Another crippling problem for the overclass has been solved! And here I was getting sad because I'd polished off the port.
Show HN: The Loft Club – Monthly access to top restaurants in your city
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Re: Show HN: The Loft Club – Monthly access to top restaurants in your city
#32Hey everyone, this is Derrick, the creator of The Loft Club. We noticed a common pattern when we eat out. A cursory Yelp search, perhaps a cross reference dining guides, and finally making the reservation (via OpenTable/SeatMe/phone), only to find out that there aren't any tables left. We then wish we had done all this couple weeks back, but that's hardly practical. The Loft Club removes all that hassle. Trust us to…
I'm someone who eats out a lot, and in the price range of what you mentioned ($50/person). I've done the Yelp search/reservation two-step many times in other cities besides my own.
My honest feedback is that this service doesn't solve a problem for me. Most of the time, the key to any reservation for me is timing. My schedule can be a little volatile (not a lot), but two weeks ahead of time doesn't solve an issue for me.
Here's what would be helpful to me: based on my preferences, shoot me a message today about an opening somewhere tomorrow. Make it a push notification, and let me reply -- if yes, book it.
Re: Show HN: The Loft Club – Monthly access to top restaurants in your city
#33When I clicked the link, there was an HN special for $9.99/mo. I thought to myself "that's a little expensive for making 2 phone calls a month, but what the heck, maybe the surprise will be fun." I went to sign up, got through to the credit card phase, and now the price is $19.99. On top of the feel of bait and switch (although I know this was certainly just a bug), that price feels insane. This is a potentially fun…
Sorry you experienced that! We just discovered a bug that didn't persist the offer to the end in a minority of cases, and it's now been fixed. And thanks for your feedback about our prices. Our price at launch is actually derived from other services in the reservations space (ie Table8, TableSaavy), but we're always evaluating our price point.
Cool! Thanks for reaching out via email, I appreciate the effort.
I'll definitely give this a shot at the discounted price. I really do like the idea, I just don't think I'd be willing to pay the (current) full cost. Who knows though, maybe I'll sing a different tune after a few reservations.
Re: Show HN: The Loft Club – Monthly access to top restaurants in your city
#34Another crippling problem for the overclass has been solved! And here I was getting sad because I'd polished off the port.
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