Econimic Darwinism in action. Who would have BOUGHT this thing anyway?

WINE TALK
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Well, one reason is that it makes ‘a round, smooth wine with hints of berries and plum’. That right there sealed the deal for me and I have an order in for 5 units.

I’m amazed more that he got millions in venture capital for it!

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I agree…what’s the motivation to buy this vs making a barrel at Crushpad. Except for those folks that have some vines in the back yard. Still…

And I loved the part about the coolant leak…Mmmmm.

Oh…duh…the target market here has to be relatives of wine geeks…so they can buy gifts for them.

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Yes, it’s certainly ‘kitschy’ and ‘overpriced’ and maybe you can do it cheaper at Crushpad . . .

But with THAT logic, the likes of Sharper Image would never exist!!!

Good marketing goes a long way these days . . . and I like what these guys have done to get their product noticed . . .

And the big difference here is that you do it at your house - not thousands of miles away as it would be for Crushpad clients on the East Coast . . .

Cheers!

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“Oh…duh…the target market here has to be relatives of winegeeks…so they can buy gifts for them.”

You’re right, that IS a HUGE market. “Oh…I could NEVER buy him a bottle of wine, he has everything. Do you have wine charms? No, how about brandy pipes?”

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I would totally buy this if I could grow wine grapes in my backyard, and if I had a backyard. Why not? People make their own wine in garbage cans.

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Honestly, it looks cool. Almost $5k is a bit steep, but smaller ones for $500 or so could be really fun. Maybe you need to be a geek to understand.

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It was the $5K part I was talking about. BUT, isn’t most of the fun in making wine, MAKING the wine? This is like those bread machines, it does everything for you, no?