Re:Chowdy: Shutting Down a +$110,000/Month Food Startup
by natmaka on Saturday October 27, 2018 @10:25AM
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"The average lifetime of a subscriber was 9 weeks, with almost half quitting after the first week.". I wonder if someone tried to find their reasons to do so. He also notes that "consumers have no loyalty to food brands; they will happily try a bunch and switch to another service if they can get a better deal.", but knowing which criteria they use may be vital(?) The "lower price" can't be their sole criterion when it comes to food they consume.
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Re:Chowdy: Shutting Down a +$110,000/Month Food Startup
by bdcravens on Saturday October 27, 2018 @02:44PM
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Having tried multiple food services, I've frequently tried because of an intro price, discovered the quality was meh, and immediately quit after the first week.
Re:Chowdy: Shutting Down a +$110,000/Month Food Startup
by natmaka on Sunday October 28, 2018 @09:05AM
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Many test this way. Chowdy's food quality may have been not as high as expected by (most/a too high fraction) of their customers.
Re:Chowdy: Shutting Down a +$110,000/Month Food Startup
by yhoneycomb on Saturday October 27, 2018 @10:48AM
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> The "lower price" can't be their sole criterion when it comes to food they consume.
Yeah, their analysis of the situation seems very shallow
If people are only concerned about price they can just go to McDonald's
Re:Chowdy: Shutting Down a +$110,000/Month Food Startup
by beatgammit on Sunday October 28, 2018 @07:38PM
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Or buy a bunch of frozen crap from the store.
I'm quite loyal with prepared food, not loyal with ingredients.
Re:Chowdy: Shutting Down a +$110,000/Month Food Startup
by talltimtom on Sunday October 28, 2018 @12:10PM
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My experiance with food companies is that this is just a way for the company to excuse their own shitty practices which drive customers off. Of cause I’m going to be “loyal” if price quality and reliability are all on point. But almost every food related service I’ve tried have a great pitch but suck on at least two of those three points. If people where dumping them after just one week they had mayor issues that where not related to regulations.