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In the end of last year I created something like what your doing here (www.hotcoffeeclub.com), also with customers in Germany and also posted it to HN just as you did (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6818369), not sure if you saw it at the time.
About 8 months in I've definitely learned a bunch and I ultimately decided to stop doing it couple of months ago (the website is not run by me anymore). If you'd like to have a chat my email is on my profile.
That seems rather pricey even for specialty coffee. I usually buy at a great small roastery here in Vienna and 500g of coffee usually go for 10-15€.
Hey! In the end of last year I created something like what your doing here (www.hotcoffeeclub.com), also with customers in Germany and also posted it to HN just as you did ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6818369 ), not sure if you saw it at the time. About 8 months in I've definitely learned a bunch and I ultimately decided to stop doing it couple of months ago (the website is not run by me anymore). If you'd…
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Indeed! We actually know the Pact guys – they're doing a terrific job in the UK.
Any chance you or them know of a similar service in France? I've just discovered Pact in the UK and am about to move :(
* "Versand innerhalb einer Woche nach Röstung" -- but how long after I order? I'm a spoiled Amazon Prime customer, and I can buy specialty coffee locally at a cafe, and so-so fresh roasted coffee at one of several roasters in my city of ~300k.
* The mandatory subscription is more of a hassle for me. I like to buy fresh groceries (and coffee) when I need them. One more thing to worry about when I go traveling: how many weeks of coffee can my mailbox fit?
On the other hand, subscriptions are great for offices, but which company orders specialty grade coffee? I wouldn't waste it on the typical fully automatic Jura.
* It doesn't say "specialty coffee" on the page, just "frisch geröstet" and "großartig" (everybody can claim that). I was very confused at first, but spent some time to look closer only because you explicitly said so in the submission title. Since there are several roasters in my city, "fresh" is where I start at, it's not interesting by itself.
I don't think you should completely rebrand the beans. Bonanza Coffee is well-known among your target audience, whereas you are some new guys that I don't know if I can trust yet. I'd try to build more on the credibility of the established roasters. A Bonanza bag in the hero image would have been an instant signal.
* The espresso in the hero image has zero crema. Not every coffee gives lots of crema, but for the title image I'd pick one that does, and extract it properly:
http://www.home-barista.com/knockbox/lets-see-your-tiger-str...
* As others have already stated, the registration step is too early in the order flow. I don't want to register before I know that a) I want your stuff, b) the product is on stock and c) I'm okay with all the terms and conditions. Maybe the one coffee that I wanted is sold out, maybe you ship with Hermes or require Paypal. I'd like to know as much of this as possible before handing out my data.
* Phoenix Coffee from Dresden is pretty good
I'll actually have to check my mailbox now, usually anything important is sent via DHL and they usually come by twice daily ;)
for good tea I really like https://www.teekampagne.de/en
Since cooking and foodstuff seems to be right on topic here at HN, can someone give me a short overview what the differences (practically drinking) between Darjeeling and Assam are? Beside the obvious geographical difference, of course.
I always imagined that the difference in flavours reflected the different geographies - delicate growth in the Darjeeling hills versus robust growth in the warmer Assam plains. It might also be differences in the way the teas are fermented.
It's all in German for me. Is there a language switch somewhere?
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.