You're forgetting to include the beneficial effects of the extra hand workout the manual juice squeezer gets. 3 minutes of squeeze per day can be offset to X minutes per day in the gym, at a cost of $Y. Add to that the increased self confidence due to the feeling of being self-reliant when it comes to juice recovery and the calculation might just tip in favour of the Luddite squeeze squad.
Re:Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze
by ithinkinstereo on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @01:03PM
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Thanks for doing the analysis. I'm going to order one of these RIGHT AWAY. It's a perfect complement to my $1,500 June toaster oven!
The alternative isn't squeezing their juice packs, though. The alternative is buying a carton labelled "Juice" and pulling it out of the fridge.
Re:Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze
by DerpyBaby123 on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @12:38PM
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I know you're being facetious, but the machine is actually slower than doing it by hand.
The machine takes no time though - eg 2 min of machine time is zero human cost time :)
Re:Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze
by marcosdumay on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @01:58PM
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I was sure you were joking at the GP, now I'm not sure anymore :)
You mean, I go out and get a machine, something that will take constant handling at home, and waste some precious space, so it can make juice. And as a bonus, it's slower than the no-machine alternative (so it will make me wait). And I didn't even come into the cost of finding their brand of juice for buying, instead of any other one.
I did never hear about this company before, but I'm surely not becoming their client.
And much, much louder.
Re:Juicero May Be Feeling the Squeeze
by jerryszczerry on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @12:56PM
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Depends on the human.
Check this post from almost a year ago!
http://liesandstartuppr.blogspot.com/2016/08/how-is-this-thi...
- So the machine is 6%, give or take, more efficient than hand. If I'm serving two juices a day during weekdays for me and spouse at average cost of $6.5/unit that's $0.78/day, $3.90/week, say I do this 50 weeks a year so $195 in juice recovery value (JRV) by using the machine :).
- Also saves the household example above 3 minutes of time a day by using machine. Let's say average household who can afford $8 packets of juice is in the $100k/yr club at least so time value (for sale) of $50/hr gives me an efficiency gain of 750 minutes or $625/year in Juicer Time Return (JTR).
Using machine provides one year JRV of $195 and a JTR of $625 = $820
Product cost is $400.
FOLKS you are DOUBLING YOUR MONEY!