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We created Marvina for people who don't enjoy picking strains each month. Unless you are fairly knowledgable choosing from the hundreds of strains on the market

by dpieri 12y ago

We created Marvina for people who don't enjoy picking strains each month. Unless you are fairly knowledgable choosing from the hundreds of strains on the market can be overwhelming. If you know exactly what strains you want then Marvina probably isn't for you.

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- existencebox 12y ago
  I don't think it's hyperbolic; many of the dispensaries (the larger ones, yes) in Seattle, not even SF/BC, have well near 100+ strains. While I certainly can echo your concern about "success means your customers leave you" there's certainly a draw to variety, and similar services (get random fruit delivered to your door each month) have managed to find a market segment, so I look forward to seeing if this pans out.
- dpieri 12y ago
  Well that's certainly a concern. We hope that everything about the experience will make people want to stick with it. Even if you are educated about marijuana strains its a better customer experience than going to a dispensary or using traditional delivery.
- jack-r-abbit 12y ago
  It seems to work alright for "Wine of the Month" clubs.
rfrank 12y ago
It may be worth considering putting the Goldstar menu on your site so users know what options are available to them. Could even include Leafly reviews so people can have a bit more info on what they're getting each month.
anigbrowl 12y ago
You don't have to pick out a different strain every month (or however often you purchase). Once someone finds 2 or 3 that they like they just keep buying those. People are already faced with a huge number of choices for alcohol and numerous other consumable products, but have little difficulty identifying their favorites even if they're not not connoisseurs of any particular product.
- zhengyi13 12y ago
  I think there's also significant value to the supply chain if there's evidence that certain strains have a committed market over time. You get better informed decisions on what to deprecate/not grow in the future, and if you have a dedicated customer base for a particular strain, you've got data telling you exactly how much growing space to dedicate to that.
  - anigbrowl 12y ago
    True, but I am not seeing the claimed consumer surplus. Data-driven decision-making is good up to a point, but it too easily becomes an excuse for chasing the lowest common denominator, because it mistakes popularity for quality. Budweiser is (I think) the most popular beer int e US, but anyone who likes beer knows it's not particularly good, it's just the least bad across multiple criteria.

by dpieri 12y ago

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existencebox 12y ago
I don't think it's hyperbolic; many of the dispensaries (the larger ones, yes) in Seattle, not even SF/BC, have well near 100+ strains. While I certainly can echo your concern about "success means your customers leave you" there's certainly a draw to variety, and similar services (get random fruit delivered to your door each month) have managed to find a market segment, so I look forward to seeing if this pans out.
dpieri 12y ago
Well that's certainly a concern. We hope that everything about the experience will make people want to stick with it. Even if you are educated about marijuana strains its a better customer experience than going to a dispensary or using traditional delivery.
jack-r-abbit 12y ago
It seems to work alright for "Wine of the Month" clubs.

rfrank 12y ago

It may be worth considering putting the Goldstar menu on your site so users know what options are available to them. Could even include Leafly reviews so people can have a bit more info on what they're getting each month.

anigbrowl 12y ago

You don't have to pick out a different strain every month (or however often you purchase). Once someone finds 2 or 3 that they like they just keep buying those. People are already faced with a huge number of choices for alcohol and numerous other consumable products, but have little difficulty identifying their favorites even if they're not not connoisseurs of any particular product.

zhengyi13 12y ago
I think there's also significant value to the supply chain if there's evidence that certain strains have a committed market over time. You get better informed decisions on what to deprecate/not grow in the future, and if you have a dedicated customer base for a particular strain, you've got data telling you exactly how much growing space to dedicate to that.
- anigbrowl 12y ago
  True, but I am not seeing the claimed consumer surplus. Data-driven decision-making is good up to a point, but it too easily becomes an excuse for chasing the lowest common denominator, because it mistakes popularity for quality. Budweiser is (I think) the most popular beer int e US, but anyone who likes beer knows it's not particularly good, it's just the least bad across multiple criteria.