Seems like they felt the squeeze after that expose
And now it's time for a liquidation
Juicero Is Shutting Down
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#32AvE tore one of their machines down awhile back[0]. It's so over engineered, I was wondering how they'd ever make money back with their business model. [0] https://youtu.be/_Cp-BGQfpHQ
He sums this up well [1] (paraphrasing):
> This is what you get with no constraints. Building something that lasts and doesn't break the bank is what's hard. This thing will last forever, but it's a machine to squeeze pre-masticated fruit in a plastic bag that costs $400.
I've watched this before and just skipped through to find that bit, but I'm fairly certain he also mentions at one point how they're almost certainly selling the juicer itself at a loss, which makes the whole thing that much more absurd.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Did you just call pressed veggies and fruits sugary drinks? Pressed fruits at least, are sugary drinks. Anyone who's calorie conscious is probably wary (as a calorie counter I know I am).
yup pressing/blending fruits destroys any nutritional value. You're left with basically sugar water. Yes it's "natural sugar", but it's still not the healthy food people make it out to be.
> yup pressing/blending fruits destroys any nutritional value.
Pressing (but not blending) leaves some of the good bits (including bits that mitigate some of the adverse effects of sugars) behind, but it does not destroy the nutritional value, as many of the important micronutrients of the fruit are retained in the juice.
Hyperbole isn't helpful here.
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#34It was a product solving a problem few people had, at a price point few people could justify for a one-purpose device.
That the founders and the dialogue around it were all aspirational BS just exasperated the problem. It felt like it was constantly pitching a lifestyle very few people have, want or care about.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
yup pressing/blending fruits destroys any nutritional value. You're left with basically sugar water. Yes it's "natural sugar", but it's still not the healthy food people make it out to be.
Wouldn't chewing fruit destroy all nutritional value as well, if that were true?
You eat the fiber when you chew the fruit, when you press it the fiber is left in the pouch.
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#36Seems like they felt the squeeze after that expose
I don't think the expose changed much. They would've died anyway. The product was a joke.
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#37It is a shame that Juicero could not develop a product with a lower price point that could reach a much broader marketplace. With the initial price point they should have clearly seen that their customer pool was going to be smaller than that of a lower cost product. It seems that they did not have enough time and money to right their ship. It is sad to see a dream die even if you don't agree with the product or busi…
> It is sad to see a dream die even if you don't agree with the product or business plan.
Why is that sad? They were trying to solve some made-up problem in a way that would have wasted resources and created a lot of waste. They didn't do this to make the world a better place, their goal was to get rich (which isn't immoral by itself), so why should we – as a society or as individuals – be sad that they failed?
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#38Seems like they felt the squeeze after that expose
Their grapes have soured, but I'm glad I didn't buy one of their lemons ;-)
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#39Are they shutting down using a super-complicated completely over engineered method of shutting down, or the regular way?
Like hiring an expensive PR firm to write your shutdown notice?
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Did you just call pressed veggies and fruits sugary drinks? Pressed fruits at least, are sugary drinks. Anyone who's calorie conscious is probably wary (as a calorie counter I know I am).
yup pressing/blending fruits destroys any nutritional value. You're left with basically sugar water. Yes it's "natural sugar", but it's still not the healthy food people make it out to be.
yup pressing/blending fruits destroys any nutritional value
That is utter nonsense.
Yes, whole fruit is healthier than blended fruit or juice. No, that does not mean there is no nutritional value.