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I'll throw out my startup idea: A heavily curated amazon, with ~1 option per product type, sold at a premium, prioritizing things that are constructed well/last
by patrickthebold 4y ago
I'll throw out my startup idea:
A heavily curated amazon, with ~1 option per product type, sold at a premium, prioritizing things that are constructed well/last a long time.
Obviously you can't do everything at once, and people want choice in things like fashion. A kitchen store would be great. One toaster, one oven, one coffee grinder.
- jrockway 4y agoThis is basically McMaster-Carr. For things that aren't fasteners or drill bits, people kind of like having something different than their friends. ("Oh hey I have the same table! Oh, and pots and pans! Oh, and wall art! Wait, your house looks exactly like mine.")
- glenstein 4y agoYou've identified a genuine need and a service that would fulfill it. I think, to greater and lesser degrees, places like the wire cutter and consumer reports, and now a whole bunch of derivatives that speak in the same tone as wire cutter, are attempting to fill this need. Of course, they themselves may be subject to quality control issues. Although perhaps the thing that you're talking about that would be different is the manner in which the curated selection is organized and the overarching purpose.
- jcpst 4y agoIt would be interesting to see which categories would benefit from more granularity. For instance, I feel like I need only one toaster, one oven. But I have 3 different high-quality coffee grinders that I use for different purposes.
- everly 4y agoSure, it’s called Costco, it’s great
- Aperocky 4y agowas gonna say, that sounds like costco. just that they don't usually deliver.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoSounds like the idea for a company. Does Ikea deliver yet? If not, add them to your vendor list.
- everly 4y agoCostco absolutely delivers, for both home [0] and business [1]. I've worked at multiple offices that got weekly Costco deliveries. [0] https://www.costco.com/my-life-costco-grocery-online-delivery.html https://www.costco.com/my-life-costco-grocery-online-deliver... [1] https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/ https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/
- 8note 4y agoYour very tied to specific manufacturers in that case. Eg. If a shipment is late because somebody stuck a ship in a canal, you're out of stock on that type of item
- schnevets 4y agoI'll do you one better: a curated retailer that only carried merchandise with a 10+ year manufacturer's warranty. And they automatically register/store all proof of purchase information in an online portal. If that isn't profitable, make the warranty storage/customer service advocacy a yearly subscription where they take care of the full return process.
- bonestamp2 4y agoThis is basically Costco, although it would be even better if it was truly Costco. I mean, they do require your receipt, but they can often look it up for you and they usually take returns well past the warranty expiration due to their 100% satisfaction guarantee.
- stickfigure 4y agoI've returned countless things to Costco (a tiny fraction of my embarrassingly large monthly habit) and never brought in a receipt. They just look up the purchase in my account.