What products do you think companies are missing out on?

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AmphibianNo8598@reddit

Stretching the definition of product here but I think Disney should have museums. Like those gimicky chain museums that are around the world like Tussaud’s or Ripley’s. They have these Disney archives absolutely rammed with props and sketches and all sorts and they literally just sit in a warehouse, they do an occasional travelling exhibit with a couple of items and maybe drag some things out for reference for remakes but that’s it! They could fill a bunch of museums, even localise them like the London one would have most of the Mary Poppins stuff and like one in Orlando could have more parks stuff. I think they’re sitting on a fortune ngl.

Also hotels, they have one hotel in Hawaii called Aulani, it’s literally just a hotel not a theme park, seems to do pretty well so why not more? Lightly themed Disney ski resort pls

Anyway I think about the Walt Disney Company a lot…

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irisiane@reddit

They did an exhibition the other year at the Excel in London. It was okay.

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AmphibianNo8598@reddit

I know they did and it was excellent.

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dbxp@reddit

I can see how that could work but they really don't want to cannibalise their parks customers.

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mattcannon2@reddit

There are probably lots of people who would struggle to go to Paris, but would happily travel to London / Manchester / Edinburgh for something like this.

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sarahc13289@reddit

And people who wouldn’t necessarily go to the parks in the first place but who would go to a museum. The parks have never really appealed to me but I’d probably go to an exhibition of props/costumes etc.

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CentralSaltServices@reddit

Can't really compare multiple thousand pound week long holidays to a day trip to a museum. Look how popular the Harry Potter experience is in Watford

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

I was thinking about the comparison with the Potter place but not sure what kind of things Disney would have in comparison. That was all filmed in and around and you can walk up the actual Diagon Alley, through the big hall, the train is there, the Dursleys house, the whole lot. It was that more than costumes and drawings, which were there but wasn't people's focus I though.

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AmphibianNo8598@reddit

Well museums are nothing like parks and aulani and cruises already don’t do that

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Delicious-Desk6591@reddit (OP)

This is an awesome idea! Tussauds is a tourist trap that’s been going for years so I’m sure Disney would be wildly successful

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Madsaxmcginn@reddit

Bit different but now I am pregnant I have found a majority of clothing shops, including supermarkets that supply clothes, do not offer maternity clothes in store, they're only available online. Which I find so annoying because they happily sell loads of baby clothes and for every baby needing clothing, there is a mother needing maternity wear! We come in such different shapes and sizes we need to be able to try them on! Yeah we can order multiple sizes online and then return the ones that don't fit - but that's extra time and energy and not great for the environment!

I felt rather miffed about that.

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ejmci@reddit

I want jumbo tubes from dairylea dunkers to be breadstick size so I can buy them dips and snacky tea

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Odd-Paramedic-3826@reddit

apples and grapes as a flavouring for sweet foods. Unfortunately i'm going to have to hand it to the americans on this one. We are getting better at using apples more as a flavouring and ingredient, but grape stuff is sorely lacking. You know they have grape jam over there, and grape flavoured gummy sweets, grape juice, grape everything. I'm a big grape guy (will eat an entire carton in one go) so I feel like i'm missing out.

On a similar note, corn in savoury foods. Americans put corn in basically everything. We mostly just have it as a side dish. I love corn, i would like more ways to eat corn.

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Dead_Bones001@reddit

Can I ask a Q?
Is the grape soda they have in Aldi the same grape flavour they have in the US?

Or can you direct me to something with that grape flavour in the UK?
Thanks

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Odd-Paramedic-3826@reddit

KA black grape is the only grape soda we get commonly in british shops, i usually find it at bargain booze type places rather than the supermarkets.

hickories smokehouse grape soda is more of an authentic american drink though. they sell it by the can at the front counter. I always make excuses to go by one so i can pick some up. i can't get enough of it.

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Dead_Bones001@reddit

Cheers, I'll try to find them.
Have you never tried the one in they do in Aldi?
I love it, but it's one of those random ones they only do every now and again.

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wardyms@reddit

Us grape flavoured stuff tastes like soap to me. I’m happy that we have our blackcurrant instead.

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Odd-Paramedic-3826@reddit

I like both

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Delicious-Desk6591@reddit (OP)

I’ve never really thought about the fruit situation but you’re right!

