Ernie's
Web and SaaS
grocery click and collect
SHOW HN2011
71points
60comments
#169of 1,097 in 2011
Top 16%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
14 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 11 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 12 for, 9 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good concept and idea that seems obvious in hindsight
From 2 comments
This is one of the ideas that make you kick yourself and say _why did I not think of it first?_ Good luck to you and I hope it succeeds!
paraschopra on HNI hope you manage to run with this. I'm sick of wasting so much time in the grocery store and I've been willing to pay to avoid it for a while now. Of course, there are some…
wccrawford on HN
Suggested recipe upselling would be useful
From 2 comments
The "suggested recipes" idea is the rare kind of upsell that I would love to be offered. I never know what to buy at the grocery store, so I always end up buying the same 20 or…
vegashacker on HN"Your stores are going to have to be as big as a supermarket to really be of use to people." Not necessarily. You could make more efficient use of space if you don't have to…
billybob on HN
Objections
Skepticism about Webvan-style margins and competition from existing grocers
From 2 comments
I'll be honest, I'm skeptical. And I'm sure investors are skeptical too after spectacular failures like WebVan and Kozmo. Sure these sites were different than what you are trying…
eggbrain on HNThis is an interesting concept. But I see a couple of issues: - You need physical stores. These take a lot of money and expertise to set up and run. And to expand/scale in any…
retube on HN
Shoppers want to select fresh produce and meat themselves
From 2 comments
I think this works well for processed foods and non-perishible items, but I see a real problem with meat and produce. Shoppers are accustomed to doing their own quality control…
yock on HNI like it. One think to take into consideration is people's relationship with food. It's going to be a hard sell for some people to buy produce or meat sight unseen when…
rnernento on HN
Existing online grocery delivery and pickup already available
From 3 comments
I'm at work, and so don't really want to watch the video, so I'm going to ask directly: What does this give me over Ocado (or their many many many competitors - I mean, Asda…
peteretep on HNWe already have this in Australia:…
bentoner on HNHere in Montreal (perhaps also in other large cities) I can order groceries online from any of the major supermarkets and have them delivered to me (mind you, I don't have a car)…
nihilocrat on HN
Requests
Delivery option and reliable pickup times
From 1 comment
I hope you manage to run with this. I'm sick of wasting so much time in the grocery store and I've been willing to pay to avoid it for a while now. Of course, there are some…
wccrawford on HN
Browse interface that allows discovery like in-store shopping
From 2 comments
I hope you manage to run with this. I'm sick of wasting so much time in the grocery store and I've been willing to pay to avoid it for a while now. Of course, there are some…
wccrawford on HNA chain here is Western Massachusetts does this: http://www.bigy.com/bigy2go/ It works pretty well and we use it a few times a month. The problem we have is that shopping online…
dugmartin on HN
Questions
How will fresh produce and meat quality be controlled?
From 1 comment
I think this works well for processed foods and non-perishible items, but I see a real problem with meat and produce. Shoppers are accustomed to doing their own quality control…
yock on HN
What advantage over existing supermarket online ordering?
From 2 comments
This is an interesting concept. But I see a couple of issues: - You need physical stores. These take a lot of money and expertise to set up and run. And to expand/scale in any…
retube on HNI'm at work, and so don't really want to watch the video, so I'm going to ask directly: What does this give me over Ocado (or their many many many competitors - I mean, Asda…
peteretep on HN
Alternatives named
Tesco and UK supermarket online delivery
From 1 comment
I'm at work, and so don't really want to watch the video, so I'm going to ask directly: What does this give me over Ocado (or their many many many competitors - I mean, Asda…
peteretep on HN
Chronodrive and Coles click and collect
From 2 comments
We already have this in Australia:…
bentoner on HNIndeed, there's also Chronodrive in France: http://chronodrive.com And soon there will be Ernie's in the U.S.A.
rsbrown on HN
Sam's Club and Big Y click and collect
From 2 comments
Sam's Club has been offering something like this for at least a few years by my recollection. http://www.samsclub.com/sams/pagedetails/content.jsp?pageName=howToCnP
flurie on HNA chain here is Western Massachusetts does this: http://www.bigy.com/bigy2go/ It works pretty well and we use it a few times a month. The problem we have is that shopping online…
dugmartin on HN