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I ordered from the website, and got no confirmation email or acknowledgement SMS. No indication of whether this is a one-time thing or a repeat order. I'd stay away from this service until it gets more polished. update: I e-mailed customer support and Soham replied. I'm grateful for the reply.
I love saag and I love the idea. Is $12-$14 per portion not too high of a price-point for SF? Given a 500 kcal portion, I would guess that is a higher per-cal cost than a takeaway saag dish in my area. I assume most San Franciscans and I are like-minded: if we can get the same thing delivered for less than your service, we will. I have never seen seitan saag offered at any restaurants near me, but I love seitan. I ev…
I ordered from the website, and got no confirmation email or acknowledgement SMS. No indication of whether this is a one-time thing or a repeat order. I'd stay away from this service until it gets more polished. update: I e-mailed customer support and Soham replied. I'm grateful for the reply.
Hi, sorry about the confusion, I think we emailed you back. At the moment we're only doing one-time orders, you'll have to re-order each week.
“They taste absolutely terrible” That’s your opinion, I personally think it tastes great and haven’t had issues drinking it over the past 4 years. Given that Soylent has continues to grow signals that other consumers agree (investors also agree given they’ve raised $50m led google ventures). Also your product costs $12 per 500 cal (vs. $2.42 for 400cal for soylent) which is a huge selling point for people that drink…
Soylent growing and getting more funding doesn't necessarily mean people like its taste, it means that it solves a problem better than some other competing products for some customers.
Two thoughts: First, $12/pound is too expensive. Yes, I know you've got delivery and other costs, and it's best to start high. But know you'll need to reduce the price over time. Second, consider pitching this to the keto market. Spinach + fat is a great keto item. It's really hard to order keto-friendly takeout. Might fill a niche.
$12 for 500 calories. That is barely enough calories for lunch.
I love saag and I love the idea. Is $12-$14 per portion not too high of a price-point for SF? Given a 500 kcal portion, I would guess that is a higher per-cal cost than a takeaway saag dish in my area. I assume most San Franciscans and I are like-minded: if we can get the same thing delivered for less than your service, we will. I have never seen seitan saag offered at any restaurants near me, but I love seitan. I ev…
I am a little fuzzy on the difference between saag and palak. I frequently order something with one or the other in the name at a restaurant, and it's generally ok, but some places I like it much better than others. Some recipes seem like they must have more cream or butter, and some are darker and more oily and have more spinach. I prefer the latter, but I'm not sure what ingredients this is reflective of or if it h…
The quality of these dishes does vary widely from establishment to establishment, despite sharing the same basic construction.
If you want a more oil-based Saag, take a look at our Saag tofu, which is dairy-free.
I love saag and I love the idea. Is $12-$14 per portion not too high of a price-point for SF? Given a 500 kcal portion, I would guess that is a higher per-cal cost than a takeaway saag dish in my area. I assume most San Franciscans and I are like-minded: if we can get the same thing delivered for less than your service, we will. I have never seen seitan saag offered at any restaurants near me, but I love seitan. I ev…
“They taste absolutely terrible” That’s your opinion, I personally think it tastes great and haven’t had issues drinking it over the past 4 years. Given that Soylent has continues to grow signals that other consumers agree (investors also agree given they’ve raised $50m led google ventures). Also your product costs $12 per 500 cal (vs. $2.42 for 400cal for soylent) which is a huge selling point for people that drink…
Saying Soylent tastes like food is a bit of a stretch.
And I've tried mulligatawny soup at one of those places and been really disappointed.
But there is an Indian/Pakistani restaurant near me that has lentil soup I really liked and in fact that's what inspired me to start experimenting at home as I was afraid they would go out of business.
Some months ago I made lentil soup and through sheer luck, happened on a combination of spices and other ingredients that made it really, really good. Unfortunately I didn't take good notes, and I'm not sure how to recreate it.
So what I'm saying is lentils can be anything you want, it's all in the execution.
What benefit do you provide over the Indian place down the block with similar or even cheaper pricing? These prices are absurdly expensive even for us overpaid tech folk.