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Re: Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

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Post by jaep1 »

murphyslab wrote: post #203

Noticing all of the Costco hot dog listings on the map reminds me: There's also an incentive for businesses to pose as users and misreport prices of competitors. My local Costco gas station constantly has a set of users misreporting the price of fuel, reporting the price as several cents higher than in actuality, seemingly in order to prevent consumers from refueling there. Something to watch out for.

Wow, thank you. Yes, we do have data validation and limit amount of update new users can do, but I should definitely think ahead to set some healthy boudaries.

Re: Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

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Post by jaep1 »

laylower wrote: post #220

What tech did you use? Are you caching the locations? Are you using google data but openstreetmap?

NodeJS + React + TypeScript + Tailwind on vercel, locations are cached, and we are using google maps api and data. It is expensive.. but I think its most polished and familiar with useres (better user experience)

Re: Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

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Post by jaep1 »

sifarhub_com wrote: post #204

I checked and will stat from positive that it looks cool although it feels confusing seeing so much things on map. can it be like remove all other things than road . just keep road so only visible thing would be path and the food address. also I tried with email login but magic link never sent to email. also it would be great if you integrate with food delivery people and also show there rates od delivery . because t…

Thank you! You are the second person who said email would not come.. can you share what email service you used so I can check it myself as well? (I tried twice using my alias emails, and it worked both times)

Food delivery option and fees will be added to dev que!

Re: Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

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Post by jaep1 »

astura wrote: post #214
jaep1 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good question! Good : Google Review 4.2 with 500+ reviews Meal : Proper meal that can qualify as lunch or dinner But honestly... not fulfilling all the requirement just yet >_<

Dude, I don't exactly live out in the middle of nowhere but I don't think any restaurants in my area have 500+ reviews. You're only allowing big cities with that requirement. EDIT: I spot checked and the only places with over 500 reviews are two places that have been open since the 70s. My favorite locations all have less.

No problem, it was only for my initial seed data. I just set hard requirement so I don't have any "bad" recommandation for users coming in. There are no limit for user submission at this time =)

Re: Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

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Post by jaep1 »

L-patpat wrote: post #199

Would you mind sharing where you got this food data? I wanted to create maps labeling free parking areas, yet I can’t get access to the required geospatial data.

I used Google API / Yelp API to get top food reviewed places (4.2 star and 500+ reviews) and let used Claude API to review individual listing and menus twice. Google API has free API offered when you first start ($300) so you can try it out!

Re: Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

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Post by jaep1 »

krystalgamer wrote: post #213

cool concept, seems like also a good way to avoid touristy places :) how do you verify the prices btw? even yesterday I'd check a place that had their own website with menu and when I arrived there the prices were ~10-15% higher. noped out of there real quick.

I have used Google API / Yelp AP and filtered them rigorously.. Most of them I personally found and updated by researching. AND prices is always increasing.. like almost every month. That's the season we are living in, constant inflation T-T

So that is my biggest task, how to keep the prices fresh. So many good suggestions made from this forum which is super helpful =)

Re: Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

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Post by HDThoreaun »

gnopgnip wrote: post #168
mkw5053 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah a quick glance and none of the ones I saw around my office are meals. I'm honestly not sure a $10 meal exists in SF anymore...

El farolito is 9.75 for a big burrito Saigon sandwich is $5.50 for Bahn mi

if only farolito was good
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