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Silicon Valleys $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze
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*steals the idea and starts designing the commercial*
"Don't you just hate storebought juices expiring in record times?"
*generic housewife opens a bottle of moldy juice*
"Don't you have better things to do than lugging around tons and tons of extra weight from store after a workday?"
*generic 30-something man carries several jugs of juice from his car and trips over his shoe laces*
Muppet of a Man
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Great post. I can vouch for this these toxic trends within the design community, as well.
Muppet of a Man
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Dreams-Visions
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Honestly? It seems kinda cool to me. Some interesting ideas here.
If it were $100 for the unit and $2.50 per pouch, there would be a solid market for this, I think.
If it were $100 for the unit and $2.50 per pouch, there would be a solid market for this, I think.
broncobuster
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It's like there's an alternate reality that revolves around juice.
I feel they'd do better with Goujon John as a spokesman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWREDus50zc
Do you like Juice? Would you like Juice? I'm going to bring Juice to you RIGHT NOW, WHEVER YOU ARE. I'm GOING TO RAM JUICE INTO YOUR FACE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWREDus50zc
Do you like Juice? Would you like Juice? I'm going to bring Juice to you RIGHT NOW, WHEVER YOU ARE. I'm GOING TO RAM JUICE INTO YOUR FACE
DeviantBoi
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Box of Kittens
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I don't know how to connect a piece of fruit to the internet.
Or you just buy a pack of juice boxes for a fraction of the cost
You made me spit out my coffee. You owe me a new keyboard.
Just join the fruit-bag squeezing gig economy, you will earn enough for a new keyboard in no time.
Fruit-bag squeeze your way to new opportunities.
Given the Bloomberg reporter was able to get all but half an ounce of the juice out of the bag by hand squeezing vs. the juicer, I don't think it actually applies that much pressure. That's why the contents are so mulched up.
This is escalating. Now people are using scissor hacks on the bags?! Pure madness!They are offering refunds and begging people to not squeeze the bags.
You can't make this up if you tried.
http://gizmodo.com/juicero-ceo-begs-you-do-not-open-our-juice-bags-1794507811
Someone opening one of the bag.
ZeroCypher
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They did, it was The Box
Probably.
That means both all the talk about them "precisely cutting everything into optimal shapes and sizes" AND their talk about high pressure are complete bullshit.
So we've gone from crude hacks, to unlicensed 3rd party hardware already!
NekoFever
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Honestly, there are enough people on GAF who talk like this that my satire detector is going haywire.
BlazinSkatinAxel
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Bagged juice? It's this like bagged liquor?
its bagged pre crushed wet fruit that needs to be squeezed a bit to get the juice out
There's a good reason why juicers are so loud and big since they have to deal with raw unprocessed fruit and not glorified applesauce
You could prob. put those carrots in a bottle, shake them vigourously for a minute and pour it thru a coffee filter to get juice
wouldn't be surprised if they dont last long since they're pre crushed and a quarter juiced already vs whole non leaking fruit
Dreams-Visions
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But juice boxes aren't the same thing as this. Not even remotely.
Yep that's probably why it only has a week shelf life.
Then buy a bottle of fresh squeezed juice for a fraction of the cost
BreezyLimbo
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it's amazing that the bagged juice has an 8 day expiration date and the machine locks you out.
Bagged juice should last longer.
Bagged juice should last longer.
Dreams-Visions
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but..my suggestion was that these would be $2.50.
$2.50/glass for legit freshly squeezed juice drinks is quite competitive. Less than say...Jamba Juice while being similarly "fresh squeezed".
Yea you'd have to buy the machine, but that's why I suggested $100. Maybe a bit more.
So what I'm suggesting is that at a $100 pricepoint you pay a little more up front, but if you're a juice-head or Jamba Juice regular and use the thing regularly instead, maybe you can get the Jamba Juice experience for half the daily cost or less.
I think there is a market for that. You don't have to agree. There is probably not, however, a market for a $600 juicier that taxes $6-$10 per cup.
