HaaaS (Haas Avocados as a Service)

http://www.goavocago.com

by loopr • 11 years ago

42 48 11 years ago

goavocago.com

solomatov• 11 years ago

I don't see a price anywhere.

loopr9• 11 years ago

Pricing is dependent on the delivery location and the number ordered.

ceejayoz• 11 years ago

Surely you can give a rough idea?

pavornyoh3• 11 years ago

An avocado fan here. How do I return the avocados if they are bad when delivered? Is there a charge for returns? How much are the prices of the avocados? You should put that on the site.

loopr9• 11 years ago

Our avocados are handpicked by an expert avocado picker :) There is currently no price for returns as satisfaction is guaranteed! Pricing is dependent on the delivery location and the number ordered.

pavornyoh3• 11 years ago

But as a buyer, I'd like to know the prices upfront before ordering so that I am not shocked when quoted a price upon delivery. "Our avocados are hand picked by an avocado expert"? Woooo..

What exactly is an "avocado expert"?

rebootthesystem2• 11 years ago

You probably don't realize this but "cago" in Spanish means "I shit" or "I shit myself", depending on context. If you accent the "o", "cagó" it means "he shit" or "she shit". So "avocago" could mean that someone named "Avo" took a shit.

Not the kind of thing you want to associate with fresh produce.

I would seriously consider pivoting to a different name.

brianwawok• 11 years ago

I don't think the offense to Spanish speakers will be what stops the 2 billion dollar buyout from Google.

loopr9• 11 years ago

We'll change it if it gets to be an issue, thanks for the tip!

rebootthesystem2• 11 years ago

Your call. I'd change it now before the business grows. Besides, a more generic name would better support expanding your offerings beyond avocados.

Fruits and veggies available at most markets suck. Quality and taste is horrible. Sell quality produce guaranteed to taste great and people might beat a path to your door. Just don't call it what you are calling it. "Ralphs" could have been a plumbimg company. Pick something less descriptive and more brandable.

Like it or not the hispanic population consumes a lot of avocado. Don't get off the line with a name that diverts a huge chunk of your potential audience from your value proposition. It's a mistake.

Free advise, for what it's worth.

cesarbs• 11 years ago

This is the epitome of America's appreciation for avocados :)

loopr9• 11 years ago

Yeah! :)

jonah• 11 years ago

So, a tip for you - Chilean avos are Counter Seasonal. So, when they're not ripe here in CA, they are down in the Southern Hemisphere. ;)

(Avos are so good I just took four camping this weekend.)

pamelafox• 11 years ago

I live in SF and have an avocado tree in my yard. Once they start ripening, we get hundreds every week, and resort to putting a box of them outside our place every day. (I know, you're thinking "you must not love avocados as much as me if you can't eat them all!" but it turns out that 100 avocados per week is beyond my abilities)

So your other option is to try and find that box. :)

adrianmacneil• 11 years ago

I actually can't tell whether this is a joke or serious.

ryandamm• 11 years ago

Neither can I. Nor can I tell if it's some referendum on the state of the tech industry.

But it definitely makes me hungry for some avocados. Perhaps I will go eat one now. Or spend hours googling how to cultivate an avocado tree.

drizzzler• 11 years ago

The avocados you show on the website are not ripe.

batiudrami• 11 years ago

That or they are no actually Hass avocados - they look like Shepard avocados to me.

wyclif• 11 years ago

This is the first thing I've ever seen on HN (and I've been here since the beginning) that I've shared with my father. He absolutely loves avocados and eats them raw, and I knew when he saw this it would be love at first sight even though he lives on the east coast of the US and can't use the service!

QuercusMax• 11 years ago

Eats them raw? Who would cook an avocado??? Or you mean eats them plain? Because that's just delicious.

fbomb• 11 years ago

I put avocados and goat cheese on home-made pizza. Absolutely delicious although they turn brown, which can be off-putting.

jsprogrammer2• 11 years ago

Does anyone typically eat cooked avocados?

natch• 11 years ago

I'd rather get unripe avocados, because then I can choose the best time to eat them.

yitchelle• 11 years ago

What are the typical pricing sans delivery?

pokoleo• 11 years ago

I just bought 2 avocados. This is not a joke.

- Proof: https://i.imgur.com/0egDixL.jpg

- I was their first customer. These guys are really working hard to establish an edge.

- I paid $2 for 2 Avocados. One was a bit over-ripe, but the other was perfect.

- They came in a brown Walgreens bag. The bag had a $3 receipt.

Overall: I'd probably do this again.

loopr9• 11 years ago

Thank you for trying us and also for the awesome feedback! :)

Jedd2• 11 years ago

Great feedback.

Only comment I'd make, based on the stickers, is that ISO8601 [1] should be embraced, even by (especially by?) North Americans.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

ddw• 11 years ago

Was it from a Walgreens near you? Wondering if the delivery person just finds the closest source to your location.

somberi• 11 years ago

Just a friendly reminder that one Avocado (approx 200g) has 30 grammes of fat (44% of Daily recommended value). As yummy as they are to eat, there is a reason they are so yummy :)

krisroadruck• 11 years ago

This is a good thing, not a bad thing. Fat good, carbs bad.

nikolay• 11 years ago

You need to update your science! Fat is not bad! At least not the one found in avocado (i.e. monounsaturated).

pmichaud• 11 years ago

Not putting the price on the site is an error that may break this idea. You use a system of some kind to calculate the price... just have the site automatically calculate it before the buyer has to do much. I'm in your target area, and I love avocados, and I wouldn't order from this because of the issue.

loopr9• 11 years ago

Thank you so much for the feedback! We are working our pricing structure and we'll definitely keep your opinion in mind :)

mivv• 11 years ago

Your social metadata is messed up. When shared on Facebook it says: "Don't go hiking alone. Use Hyke to find new and interesting people to hike with."

Grue3• 11 years ago

They must have pivoted from hiking to selling avocados.

loopr9• 11 years ago

Thank you so much for letting us know. We fixed it and expecting to see the correct information by the end of today :)

milkmiruku• 11 years ago

fluff aside; Electrocado psystep LP 'The Haas Effect' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsVK2KAx6U&list=PLjAN2Ez8Ez... - best track; 'Haas To Be Hass'

talles• 11 years ago

Alright guys, avocado awareness is at an all time low. We've got to come up with some interesting angles to let people know that Hass avocados are the very definition of smooth and creamy.

HaaaS (Haas Avocados as a Service)

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