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Show HN: I built a free app for New Yorkers to save money on groceries

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Re: Show HN: I built a free app for New Yorkers to save money on groceries

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FYI, your data has closed stores. For example, the Trader Joe's on 72nd and Broadway in NYC is currently closed (and has been for a month), but I am pointed there to get the cheapest milk (which was true when they were open) :)

Thanks for this! I'm going to review that right now. But glad to get a validation that it was true when they were open :D

Re: Show HN: I built a free app for New Yorkers to save money on groceries

#12

Do NYC grocery stores publish pricing info in an easily accessible format?

No. CC: the last issue I'm mentioning. The extraction cadence is incredibly convoluted and irregular - normalizing the data collection into 1 readable normalized format is the hardest part. I'm wondering if anyone else has faced an issue like this, and weather coverage or fresh data is of priority.

Re: Show HN: I built a free app for New Yorkers to save money on groceries

#13

Near and dear to my heart. Would be very hard to add but there's a sensational operation called Mr. Mango (bet the OP has heard of them). Don't know how exactly they do it but Mr (Mango|Lime|Kiwi) sells fresh (often organic) produce at 30% market rate. Big case of strawberries for 99 cents type thing.

:O

I think I can make it work. I'm gonna have to reach out to their owner and see if we can get the ball rolling. Lol.

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