Have you ever fantasized about flipping over a table or desk because you're so frustrated or angry? Two Toronto entrepreneurs are offering people the chance to live out that dream, but without having to clean up the mess after.
Ye Olde Dandy's in Toronto's East Chinatown allows patrons the chance to flip a table stacked with items for price.
For $5, customers will get a basic table flip. For $10, the table will be stacked with standard items like a board game. For $20, customers get the works – a table stacked with breakable items like plates, glasses and cutlery.
Co-owner Matti McLean said that customer response so far has been positive.
"A lot of people have really enjoyed the idea of coming in and being able to unleash such a wave of emotion," he told CTV Toronto. "And it's just something fun and silly, and really engaging that we can do with other people."
The two said they got the idea from watching movies and TV shows, where characters often flip over tables out of anger or despair.
Co-owner Mo Riazi-Arasi said customers get great satisfaction from watching the items fly and smash to the ground.
"It's not just the anger, but it's also the adrenaline rush that you get from it as well, and then also things that make noise," he said.
Ye Olde Dandy's also has "mystery rooms." The rooms are similar to the increasingly popular "escape rooms," where a group of friends or strangers are locked in a room and must solve a series of challenges to get out. A mystery room adds additional storytelling elements.
