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No. First of all, I don't understand what you mean by "personalized shopping service" here. It sounds like you are just offering coupons for sale. It feels li

No. First of all, I don't understand what you mean by "personalized shopping service" here. It sounds like you are just offering coupons for sale. It feels like paying to be advertised to. Offering "exclusive discounts" is something my junk mail does. I try to get rid of junk mail, not increase it's frequency. I certainly don't pay for it. I don't shop in many places, so I would not feel especially confident that you could get me discounts to the few places I do shop. I don't buy many brands. There are very few brands that mean anything to me. Levi (jeans) and Fage (yogurt) may be the only two. I don't spend a lot of money in the first place, and I'm trying to reduce my spending, not increase it (both by buying a service and putting myself under temptation to buy more). Or in a single sentence: I'm not your target audience, so no.

massarog 16y ago
Personalized shopping service means that we would find merchants and get exclusive deals for our members through them based on the feedback you give us of what you are shopping for. We won't just give you a coupon that is readily available online. Many of the people at HN may not be our target audience, but it can't hurt to collect a little data and feedback :).
- DanielStraight 16y ago
  I rarely have difficulty finding what I'm shopping for. Using your service, I would also not only have to pay money, but pay time by letting you know in advance what I wanted to buy, instead of going to Amazon, making a decision and buying in less than an hour. That said, it sounds like exclusivity is your main offer, and for better or worse, "exclusive deals" are something I don't ever see myself removing from my category of things that are too good to be true.
  - massarog 16y ago
    You're correct, exclusivity is the main offer here. We wouldn't be helping you find what you are shopping for, but rather forging relationships with merchants who would be able to provide you an exclusive deal/benefit every time you shop with them.

massarog 16y ago

Personalized shopping service means that we would find merchants and get exclusive deals for our members through them based on the feedback you give us of what you are shopping for. We won't just give you a coupon that is readily available online. Many of the people at HN may not be our target audience, but it can't hurt to collect a little data and feedback :).

DanielStraight 16y ago
I rarely have difficulty finding what I'm shopping for. Using your service, I would also not only have to pay money, but pay time by letting you know in advance what I wanted to buy, instead of going to Amazon, making a decision and buying in less than an hour. That said, it sounds like exclusivity is your main offer, and for better or worse, "exclusive deals" are something I don't ever see myself removing from my category of things that are too good to be true.
- massarog 16y ago
  You're correct, exclusivity is the main offer here. We wouldn't be helping you find what you are shopping for, but rather forging relationships with merchants who would be able to provide you an exclusive deal/benefit every time you shop with them.