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Show HN: Each day is a gift
- zengr 15y agoeBay is becoming cool again!
- jonnycowboy 15y agoI would add a "only used items" option
- joncalhoun 15y agoAre there any ways to limit to specific categories or other criteria or is it totally random? I could see more use if it allowed filtering (eg under $10 in "Toys->Action Figures")
- redact207 15y agoHey Jon, have this planned for v2.
- todd3834 15y ago:-( Doesn't work in the US and signup form for notification when it will is down.
- redact207 15y agoThanks Todd - fixed this now
- grandpoobah 15y agoRelevant: http://xkcd.com/576/ http://xkcd.com/576/ https://twitter.com/#!/trademe_xkcd576 https://twitter.com/#!/trademe_xkcd576
- andyakb 15y agoid use dealextreme or something with higher quality products, i dunno, just seemed like a ton of those items had absolutely no use. maybe have a "veto" function or something to avoid items that wouldnt be good gifts [even for $1] EDIT: On second glance, it actually was a lot better than I thought
- wtvanhest 15y agoI'd probably do this for Amazon Prime and I'd probably make the max $5 so I could get something every 5 days. Otherwise in 90 days I'd have 90 pieces of trash.
- darkstar999 15y agoI'd be pissed if someone signed me up for this junk. I guess it's cool if you like "stuff", but it would just be clutter to me.
- GigabyteCoin 15y agoOne gift PER day? That sounds like way too many gifts. Or at least that is the impression I got from reading your homepage.
- madhukara 15y agoIt will be great if you can provide oauth or fb for login.Its boring to fill new form again for the site.
- shpoonj 15y agoHow does this seem like a good idea? A dollar could buy a cup of coffee or a cheeseburger or any number of things, but instead you'd waste it on this junk? It's junk. I can not benefit in any way from receiving any of these things. They would all go directly into the trash. Essentially, all that this accomplishes is getting crap out of a warehouse and into a landfill. I'm sorry, but open your eyes. This is either a bad joke, or you need a wake up call.
- shpoonj 15y agoWell that was pretty rude of me to say... I'm projecting from a deep and unsatiated desire for folks to rally around trying to create worth. There really aren't so many projects out there that do. However, these are sincere questions... How does this add worth? Who benefits? What is the point?
- kentosi 15y agoI agree with you, but what irks me more is the disingenuously of it all: "We'll take care of the rest". So basically I sign up a friend to receive petty "gifts" that some third-party chooses on my behalf with absolutely no thought given on my part whatsoever. How is anyone supposed to be happy about that? And on the receiving end of the deal, if I receive a 2-dollar present for ten days straight then I'll be looking for the unsubscribe button. The idea behind this startup - bringing random acts of kindness into social networking - is noble, but I feel as if they need to rethink their strategy a bit.
- geekus_maximus 15y agoI completely agree with you. This is a massively irresponsible idea for a company.
- Natsu 15y agoExample gifts: solar cockroach, stainless steel eyebolt, cuticle nail pusher, bra extender strap, and mini PVC tiles. I suspect people would either love or hate getting stuff like that with few people being ambivalent.
- shimsham 15y agocuticle nail pushers are very useful, if not essential.
- jesseendahl 15y agoThere should be an apostrophe in "friend's" door.
- Eduard 15y agoUnique idea, Andrew! I'm also currently exploring the gifting business. Are you leveraging affiliate marketing?
- shimsham 15y agounfortunately not that unique. I wish it were...
- vidocha 15y agoThat's the third time I have seen that character representing a startup. Where is he from, where can I get the little guy?