'Uber For Pizza': Five 19 Year Olds Revolutionize Pizza Ordering, Today

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15 points·muloka··8 comments

It just doesn't solve any pain points for me, I don't think.

Maybe one. The only pain point it possibly might solve for me is the the advertised price is not often the real price. (For example, an $8.99 pizza is only $8.99 not counting delivery fee, tip, and the fact that to get it at $8.99 you must order two. This is often obscured in ads and such for obvious reasons)

That's maybe the only pain point I think it could solve. The rest of the modern delivery process is just that, pretty modern for me. I can't recall the last time I ordered pizza not from a computer that remembered my address, preferences, etc. I've never used an app, but I bet if I Google there are a few I could choose from.

Crunchbutton (.com) started as something similar (originally called "One Button Wenzel", named after a sandwich famous on Yale campus). It's an interesting idea, and might be particularly suited to orders like pizza, which are predictable and repeatable. Unfortunately in crunchbutton's case, the novelty wore off pretty quickly. I'm surprised to see that they're still around, given how few locations they serve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw07EXR8mJg

This is the exact opposite of an "Uber for Pizza."

Not from the eyes of the consumer.

The "Uber for Pizza" equivalent would be a service which gets your current location, shows you all pizza stores in the area, lets you customize your toppings, gives you price and ETA up front, and then delivers.

Of course, there are very many of startups that have been doing that for years.

This app is just a button press without any thought.

This is like "Yo" for pizza

But to yourself instead of others.

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