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Beer delivered to your work place every friday.
- splatzone 13y agoI like the idea of sampling different beers every week, this looks interesting. What's the alcohol licensing situation like?
- jmotion 13y ago"alcohol licensing situation like" Jesus - just enjoy the beers.
- splatzone 13y agoI love beer, but I also enjoy learning things :)
- protomyth 13y agoI think those of us in the USA, would love to but know it cannot happen because of the licensing / politics. :( As an example, trying to deliver beer to my current work site would get you arrested on Federal bootlegging charges.
- rjd 13y agoWe used to do this at an place I used to work. We just approached a local liquor store, he agreed, no delivery charges as it was guaranteed sales. No licensing issues, straight forward. We'd get a call in morning to confirm the order, between 3-4 he'd show up with cold beers for us. Ask and you shall receive basically.
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- arbuge 13y agoNot to mention stepping on turf the USPS is eyeing: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/11/postal-service-alcohol-delivery-idea_n_3740349.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/11/postal-service-alco...
- fyolnish 13y agoWhat an unnecessary comment
- bluthru 13y agoI'm not sure if there's a more condescending word than "cute".
- grecy 13y agoI assume you make the same useless comment, in reverse, for every US only start up?
- dfrey 13y agoMaybe there's a little niche they could carve out by serving the remaining 95% of the world's population.
- travisp 13y agoIt sounds like they are delivering it themselves. Here in New York City, it's quite easy to get beer delivered (as in just select it on Seamless when placing your order). I also have had wine and whiskey delivered to my apartment direct from the store. The price of DeskBeers isn't even that different than getting a beer at a bar here (possibly cheaper). Seems like it would be a perfect fit for NYC.
- oofabz 13y ago> Put down the can of Red Stripe. What? No!
- dalerus 13y agoYeah, why the Red Stripe hate?
- jonathanjaeger 13y agoNot to sound pretentious, because I'm a big craft beer fan, but I think they're just saying that because Red Stripe is a pretty typical beer in people's fridges. There are so many great craft beers out there, even if you like Red Stripe, nothing's wrong with a bit of variety.
- nulagrithom 13y agoNot sure how it is in London, but where I'm at you certainly can't run down to 7-Eleven and expect to choose a beer. Your options will be limited to a handful of mass produced beers supplied by large distributors. I keep a mental list of shops with decent microbrews. This product seemingly takes the hassle out of deciding whether traveling the extra mile and back is worth it for a unique beer. There's no hate specifically for Red Stripe.
- xradionut 13y agoIt's a Jar-Jar Binks association...
- protomyth 13y agoBecause it is vastly inferior to their other drink, Dragon Stout, from that brewery and they either stopped making the superior brew or don't distribute it as widely anymore.
- jmspring 13y agoRed stripe is certainly better than PBR.
- jevinskie 13y ago
- prawn 13y ago"We deliver multiples of 12 bottles at £2.50+VAT per bottle." That's US$4/bottle for lazy converters. On the high side if you're coming from sourcing your own, but not horrible when factoring in delivery and the variety. Not many people would get through more than 2-3 on an average Friday while they wrap up work. I like the idea. Here in my office, we get cases of craft beer direct from the source and pay cash. What's $65/case in a bottleshop is $50 direct and is there at all times rather than just Friday. Beer lasts pretty well, so it's rarely an issue to stock up in advance. I think these guys should revise the "5pm at the latest" to more like "midday at the latest". I wouldn't want to be waiting past 2pm some tough days or 4pm any time. Not in the "desperate alcoholic" sense, but as a comparison to "how it is at the moment". Regular subscription would be the key to income. Any spares can be saved for later or taken home. Could even stock up in advance and deliver mixed cases with tasting notes pretty easily, rather than a dozen at a time.
- grecy 13y agoGiven that you're converting this to dollars, I assume you're in America? (or Canada?) If so, comparing the price of this delivered beer in the uk to the price in America is meaningless.
- jacques_chester 13y agoAgreed. I'm Australian. Upon visiting America I was amused by folk griping about $4 pints.
- Wingman4l7 13y agoNo one in the US has a right to complain about their beer prices: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/09/daily-chart-13 http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/09/daily-c...
- Wingman4l7 13y ago(Since I can't edit that post anymore, what I linked to was a bar graph showing how many minutes of work it takes to earn the sum needed to purchase 500ml of beer in various countries, based on 2011 retail prices and national median wage.)
- jere 13y agoFinally an original app stock photo. Instead of (wooden desk, mac air, moleskine, coffee) it's (wooden desk, mac air, moleskine, beer). In all seriousness, I really wish I lived in London. For stuff like this and also it seems to have a pretty big indie game dev scene.
- mynameishere 13y agoActually, bringing beer to work isn't that difficult. I mean, if you can get away with it. It's not something like pizza that has to be prepared and has a time window for consumption.
- damian2000 13y agoNobody likes warm beer though, especially if you're in a hot climate.
- FajitaNachos 13y agoIt's ideas like these that inspire/challenge me to come up with something simple, and awesome. Love the idea. Hope they do well.
- aet 13y agoIt would be better if they somehow delivered a draft beer...
- moonka 13y ago>Where do you deliver? >Just London at the moment, but we hope to expand to other areas real soon. On the front page. Very nice to see up front if I can sign up or not right off the bat.
- failrate 13y agoI already have a producer.
- jsmeaton 13y ago> You call it a week & sip back on some serious beer. You did good. I love everything about this site and concept. Nice work.
- neumino 13y agoThat's awesome! Deliver in California as soon as you can!
- Zoomla 13y agoSome cabs/taxi do this
- choarham 13y agoDeliver me from startup culture, i'll fetch my own beers from the corner store.
- joonix 13y agoLiterally discussed this idea with a friend this morning. Surreal.
- logjam 13y agoIf your startup or organization has the kind of judgment that results in thinking it's somehow a good idea to bring alcoholic beverages into the office on Fridays or any other days, neither I nor anyone else I know will want to do any work with you. Drinking is for after work, somewhere other than work.
- fibbery 13y agoI guess you don't know many people who work in tech in SF, then... companies regularly list office beer as a job perk along with the snacks and pingpong. In fact, I've never worked anywhere where drinking wasn't a significant part of the culture, including office drinking, during office hours (at least on Fridays).
- logjam 13y agoUh, actually I work in the SF and Valley tech scene and know it intimately and extensively. You somehow want to have us believe this is a widespread and accepted practice - it's not among any reputable groups. The liability issues alone make "listing" drinking alcohol at work during or after office hours as a "job perk" even more moronic. But do feel free to list right here on HN the startups who proudly list beer drinking during office hours on office premises as a "perk". There are many of us who do business in the tech world who will consider that a public service announcement of organizations to avoid doing business with.
- damian2000 13y agoInteresting that this is in London where the majority of office workers don't drive to work. Don't know if this would be as successful elsewhere in the world, where more people drive and hence would be reluctant to drink before driving home.
- dingaling 13y agoIn ${WORK} we've started to do 'treat days' on Mondays instead of Fridays. it really perks the mood, since everyone is dreary at the start of the week.
- wilco0925 13y agoJust an FYI, there's a typo in the "How it works" section - should be "afternoon".