

      i chatted for 45 minutes with the ceo of a bounce house mfg with 2000 employees about 5 months ago. they had moved all of their production to china, and then china started making foreign executives afraid to visit because they might not he allowed to leave. they wanted to move mfg out of china to vietnam but the chinese govt wouldnt let them take their own equipment out. they considered some bribes but hd no guarantee it would he enough. they realized they should write off the equipment and purchase a whole new set but the lead time was like 3+ years and from china. so they likely couldnt mfg any new jumpies for years and would have to make everyone just patch repair instead.

      • The Octonaut
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        23 hours ago
        1. What, lol. China doesn’t kidnap foreign businessmen.
        2. “Their” equipment was 51% (at least) owned by a Chinese company. Of course they can’t literally steal it.
        3. “They considered crime”
        4. They were going to buy the equipment again… from China anyway? lol

        Tell your boss get off the Trump juice.

      • @WoodScientist
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        1011 hours ago

        Wow. Real industry info. I was just going for the pun! Thanks for sharing.

    • Rhynoplaz
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      2913 hours ago

      So far, it seems to be benefitting from recent inflation, but I wouldn’t want to be around when that bubble pops.

      • @Nefara
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        1613 hours ago

        There have been downturns in the industry before, but it always seems to bounce back.

        • Aatube
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          613 hours ago
          Don't worry, we can always execute a squeeze to have it rise up from the ground!

          #OMGTHECOVETEDPUNTHREADYAAAAS