Bread Box
Web and SaaS
food delivery
SHOW HN2014
199points
145comments
#101of 2,272 in 2014
Top 5%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
27 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 27 critical, out of 86 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Idea: 14 for, 15 againstExecution: 5 for, 6 againstPricing: 2 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simple, validating experiment with pay on delivery
From 2 comments
What a brilliant way to validate an idea. No online payment processing, no fancy dropdown modals asking me to make an account, just pay when you get the bread. I hope it stays…
primitivesuave on HNIt's refreshing that instead of putting up a fake landing page and pretending to be an established product, they're just coming right out and telling us that this is an…
jt2190 on HN
Bread quality and service praised after delivery
From 2 comments
Just got our delivery now, fantastic service. I hope the unit-economics work out, because I'd certainly use this, yc or not.
sgrove on HNJust picked it up (two people in a black Prius :) They seemed swamped (they were 10 minutes late and were visibly frazzled) but upbeat. Bread was decent. I suspect that if you go…
sheetjs on HN
Objections
Delivery economics look unprofitable
From 3 comments
I'm skeptical there's any profit selling $5 loaves in SF. How many can one driver really deliver per hour, 3-4 trips? $20 per hour in gross revenue is barely enough to employ the…
dangrossman on HN"if you can make a profit delivering 5$ loaves" Most delivery places require $10/min tickets. A 20 min delivery is a 40 min round-trip. @$9/hour for the delivery guy, that is $6…
001sky on HNI could see this being economical with quad copter (drone) delivery. But, home delivery from a car? Man, the gas expenses (among other car related expenses) would eat the profits…
mililani on HN
Not hacker or technical enough
From 2 comments
I guess I'm just at a loss as to what is even remotely "hacker"-ish about this. It's a bakery that delivers. That's great, I guess, but there's nothing particularly technical…
smacktoward on HNSo, a bakery that delivers? The tech industry sure is expanding its scope.
needacig on HN
Requests
Expand to other cities
From 3 comments
Oh boy. That's nice. Could you deliver to São Paulo, please? Pretty please :) But seriously, that's quite a great idea. If you can deliver in time, it would be supremely…
bornabox on HNI need this up in Lexington, KY. It's the San Francisco of Kentucky! ...Or something like that.
cheshire137 on HNIs there anything similar in Paris already?
ballard on HN
Offer a subscription or daily delivery
From 1 comment
Finally. But i'd prefer to get every day a fresh loaf @7am, and then you can really save on delivery costs. And give me a $2-3/per smaller bread (cuz u don't go through it in a…
petergreen on HN
Questions
Where is the bread baked, given SF kitchen rules
From 1 comment
I wonder where the bread is being baked. SF has some pretty strict laws around the quality/inspection/safety/licensing of kitchens (even home kitchens) used to create food for…
thwarted on HN
Which bakeries supply the bread
From 1 comment
Which bakeries source your breads? The Mill? Tartine? Acme? Would love to know which before I buy! (though I might buy anyways because I think this is awesome). Awesome Webflow…
brryant on HN
Alternatives named
SpoonRocket
From 1 comment
Do you guys know about SpoonRocket? It's only in the East Bay, but seems conceptually similar.
evanb on HN
Kozmo.com
From 1 comment
I might be worth looking at where kozmo.com went wrong with a similar attempt during the dotcom boom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozmo.com
christkv on HN
Brake Bread
From 1 comment
Brake Bread in the Twin Cities area has something similar with its subscription service, delivered by bike. http://brakebread.com/
pwenzel on HN