bust Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Money from thin air: British breezes sells for £80 a pop in China A UK businessman is making a fortune selling British air to wealthy Chinese buyers for £80 ($115) a bottle. Leo De Watts, 27, harvests fresh air from rural locations across the UK, including Dorset, Somerset, Wales, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. His team use specially adapted fishing nets and run through fields to collect the breeze. The nets are left for 10 minutes to absorb the local aroma, before being bottled in 580ml containers. De Watts, who is from Dorset but now lives in Hong Kong, described his product as the “Louis Vuitton or Gucci†of fresh air. Commenting on the difference between the areas where English air is harvested, he said: “I would say on the whole that Dorset air seems to pick up a few more scents of the ocean, as the breeze flows up the Jurassic Coast and over the lush pastures. “Whereas air from the Yorkshire dales tends to filter its way through much more flora, so the scent captures the subtle tones of the surrounding fields, giving different qualities to the collection. We go up to a hilltop, for example, and collect all the products there which are all packaged and bottled up, sent to Dorset and then directly to China.†De Watts said the Chinese demand for Great British gusts stems from the country’s terrible pollution problem, especially in urban areas. “Our customers all have high disposal incomes and want to buy gifts for someone or someone wants to use it,†he said. “There is a serious point to this though as Beijing, Zhuhai, and Shanghai are the major places where pollution is quite bad, whether it is the fault of the rest of the world or its China’s responsibility, we have a case of people living in smog.†De Watts’ company Aethaer – the Greek word for pure fresh air – is one of at least two companies selling bottled air to China. A company from Canada is already selling bottled Rocky Mountain air to smog sufferers in Beijing and elsewhere. De Watts admits he originally dismissed the idea as ridiculous. “I saw a few reports of people importing bottles of air and thought it was a bit ridiculous myself, and then I thought about it,†he said. “When someone bottled water everyone thought it was ridiculous, now you have Evian and Volvic – why not bottle air?†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Maybe there's a market for Bangkok air ... bottles of klong water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Colleagues have told me that cans of Lebanese air are available at Beirut airport for those who miss the very best air in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Hi, Sure, the air in the UK country side is likely a lot better than in downtown Bejing, but how is opening a bottle full gonna make any difference in a room? Hell, even breathing it directly from the bottle probably means a few minutes of clean air at most. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Colleagues have told me that cans of Lebanese air are available at Beirut airport for those who miss the very best air in the world Yes, I've seen them too on sale, odd! Years ago the Gold Coast used to sell cans of "Sunshine" captured on a sunny day. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-12/souvenirs-exhibition-gold-coast-artists-re-imagine/7164156 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 And when it's cold outside, I've got the month of May ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 I would guess that the cleanest air in the UK would be somewhere like the Outer Hebrides in the far north west where there is no pollution,plus the added bonus of a faint whiff of whisky .Not sure about the Yorkshire dales though - when the wind is coming from the West it passes over Manchester and Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Like all ideas that are making someone a good buck, if I'd done it it would'a sunk like a stone, even if the air came from here - where I spent the Xmas break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Maybe we can market air from the go-go bars. Call it Eau de Patpong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 ... put a drop of Nam Pla in each bottle for that authentic aroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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