Why Juicero’s Press Is So Expensive

Re:Why Juicero’s Press Is So Expensive by burkaman on Monday April 24, 2017 @06:01PM (#14188775)

It seems at least a little debatable that Blue Apron is going the wrong direction, especially when you consider the decrease in food waste: https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/weeknight-dinner-20

Obviously it's not ideal, but it should be compared to current behavior, not ideal behavior.

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Re:Why Juicero’s Press Is So Expensive by paulcole on Monday April 24, 2017 @06:18PM (#14188908)

> the decrease in food waste

Can we tell how much food waste Blue Apron is saving? I remember reading that they're extremely picky about what they're willing to ship out and end up wasting quite a bit to send out "perfect" ingredients.

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Re:Why Juicero’s Press Is So Expensive by burkaman on Monday April 24, 2017 @07:31PM (#14189407)

Yeah I don't have any numbers, I'm just saying there's more to it than meets the eye. It looks wasteful, but that's because the waste happens to be very visible and tangible. Grocery stores and restaurants can be wasteful in less obvious ways.

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Re:Why Juicero’s Press Is So Expensive by infinite8s on Monday April 24, 2017 @06:21PM (#14188936)

Although food waste in a landfill is probably better than non-decomposable waste (all of Blue Aprons individual packaging) in a landfill.

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Re:Why Juicero’s Press Is So Expensive by burkaman on Monday April 24, 2017 @07:40PM (#14189472)

Technically all of their packaging is recyclable, although I realize lots of people don't bother. You can also just mail the box back to them for free and let them deal with it.

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