willheim on Nostr: I've looked and looked and wondered why no one has made this app/service: - Grocery ...
I've looked and looked and wondered why no one has made this app/service:
- Grocery stores have flyers.
- apps like "Flipp" allow you to browse all the flyers and save items to a shopping list.
- these apps "read" the flyers like a PDF
- you can then often ship at one store and "price match", savings both time and money.
So why hasn't anyone made an app where you could:
1) specify your max budget,
2) quantify the number of meals,
3) specify any dietary restrictions or desires,
Which then AI would scan the flyers and tell you exactly what your weekly meal plan would be based on the best value based on weekly deals plus alert you to what is worth picking up for the freezer as the item is at or near lowest prices (eg roasts).
Right now, as it is, grocery shopping is a game where experience pays off. I can feed my family of 4 on $100/week without any processed crap. But I often hear and see of younger people struggling both financially and nutrition-wise. I can spot a deal. I know what milk should cost. I know what pork shoulder and tenderloin costs. I know when a "deal" on cucumbers is not at all a deal. But that's with 20 years of experience.
The Game, and it is a game (there even used to be a TV gameshow back in the 80s called "Supermarket Showdown"), is won on couponing or the modern app equivalent, but it could so easily be defeated with such an app.
- Grocery stores have flyers.
- apps like "Flipp" allow you to browse all the flyers and save items to a shopping list.
- these apps "read" the flyers like a PDF
- you can then often ship at one store and "price match", savings both time and money.
So why hasn't anyone made an app where you could:
1) specify your max budget,
2) quantify the number of meals,
3) specify any dietary restrictions or desires,
Which then AI would scan the flyers and tell you exactly what your weekly meal plan would be based on the best value based on weekly deals plus alert you to what is worth picking up for the freezer as the item is at or near lowest prices (eg roasts).
Right now, as it is, grocery shopping is a game where experience pays off. I can feed my family of 4 on $100/week without any processed crap. But I often hear and see of younger people struggling both financially and nutrition-wise. I can spot a deal. I know what milk should cost. I know what pork shoulder and tenderloin costs. I know when a "deal" on cucumbers is not at all a deal. But that's with 20 years of experience.
The Game, and it is a game (there even used to be a TV gameshow back in the 80s called "Supermarket Showdown"), is won on couponing or the modern app equivalent, but it could so easily be defeated with such an app.