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A service like this simply isn't economical for the overwhelming majority of people. If you perceive your time to be so valuable that you can't bear the five m
by UVB-76 12y ago
A service like this simply isn't economical for the overwhelming majority of people.
If you perceive your time to be so valuable that you can't bear the five minutes it takes to order a pizza online or by phone, you probably should re-examine that valuation.
Especially when five minutes ordering exactly what you want directly from your preferred supplier is replaced by a fifteen minute exchange with a stranger who has to interprets vague inputs, has misaligned incentives, doesn't know any of your preferences beyond those you expressly state, etc. all of which you then pay a premium for...
- scrollaway 12y agoWell done, you missed the point as much as OP. You're still stuck on pizzas. I wonder why you're replying to me; you're specifically bringing up points which my post explains are unimportant.
- nzp 12y agoMy first thought was that if your time and effort really is so valuable that it economically makes sense to use a service like this one, then you probably can afford and should have a real concierge/personal assistant. It seems to me this hinges on an emotional (i.e. economically irrational) need of (upper?) middle class people to feel rich and too “important”. Which is actually not a bad business model at all, tapping into people's feelings. It's actually one of the best things to base a business on. But I could be wrong. Maybe there's a sweet spot in the price-utility ratio where this makes sense for people who are not technically rich and busy maintaining the wealth. It's interesting.