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Tell HN: Name on a Brick

3 points by HoldOnAMinute ↗ HN
I have always wanted to buy one of those bricks like at Disneyland, with my name on it. But the offer has never been presented to me. Someone should make a marketplace that aggregates all of the brick buying opportunities. I want my name to live on after I'm gone.

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Peroni
If your thought process is "someone should make X..." then your next thought should be "I should try and make X...".

Go give it a go and as a minimum, you'll learn something about why it doesn't already exist yet and in the best case scenario, you'll create something that lots of people find useful!

runjake
Actually, my very next thought would be "I should Google this to see if anyone does", because 95% of the time, someone already is.
pavel_lishin
> But the offer has never been presented to me.

Have you actively seeked out such an opportunity, or are you waiting for one to present itself?

HoldOnAMinute
Ok, I will call this out more explicitly. For years I had season passes to the park. I don't recall ever receiving an email, flyer, mailer, phone call, text, or fax soliciting one of these brick sales to me.

And before someone asks, this isn't restricted to the amusement park. Think schools, colleges, institutions near me, etc.

runjake
This service has already existed for centuries.

You would use an engraving service. Almost every town has one[1]. There are also online options[2].

1. https://www.google.com/search?q=brick+engraver+name_of_town&...

2. https://www.etsy.com/market/brick_engraver

HoldOnAMinute
Honestly, I think you missed the point. It's not about an Etsy brick. It's about it being in a place it could be seen.

I am surprised I had to call this out explicitly, given that I even listed the ones at Disneyland as an example.

swah
Your name lives forever on the orange site..
gus_massa
How much do you want to pay for it?