Interesting idea, hope you do well.
Show HN: Fresh baked bread, delivered to your door via SMS
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#12I would love this type of service but with food catered to individuals with gluten-intolerance or celiac disease.
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#13I would love this type of service but with food catered to individuals with gluten-intolerance or celiac disease.
That's definitely on our minds, and we certainly plan to include some g-free breads from time to time. What other foods would you like to see?
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#14Looks like a great idea and I signed up to be notified if/when you'll be launching in Vancouver, B.C.!
The price also seems reasonable - we use Cobs Bread for our fresh bread, and a loaf is between $4 and $6.
But I'm curious why SMS was chosen, instead of through a web app? Is the purchase charged through the phone bill this way?
And how will the product be packaged in order to prevent squirrels or other animals from taking a bite if the customer isn't home?
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#15Hi HN! We're still working hard on finishing up the tech behind this, as well as locking in partnerships with a few more bakeries before we launch with a small group of early customers, but I wanted to post here and gauge interest among the HN folks in SF. We have about 300 people on our email list so far, and will try to keep our launch small so we can deliver top-notch service, but please sign up if you are interes…
It was common to have your milk delivered every morning until a few decades ago(in the UK at last), with some milk men also doing eggs, butter, orange juice etc.
They have mostly died out. Have you explored why and what you will do to succeed when these people have closed their businesses?
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#166 dollars for a loaf a bread! hahah!
It's a markup, but $6 really isn't much considering it's delivered to your door. People have made similar dismissive statements about a lot of the to-your-door service startups, but the market is flourishing.
They're probably saying it from places where $6 is a lot for bread, even delivered.
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#17Hi HN! We're still working hard on finishing up the tech behind this, as well as locking in partnerships with a few more bakeries before we launch with a small group of early customers, but I wanted to post here and gauge interest among the HN folks in SF. We have about 300 people on our email list so far, and will try to keep our launch small so we can deliver top-notch service, but please sign up if you are interes…
Looks like an interesting service. I'll have to wait until you guys make it to Boston.
On a side note: The picture at the bottom.. isn't it from Scribe Winery? The tasting there was a great experience.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
The bread we're selling retails for $5 to $7 at local markets, so there isn't much difference in price. If you're comparing to Wonderbread, then sure $6 is pricy – but it's tough to find a quality loaf of bread on the day it was baked for under $5. Thank you for the feedback – we know this isn't for everyone, but we're hoping to offer the best quality at a price that compares to retail.
If you think your only competition is Wonderbread, then that makes sense. However, there are places like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods that offer bakery fresh high quality bread that isn't "tough to find" - they're everywhere.
I live in a town of 120k. We have neither - the nearest Whole Foods is over 75 miles away, and the nearest Trader Joe's is farther.
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#19I'm really curious why you have chosen delivery by reply (if that wasn't a term before, now it is), and if the reply is parsed automatically. If so, I predict plenty of costumers incorrectly spelling Focaccia and what other fancy bread names there may be, and not getting delivery.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you think your only competition is Wonderbread, then that makes sense. However, there are places like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods that offer bakery fresh high quality bread that isn't "tough to find" - they're everywhere.
I live in a town of 120k. We have neither - the nearest Whole Foods is over 75 miles away, and the nearest Trader Joe's is farther.
..and this service won't be available in your area any time soon, either.