million dollar idea #1: death becomes a salesman

this is my first entry of a series of my so-called million dollar ideas. in other words, if you pursue any of my money making ideas you'll be sure to make a million dollars.

here we go. in the early 90's while attending a local junior college, i would travel through a narrow congested road. during this commute i noticed a lot of elderly people standing by their mailboxes waiting for the traffic to die down so they can scurry on to the road and check their mail. one day i was thinking if those poor souls would just get mailboxes with a back door then they wouldn't have to risk their lives to check their mail.

hello millions of bucks. of course any person can go down to their local hardware store and purchase a roadside mailbox with two doors or make a back door for their existing box. but if an infomercial is developed that suggests to the viewer if they don't buy this two doored mailbox they will die, well you'll be rich in no time.

INT:

frail old woman speaking with her grandson on the phone.

grandson:

“Grandma I mailed you a birthday card. Did you get it?”

grandmother:

“I don't know Billy. I haven't checked the mail.”

grandson:

“Please Grandma check the mail now.”

grandmother:

“I have to wait until the traffic isn't so busy.”

grandson:

“Check the mail now you old bag or I will hate you forever!”

EXT:

old woman with walker creeps to her mailbox by a busy street. she waits to see a break in the traffic then makes her move. out from nowhere a tractor trailer comes barreling down the road. horn blows. tires squeal. a thud. letters, cards, and walker go flying through the air.

FADE OUT

yeah baby! i see the green already!