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Night-Time Office Plant Waterer

Offices pay a modest fee to have their interior plants watered and dusted after hours — a circular route of evening visits, no qualifications needed.

Startup Cost: Free Location: Local/Outdoors Difficulty: Easy Occasional pocket money Spare moments

Earning and time figures are our broad estimates, not guarantees — actual results depend on your area, your effort and demand.

Why it's left-field

Businesses spend thousands on planting but nobody on staff will admit to owning the watering can, so an outsider with a route of ten buildings is quietly essential.

How it works

  1. 1Walk your local business district and note offices with substantial plant displays.
  2. 2Offer a fortnightly evening visit at a small fixed fee per site.
  3. 3Cluster buildings into one circular route so an evening covers ten stops, not two.

Official platforms

  • Local office managers
  • Facilities management companies

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