Ask HN: Is this worth building?(threadloop.com)
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I have been working off and on on this for a couple months, and I think one last push over the next month should get it done. Is this just a novelty? I will have a bunch of out of pocket costs, namely initial inventory, and testing which designs sell if any, (how's my service? vs Do you think I am cute). Anyone have any suggestions on things, other than that landing page...its not great, I know.
Why can't I just print my own t-shirt with my existing number?
Women are protective of their numbers and don't go around texting total strangers.
Women won't wear the shirt, and I wouldn't text someone wearing them. Desperate much?
How about, "Do you think I'm cute? Come talk to me"
Women are protective of their numbers and don't go around texting total strangers.
Women won't wear the shirt, and I wouldn't text someone wearing them. Desperate much?
How about, "Do you think I'm cute? Come talk to me"
Do a test. Invite a few friends for a "social experiment" to a bar or party and let them wear a couple test shirts. Forward the info to yourself and see if people use it. Do this a few times and you'll have your answer.
That is on the list, I am at the point where I can do that, and may do so next week; but say I get a bunch of people texting in (I am not so much worried about people texting the shirt honestly, I am fairly confident they will), what can assumptions can I make? Or is this a matter of "if people have fun with it, run with it?"
why i would like to text someone i don't know?
I am not sure. I definitely think that restaurants/bars would like the idea; but I am not sure about consumers (hence the thread). I am pretty sure spring breakers etc, would like it, but I may be too far removed from that demographic (I am 31).
yeah, i got it now, i think it will work this way.
Did you have a tough time "getting" it on the initial look? My conversations with people have been:
me: check this out
person: its funny, but why would I want my number on a teeshirt?
me: well, its not really yours, it's an anonymous phone number you can forward to your cell, email, or set an auto-responder
person: OOOOHHH, thats pretty cool!
me: would you pay for it?
person: hrm..I am not sure, but I could see it becoming "a thing"
me: perplexed on whether to invest time and money into this.
me: check this out
person: its funny, but why would I want my number on a teeshirt?
me: well, its not really yours, it's an anonymous phone number you can forward to your cell, email, or set an auto-responder
person: OOOOHHH, thats pretty cool!
me: would you pay for it?
person: hrm..I am not sure, but I could see it becoming "a thing"
me: perplexed on whether to invest time and money into this.
i got the idea, but i didn't know who might use it