Farm Rents Out Their Goats for Zoom Conference Calls at $6.80 Per 5 Minutes
Some farm ideas are cute, and some are so odd they practically market themselves. Cronkshaw Fold Farm in Rossendale, Lancashire, found that out after turning its goats into surprise guests for online meetings.
What started as a joke during the pandemic became a paid service, with people booking five-minute Zoom calls for $6.80 to have a goat pop into their conference call. The farm, which was dealing with financial pressure, ended up with a viral business that drew attention far beyond Lancashire.
Now the goats have their own little internet fame, and the story only gets stranger from there.
Of course, the idea was a joke at first. But the team at Cronkshaw Fold decided to put up a website and see what happened.
Well, the very next day, the farm received a flood of phone calls and emails, all from people interested in hiring the goats.
Before long, the wacky new business venture had managed to earn more than $68,000!
The goats had literally saved the farm and the jobs of many employees who otherwise would have had to be let go. People fell in love with the idea!
The farm offers seven goats to choose from. Lulu, Ozymandias, Lisa, Elizabeth, Lola, Margaret, and Sebastian are all available for appointments through the farm's website.
For just $6.80, you can have one of these adorable critters join your online meeting for five minutes.
The calls are not limited to Zoom either—Microsoft Teams, Skype, Google Hangouts, and some other video services are available.
People are loving it, and Dot says that one family, in particular, has been booking a chat with Marge every week.
There's no denying that the initiative spreads joy in these difficult times!
Here's how people reacted.
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