Could a sweet voice from a human ease your daily battle of getting out of bed in the morning? For most young Chinese, the answer is yes, as “human morning call” has emerged as a new service that is a salvation for many suffering from morning misery.
In fact, many have already sensed the business opportunity from people who have problems getting up early (known as Zao Qi Kun Nan Hu), and China’s e-commerce platform Taobao turns out to be the place where you can find some unusual services like this one.
It is reported that there have been dozens of merchants providing a wake-up call service with over 54,000 people searching “human morning call” on the online marketplace in 2021. Some shops saw up to 1,000 orders within a month, showing a great demand for such a service.
The price of the service ranges between 5 to 15 RMB ($0.79 to $2.36) per call, with a higher cost for earlier time slots, while weekly and monthly package services are available at the cost of dozens and hundreds of RMB respectively. Like a phone alarm buzzer, a snooze call is also part of the service, with a second call following a few minutes later.
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