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Re: Show HN: Fresh baked bread, delivered to your door via SMS

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Post by koliber »

silencio wrote: post #29
getbreadbox wrote: post #2

Hi 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…

(I live in SF) You should list some of the bakers you get bread from on the site/signup and not just in the app. I'm hesitating signing up because I have no real interest in bread delivery unless it's from certain bakeries that I know are worth the extra effort over buying a loaf of Acme bread or whatever at the local Safeway or corner market. Like Josey Baker and Arizmendi, which I see in the screenshots. And even t…

I would be willing to risk $6 one time to test out the service. If the bread wows me, I would not care which bakery the bread came from. If it underwhelms, I have not lost that much.

Re: Show HN: Fresh baked bread, delivered to your door via SMS

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Post by muraiki »

wikwocket wrote: post #24

This is a fun idea, and you have a great landing page for it. I hope it takes off! That said, the idea delivering just bread leaves a dry taste in my mouth (ha ha). I rarely get to work thinking, "You know what I'd like? A loaf of plain bread!" Have you considered including bagels, butter or spreads, fresh fruit, etc, for people wanting to provide breakfast for the office?

There are some breads that are simply delicious meals in themselves. A local bakery makes this, which I can joyfully eat by itself for a meal: http://www.mediterrabakehouse.com/mtathosfirebread.html

That being said, having some good dipping oil and olives doesn't hurt. :)

Re: Show HN: Fresh baked bread, delivered to your door via SMS

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Post by silencio »

koliber wrote: post #31
silencio wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(I live in SF) You should list some of the bakers you get bread from on the site/signup and not just in the app. I'm hesitating signing up because I have no real interest in bread delivery unless it's from certain bakeries that I know are worth the extra effort over buying a loaf of Acme bread or whatever at the local Safeway or corner market. Like Josey Baker and Arizmendi, which I see in the screenshots. And even t…

I would be willing to risk $6 one time to test out the service. If the bread wows me, I would not care which bakery the bread came from. If it underwhelms, I have not lost that much.

It's not the $6+ or the service as much as it is my existing bread preferences. Like if all they did was offer Firebrand bread you couldn't pay me to buy that or spend my time even looking at the service, whereas I would pay $15 for a loaf of Tartine delivered within a couple hours in a heartbeat.

Maybe it's because I have such a high standard for bread at my table (my roommate is a foodie too and I can go to Thorough Bread & Pastry, Bi-Rite Market, or Tartine in 10 minutes... or I can bake my own sour sourdough in 30) but knowing where the bread comes from interests me more than what varieties are offered or how convenient the service is.

But I say this as someone that just baked a loaf of beer+cheddar+mustard bread and I smell like pure deliciousness that you can't buy from a delivery service, so maybe the service isn't for me.

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