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I just decided to try this out in Seattle. Here's how it went! http://brianbeck.com/images/magic.png http://brianbeck.com/images/magic.png (the minimum was fro
by exogen 12y ago
I just decided to try this out in Seattle. Here's how it went! http://brianbeck.com/images/magic.png http://brianbeck.com/images/magic.png
(the minimum was from the sushi place, not Magic)
- christianmann 12y agoWhat were the extra pieces?
- zaroth 12y agoAwesome demo! Can you update the shot while swiping left to show the timestamps?
- exogen 12y agoSure! http://brianbeck.com/images/magic-times.png http://brianbeck.com/images/magic-times.png The first couple responses were pretty slow, sounds like they were getting absolutely hammered with requests. I could have done it a lot faster myself for sure, seems promising though!
- notatoad 12y agoThat actually doesn't seem very good. If I'm craving sushi as 7pm, getting delivered at 9:15 isn't really going to do it for me.
- exogen 12y agoDefinitely not in the long run. But cmikec's latest update here put it in perspective – they had to limit access while this request was being handled because they were getting totally flooded.
- GunlogAlm 12y agoIsn't that because he had no credit card attached to his account, and needed one before anything could progress? In addition to the high demand they're going through, right now, I'd say it's understandable.
- vacri 12y agoIt was 3 minutes from CC request to CC info done.
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- anon012012 12y agoThe more trained and properly staffed they are, the faster it'll be, I don't think it's representative
- ulfw 12y agoOne and a half hours to order something (plus delivery time - which they set would be another hour!) for 33$. Wow.
- morganvachon 12y agoGiven their explosion in requests around this time, I'm not fazed by it. Try the same request a month from now...if it's the same turnaround time, then I'd be worried that the company can't handle the volume long-term. Which would be a shame, this seems really useful.
- dewitt 12y agoThat's awesome. And I think it scales for just long enough, too. I don't think hiring real, intelligent humans to make on-the-fly shopping decisions like this (think, an old-school concierge desk at hotel) costs more than the incremental value they'd bring in. If 90% of the requests can be handled automatically, then you can afford to make magic happen (and delighted customers) in the 10%. It falls apart at a certain global scale, but I'm sure the business has pivoted twice by that point. Nicely done.
- mkagenius 12y agoOfftopic: your iPhone is pretty long :) or you used something like Stitch It! ?
- exogen 12y agodid it manually, I'm afraid.
- kmfrk 12y agoGet the app Tailor; it'll do it for you. :) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tailor-automatic-screenshot/id926653095?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tailor-automatic-screenshot/... Maybe the Magic people should promote a tool, since word-of-mouth promotion can be hard without.
- janesvilleseo 12y agoThank you. Every once in awhile I need stich some mobile screenshots together and this seems perfect.
- zerr 12y agoAnd how was it? :) Not sure about surprise additions, but isn't it bit overpriced for one person quick lunch?
- exogen 12y agoWell, the additions weren't really a surprise given I told them to just meet the delivery minimum for this particular sushi place ($25).
- cpkpad 12y agoHow much did they surcharge?
- exogen 12y agoI just put the same items into an order on eat24.com, which is how I'd normally do this. The order came to $30.38, which is exactly $2 less than what Magic quoted. That's before you have the opportunity to add a tip. So either the Magic surcharge was $2 and they tipped $0, or they tipped $2 and were doing some free introductory thing. ($2 off coupons for eat24 are also plentiful, so I guess Magic could have also made $4.)
- CPLX 12y agoThis is horrible compared to my daily experience using Seamless. Why would a person craving sushi want to exchange 8 text messages and then click on a web link and get sushi 2+ hours later?
- kowdermeister 12y agoBecause they want to feel they have their own personal servant.
- fastball 12y agoThey had to click a web link because it was their first time using the service so they had to add their credit card. How else are they supposed to charge you?
- CPLX 12y agoWell right. But my description of the experience still stands. It doesn't seem like an improvement.
- throwawaymsft 12y agoBecause it's seamless when you want takeout. And instacart when you want groceries. And something else when you want office supplies. And a fourth thing to make dinner reservations...
- CPLX 12y agoIndeed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9094791 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9094791
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