Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right

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Post by jwang815 » Fri, May 27, 2011, 9:03 PM UTC

Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right
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Post by muppetman » Fri, May 27, 2011, 10:44 PM UTC

You have to wonder how saturated this market can get before it's just not viable anymore.

Re: Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right

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Post by rokhayakebe » Fri, May 27, 2011, 10:59 PM UTC

muppetman wrote: post #2

You have to wonder how saturated this market can get before it's just not viable anymore.

Considering the fact that 95% of consumer-buying is still done in stores, then there is a lot of room.

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Post by nhangen » Fri, May 27, 2011, 11:04 PM UTC

muppetman wrote: post #2

You have to wonder how saturated this market can get before it's just not viable anymore.

Yeah, I wonder that too.

On one hand, you can go wide (Groupon) or deep (Munch), but eventually it becomes saturated and commoditized.

How long before someone creates a self-service way to do this?

I won't hate on them for the press, I'm happy for them, but it feels more like a feature than a product.

Re: Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right

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Post by dilap » Fri, May 27, 2011, 11:29 PM UTC

The name seems a bit...canabalistic.

Re: Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right

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Post by pg » Fri, May 27, 2011, 11:49 PM UTC

muppetman wrote: post #2

You have to wonder how saturated this market can get before it's just not viable anymore.

It's like search was in 1998: there's always room for something new if it's better than what existed previously.

Re: Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right

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Post by yid » Fri, May 27, 2011, 11:59 PM UTC

Interesting, but I wonder how merchants will put up with strong, Groupon-like demand for a single item. Also, this stood out for me:

"Banking on the fact that restaurants can’t take stellar pictures of their own food (food pics are a big deal), it sends out a professional photographer to get the job done."

Professional food photographers can make Wendys look delicious -- what happens when I pay for a delicious looking Kung Pao chicken on the web, and the restaurant delivers a more "everyday" experience, possibly made worse by the increased strain of preparing the same dish over and over again? I'd tend to feel a little ripped off by the site that sold me the deal, not necessarily the restaurant.

Bookmarked to check back in six months...

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Post by araneae » Sat, May 28, 2011, 12:37 AM UTC

dilap wrote: post #5

The name seems a bit...canabalistic.

To me it evoked lesbianism..

Re: Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right

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Post by araneae » Sat, May 28, 2011, 12:37 AM UTC

nhangen wrote: post #4

muppetman wrote: post #2

You have to wonder how saturated this market can get before it's just not viable anymore.

Yeah, I wonder that too. On one hand, you can go wide (Groupon) or deep (Munch), but eventually it becomes saturated and commoditized. How long before someone creates a self-service way to do this? I won't hate on them for the press, I'm happy for them, but it feels more like a feature than a product.

But I think food is definitely something that can be siphoned off of Groupon.

Re: Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right

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Post by ztan » Sat, May 28, 2011, 12:51 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #6

muppetman wrote: post #2

You have to wonder how saturated this market can get before it's just not viable anymore.

It's like search was in 1998: there's always room for something new if it's better than what existed previously.

While I think it's a clever spin. I don't see why Groupon can't do the same in an instant if it proves to be effective. If that happens these guys just become another Groupon clone competing on lower rates for merchants.