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Did you just call pressed veggies and fruits sugary drinks? As in more or less the same as Pepsi? The problem with Juicero is that it was a scam, pure and simpl
by andreasgonewild 9y ago
Did you just call pressed veggies and fruits sugary drinks? As in more or less the same as Pepsi? The problem with Juicero is that it was a scam, pure and simple. Overpriced bullshit and awesome profits, at least that was the plan. Thank god it's over. Now we're just waiting for Uber to fold and then maybe we can start actually making a difference, as opposed to spewing bullshit until no one can tell the difference.
- ceejayoz 9y ago> The problem with Juicero is that it was a scam, pure and simple. I'm not sure how you can even make an argument that it was a scam. A stupid business model isn't the same thing as a scam - it was a real product, however ill conceived.
- andreasgonewild 9y agoI am fully aware that this is business as usual these days, but that doesn't make it any less destructive to society or any less a scam. What you're saying is basically that as long as people fall for it and you don't go to jail it's ok, I don't agree.
- ceejayoz 9y agoThere wasn't much fraudulent or dishonest about Juciero. It was overpriced, stupid, and a totally unnecessary luxury item, but that's not the same thing as scamming people.
- gubby 9y agoApart from the fact that the founders clearly didn't intend to fold the company (removing the malice part of a scam), as a consumer, spending $700 on something that stops functioning nearly immediately is pretty indistinguishable from a scam.
- The_Sponge 9y agoThey are though, Juicero being a scam or not (it's not, they shipped at straight forward pricepoints). Even "traditional" pressed juice companies are starting to see a crunch, as their evangelical customers ("health nuts") are realizing that eating an apple is healthier than pressing 4 of them.
- allover 9y ago> Did you just call pressed veggies and fruits sugary drinks? Pressed fruits at least, are sugary drinks. Anyone who's calorie conscious is probably wary (as a calorie counter I know I am).
- nxsynonym 9y agoyup pressing/blending fruits destroys any nutritional value. You're left with basically sugar water. Yes it's "natural sugar", but it's still not the healthy food people make it out to be.
- pvg 9y agoWouldn't chewing fruit destroy all nutritional value as well, if that were true?
- dragonwriter 9y ago> yup pressing/blending fruits destroys any nutritional value. Pressing (but not blending) leaves some of the good bits (including bits that mitigate some of the adverse effects of sugars) behind, but it does not destroy the nutritional value, as many of the important micronutrients of the fruit are retained in the juice. Hyperbole isn't helpful here.
- nxsynonym 9y agoYou're correct, I mixed up pressing and blending. My bad. Either way - an all fruit diet is not healthy or balanced. And as far as I can tell, whole fruits are still better for your health then pressed/blended/squeezed. Relevant : https://www.wired.com/2015/04/nobody-can-prove-cold-pressed-juice-better/ https://www.wired.com/2015/04/nobody-can-prove-cold-pressed-...
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- lkbm 9y ago> Did you just call pressed veggies and fruits sugary drinks? As in more or less the same as Pepsi? Well, they didn't make any comparison to Pepsi in their comment, but I 'll go ahead and make that comparison. 12 fl oz of: * Orange juice: 31.2g of sugar * Apple juice: 36g of sugar * Coca-Cola: 39g of sugar * Pepsi: 41g of sugar Not the same, but in the ballpark. But iirc, regular Coke and Pepsi aren't growing. Diet Pepsi/Coke are. The brands are also coming up with semi-diet versions, such as "Coca-Cola Life" (17g of sugar).