>The options were expensive 5 Spice packets for 24$ isnt what I consider cheap, given I eat for an entire week on ~20$, including a curry chicken dish. If I misunderstood(like veggies and beans are included), could you mention that in the product page?
Can you post or have you posted elsewhere how you eat on that budget?
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#52>The options were expensive 5 Spice packets for 24$ isnt what I consider cheap, given I eat for an entire week on ~20$, including a curry chicken dish. If I misunderstood(like veggies and beans are included), could you mention that in the product page?
Just milk and eggs are $20 week for me (5 eggs + 1.5 liter milk / day)
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#54How is this any different from MTR's line of products?[1] And given that MTR's products cost just $2.50 per pack where I currently live, $24 isn't exactly cheap. I haven't tasted your product, but I have tasted the MTR ones and they seem pretty authentic. And MTR being a very old, traditional brand, it's as authentic as it gets. Would love to hear about your differentiation strategy. [1] https://www.mtrfoods.com/prod…
Haven't tried any food from buttermilk, but if their shelf life is any indication their food is much fresher than MTRs. MTR's packets are good for at least a year (and taste like it - they are passable in a pinch but definitely have that preservative taste to them). I think buttermilk is competing with freshly made or restaurant quality food. Edit: was wrong about MTR using preservatives, but I've always found their…
https://www.mtrfoods.com/mtr_admin/data_content/products_gal...
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just milk and eggs are $20 week for me (5 eggs + 1.5 liter milk / day)
That's a lot of milk (and eggs) each day for one person. Doesn't it get boring? I find myself going off eggs really quickly...
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#56Re: Launch HN: The Buttermilk Company (YC S18) – Homemade Indian Food in 5 Minutes
#57>The options were expensive 5 Spice packets for 24$ isnt what I consider cheap, given I eat for an entire week on ~20$, including a curry chicken dish. If I misunderstood(like veggies and beans are included), could you mention that in the product page?
Just milk and eggs are $20 week for me (5 eggs + 1.5 liter milk / day)
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#58http://tastybite.com/products/
> The options were expensive, time-consuming, or tasted horrible.
Tasty bite tastes decent, takes 60-90 seconds to heat up, and costs about $3/package with no need for refrigeration.
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This seems like a YC to clone TastyBite without any differentiation beyond the nebulous "quality food".
So....
Are you telling me your quality is so much better a household staple of my life is going to be replaced for twice the price?
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https://www.amazon.com/Tasty-Bite-Chickpeas-Tomatoes-Microwa...
$15 for 6 packages / 60 oz.
https://thebuttermilkco.com/collections/singles/products/cha...
$13.50 for 3 packages / 30 oz(?)
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#59Mitraraman, The website has a really clean look - it makes the product seem delicious and authentic. The minimalist design compliments the minimalism of the product. I would be careful with identifying your target market. I live in Chicago, which I believe has one of the highest percentages of Indian immigrant populations in the nation. This might seem like your target market - but in fact the large percentage of imm…
That's a good point about the target market. There's definitely a sizable portion of immigrants who continue to cook from scratch. There's also an emerging part of the market who are first/second-generation and don't cook at home as often -- either because they don't know how, don't have all the ingredients on hand, or don't have the time/patience. We are aiming to serve this population, and also be a nice-to-have for the former group of people!
That is a great call out on the Upma and a mistake on our end (that we accidentally added last night!). We will fix this immediately. I also really like your feedback about putting all the ingredients and nutritional information on a single page. Thank you!
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#60This seems like you are working off of TastyBite's playbook: http://tastybite.com/products/ > The options were expensive, time-consuming, or tasted horrible. Tasty bite tastes decent, takes 60-90 seconds to heat up, and costs about $3/package with no need for refrigeration. --- This seems like a YC to clone TastyBite without any differentiation beyond the nebulous "quality food". So.... Are you telling me your qualit…
Costco in the Seattle area also now sells some tasty bite bulk packs.