Fresh air from Alberta Rockies for sale
By Trevor Robb, Edmonton Sun
First posted: Monday, August 31, 2015 11:54 AM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015 03:48 PM EDT
Two local entrepreneurs are filling a need by filling bottles with fresh air from the Alberta Rockies and selling them worldwide.
Business partners and cofounders of Vitality Air, Troy Paquette, 37, and Moses Lam, 30 stumbled across the idea of selling bottles of compressed air from Banff when they first tried to sell a Ziploc bag of air on eBay.
"The first one went for only 99 cents but then the second went for $168," said Lam.
Since beginning operations in November 2014, the company averages sales of 300 bottles per month. Lam says the company's main clients include buyers from China, Israel, Turkey, India, Dubai, and in areas of the world where the air quality is low --the company has also sold a bottle to one customer in Calgary.
A bottle of fresh Banff air goes for $15 a pop and contains at least 150 inhalations worth of air, though Lam says they have field tested bottles that exceed 200 inhalations.
But how exactly do they get the air in the bottle?
"That's sort of our trade secret, but I can assure you we don't just sit outside and wave our hands in the air. It's a tedious process, we're out there for roughly 10 hours capturing air," said Lam, adding the fresh air is brought back in bulk and then bottled individually whenever a purchase is confirmed.
The company also sells bottled oxygen, a product which has proven popular with athletes.
"Whether you're training, or doing yoga, it helps to give you that extra jolt," said Lam.
For more information Oxygen In A Can and Air Products | Vitality Air.
Hannah Lam holds a can of Vitality Air. (Supplied)
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By Trevor Robb, Edmonton Sun
First posted: Monday, August 31, 2015 11:54 AM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015 03:48 PM EDT
Two local entrepreneurs are filling a need by filling bottles with fresh air from the Alberta Rockies and selling them worldwide.
Business partners and cofounders of Vitality Air, Troy Paquette, 37, and Moses Lam, 30 stumbled across the idea of selling bottles of compressed air from Banff when they first tried to sell a Ziploc bag of air on eBay.
"The first one went for only 99 cents but then the second went for $168," said Lam.
Since beginning operations in November 2014, the company averages sales of 300 bottles per month. Lam says the company's main clients include buyers from China, Israel, Turkey, India, Dubai, and in areas of the world where the air quality is low --the company has also sold a bottle to one customer in Calgary.
A bottle of fresh Banff air goes for $15 a pop and contains at least 150 inhalations worth of air, though Lam says they have field tested bottles that exceed 200 inhalations.
But how exactly do they get the air in the bottle?
"That's sort of our trade secret, but I can assure you we don't just sit outside and wave our hands in the air. It's a tedious process, we're out there for roughly 10 hours capturing air," said Lam, adding the fresh air is brought back in bulk and then bottled individually whenever a purchase is confirmed.
The company also sells bottled oxygen, a product which has proven popular with athletes.
"Whether you're training, or doing yoga, it helps to give you that extra jolt," said Lam.
For more information Oxygen In A Can and Air Products | Vitality Air.
Hannah Lam holds a can of Vitality Air. (Supplied)
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