{"about":{"summary":"A directory of side businesses that real people say they run, each summarized in our words and linked to its public source.","notes":["Sources are public, first-person accounts: interviews, podcasts and community threads.","Cost, time and the other tags are machine estimates, each with a confidence score.","Income figures are the owner's own claim. We don't verify them."],"how_to_cite":"Link the idea page and its source. Call income figures the owner's unverified claim, and cost and time estimates."},"idea":{"slug":"imported-perfume-vending-machines-549d8f","title":"Imported perfume vending machines","summary":"The operator imports vending machines that dispense perfume and places them in venues. Sales come from customers buying from the machines. The owner dropped it as too much hassle.","url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/imported-perfume-vending-machines-549d8f","markdown_url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/imported-perfume-vending-machines-549d8f.md","tags":{"category":{"value":"rentals","label":"Rentals and assets","confidence":0.68},"earns_from":{"value":"one-time","label":"One-time sales","confidence":0.79},"startup_cost_estimate":{"value":"over-10k","label":"Over $10k","confidence":0.62},"time_estimate":{"value":"few-hours","label":"A few hours a week","confidence":0.39},"where":{"value":"in-person","label":"In person","confidence":0.64},"needs_coding":{"value":false,"confidence":0.99}},"owner_reported":{"text":"Self-reported by Chris Koerner: six figures in a short period, profitable, then dropped.","verified":false},"source":{"publication":"The Koerner Office","title":"My 2025 Profit Reveal: A Full Breakdown of Every Income Stream (Ep. #261)","url":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-koerner-office-busines-122703944/episode/my-2025-profit-reveal-a-full-breakdown-of-every-income-streamep-261-315163124/","person":"Chris Koerner","host":"Chris Koerner","date":"2025-12-30"},"owner_site":null}}