The City Swig
Consumer and social
nightlife deals
SHOW HN2012
60points
99comments
#391of 1,677 in 2012
Top 24%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 19 critical, out of 70 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 10 for, 9 againstDesign: 1 for, 9 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for college nightlife and local deals
From 3 comments
This is a really awesome idea. I'd love to see this spread out of Virginia, too.
groovy2shoes on HNI love the idea. The idea that college kids don't follow price as a drinking pattern is way off -- notice that bars coordinate happy hours as to note compete with each other. As…
skian on HNI was one of the first college kids outside harvard to get my eyes on facebook almost 8 years ago. This reminds me a lot of that. When FB first came about everyone was chasing…
porterhaney on HN
Social and price-comparison angle is appealing
From 2 comments
The great thing about drinking is that it's an inherently social experience. Where are my friends going? What great deals or events can I find -- and show off to everyone I know?…
nikphilipsen on HNThis reminds me of a vertical-focused Yelp, with good semantic markup for prices of individual items. Super cool, nice work guys. Will definitely keep an eye on you going forward.
trg2 on HN
Objections
Hard to get traction and repeat users
From 2 comments
I like it! Somebody said once the ultimate app would help people get laid. I'd imagine helping college kids find beer would be a close second. If you could only combine the…
DanielBMarkham on HNMaybe so. I guess I don't drink enough to adopt software that saves me a couple bucks on a drink. When I buy alcohol in a store I go for convenience unless I'm buying single malt…
alttab on HN
Confusing onboarding and slow multi-page flow
From 2 comments
Two things (I'm using the mobile version): I wasn't actually sure what the site did until I finally got through all the pages. I understood that it was supposed to help find…
tylermenezes on HNComing from mobile (iOS) my first impression is: ???? 6+ taps and I still had no idea what I was supposed to be doing nor what I was trying to get. Maybe I'm just gettin old...
obituary_latte on HN
Sorting by cheap shows tiny airplane bottles
From 2 comments
The tabbed interface feels like tabs for the sake of tabs. I want the cheapest way to get a bunch of folks drunk, with a couple of options. "Cheap" liquor sorting doesn't seem…
fsckin on HNI see now. Sorting by "Cheap" gives me airplane bottles. Additionally, the subtle difference between "Cheap" and "Best Value" doesn't quite justify making a new sort option -- to…
fsckin on HN
Data collection for specials is hard to scale
From 2 comments
i think it is a cool idea. i had a similar idea a few years ago, where you could take bar data like beer and food prices, and make an app collect a bunch of data, and then make a…
misiti3780 on HNHow are you guys obtaining the data for the specials and alcohol costs?
henryboston on HN
Requests
Expand to other cities and states
From 4 comments
Me too! Can I make a request for Portland next? :) It seems like the easiest way to keep prices updated would be to have an iPhone and Android app (or maybe just a good mobile…
eupharis on HNThis is a really awesome idea. I'd love to see this spread out of Virginia, too.
groovy2shoes on HNHampton Roads, please!
bdunn on HNI for one, am all for expanding to the West Coast. I'm sick of these humid Virginia summers anyway
mateosu05 on HN
Add a mobile app or location-aware features
From 2 comments
Two suggestions: 1) use geo location services to automatically pick which location to show (thus eliminating a click in the beginning) 2) put a big "call a cab" button up. You…
nikkaelle on HNMe too! Can I make a request for Portland next? :) It seems like the easiest way to keep prices updated would be to have an iPhone and Android app (or maybe just a good mobile…
eupharis on HN
Add a cab-calling feature
From 1 comment
Two suggestions: 1) use geo location services to automatically pick which location to show (thus eliminating a click in the beginning) 2) put a big "call a cab" button up. You…
nikkaelle on HN
Questions
How is the price and specials data obtained?
From 2 comments
Would you mind saying how you get the price lists for your stocking up section? Is there a public data source?
mey on HNHow are you guys obtaining the data for the specials and alcohol costs?
henryboston on HN
Is there a legal issue with advertising drink specials?
From 1 comment
So I had a similar idea about six months ago. Briefly start working on the app when I was informed by a lawyer friend of mine that most states had laws against advertising drink…
DanielN on HN
Alternatives named
moredrunk.com for NYC
From 2 comments
As dweis mentioned here, I am working on something like this for the NYC area: http://www.moredrunk.com - it is still in early development but I will definitely post an update to…
goldins on HNThis already existed for NYC: http://moredrunk.com
dweis on HN
Facebook and word of mouth
From 1 comment
For your use case, people use Facebook and word of mouth. College towns are social enough and close in proximity enough they don't need these sorts of apps. VT is my alma mater…
alttab on HN
Gas Buddy style apps
From 1 comment
Kind of like Gas Buddy for beer? Not a bad idea...
jim-greer on HN