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Related: About this forumBodega, an 'unmanned pantry box,' has already become America's most hated start-up
Source: Washington Post
Bodega, an unmanned pantry box, has already become Americas most hated start-up
By Maura Judkis September 13 at 1:31 PM
Heres the pitch for Silicon Valleys newest start-up: Its called Bodega, and its a case of nonperishable goods the kind youd usually get at a neighborhood corner store or bodega that comes in an unmanned pantry box. It looks like this:
The company was founded by two former Google employees, Paul McDonald and Ashwath Rajan. Customers can unlock the box and purchase products via an app. It brings products to where people already are so that they can access them immediately, when they need them. This beats out any two-hour delivery or even half-hour delivery alternative, McDonald told Fast Company. It could make corner stores obsolete.
If youre keeping up, you may have already identified the major problems here; the reasons people on Twitter were practically foaming at the mouth with fury at the announcement of this visionary new company. Lets parse them, shall we?
Number one: What the hell is an unmanned pantry box? ITS A HIGHFALUTIN VENDING MACHINE. Congratulations, you just tricked people into giving you millions in venture capital for a vending machine. At best, this is a new Juicero a product that sounds great on paper, but is completely unnecessary in real life, because a better or easier version of it already exists.
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By Maura Judkis September 13 at 1:31 PM
Heres the pitch for Silicon Valleys newest start-up: Its called Bodega, and its a case of nonperishable goods the kind youd usually get at a neighborhood corner store or bodega that comes in an unmanned pantry box. It looks like this:
The company was founded by two former Google employees, Paul McDonald and Ashwath Rajan. Customers can unlock the box and purchase products via an app. It brings products to where people already are so that they can access them immediately, when they need them. This beats out any two-hour delivery or even half-hour delivery alternative, McDonald told Fast Company. It could make corner stores obsolete.
If youre keeping up, you may have already identified the major problems here; the reasons people on Twitter were practically foaming at the mouth with fury at the announcement of this visionary new company. Lets parse them, shall we?
Number one: What the hell is an unmanned pantry box? ITS A HIGHFALUTIN VENDING MACHINE. Congratulations, you just tricked people into giving you millions in venture capital for a vending machine. At best, this is a new Juicero a product that sounds great on paper, but is completely unnecessary in real life, because a better or easier version of it already exists.
Link to tweet
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/09/13/bodega-an-unmanned-pantry-box-has-already-become-americas-most-hated-start-up/
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Bodega, an 'unmanned pantry box,' has already become America's most hated start-up (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2017
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longship
(40,416 posts)1. "Pork Crackling!!!!" Yummy!!!!
I'm guessing not as yummy as fresh made pork soft shell tacos (available at your local taco truck).
I note that they have Tums, obviously necessary after eating something like fucking Pork Crackling.
samnsara
(17,615 posts)3. LOVE pork cracklins! and they are ZERO carbs!:)
samnsara
(17,615 posts)2. genius!!!! Especially if its aimed at the stoner crowd.....
.. in Providence there was a start up called (I think) Munchie Giraffe...not a box but a munchie delivery service....they even picked up burgers and stuff. So why is this start up hated? Just tweek it and there ya go! Genius!!! Our local meat shop has a box like this outside the college book store with all their jerky and other non perishables for those late night 'study sessions'....