EDIT: To add something about the site: seems interesting and like something I might use occasionally. The fact that you are bay area only is to be expected, but should be more prominent to see (if you just look at the front page and then click "Start today" you get to the page for entering billing information, delivery address etc without getting that info)
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
Can I ask people to upvote my submission?
No. Users should vote for a story because it's
intellectually interesting, not because someone is
promoting it.
When the software detects a voting ring, it penalizes the
post. Accounts that vote like this eventually get their
votes ignored.
You might like to try resubmitting without orchestrating any activity as this submission's been penalized and is no longer well positioned in 'show' or anywhere else.