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Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by LegitShady »

bmmayer1 wrote: post #164
LegitShady wrote: post #146

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I don't really understand how this could ever be a $1b business, or how that relates to the salt joke.

Could be...think about this: a niche search engine that tells you which individual products are in stock, and where they are, could be very valuable indeed. How many times have you thought, "I need to buy an X right now, but I don't know which store(s) carry it?"

but similar sites already exist, and 99% of the time this question can be answered by putting the product X into google with your city name/country name if you're willing to have it shipped.

It could become some niche search engine but I don't see any money at all involved. Nobody is earning commission on half a loaf of bread. There's no money there. There are already store stock tracking websites for many profitable products (like photography equipment) and general search. The half a loaf of bread niche is a guarantee that there's no money in this particular site.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by dwringer »

nonamenoslogan wrote: post #136
runnerup wrote: post #93

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It varies state-to-state. Texas allows "2-for-$2" and "1-for-$1.50" in the same store at the same time.

This is pretty common in Idaho too, 2 for $2.22 or a single for $1.79 is the 20oz soda deal in just about every convenience store.

Whoa, 2 for $2.22 is something I haven't seen for 15 years here in northern WV. Usually like 2.19 for one, and two is pushing $3.75 now (maybe $3.50 if you're a rewards member).

I suppose we have excise taxes to thank for that.

They do seem quite at liberty to put signs that say 2/3.50 and then have the individual price listed higher beside it.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by malermeister »

mirker wrote: post #101
ascar wrote: post #81

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> That's a sourdough bread, right? Yes, the one I linked is made out of sourdough, which is a sign of quality here. Though, we do also have the same style of bread without sourdough.

There is “artisan” bread, made by hand, which is the round kind. Then there is “sandwich bread”, which is the rectangular kind. Ingredients: Artisan bread is usually just flour, water, salt, yeast (sourdough is just flour and water, too). Sandwich bread can include milk or other fats to make it softer and is more of a “cake”. In industrial settings, there are a lot of preservatives included in the sandwich bread. Mix…

> Also, there are flours, like rye, which have to be made with sandwich-type methods. These flours don’t have enough gluten to hold shape on their own.

The bread parent linked (and most German breads for that matter) is a rye bread!

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by cjhveal »

dash2 wrote: post #170

In Scotland, "half a loaf" means a loaf. That is, "half a loaf" means an entire loaf; a whole loaf. I once had this explained to me at greatly repetitive length by a drunk man with an incomprehensible Glasgow accent, so you can be sure it is true.

Was curious about the etymology so looked it up. Seems like half-loaf referred to the fact that it weighed 2 pounds, half the standard "quartern" 4lb round loaf which was typically sold in quarters.

https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/half

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by HWR_14 »

LukeBMM wrote: post #162
HWR_14 wrote: post #131

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If you only buy one type of white wine, boom solved.

The only problem in this scenario is being the type of person who always drinks the same wine.

In fairness, you'd be the type of person who always drinks the same white wine at a time. Presumably every 4 or so bottles you would run out of ice cubes and could switch. You also could have a variety of red wines available.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by bee_rider »

hnlmorg wrote: post #54
notwhereyouare wrote: post #40

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Some stores allow for buy one get one as buy one for 1/2 off. Some stores don’t. They make you buy both to get the deal

I remember that after I moved house I needed to buy 5 new energy saving light bulbs. The store near me had an offer: > £1 each or 4 for £5 I checked with the floor manager if that was accurate and how could I buy 5. Turns out I had to do it in two different transactions. Moral of this story is: store promotions often don't make much sense.

Did you decide to pay £5 or £6?

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by InCityDreams »

dheera wrote: post #148
bmmayer1 wrote: post #16

Mel Brooks joke: a man in a deli notices that there's nothing but salt on every shelf. He asks the shopkeeper if he sells a lot of salt. The shopkeeper says "If I sell a bag of salt a week I'm lucky. But the guy who sells me salt, boy, can he sell salt!" This is a great idea that "doesn't scale" and could one day be a $1B business. Well done!

I see a new dating app in the making ... match people who want half loaves with others who want half loaves and send them out to buy a full loaf together.

There are two halves to every half loaf, as well as the various quantities in beween. Matching karen who has eaten the first half, with Darren who has 9 (of the original 29 slices) left with BillyJoeJimBob who has eaten 'every other slice' sounds ike a nightmare....but so much like real loaf....i mean life.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by perlgeek »

mirker wrote: post #101
ascar wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> That's a sourdough bread, right? Yes, the one I linked is made out of sourdough, which is a sign of quality here. Though, we do also have the same style of bread without sourdough.

There is “artisan” bread, made by hand, which is the round kind. Then there is “sandwich bread”, which is the rectangular kind. Ingredients: Artisan bread is usually just flour, water, salt, yeast (sourdough is just flour and water, too). Sandwich bread can include milk or other fats to make it softer and is more of a “cake”. In industrial settings, there are a lot of preservatives included in the sandwich bread. Mix…

> Mixing: Artisan bread is mixed by hand.

Do you really mean mixing, or rather kneading?

Kneading bread is very hard work; occasionally I do it for a single loaf, but it really doesn't scale above 1 or 2 loaves. Even artisinal bakeries have machines for it.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by bmmayer1 »

LegitShady wrote: post #171
bmmayer1 wrote: post #164

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could be...think about this: a niche search engine that tells you which individual products are in stock, and where they are, could be very valuable indeed. How many times have you thought, "I need to buy an X right now, but I don't know which store(s) carry it?"

but similar sites already exist, and 99% of the time this question can be answered by putting the product X into google with your city name/country name if you're willing to have it shipped. It could become some niche search engine but I don't see any money at all involved. Nobody is earning commission on half a loaf of bread. There's no money there. There are already store stock tracking websites for many profitable…

For in person shopping I don't believe this exists. But look I said it "could" be a $billion company. This sort of project looks a lot like early versions of what eventually become $BBB companies. No one can predict the future.
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