A Furry store

[Van_Fox]

There are many stores out there that get good business even though the target cosumers are only a handful of people. There are very few goths in vancouver, trust me, ive been goth and the clothes they sell there ive only seen on a few people. Like the long trench coats with belts and all that. I think ive only seen one person wearing one. Plus its empty everytime I go there XD I think a furry store centered around lower BC would survive. Just look at how many lower BC furries are on this forum XD Theyd get pretty good businness. Cant say for sure until they try.

[Unition]

Goths were annexed in the emo wars of 2005, which were in turn conquered by the hipsters of 2008.

As for opening a furry store, it would only make sense to open a brick-and-mortar furry store if you think there is an untapped pool of furries walking around without access to the internet.  An online store would have much less overhead - if you start doing well you can always expand by bringing product to cons and so on.

[Tai]

Though the store would be spending a lot on air conditioning and fans to keep all the people cool if they are trying on fursuits.

[Sairys]

plus to start a mascot/fursuit rental shop / furry store you would need starting money.

[Vanilla Skunk]

There already is a bunch of stores that sell and rent mascot costumes.

If you start online and eventually expand by making a storefront somewhere, even as a basement suite business, eventually moving into strip mall space, that should work, since you already have customers.  They can pick up their order and check other stuff out while they're there.

[Van_Fox]

See felixs got the right idea. And if they get more business, they could sell other furry items.

[Zythren]

It'd be nice to see a store selling *cool* and very well-made tails and such for once.
It'd be nice if tails and ears and such became a normal part of fashion. That would be interesting to see. And awesome. 8)

[Sairys]

See felixs got the right idea. And if they get more business, they could sell other furry items.

to have an online rental store for mascot/fursuits you still need starting money, at least 10K. Fursuits arent cheap and cant just have one piece of merchandise. You would need around 3-10+ of assorted types & sizes.

[Vanilla Skunk]

I don't think an online fursuit rental would go over very well at all without a physical store.  You need to pay a deposit, and you need to make sure it fits before you can rent it.

But like I said, mascot costume rental stores already exist.  I rented a grey wolf in 2002.

[Van_Fox]

The thing is though, regular costume rental stores wouldnt do so well with most furries. Because they wanna be there fursona and its hard for me to find a fox suit that looks like me lol

[Zetta]

That would be pretty awesome but sadly, we're just not mainstream enough. A store that sold only furry stuff would never make it. in Vancouver especially because the rents so high for commercial space :c. Maybe if there was a really successful online furry store everything furry to every furry they might open one or two IRL locations?

All that aside, WHAT SHOULD WE NAME OUR FANTASY FURRY STORE? :D

I represent the rent is too damn high party.

the most i'd imagine to see about a furry store would be like a stand at a con or something online like said above.
its easier/less chance of us wasting way too much money on something with such a small market.

[Vanilla Skunk]

Just so you know, there is no way in hell anyone anywhere will have your fursonna for rent unless your fursonna happens to be generic. 

Your only option otherwise is purchase, and at that point you may as well go to your favourite fursuit artist/upholsterer.