Scipion t1_j4t7c6z wrote on January 18, 2023 at 2:11 AM

They should offer the option of a one time purchase and allow you to sell your food grounds back to them. You're using your food, your electricity, and your labor to create a product that clearly has value.

UnlikelyPotato t1_j4t8527 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 2:17 AM

Something has value, and it's not the product or what it produces. It's you. You're basically paying $33 a month for a bread maker. Even worse, it's not even a unique idea. The value is in getting you to pay $33 a month and only that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8M9E_XC3So

Scipion t1_j4t9ypw wrote on January 18, 2023 at 2:30 AM

Of course, that's why I call them out for the bullshit subscription practice. Subscriptions are a snake oil salesmans best friend.

bluehexagon1776 t1_j4tnslv wrote on January 18, 2023 at 4:15 AM

Worth it to watch the YouTube video

BBZL2016 t1_j4tvd1f wrote on January 18, 2023 at 5:24 AM

My weird obsession is compost/composting. I had so many friends sending me this product saying, "omg have you seen this?!?!?"

I told them why this product was BS, and they thought I was being a hater. This video makes me so happy that I was right.

V_talks_alot OP t1_j4tmlsh wrote on January 18, 2023 at 4:06 AM

From everything I read, I don't think it really has value. The company's goal is environmental, so the point of the feed is it entering the ecosystem again.

I would view it as more of a subscription service to reduce your carbon footprint pretty significantly as well as destink the kitchen trash.

Scipion t1_j4tn1ex wrote on January 18, 2023 at 4:09 AM

Uh...do you think chicken feed is free normally?

I can't believe capitalism has people eager to pay a subscription for the privilege of giving their resources to another company.

V_talks_alot OP t1_j4tnvco wrote on January 18, 2023 at 4:16 AM

No but chicken feed is like way less than a dollar per pound. So I can't imagine it is economically worth it to transport, quality check and sell.

Doing some quick math assuming each hold recycles 100 percent of waste that is 163 pounds (avg per household food waste) which gets reduced 50-75 percent. So you are talking MAYBE generating 25-50 bucks per household per year without considering costs.

Scipion t1_j4tp476 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 4:27 AM

You forgot to calculate your operating costs. Cost of electricity running the machine. Percentage cost of the food that goes in the machine (it's no longer waste since it has value now). Shipping and handling. Hourly labor costs for handling and packaging.

That feed is not free for you to make and provide by any means, and as you pointed out, actually has value.

It may sound small, but if you have 100,000 customers all doing this for a year, they are making $5 million in feed while paying $36 million in subscriptions plus costs mentioned.

These scams are how companies trick the plebs into siphoning more money and resources into the corporate machine.

Edit: you are literally renting a bread maker, except you mail the company your 'bread'. Slow clap