Reroute the interwebs to a fake timeserver in order to get juice even though the bag is past its expiration date. LIFE HACKED!
Dreams-Visions
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Probably lacks preservatives and they don't want people getting sick. Also, $$$.
Sounds like you could use a $100 juicer then.
I can totally see a company making something like this for dieting purposes. Hell, an entire interconnect kitchen with DRM food.
"You've already had your breakfast John, would you like one of your meal replacement bars? The pantry has been unlocked and one bar has been authorized. Please ensure you only take your allotted ration to avoid complete system lockout....There is....1 hour....28 minutes...until this meal can be cooked. Why don't you have a glass of water? *insert inspirational slogan here*
Dreams-Visions
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Well that's a bit lazy and reductive. You could say the same to anyone who frequents a juice bar. "Why are you here bro? Just buy a juicer, lolol." Sure, but that increases the complication. Gotta figure out or find cool recipies/combinations of fruits, go buy the ingredients, some fruits gotta get peeled, etc.
In theory, if they had some "juice bags" or whatever they call these things that came with the right mix of juices to replicate the Jamba Juice experience but for $2-$3, it would save the time required to find and prepare certain fruits/vegetables while retaining mostly equivalent freshness with far more convenience.
I agree if it's just a bag of mulched carrots, there isn't much value over just juicing your own. But what if it's a mix that gives the equivalent of this:
http://www.jambajuice.com/menu-and-nutrition/menu/juices/orange-supreme
or this
http://www.jambajuice.com/menu-and-nutrition/menu/juices/veggie-vitality
or this
http://www.jambajuice.com/menu-and-nutrition/menu/juices/great-greens
Imagine if they had an equivalent line of juices equivalent to the energy/health drinks they sell at LA Fitness or your local chain gym. They charge $6-$8 for these at my local gym.
There is value to not having/wanting to go to Jamba Juice or equivalent to buy these kinds of drinks. Further, not having to try to find the ingredients at the store, peel or clean the fruits/vegetables, blend them and clean up. Obviously. Or places like Jamba Juice wouldn't exist in the first place.
I don't know if this Juciero thing has juice options like that and it doesn't matter if it did. It's overpriced at every stage. There would have been a meaningful market if it were 1/3 or 1/2 its asking price for the machine and juices, especially if the juice options include mixes like what juice chain stores sell.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
If they just sold the bags and a 40 dollar manual press with a crank arm. Then the expensive model for others.
I do see a real market for the hand-squeezed bags. They need to swallow their pride and sell the bags. It could have been a great innovator's story too. "We wanted to make convenient juicer. We made these of mulchy packs to support our machine. Then we realize you could hand squeeze the packs! So we rebranded as fresh juice via hand sqeezing." I could see Shark Tank eating that shit up, calling it smart etc.
Rukes
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One of my friends has one, and it's just hilarious how poorly implied the DRM is.
He came home from a very late dinner just before midnight, and decided to use the last bag remaining before it expired. He put the bag in the machine just as midnight hit and poof, it wouldn't let him use it because it was 1 minute past expiration. Of course as you know, much like other food items, once midnight hits in your time zone, mold and disease just explodes all over the food like a forest in Mononoke.
He came home from a very late dinner just before midnight, and decided to use the last bag remaining before it expired. He put the bag in the machine just as midnight hit and poof, it wouldn't let him use it because it was 1 minute past expiration. Of course as you know, much like other food items, once midnight hits in your time zone, mold and disease just explodes all over the food like a forest in Mononoke.
Did he just squeeze the bag with his hands?
The most astonishing thing to me is that this is a product people bought rather than a failed kickstarter.
It seems like the demographic is like, people who grew up with servants but can no longer afford to keep the help?
Keurig may be just as lazy but you can't argue that it's a convenient way to brew a single cup of coffee. Although their DRM attempt was almost as hilarious.
It seems like the demographic is like, people who grew up with servants but can no longer afford to keep the help?
Keurig may be just as lazy but you can't argue that it's a convenient way to brew a single cup of coffee. Although their DRM attempt was almost as hilarious.
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