As for corn I could eat some corn ribs right now with some creamy herb dressing and chilli

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Sure-Recognition-262@reddit

A service rather than a product, but supermarkets who offer subscription plans for free delivery should allow you to make a repeating slot bookings - so you say book me the following time slots every week and then all you need to do is add the minimum order value by the day before to ensure it actually comes.

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OddSign2828@reddit

How many times is someone gonna forget about the shop having added minimum order, and they send a driver out for one delivery? Unfortunate world we live in where companies won’t implement something that’s 90% of the time better for the consumer, if 10% of the time it’s a pan for them

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QuarrieMcQuarrie@reddit

There was a Pink Panther strawberry chocolate bar when I was a kid a very long time ago. It was my favourite but I expect it was full of bad things!

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irisiane@reddit

I'm imagining a strawberry & white chocolate kit kat.

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pollypetunia@reddit

I don't think Jo Malone want to target a different audience. The candles are more exclusive-seeming

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Willing-Primary-9126@reddit

Australia has strawberry chocolate Freddos/pineapple-chocolate blocks (Cadbury?) Ect.

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GoingGreyGaming@reddit

I'd like to see Haribo start doing Easter eggs as finding Easter eggs for people that can't eat chocolate is a non starter.

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swarnavasarkar@reddit

Try Wendl's (in tesco Eastern European section).

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Emergency_Mistake_44@reddit

Successful companies generally don't need to deviate from what they already do well at. It's the reason Red Bull has had the same one flavour (aside a few one offs) since their creation. Same reason the Henry vacuums just make them all like that and don't faff around with new designs or new models. The list could go on and on I'm sure.

That said, I'm surprised airlines don't at least offer WiFi, I was thinking on a long haul the other day. I know some big name carriers already do but why aren't they all doing it? They could easily make loads charging £10/1hour, £20/3 hours or whatever, most people would go mad for it I reckon. Even if it wasn't streamworthy quality, I can imagine people paying no question about it just to use WhatsApp for example.

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TepacheLoco@reddit

Monster succeeded in taking a big chunk from red bull by offering more flavours, red bull responded in kind (tropical is best)

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SgtBukkakeMan@reddit

Red Bull isn't the best example, they're currently advertising like 12 different flavours on their website.

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Delicious-Desk6591@reddit (OP)

I’m surprised Ryanair haven’t tried to capitalise on WiFi, I haven’t flown in a while so maybe they do now but I don’t think I’d purchase it for a short haul flight? (I would pay a premium on a long distance without a doubt)

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Emergency_Mistake_44@reddit

They don't. I'd like to think I wouldn't for a short haul flight but if the option was there and the money was in my account I can't categorically say I wouldn't, within reason. I genuinely think most people would.

I mean, people on flights already pay ridiculous money for a plastic cup of wine or 1000/1 odd lottery tickets for charity. People get bored flying. They'd absolutely buy some WiFi.

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Odd-Paramedic-3826@reddit

most of ryanairs income comes from short flights, manchester to malaga is a few episodes of prestige TV you can download before the flight. If wifi was protifable they'd have done it YEARS ago

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SaltPomegranate4@reddit

I paid for WiFi on a long haul this year. Didn’t even really use it but felt really nice being able to”connected” or at least having the option to be.

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dbxp@reddit

A recruitment platform where all candidates are pre-approved. By this I mean to get on to the platform you have to submit your ID and do a right to work check and ideally have your qualifications verified too. This does exist in recruitment platforms but it is done down the line after recruiters have been swamped by applicants. This way employers don't have to trawl through hundreds of applicants who require sponsorship and fewer automated tools like CV scanners end up being used as there's a manageable amount to work with.

A clothing company with a physical shop which only sells generic products which you then customise. Similar to one of those print on demand customisable t shirt companies but with a physical presence. The idea is based around graphic Ts just being a generic shirt with a print on them. If you print a lot ahead of time then you get stuck with unsold stock and online you have to deal with all the distance selling returns, being able to customise in store lets you stock a much wider range of designs and lets you hop between the short duration fads. This can be combined with a level of licensing for big brands and local brands.

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MrPogoUK@reddit

As long as it also vets the job listings and recruiters to stop all the “by Fully Remote we actually meant you don’t have to come into the office 200 miles away on the one day a week we allow you to work from home”.

