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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by deepGem on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @09:32PM (#14707552)
I think there is a lot of consumer psychology at play here. What you said will work very well in a country such as Singapore where people predominantly stop at a mall/supermarket after work. Beyond 7 PM all the roast chicken from the supermarket shelves are gone. In the US, I don't see this as a practice. I mean you just drive home from work or these days use ride sharing. In either case stopping by is a hassle. Am assuming a supermarket can mimic BA's recipe and packaging. What bothers me about BA is not the supermarkets but the management's unacceptable ways of hiding actual customer acquisition costs.
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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by matwood on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @09:37PM (#14707577)
> Beyond 7 PM all the roast chicken from the supermarket shelves are gone. In the US, I don't see this as a practice

Think it depends where you live. My nearby grocery store makes/serves fresh pizza, take out dinners (different each night), the usual rotisserie chickens (that are all gone by 7), in store made sushi (to order if you're there at the right time), has an asian and american hot bar, and provides a drive through grocery pick up service.

I did BA some in the past, but now I have a bunch of recipes and just order the ingredients online and pick them up at a drive through on the way home. It's cheaper, and almost as convenient. The store will also deliver, but I'm okay saving the fee since it's so easy to pick up.

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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by toomuchtodo on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @09:50PM (#14707623)
> Think it depends where you live. My nearby grocery store makes/serves fresh pizza, take out dinners (different each night), the usual rotisserie chickens (that are all gone by 7), in store made sushi (to order if you're there at the right time), has an asian and american hot bar, and provides a drive through grocery pick up service.

Is this Texas? Because it sounds like the most wonderful place known as HEB.

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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by matwood on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @11:38PM (#14707985)
Nah. It's in the southeast though. Both the local Harris Teeter and Publix offer basically the same set of services.
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Re:Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company by emodendroket on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @11:07PM (#14707888)
I don't know but Whole Foods offers basically the same.
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