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Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze
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#12"Two investors in Juicero were surprised to learn the startup’s juice packs could be squeezed by hand without using its high-tech machine." This sounds almost comical...
I really hope a reference to that makes it to season 4 of HBO's Silicon Valley
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#13Never change sv
It would have been better if it was revealed in a plot point on Silicon Valley.
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#14That looks like a waste nightmare.
> The only element not recyclable by municipal methods are the Packs themselves
> Request a prepaid shipping label from by clicking the “Get Started” button below. We will then collect the Packs...
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#15Can someone solve the added waste and transportation problem these companies (Juicero, Blue Apron, etc...) have created by using home deliveries and lots of specialty packaging? Yes, some perishable food delivery services offer recycling but you're still left with the transportation issue.
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#16Well, maybe it's even better than the original concept: now you can consume the product even if you don't have the hardware. As long as the juice is good - why not. They just need to start selling their juice packs to those who don't own the device.
Yes, but they're also out $400 on every customer. And those customers can now very easily switch to a different juice provider without losing any "investment" they made in hardware. I can't find any info on their site about subscription pricing (always a red flag) but this whole thing seems absurdly stupid. I'd be amazed if they managed to scale this in such a way that shipping refrigerated juice to individual custom…
The juice bags are DRM'd (yes, seriously): http://boingboing.net/2017/03/15/a-juicer-that-wont-make-jui...
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#17"Two investors in Juicero were surprised to learn the startup’s juice packs could be squeezed by hand without using its high-tech machine." This sounds almost comical...
Richard looks at the floor.
Erlich has some choice vulgar things to say.
Jared chimes in with a cheery way to look at the situation.
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#18I'm sad they didn't test how fast they could empty the juice container with the aid of scissors.
It's also unfortunate that a ridiculous, overpriced, bag squeezing machine keeps getting the charitable label "juicer".
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#19This whole thing sounds like a sitcom parody.
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#20Huh, I wonder if this was just with certain juice bags, or if they generally pulverize the materials in the bags to make it easier to squeeze. I can easily see this for berries, citrus, etc, but it seems less likely for beets, kale, and other hardier vegetables. Regardless, their actual market has always been restaurants and offices that want to have juice without a mess or someone who knows how to make it, and that…
The bags don't have anything other than juice in them.
edit: Or maybe finely chopped stuff. Unclear. I would think they wouldn't bother putting stuff like orange pulp in the bags though.