Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy
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Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy
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Re: Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy
#2maybe if you made it not just japanese candy but candy from all over the world, it just seems like a service that could work.
Re: Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy
#3maybe if you made it not just japanese candy but candy from all over the world, it just seems like a service that could work.
Thanks! Perhaps other countries could be added and there could also be an overall subscription to get from any country, it's a good idea. I do feel I should get this working well for Japan before expanding.
Re: Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy
#4maybe if you made it not just japanese candy but candy from all over the world, it just seems like a service that could work.
Thanks! Perhaps other countries could be added and there could also be an overall subscription to get from any country, it's a good idea. I do feel I should get this working well for Japan before expanding.
~300 subscribers without much labor from you anymore isn't working well?
Edit: Checking out the website, from a sales funnel / marketing perspective, there are many things you could do to increase the sales just from the current traffic you're receiving - and would likely reduce the new customer acquisition cost from $60.
Edit2: Other things can be done to reduce churn rate as well.
Re: Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy
#5Why don't you buy candy directly from one or two Japanese suppliers rather than pay for the supermarket's margin?
Although that wouldn't address your decline in subscriptions it would improve your bottom line.
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#6I love these stories on HN about travelers supporting themselves through entrepreneurial means. It gives me inspiration to do it myself.
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#7I had heard of your service before and thought it was a really neat idea! I wished there was a service like yours for getting paprika chips in the US. For some reason, it is nearly impossible to get them here. At one point I even thought I'd start a service that regularly ships just these chips to people in the US/Canada. When I looked into the import laws though, I was very confused how to navigate through them. I've heard the people who did the Zico coconut water had to get rid of their entire first shipment because they weren't allowed to bring their goods into the US. Any suggestions on how to navigate these complex regulations?
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks! Perhaps other countries could be added and there could also be an overall subscription to get from any country, it's a good idea. I do feel I should get this working well for Japan before expanding.
~300 subscribers without much labor from you anymore isn't working well? Edit: Checking out the website, from a sales funnel / marketing perspective, there are many things you could do to increase the sales just from the current traffic you're receiving - and would likely reduce the new customer acquisition cost from $60. Edit2: Other things can be done to reduce churn rate as well.
Yes, it would be great if it could continue like that, but extrapolating a bit from that chart it seems this service could experience a slow death unless I can figure out a way to market it (and reduce churn).
Re: Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy
#9Have you done any marketing towards otakus? Also, have you done about expanding it to other Japanese goods? like tea? dried fruit? cookies?
Re: Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy
#10Candy, coffee, cigars, women's shoes/accessories...
There seems like a ton of subscription businesses around and I almost feel there might be room to create a white/gray-label platform that can handle the website, subscription management, payment and shipping labels to potential operators of these kinds of services.
Wondering how big the addressable market is.
UPDATE: http://member.ly already does this according the child comments - awesome!