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Show HN: Each day is a gift

31 points| redact207 | 14 years ago |eachdayisagift.com | reply

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[+] darkstar999|14 years ago|reply
I'd be pissed if someone signed me up for this junk. I guess it's cool if you like "stuff", but it would just be clutter to me.
[+] wtvanhest|14 years ago|reply
I'd probably do this for Amazon Prime and I'd probably make the max $5 so I could get something every 5 days. Otherwise in 90 days I'd have 90 pieces of trash.
[+] Natsu|14 years ago|reply
Example gifts: solar cockroach, stainless steel eyebolt, cuticle nail pusher, bra extender strap, and mini PVC tiles.

I suspect people would either love or hate getting stuff like that with few people being ambivalent.

[+] shimsham|14 years ago|reply
cuticle nail pushers are very useful, if not essential.
[+] joncalhoun|14 years ago|reply
Are there any ways to limit to specific categories or other criteria or is it totally random? I could see more use if it allowed filtering (eg under $10 in "Toys->Action Figures")
[+] redact207|14 years ago|reply
Hey Jon, have this planned for v2.
[+] andyakb|14 years ago|reply
id use dealextreme or something with higher quality products, i dunno, just seemed like a ton of those items had absolutely no use. maybe have a "veto" function or something to avoid items that wouldnt be good gifts [even for $1]

EDIT: On second glance, it actually was a lot better than I thought

[+] GigabyteCoin|14 years ago|reply
One gift PER day? That sounds like way too many gifts.

Or at least that is the impression I got from reading your homepage.

[+] vidocha|14 years ago|reply
That's the third time I have seen that character representing a startup. Where is he from, where can I get the little guy?
[+] Eduard|14 years ago|reply
Unique idea, Andrew! I'm also currently exploring the gifting business. Are you leveraging affiliate marketing?
[+] shimsham|14 years ago|reply
unfortunately not that unique. I wish it were...
[+] madhukara|14 years ago|reply
It will be great if you can provide oauth or fb for login.Its boring to fill new form again for the site.
[+] todd3834|14 years ago|reply
:-( Doesn't work in the US and signup form for notification when it will is down.
[+] jesseendahl|14 years ago|reply
There should be an apostrophe in "friend's" door.
[+] zengr|14 years ago|reply
eBay is becoming cool again!
[+] shpoonj|14 years ago|reply
How does this seem like a good idea? A dollar could buy a cup of coffee or a cheeseburger or any number of things, but instead you'd waste it on this junk? It's junk. I can not benefit in any way from receiving any of these things. They would all go directly into the trash. Essentially, all that this accomplishes is getting crap out of a warehouse and into a landfill. I'm sorry, but open your eyes. This is either a bad joke, or you need a wake up call.
[+] geekus_maximus|14 years ago|reply
I completely agree with you. This is a massively irresponsible idea for a company.
[+] shpoonj|14 years ago|reply
Well that was pretty rude of me to say... I'm projecting from a deep and unsatiated desire for folks to rally around trying to create worth. There really aren't so many projects out there that do.

However, these are sincere questions... How does this add worth? Who benefits? What is the point?