Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze • Hacker News Board

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:15 PM UTC

spitfire wrote: post #50

tdeck wrote: post #34

I don't understand this product at all. If you're willing to buy a pack of prepared juice, why not just buy a bottle of juice instead?

Wealth signalling I presume. The bottle of juice wouldn't let you discard a capri-sun package full of squeeze fruit husks. This lets people know you're wealthy enough to not care about excess.

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Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by nommm-nommm » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:15 PM UTC

colourincorrect wrote: post #66

But... what is the point of a juicer if the contents you are juicing are already liquid? I am in a state of panic right now because I cannot fathom how a group of people thought this was a good enough idea long enough for them to develop a final product. What????

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

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:17 PM UTC

kesselvon wrote: post #47

maxerickson wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

but if you can squeeze the juice by hand, its just juice. They're selling a $400 machine that squeezes a packet for you. Life imitates art i guess

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Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:17 PM UTC

wyldfire wrote: post #51

shimon wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True, but the proprietary tech in the machine was supposed to be a form of defensible advantage for this business. If the product value comes entirely from chopping and delivering vegetables in a bag, it wouldn't be hard for others to replicate.

Hello, darkness my old friend. The analogies to Keurig won't stop here -- next up, DRM juice packs.

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Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by TaylorGood » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:17 PM UTC

Convenience at the hospitality level makes sense. That said, there is room for a squeezer with 396 less parts in sub-$200 range that provides empty open-top squeeze funnel bags. Allowing end user or companies to fill and dispense whatever..

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by nommm-nommm » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:18 PM UTC

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"

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by Pigo » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:20 PM UTC

nommm-nommm wrote: post #68

wyldfire wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hello, darkness my old friend. The analogies to Keurig won't stop here -- next up, DRM juice packs.

Already done. >The device also reads a QR code printed on the back of each produce pack and checks the source against an online database to ensure the contents haven’t expired or been recalled, the person said.

I really hate what those machines have done to coffee. It's difficult to explain to people at work, family, and friends how they paid a premium to be overcharged and produce extra waste without coming off like a jerk. I miss getting up from my machine and filling my mug with a regular coffee pot.

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by ghaff » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:22 PM UTC

tdeck wrote: post #34

I don't understand this product at all. If you're willing to buy a pack of prepared juice, why not just buy a bottle of juice instead?

Furthermore, I admittedly mostly use fruit but tossing what I need into a blender is not a big deal. A lot of what you need is in the supermarket freezer section these days. And if that's too much work, there are (of course) smoothie ingredient subscription services. https://www.wellandgood.com/good-food/daily-harvest-vs-green...

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by winteriscoming » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:22 PM UTC

>> an internet-connected device that transforms single-serving packets of chopped fruits and vegetables into a refreshing and healthy beverage.

Wow, internet connected? I just can't understand this craze to connect anything and everything to internet.

Re: Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze

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Post by rblatz » Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 4:22 PM UTC

afandian wrote: post #14

That 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... https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/juicero

I think this waste/recycling thing is more of a SV/HN concern. Keurig tried to introduce a recyclable pod, called the Vue when their previous patent expired for k-cups. Seems to be a massive failure. Also HelloFresh and Blue Apron seem to get brought up a lot here for being hard to recycle and generaring a lot of trash, dozens of people I know have used these services and not one has mentioned the trash issue.