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Re:We lost $300k and learned everything about coffee delivery by duped on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:01PM (#34727113)
I think this could work, but the problem is that your industrial-size Keurig/Nespresso machine is competing against the Starbucks/Dunkin/McCafes drive thrus. IMO they're not acquiring customers with price or convenience but variety and customization.
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Re:We lost $300k and learned everything about coffee delivery by bonestamp2 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:37PM (#34727782)
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Re:We lost $300k and learned everything about coffee delivery by duped on Thursday February 09, 2023 @03:45PM (#34731150)
My point is that people don't go to these places because they're convenient - if you're trying to compete on convenience then you're going against the Keurig on someone's countertop.

My guess is the market of people who want better coffee than a kcup/nespresso pod, are willing to drive to get it, and don't want to wait in line is quite small with low margins.

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