Candy Japan April Income Report

Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by tferris on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:01AM (#3986381)

'What a great subscription based business' is always my very first thought when I read news from Candy Japan. And every time I try to come up with a similar idea matching my region but I don't find any.

And these income reports are clever Marketing.

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by bemmu on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:19AM (#3986425)

It's true there is marketing benefit from HN. Not just directly, but many bloggers read HN and sometimes feature the service because of that (btw. if you're thinking of doing that, you can reach [email protected]).

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by shiftpgdn on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:49AM (#3986517)

For what it's worth I hadn't heard of you guys until this post and I just signed up. I imagine I'm not the only one.

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by bemmu on Thursday May 17, 2012 @11:33AM (#3987417)

Thank you! So far there have been 23 new subscribers today that I would attribute to this HN post.

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by icebraining on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:10AM (#3986402)

And every time I try to come up with a similar idea matching my region but I don't find any.

I did the same, but my idea didn't really work. Too bulky and sensitive to the shipping delays.

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by bemmu on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:16AM (#3986416)

Pastries do sound troublesome. Even with candies I have to avoid sending anything crumbly or containing chocolate or otherwise they will take severe damage during some trips. For example many postal systems are automated and move mail through conveyor belts that can sometimes crush items.

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by vasco on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:20AM (#3986426)

Pastéis de Belém, heh?

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by icebraining on Thursday May 17, 2012 @08:40AM (#3986672)

That was my first idea, but it's actually a trademark[1] owned by "Antiga Confeitaria de Belém Lda", and I didn't want to get involved in ugly legalese.

[1]: http://oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_Result?tra...

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by tferris on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:13AM (#3986411)

What, flowers from Holland?

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by icebraining on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:15AM (#3986413)

No, pastries from Portugal :)

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by tferris on Thursday May 17, 2012 @07:21AM (#3986431)

That's a marvelous idea.

If they are the same as those I once ate in Barcelona—really tiny, perfect details, like small artworks and excellent shape and colors—you should go for this.

Question is: how long is the durability. Probably you have to find expensive delivery services for food with a cold chain distribution.

But the idea is good, I never saw such pastries somewhere else again. Are they the same in Portugal?

EDIT: I found a link (think it was Bubo): http://www.cocoonbarcelona.com/blog/favourite-pastries-barce...

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by icebraining on Thursday May 17, 2012 @09:42AM (#3986895)

They're actually rather different: http://saltofportugal.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/pasteis-de...

But yes, it'd be hard to keep them fresh while not inflating the costs too much (I don't expect them to be sold as expensive delicatessen).

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Re:Candy Japan April Income Report by DanBC on Thursday May 17, 2012 @09:44AM (#3986904)

I imagine fresh food would have a bunch of weird import restrictions.

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