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Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

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Re: Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

#21

Post by keninsgton »

bemmu wrote: post #13
eoy wrote: post #5

Looking forward to my first package! Always nice to see some (at least almost) Finns on HN :)

Thanks. I'm a full Finn, even if I happen to reside somewhere else :)

but your a japanese-wannabe right? let me guess you love Asian women and you currently have a Japanese wife or girlfriend? You wish you could fully integrate into Japanese society and not be looked upon as a foreigner. But that will never happen because Japan is very xenophobic. I'm going to get downvoted, but for everyone who has lived in Japan and is not Japanese knows what I'm talking about and knows it's true

Re: Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

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Post by bemmu »

Fuxy wrote: post #17
lepouet wrote: post #15

There is another benefit for your last idea to send a "welcome" envelope. Shipping delay might vary between countrys, so if you tell your customer that you have send it just after their subscription it might educate them on the normal delay for a package to arrive, a delay which you can't do anyting about. Then the delay for the nexts packages might seem more "normal".

Not to mention it would reassure customers that it's a legitimate website who intends to honor it's promise not a shady one that attracted a new victim with a cute idea. I'm quite certain the customers get nervous the first month when their package doesn't arrive because they start questioning the websites validity not because their in any hurry to get it.

This is exactly it. It just seems like the right thing to do. Still I want to run a test to convince my logical side of it.

Re: Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

#24

Post by elliottcarlson »

keninsgton wrote: post #21
bemmu wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks. I'm a full Finn, even if I happen to reside somewhere else :)

but your a japanese-wannabe right? let me guess you love Asian women and you currently have a Japanese wife or girlfriend? You wish you could fully integrate into Japanese society and not be looked upon as a foreigner. But that will never happen because Japan is very xenophobic. I'm going to get downvoted, but for everyone who has lived in Japan and is not Japanese knows what I'm talking about and knows it's true

You got my downvote for posting something that doesn't need to be posted, whether true or not. You obviously knew that since you created an account just for that purpose - so what does it matter? Why bother to begin with?

Re: Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

#26

Post by busterarm »

I was one of the subscribers who joined in 2013 and about 5-6 months later unsubscribed.

Honestly I think it's a great service! I joined because after moving to the south from New York City, I didn't have great access to Japanese candy anymore. I got a lot of cool goodies that I wasn't familiar with before. I ended up canceling because of both cost and unreliable shipping (not bemmu's fault). I only ever missed I think one shipment but my local USPS would really badly mangle them and deliver many weeks late.

I think boxes would be a great value and I would seriously reconsider subscribing with those, not just because of less risk of damage but the ability to send crisps. Japanese crisps are of "high value" to me and I was kind of hoping bemmu would start an alternate service just for those. Some of the candies that would ship I'm not too fond of (like the rice cake panda thing that has to be made that was shipped twice) and my favorite candies I can get on Amazon (evaporated milk candies are OMG AMAZING).

Also, a quick welcome package is a great idea. I ended up waiting almost 2 months in the mail for my first shipment..the longest wait out of all of them. Such anticipation!

Anyway, highly recommend anyone interested to try this.

Re: Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

#27

Post by jcampbell1 »

I don't think I can justify spending $25/month on candy for myself. However, I would have no problem asking the office manager to signup and put it on the company card.

I might modify the homepage to highlight that small businesses buy this as a perk for their employees.

Re: Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

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Post by jdeseno »

bemmu wrote: post #12
fieldforceapp wrote: post #11

Nice. Maybe you can take your success in candy and branch out to other dry goods? A surprise box of Japanese stationery might be popular in the US. No hard data here but I've seen a recent trend of Japanese stationery stores open in Japan [0] and vendors opening physical "antenna" shops here in the West Coast of the US. And, crucially, my pre-teen daughter is obsessed with them. Gambatte! [0] http://tsite.jp/daikanya…

I think this is the third time I have heard that stationary idea, so there definitely could be something to it.

Personally I'm trying to kick my habit of picking up cool art supplies and paper whenever I'm in Japantown.

I think something as simple just monthly 3-4 novelty erasers would sell really well.

I also recall reading that paper yearly planners are popular in Japan right now.

Edit: I was thinking of these http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2135267959864327501 -- http://www.1101.com/store/techo/2014/planner/

Re: Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

#29

Post by Soulsbane »

busterarm wrote: post #26

I was one of the subscribers who joined in 2013 and about 5-6 months later unsubscribed. Honestly I think it's a great service! I joined because after moving to the south from New York City, I didn't have great access to Japanese candy anymore. I got a lot of cool goodies that I wasn't familiar with before. I ended up canceling because of both cost and unreliable shipping (not bemmu's fault). I only ever missed I thi…

I had this service for about the same amount of time back in 2012 I think(its been awhile). I kept getting lots of the do it yourself stuff. While these were neat I didn't enjoy the taste of them at all so I unsubscribed.

Re: Candy Japan 2013 Year in Review

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Post by bemmu »

Soulsbane wrote: post #29
busterarm wrote: post #26

I was one of the subscribers who joined in 2013 and about 5-6 months later unsubscribed. Honestly I think it's a great service! I joined because after moving to the south from New York City, I didn't have great access to Japanese candy anymore. I got a lot of cool goodies that I wasn't familiar with before. I ended up canceling because of both cost and unreliable shipping (not bemmu's fault). I only ever missed I thi…

I had this service for about the same amount of time back in 2012 I think(its been awhile). I kept getting lots of the do it yourself stuff. While these were neat I didn't enjoy the taste of them at all so I unsubscribed.

Thanks for trying it. Maybe I went on a too long DIY spree there.
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