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Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round

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Re: Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round

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Post by bernieyoo »

michaelt wrote: post #17
jawns wrote: post #5

Here's what I don't understand about this business model. On the one hand, you're targeting guys who feel like they don't know enough about fashion to be able to make good clothing choices themselves -- so they trust an unknown stylist with unknown credentials to make the choice for them. On the other hand, you're targeting guys who value premium, name-brand clothes. I would think that if you're in category one, you…

Given the choice to sell brand name goods at brand name prices, vs selling off brand goods at off brand prices, there's a lot more profit in premium brand products. Of course it would be even more profitable if you could sell off brand goods at premium brand prices - but would such an offering attract enough customers to make much money?

I'll go ahead and definitively say "no it wouldn't make money" selling off brand goods at premium brand prices :)

Re: Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round

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Post by bernieyoo »

kaybe wrote: post #13
bernieyoo wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Undetermined - int'l shipping logistics are a Gordian Knot!

Have you looked into buying in the UK or maybe setting up a deal with a supplier there?

Not yet - still iterations on the service we want to push through before expanding to UK.

Re: Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round

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Post by swalsh »

jawns wrote: post #5

Here's what I don't understand about this business model. On the one hand, you're targeting guys who feel like they don't know enough about fashion to be able to make good clothing choices themselves -- so they trust an unknown stylist with unknown credentials to make the choice for them. On the other hand, you're targeting guys who value premium, name-brand clothes. I would think that if you're in category one, you…

I'm who this service is made for. Typically when I find a place, i'll stay loyal to them for a while. The right place has to have these 3 qualities. First, the price has to be a good value. I don't want to pay a lot for something that will last a short time. I wear cloths until i can't. Second, there has to be at least one employee there that is willing to help me find something. I can't pick cloths out, I need a guy/girl willing to say "this is not a good shirt for you". and the 3rd is the universal, the cloths need to be close to my style, which I would describe as business casual. I'm probably going to start with the essential, but i might sample the "luxury" level first. If it proves fruitful, perhaps i'll stay with it.

Re: Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round

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Post by bernieyoo »

swalsh wrote: post #24
jawns wrote: post #5

Here's what I don't understand about this business model. On the one hand, you're targeting guys who feel like they don't know enough about fashion to be able to make good clothing choices themselves -- so they trust an unknown stylist with unknown credentials to make the choice for them. On the other hand, you're targeting guys who value premium, name-brand clothes. I would think that if you're in category one, you…

I'm who this service is made for. Typically when I find a place, i'll stay loyal to them for a while. The right place has to have these 3 qualities. First, the price has to be a good value. I don't want to pay a lot for something that will last a short time. I wear cloths until i can't. Second, there has to be at least one employee there that is willing to help me find something. I can't pick cloths out, I need a guy…

Welcome aboard! Let me know if you have any questions or requests any time. bernie[at]bombfell[dot]com

Re: Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round

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Post by zolihonig »

crucio wrote: post #14

What's the reasoning behind not offering other bits of clothing like socks and boxers? Also, do you get huge shipments of the exact same garments, or do you try to keep the offerings unique so friends don't end up getting the same clothes each month?

I had that request to the team. I hear it's coming soon.

Everyone get's something different - it's highly personalized picks, and the stylists work with through. Last month I sent back 3 pairs of pants till I finally got the one pair I loved. Shameless Invite Link: http://bombfell.com/?rc=3075PuHAG

Re: Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round

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Post by bernieyoo »

adcoelho wrote: post #16
bernieyoo wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry for the delay - international shipping is NOT pretty. Particularly when you want to enable cost-effective, painless returns.

I totally understand the difficulties involved, it would be impossible to start working worldwide from the very beginning. As with everything else I will have to wait for it to come to Europe. The problem is both the waiting time and the number of companies for which it isn't worth it to explore markets outside the US.

With e-comm, the issue with Europe (from the prelim investigations we've done) is the lack of centralized shipping service. Whereas in US you can use one system to cost-effectively reach any of 300 million people, for Europe you're dealing with lot of local fiefdoms, OR you're paying significantly higher rates for UPS/Fedex. Not to mention return logistics!

Re: Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,000 Seed Round

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Post by MisterBastahrd »

Just like most of these services, they claim big and tall sizing and then utterly fail at it.

Biggest size? 2x. I haven't been able to comfortably fit into a 2x shirt since my freshman year of high school. My shoulders prohibit that, and even if they didn't, a non-tall shirt is not going to be of use to anyone over 6'3".

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