I also recently bought liteclient.com just because it was available. Finally, decided to create a vs code extension around it; I don't even know how to make one but learnt so much in the past few weeks :)
I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
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#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was shocked by this in rural Spain as well. Just tons of high citrus and olives rotting on trees because their harvest can't be done mechanically.
I'm sure I've seen video of oranges being harvested mechanically. I'm sure it can be done but probably not economically everywhere especially if the terrain is difficult. For mechanical olive harvesting see: https://ilcircolo.eu/olive-harvesting-by-hand-or-with-machin...
Orange farms are on flat land and all the trees are on a grid and trimmed to exact sizes
Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
#153I love the inversion of the usual startup narrative: domain first, idea second; purpose first, scale later (maybe never)
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#154> The way Faulkner treats his characters, I treat domain name projects. I buy them with an intention to develop. And I let them take the lead. They’re the inspiration for the business itself. They guide me towards what they need to become. I’m just the dude behind the keyboard (sorta). I feel the same way about personal projects and blogs. A good idea tends to be self-reinforcing. It just needs someone to uncover it.…
I like how you put it: uncovering rather than creating
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#155The internet was originally promised as a way to disintermediate these kinds of supply chains, yet we often ignore these "boring" businesses for hype trains. The fact that he added a phone number and it sometimes out-sells the website is the cherry on top.
This feels like the internet doing the thing it was supposed to do, not the thing it currently gets most of the attention for
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#156Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is a lot of “paperwork” to do it as a web shop, if you know what I mean.
I’m sure taxes are part of it, but keep in mind it’s a toll free union after all. They could easily do this above board and just declare the Italian VAT as they do selling to locals.
Exactly, you'll have to declare VAT
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#157Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a brand name, like any other. Usage of it requires fulfilling the brand requirements. It's like how you can't say a burger from Burger King if it's actually from McDonalds, even if it's a very similar hamburger. But even then, this isn't uncommon for food and beverages. You can't call it "whisky" unless you follow certain requirements about the mash bill, barrel, etc. (My dad, before his death, had started growi…
It’s more than a brand name (civil matter), it’s a federally protected designation (criminal matter): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-IX/p...
I didn’t know this until this thread! Thanks for the citation.
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#158Earlier quoted context omitted.
I still have no fucking idea what to do with saving.cash and it's costing me $500/year which is financially ruining me lol but I'd rather starve and keep the domain name. I'd never forgive myself for selling it. It's literally saving cash. It can't be anything other than what it is.
The irony! May as well turn the page into a piece of abstract art saying "the domain 'saving.cash' has cost me hundreds of dollars every year". A meditation on having to spend money to earn money, if you will.
Hahahaha I didn't even see the irony until I read this, that's hilarious. That's a great idea, I'll do that this weekend.
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#159Earlier quoted context omitted.
I live in a mountain valley in Mallorca where hundreds of tons of perfect Canoneta oranges fall to the floor and rot each year because the cost of picking them outweighs their market value. The valley became wealthy from this fruit in the 19th century but the economics no longer add up. [0] At the same time the price of orange juice (elsewhere) has skyrocketed [1], yet this rural community seems unable to take advant…
There was a company in Mallorca that tried something similar with lemons about 12 years ago: Pep Lemon. I remember hearing that they noticed huge amounts of lemons lying unused all over the island and wanted to do something worthwhile with them. They stopped production in 2019, citing a “lack of investors.” During their operation, they were involved in a legal dispute with PepsiCo over the use of the name Pep. I’m no…
The story of soft drinks on the island is astonishing. 130 drinks companies at one point. My understanding is that Coca Cola took over distribution for the countless small companies and - once embedded - said we don't need your product any more, adios. Don't know if true but a tale often told here.
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#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
How tough is it juice them and make orange juice that can be sold (to Spanish or EU standards)? I would think you could start small and grow over time.
Mallorca is a mountainous island in the middle of the med. Exporting something from Mallorca seems like a logistical challenge to me. Exporting something refrigerated or frozen, even more so... Maybe store-shelf product such as gummies or something? Fresh juice takes 2kg of oranges per ~1l/~1kg. Plus electricity and handling costs... Still, you'll need a large multiplier on the transformation process: organic EU oran…
I think the best bet for juice would be to export frozen concentrate.
And despite the logistical challenges you cite, lemons imported from places like Argentina are now cheaper to buy at Palma's wholesale market than the average wholesale price paid for local fruit, which has subsequently plummeted even further.