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Show HN: Kaffee Bitte, specialty coffee delivery for Germany

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Re: Show HN: Kaffee Bitte, specialty coffee delivery for Germany

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Post by hannes2000 »

Entalpi wrote: post #20
hannes2000 wrote: post #15

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Hi Spindritf, sorry, we don't have an English site yet, as we currently only deliver within Germany. I'd be glad to help you with any questions though, just ask here or send me an email to hannes@kaffeebitte.com.

You guys would do _great_ in Sweden. We consume loads of coffee and there is a large following of coffee - we even have a national time for coffee and bakeries called 'fika'. :-)

That's great to hear :) I love coffee from Sweden, some of the swedish roasters/cafés are very high on my to do list for my next short trip.

Re: Show HN: Kaffee Bitte, specialty coffee delivery for Germany

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Post by hannes2000 »

kriro wrote: post #21

I've been a customer of Green Cup Coffee. Do you know them? I have no subscription (don't think they offer that) and just order whenever I need some new coffee though.

Yeah, I know them! Their roast is quite different from what our roasters usually do. You should give us a try :) You can cancel your subscription anytime without notice. You'll get 20% off your first three packs with the code 'hackernews'.

Re: Show HN: Kaffee Bitte, specialty coffee delivery for Germany

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Post by gingerlime »

Looks great. This is a kind of "stole my idea" sites that I'm very happy to see.

When I lived in the UK, I ordered coffee from hasbean[0], which is totally great. It's still available from Germany, but delivery cost and time makes it less appealing.

Was looking for something similar when I moved to Berlin, but couldn't find anything like that so far[1].

It does seem a bit pricey at a first glance (although it includes postage, right?), and selection is a bit limited... Couldn't work out the frequency and whether or not it's a subscription or you just order online when you want? my German + Google translate are not enough to figure this out.

Keep at it and hope you enjoy the Burgers at BBI near your office :)

[0] hasbean.co.uk

[1] I'm currently ordering online from solvino.de and they offer quite a wide selection from a nice roasters in Hamburg.

Re: Show HN: Kaffee Bitte, specialty coffee delivery for Germany

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Post by gingerlime »

gingerlime wrote: post #24

Looks great. This is a kind of "stole my idea" sites that I'm very happy to see. When I lived in the UK, I ordered coffee from hasbean[0], which is totally great. It's still available from Germany, but delivery cost and time makes it less appealing. Was looking for something similar when I moved to Berlin, but couldn't find anything like that so far[1]. It does seem a bit pricey at a first glance (although it include…

A small suggestion: let people choose the coffee first, and only register or pay later. I think it will be a more engaging experience.

I would encourage to remove registration completely or make it optional and let people pay by credit card / paypal for a quick and easy ordering experience.

Re: Show HN: Kaffee Bitte, specialty coffee delivery for Germany

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Post by hannes2000 »

gingerlime wrote: post #25
gingerlime wrote: post #24

Looks great. This is a kind of "stole my idea" sites that I'm very happy to see. When I lived in the UK, I ordered coffee from hasbean[0], which is totally great. It's still available from Germany, but delivery cost and time makes it less appealing. Was looking for something similar when I moved to Berlin, but couldn't find anything like that so far[1]. It does seem a bit pricey at a first glance (although it include…

A small suggestion: let people choose the coffee first, and only register or pay later. I think it will be a more engaging experience. I would encourage to remove registration completely or make it optional and let people pay by credit card / paypal for a quick and easy ordering experience.

Thanks, that's great feedback! In the beginning we thought, that the German word for subscription has a negative connotation, so we tried to rather call it "continuous delivery". But I agree, it's a lot better to just be really clear about everything. We're working on improving the messaging in that regard.

It is pricey, but it's also really great coffee, that is imported and roasted in small batches with lots of love :) The compensation is passed through to the producer, so everybody gets a fair amount of money – the prices the farmers get are a multiple of the normal fair trade prices, and decoupled from the world market prices because of the higher quality.

I do enjoy the burgers, whenever I can handle standing in line for a while, haha :)

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