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spoons431@reddit

Right to Work checks cost money typically especially if done in bulk and it also is a GDPR nightmare (and mist likely an employer is going to have to do it again as they have to evidence that theyve done them). Also in terms of "qualifications" what do you mean by this? The industry i work in is niche and with where I am at in my career typically the job description states that a degree is "needed" as an example- which i don't have. I've almost got the vocational degree level qualification (which is worth more in the industry) but its still not a degree (and this isn't that unusual where I work).

Dor your second suggestion Uniqlo offer this already (it's select shops though)

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dbxp@reddit

Checks do cost money but so do recruiter commissions, for skilled roles you could easily be looking at £1000+. For qualifications I'm really thinking a long the lines of fraud checks, employers could prioritise specific degrees but it's more aimed at reducing fraud and basic checks like filtering out people who don't have driving licenses for delivery jobs. I work as a software developer and it's not uncommon to hear of jobs getting 500 applicants and 450 of them are from Indian requiring sponsorship for a role which does not offer sponsorship, that's the sort of issue this is intended to solve.

I have seen some customisation in Uniqlo but it doesn't seem to be used much and throughput is low. I'm thinking of an entire store based around the customisation and the licensing being a key element. Being able to jump on fads quicker than anyone else as its just a digital file.

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quellflynn@reddit

Dettol make an antiseptic solution, that you can mix down with water to make a skin friendly antiseptic wash.

like TCP, which appears to have either production, or distribution issues across the UK.

instead of Dettol making the mixdown liquid (which is badly labelled and is kinda stingy when used neat...) they should make a premixed version and smash it out now.

Rebrand as Dettox (so people don't get confused with the cleaning products) and corner a small market quickly!

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BradLB2026@reddit

Not a product but braille, I'm blind, the big companies could put braille on their boxes. I came across it once on vegan cupcakes and was shocked, but the bigger companies could do this; they just refuse.

Now to be fair I can just use my phone most days or order in but it would improve our indipendence.

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Mammoth-Ad-562@reddit

I dont know why fragrances don’t make fabric conditioners

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Delicious-Desk6591@reddit (OP)

Yes this!! This was one to add to my list too! Or scented hair products such as shampoo or conditioner

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spoons431@reddit

Some of the highend ones do (but not for all) but you're looking at £50 for an average at best shampoo or conditioner.

4711 to me is a classic scent for summer though (and its cheap!) And its a cologne that you can put a dash into a final rinse of your hair if you want scented hair...

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dbxp@reddit

Unless they can sell it for the same or larger profit margin then why would they?

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ResplendentBear@reddit

Brand value.

Fragrances spend a fortune associating their product with the idea of cavorting naked in a desert with a famous celebrity whilst a raccoon plays an oboe. Or something. It's usually deliberately vague.

But the point is as soon as your skiddy pants can smell of *Lust* or *Obsession* or whatever, the brand is dead.

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Isgortio@reddit

I just want a gluten free KFC :( they made a vegan version!

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DuckyMcQuackatron@reddit

Aero does come in small bars already

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Delicious-Desk6591@reddit (OP)

Oh. So they do.. I guess I’ve never come across one?

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Isgortio@reddit

There are smaller ones which are two blocks wide, I think they're usually in the smaller chocolate bar section like you'd find in the meal deals.

You can also buy them as a multipack, can't remember if they're one or two blocks wide though.

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DuckyMcQuackatron@reddit

I mean, we call them the mini bars and still buy the giant one. So they may as well not have!

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Darkgreenbirdofprey@reddit

Greggs need to bring out the puff pastry pizza with aggressively Italian marketing.

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karma3001@reddit

I’m a right villain I am. A real hard nut.

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Tall_Stick5608@reddit

I agree fruit and chocolate is a winning combination and I agree there should be more options in the form of chocolate bars.

I think recently I really struggled to find good quality pyjamas / socks / underwear as a guy. Breathable / lightweight and high quality sleep / loungewear and undergarments. M&S used to excel in this but recently not so much - I think the focus on clothing brands is following trends to survive instead of making really high quality essentials.

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Delicious-Desk6591@reddit (OP)

Fast fashion is mostly certainly taking over, I know there’s some that would spend a little more for something more sustainable but I guess that’s the way the market works now, as you said it’s all about trying to be in trend for the cheapest option possible rather than quality key items

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