Sales of luxe doomsday bunkers up 1000%
 

http://m.current.com/news/93098990_sales-of-luxe-doomsday-bunkers-up-1-000.htm


NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A devastating earthquake strikes Japan. A massive tsunami kills thousands. Fears of a nuclear meltdown run rampant. Bloodshed and violence escalate in Libya.

And U.S. companies selling doomsday bunkers are seeing sales skyrocket anywhere from 20% to 1,000%.
Northwest Shelter Systems, which offers shelters ranging in price from $200,000 to $20 million, has seen sales surge 70% since the uprisings in the Middle East, with the Japanese earthquake only spurring further interest. In hard numbers, that's 12 shelters already booked when the company normally sells four shelters per year.

"Sales have gone through the roof, to the point where we are having trouble keeping up," said Northwest Shelter Systems owner Kevin Thompson.

UndergroundBombShelter.com, which sells portable shelters, bomb shelters and underground bunkers, has seen inquiries soar 400% since the Japanese earthquake. So far sales of its $9,500 nuclear biological chemical shelter tents are at an all-time high -- with four sold in California last week, compared to about one a month normally.

Hardened Structures said inquiries have shot up about 20% since the earthquake -- particularly for its apocalyptic 2012 shelters, radiation-protection tents, and nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) air filters.
Interesting article

Anyone down for a group buy ?
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link doesnt work for me

Sales sky rocket? 1000% is not that much if its just a couple sales LOL

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do you understand the function of percentages?

actually he does lol, i think you got it wrong.

for example, if previously they were selling 1 bunker per year, and now the sales % went up a 1,000%, that means they're selling 10 per year.

Rs group buy?
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even if the company two more shelters, they'd be at 50% increase in annual sales, or if we average out their normal four shelters per year to 1 per quarter and they had sold 1 more shelter they'd have already doubled their quarterly sales. Besides this will most likely make little to no difference in the long run.

so are we talking about financial percentages or survival of a possible apocalypse?

None of neither, its snake oil of an idea.
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says the guy who fails to understand.

lol people wont even know how to use these bunkers until its too late

I want to see pictures of what these 10-20 million dollar bunkers look like

ah there was a show on natgeo or discovery.. one of those sci channels that was about these apocalypse shelters

and one of the ones shown (a luxury unit) was built on a cliff-top by the shore lol; i know that doesn't mean anything concrete it just seems hilarious because the area looks like it's ready to go with a little earthquake

want to see pics of bunkers!

I'm in the engineering industry for 3D modelling I'm in need of a new job.
I guess I'll contact these guys and see what kind of work they are looking for.

Seems like something fun to play around with, for a while anyways.

i'd rather die than be stuck in a bunker with 3000 other dudes







....maybe i'll get one just for me, crayongirl, newgirl, and cbcgurl :fullofwin:

*sigh*

Rs group sell??@!?

Lets make RS bunkers and sell them :fullofwin:

It's the 1950's all over again!

I found mine

http://i55.tinypic.com/dw6i4y.jpg
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You didn't get ANY of their names right. :failed:

what's your point? some companies have low inventory turnovers, that doesn't make them any less profitable than a company with a conventional turnover rate.

I'm down :)

when your done with it, you can salvage it for 100% of its cost.

just do what indiana jones did. use your fridge if theres a nuke comming your way............