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HaaaS (Haas Avocados as a Service)
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- solomatov 11y agoI don't see a price anywhere.
- loopr 11y agoPricing is dependent on the delivery location and the number ordered.
- ceejayoz 11y agoSurely you can give a rough idea?
- canehdian 11y ago$2 for 2 avocados (bought some just now)
- jsprogrammer 11y agoIs that delivered? Or just the cost of the product with an additional delivery/service/other charge added on top?
- pavornyoh 11y agoAn avocado fan here. How do I return the avocados if they are bad when delivered? Is there a charge for returns? How much are the prices of the avocados? You should put that on the site.
- loopr 11y agoOur avocados are handpicked by an expert avocado picker :) There is currently no price for returns as satisfaction is guaranteed! Pricing is dependent on the delivery location and the number ordered.
- pavornyoh 11y agoBut as a buyer, I'd like to know the prices upfront before ordering so that I am not shocked when quoted a price upon delivery. "Our avocados are hand picked by an avocado expert"? Woooo.. What exactly is an "avocado expert"?
- loopr 11y agoWe do text the prices upon confirming an order, it depends on quantity and location. We wouldn't show up at your door before letting you know the price!
- pavornyoh 11y agoI don't understand. Why place the order before confirming the prices? Why not just put it on the site and save the text? A service like this refusing to give me a price until an order is placed will make me a bit suspicious and leery from a consumer's perspective. Why the secrecy on the prices of these avocados? I don't get it.
- stevewilhelm 11y ago>> Why the secrecy on the prices of these avocados? I don't get it > We do text the prices upon confirming an order, it depends on quantity and location. If you are really that price conscious, you probably shouldn't be using SF-based delivery services (or be living in SF) in the first place.
- nl 11y agoThis thread has gone from a parody of the reluctance of HN readers to spend money to actual reluctance to spend money. I must protest! We still need a discussion about how the NSA is instrumenting avocados to track us, how free markets distort government regulation of avocado markets, how we should all grow our own trees, how YC has jumped the shark by funding avocado services without a proven business model, how we are in an avocado bubble and a deep learning implementation that generates avocados crossed with dogs. Then we can ask these kind of questions!
- rebootthesystem 11y agoYou probably don't realize this but "cago" in Spanish means "I shit" or "I shit myself", depending on context. If you accent the "o", "cagó" it means "he shit" or "she shit". So "avocago" could mean that someone named "Avo" took a shit. Not the kind of thing you want to associate with fresh produce. I would seriously consider pivoting to a different name.
- brianwawok 11y agoI don't think the offense to Spanish speakers will be what stops the 2 billion dollar buyout from Google.
- loopr 11y agoWe'll change it if it gets to be an issue, thanks for the tip!
- rebootthesystem 11y agoYour call. I'd change it now before the business grows. Besides, a more generic name would better support expanding your offerings beyond avocados. Fruits and veggies available at most markets suck. Quality and taste is horrible. Sell quality produce guaranteed to taste great and people might beat a path to your door. Just don't call it what you are calling it. "Ralphs" could have been a plumbimg company. Pick something less descriptive and more brandable. Like it or not the hispanic population consumes a lot of avocado. Don't get off the line with a name that diverts a huge chunk of your potential audience from your value proposition. It's a mistake. Free advise, for what it's worth.
- cesarbs 11y agoThis is the epitome of America's appreciation for avocados :)
- pamelafox 11y agoI live in SF and have an avocado tree in my yard. Once they start ripening, we get hundreds every week, and resort to putting a box of them outside our place every day. (I know, you're thinking "you must not love avocados as much as me if you can't eat them all!" but it turns out that 100 avocados per week is beyond my abilities) So your other option is to try and find that box. :)
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- adrianmacneil 11y agoI actually can't tell whether this is a joke or serious.
- ryandamm 11y agoNeither can I. Nor can I tell if it's some referendum on the state of the tech industry. But it definitely makes me hungry for some avocados. Perhaps I will go eat one now. Or spend hours googling how to cultivate an avocado tree.
- drizzzler 11y agoThe avocados you show on the website are not ripe.
- batiudrami 11y agoThat or they are no actually Hass avocados - they look like Shepard avocados to me.
- wyclif 11y agoThis is the first thing I've ever seen on HN (and I've been here since the beginning) that I've shared with my father. He absolutely loves avocados and eats them raw, and I knew when he saw this it would be love at first sight even though he lives on the east coast of the US and can't use the service!
- QuercusMax 11y agoEats them raw? Who would cook an avocado??? Or you mean eats them plain? Because that's just delicious.
- fbomb 11y agoI put avocados and goat cheese on home-made pizza. Absolutely delicious although they turn brown, which can be off-putting.
- Jedd 11y agoI normally eat them raw too, even on home made pizzas (add them after the pizzas come out of the oven?) ... but I suspect a slight soaking / spray with something acidic (lemon water is the obvious candidate) may stop them browning quite so badly.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoDoes anyone typically eat cooked avocados?
- natch 11y agoI'd rather get unripe avocados, because then I can choose the best time to eat them.
- yitchelle 11y agoWhat are the typical pricing sans delivery?
- pokoleo 11y agoI just bought 2 avocados. This is not a joke. - Proof: https://i.imgur.com/0egDixL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0egDixL.jpg - I was their first customer. These guys are really working hard to establish an edge. - I paid $2 for 2 Avocados. One was a bit over-ripe, but the other was perfect. - They came in a brown Walgreens bag. The bag had a $3 receipt. Overall: I'd probably do this again.
- loopr 11y agoThank you for trying us and also for the awesome feedback! :)
- Jedd 11y agoGreat feedback. Only comment I'd make, based on the stickers, is that ISO8601 [1] should be embraced, even by (especially by?) North Americans. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
- ddw 11y agoWas it from a Walgreens near you? Wondering if the delivery person just finds the closest source to your location.
- somberi 11y agoJust a friendly reminder that one Avocado (approx 200g) has 30 grammes of fat (44% of Daily recommended value). As yummy as they are to eat, there is a reason they are so yummy :)
- krisroadruck 11y agoThis is a good thing, not a bad thing. Fat good, carbs bad.
- nikolay 11y agoYou need to update your science! Fat is not bad! At least not the one found in avocado (i.e. monounsaturated).
- pmichaud 11y agoNot putting the price on the site is an error that may break this idea. You use a system of some kind to calculate the price... just have the site automatically calculate it before the buyer has to do much. I'm in your target area, and I love avocados, and I wouldn't order from this because of the issue.
- loopr 11y agoThank you so much for the feedback! We are working our pricing structure and we'll definitely keep your opinion in mind :)
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- milkmiruku 11y agofluff aside; Electrocado psystep LP 'The Haas Effect' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsVK2KAx6U&list=PLjAN2Ez8EzGoPlzQWuNE1O5NglE7u-Ykn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsVK2KAx6U&list=PLjAN2Ez8Ez... - best track; 'Haas To Be Hass'
- talles 11y agoAlright guys, avocado awareness is at an all time low. We've got to come up with some interesting angles to let people know that Hass avocados are the very definition of smooth and creamy.