Show HN: A Milkman for Seltzer in Boston

eorge_g wrote: post #2

Hi I'm the creator— Would love to hear feedback or any questions (especially if you're in Boston)! We have built our first cohort of subscribers and are running a beta with them and hope some of you want to be part of the seltzer club.

How are you doing route planning and optimization?

I would suggest two hour delivery windows unless you have massive density.

Trust me :)

(I spent almost two years of my life doing this thing except for food & laundry, not seltzer)

Re: Show HN: A Milkman for Seltzer in Boston

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Post by eorge_g » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 7:30 PM UTC

kyasui wrote: post #3

How will this possibly compete with Amazon?

Hey, thanks for the question!

We've used amazon a lot for ordering seltzer in our offices, and it doesn't have the selection (1/10th of ours). There's also a pain about managing delivery times. Amazon is optimizing for 'real-time' delivery, but what I care about is not having to think about my seltzer and just have it be taken care of. Amazon fresh experience is _not_ this. We're looking to remove as much mental overhead as possible, by simply always having your flavors, having predictable delivery, and making getting what you a delightful experience.

Re: Show HN: A Milkman for Seltzer in Boston

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Post by eorge_g » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 7:32 PM UTC

ryanworl wrote: post #4

eorge_g wrote: post #2

Hi I'm the creator— Would love to hear feedback or any questions (especially if you're in Boston)! We have built our first cohort of subscribers and are running a beta with them and hope some of you want to be part of the seltzer club.

How are you doing route planning and optimization? I would suggest two hour delivery windows unless you have massive density. Trust me :) (I spent almost two years of my life doing this thing except for food & laundry, not seltzer)

Thanks, that's really good advice. We're super early here so the hour long window is kind of chosen for the beta.

I would love to talk to you if your open to sharing some of the things you learned on your project! If so reach out to george [at] stilllife [dot] studio

Re: Show HN: A Milkman for Seltzer in Boston

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Post by ryanworl » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 8:00 PM UTC

eorge_g wrote: post #6

ryanworl wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How are you doing route planning and optimization? I would suggest two hour delivery windows unless you have massive density. Trust me :) (I spent almost two years of my life doing this thing except for food & laundry, not seltzer)

Thanks, that's really good advice. We're super early here so the hour long window is kind of chosen for the beta. I would love to talk to you if your open to sharing some of the things you learned on your project! If so reach out to george [at] stilllife [dot] studio

Just sent you an email

Re: Show HN: A Milkman for Seltzer in Boston

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Post by eorge_g » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 8:47 PM UTC

ryanworl wrote: post #7

eorge_g wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks, that's really good advice. We're super early here so the hour long window is kind of chosen for the beta. I would love to talk to you if your open to sharing some of the things you learned on your project! If so reach out to george [at] stilllife [dot] studio

Just sent you an email

Awesome thanks!!