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Show HN: 1dollarthings.com – an internet dollar store
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#12I can't check your site because it's throwing an application error, but Ali Express has many sub-1USD things, even with postage, and also has an affiliate scheme.
A propos nothing, the cheapest thing I've found, ordered, had delivered and found useful was a Raspberry Pi camera mount for 0.19GBP (~0.27USD) shipped. Astonishing and a bit shameful.
Re: Show HN: 1dollarthings.com – an internet dollar store
#13I can't check your site because it's throwing an application error, but Ali Express has many sub-1USD things, even with postage, and also has an affiliate scheme. A propos nothing, the cheapest thing I've found, ordered, had delivered and found useful was a Raspberry Pi camera mount for 0.19GBP (~0.27USD) shipped. Astonishing and a bit shameful. http://www.aliexpress.com
Did you look for each one? Or is there a filter for that.
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#14nice, but you need a server for more than one dollar for this website
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
What do you mean by "affiliate data feeds"? I am using live API calls. Is that what you mean?
I consumed product data feeds from companies that ran affiliate programs through companies like Commission Junction, filtered/stored the product data offline, indexed it, and displayed it in any number of ways through the web. In retrospect, I should have spent more time marketing the site and getting feedback from users instead of focusing on the technical infrastructure :-)
Yeah, but where's the fun in that!
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#16One issue that I have here, and I can't view it because the site is down, is that shipping will probably make any of these things not worth buying. Most $1 things aren't worth shipping. Unless you filter for only free shipping?
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#17Why did you choose a Pinterest-style list rather than a sequences of rectangle boxes and pagination? Sometimes the Javascript breaks when scrolling down (I assume because the server returns a 500 on the response). A refresh would fix it, but since it doesn't know what "page" I'm on, I'm brought back to the top. It's also really slow on my mobile device and old-ish computer, while it's just a handful of images and text.
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#18I can't check your site because it's throwing an application error, but Ali Express has many sub-1USD things, even with postage, and also has an affiliate scheme. A propos nothing, the cheapest thing I've found, ordered, had delivered and found useful was a Raspberry Pi camera mount for 0.19GBP (~0.27USD) shipped. Astonishing and a bit shameful. http://www.aliexpress.com
I've written a blog post on that very subject. Turns out you can have a $0.03 item mailed to you, including shipping, from China!
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#19Site is down but based on the domain and your description, I like where your head is at. Limiting it to $1 items might be too low IMO. One place I enjoy browsing is this subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonunder5
Pretty cool thing to exist, but I'm going stay away in effort to keep my life clutter free and junk drawer somewhat empty.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I consumed product data feeds from companies that ran affiliate programs through companies like Commission Junction, filtered/stored the product data offline, indexed it, and displayed it in any number of ways through the web. In retrospect, I should have spent more time marketing the site and getting feedback from users instead of focusing on the technical infrastructure :-)
Yeah, but where's the fun in that!
The fun in that is gone, it has trickled into your wallet.