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Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by narrator »

nkristoffersen wrote: post #141
narrator wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can also buy a juicer. Takes a negligible effort to clean, and with all those grocery delivery services, the slogging vegetables around part is taken care of.

That doesn't work in an office environment. The "K" coffee makers are a dream in breakrooms everywhere.

Yeah, that's a valid point. In a breakroom there is a commons and unless there's someone who maintains the commons it will get dirty and the refirgerator will get filled with rotting crap. Keurig side steps that by not needing cleaning or messy supplies. Just add paper cups and you don't even need a dishwasher.

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Post by jjeaff »

nommm-nommm wrote: post #76
everling wrote: post #21

$400 for a machine that in the end doesn't give you freshly squeezed juice? I think a lot of the appeal from squeezing fruit juice is using actual pieces of fruit.

It's apparently "single-serving packets of chopped fruits and vegetables"

But I think that's the crux of the matter, although the article fails to hit the nail on the head.

The marketing was completely misleading. The bags seem to be filled with prepared, liquid juice.

You don't need a machine because they are just sending out Capri sun bags of juice.

The machine is just a lie to make you think something is being prepared fresh.

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by nkristoffersen »

ovi256 wrote: post #90
thefifthsetpin wrote: post #60

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I don't see why this matters at all -- the disposable juice packs are what extract money from the consumer. It's the razor / replacement blade or printer / ink model. If someone finds out that they really only need the blades, ink, or juice packs, it's no big deal. The problem for the manufacturer comes when consumers figure out that they can use knock-off blades, generic ink, or 3rd party juice packs.

Except the razor is $400 here. It's not a throwaway device like a razor or a printer.

To be fair, plenty of printers are >$400

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by marcosdumay »

aresant wrote: post #114
DerpyBaby123 wrote: post #102

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I know you're being facetious, but the machine is actually slower than doing it by hand.

The machine takes no time though - eg 2 min of machine time is zero human cost time :)

I was sure you were joking at the GP, now I'm not sure anymore :)

You mean, I go out and get a machine, something that will take constant handling at home, and waste some precious space, so it can make juice. And as a bonus, it's slower than the no-machine alternative (so it will make me wait). And I didn't even come into the cost of finding their brand of juice for buying, instead of any other one.

I did never hear about this company before, but I'm surely not becoming their client.

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by jjeaff »

haldean wrote: post #137
nommm-nommm wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They say it's "single-serving packets of chopped fruits and vegetables" not juice.

...but there's no way that you can generate enough force with just your hands to turn chopped fruit into liquid, though. It must be mostly-liquid already for that to work, right?

Ya, that's the real point. They are lying. If anything, it's full of pre-juiced chopped fruits and vegetables.

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by nommm-nommm »

haldean wrote: post #137
nommm-nommm wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They say it's "single-serving packets of chopped fruits and vegetables" not juice.

...but there's no way that you can generate enough force with just your hands to turn chopped fruit into liquid, though. It must be mostly-liquid already for that to work, right?

Yeah so I don't know what's going on. For some bizarre reason they didn't cut one open before squeezing. So we don't know.

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Post by zilchers »

kilroy123 wrote: post #69
zilchers wrote: post #42

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I'm not bothered by the fact that these guys got investment, it's an interesting idea and could have been a great kickstarter. But, $120 mil is a staggering amount for a company like this that should have relatively small startup costs.

Well, it probably cost a ton of money to convince people they need to spend $400 on a machine to squeezes the juice out of expensive packets.

Market your way out of the problem, I like it.

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by justboxing »

narrator wrote: post #140
Yetanfou wrote: post #135

I'll offer a brief glimpse into the future. Juicero, burnt by the ease at which consumers rob them of potential revenue poaches someone away from the likes of HP or Gillette. That someone comes up with the perfect solution: add a coded valve to the juice bags which only opens when it has been inserted in a licensed Juicero machine. The added advantage is that the machine can refuse to squeeze more juice out of a bag…

You can also buy a juicer. Takes a negligible effort to clean, and with all those grocery delivery services, the slogging vegetables around part is taken care of.

> Takes a negligible effort to clean

Which one? Not trolling, but I've bought (and returned) 3 different juices in the 300 - 500$ range that were a pain to clean, dry and put away. Even the ones made in Korea that are "only 5 parts" are annoying. I've had soft shreds getting stuck in the ejection tube, and the only way to clean it is (that I've found out) by using an ear bud to push it out.

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