Comments on: Wakozi is Kozmo For Booze http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:03:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Pleasure and Pain >> The importance of delivery to New Yorkers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2133945 Pleasure and Pain >> The importance of delivery to New Yorkers Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:10:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2133945 [...] recently discovered Wakozi.com, what TechCrunch called “Kozmo for booze.” For those of you who never knew Kozmo.com, they were a [...] [...] recently discovered Wakozi.com, what TechCrunch called “Kozmo for booze.” For those of you who never knew Kozmo.com, they were a [...]

]]> By: George Fox http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2067826 George Fox Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:36:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2067826 I have actually used Wakozi a few times and I think it's a great site with a lot of potential. I've ordered wine for both immediate and future delivery on the Lower East Side and in the East Village and everything worked as promised. The immediate deliveries were fast (about 30 minutes from a store called De Vino) and the future delivery was literally exactly on time (from a store called September Wines). I placed one of the orders during a dinner party and everyone at the party was pretty amazed that I had managed to have more wine delivered to the party without anyone noticing how I had done it. I never would have called these stores to order, I don't think that I would have hunted down their individual websites, and were it not for wakozi I probably would have just bought beer from the corner bodega on these occasions, so I think Wakozi is actually driving additional sales to these businesses, rather than just changing whether people go in person or not. As far as the wine delivery goes, I hope that they add tasting notes and other content that would help users choose their wine. And, of course, they need to be in Brooklyn. I've noticed now that bodegas are popping up on the site as well. Seems like the site will only get more useful as more stores sign on. Real grocery stores? Pharmacies? The local video store? Will be interesting to see how it plays out. I have actually used Wakozi a few times and I think it’s a great site with a lot of potential.

I’ve ordered wine for both immediate and future delivery on the Lower East Side and in the East Village and everything worked as promised. The immediate deliveries were fast (about 30 minutes from a store called De Vino) and the future delivery was literally exactly on time (from a store called September Wines). I placed one of the orders during a dinner party and everyone at the party was pretty amazed that I had managed to have more wine delivered to the party without anyone noticing how I had done it.

I never would have called these stores to order, I don’t think that I would have hunted down their individual websites, and were it not for wakozi I probably would have just bought beer from the corner bodega on these occasions, so I think Wakozi is actually driving additional sales to these businesses, rather than just changing whether people go in person or not.

As far as the wine delivery goes, I hope that they add tasting notes and other content that would help users choose their wine. And, of course, they need to be in Brooklyn.

I’ve noticed now that bodegas are popping up on the site as well. Seems like the site will only get more useful as more stores sign on. Real grocery stores? Pharmacies? The local video store? Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2067820 Dave Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:34:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2067820 Tried it out for the first time this past weekend and thought it was genius. Beer, cigarettes and chips delivered to my door - and quickly too. Seems like there is a lot of room to move into other markets too. Would love to be able to hop online and arrange for pet food, dry cleaning, etc. to be delivered. Tried it out for the first time this past weekend and thought it was genius. Beer, cigarettes and chips delivered to my door - and quickly too.

Seems like there is a lot of room to move into other markets too. Would love to be able to hop online and arrange for pet food, dry cleaning, etc. to be delivered.

]]> By: NYCLifer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2067808 NYCLifer Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:30:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2067808 I've used a bunch of times for wine delivery on the UES. I also use Seamlessweb 3 or 4 times a week at work. Wakozi uses Seamlessweb's business model (i.e., piggybacking off stores that already deliver so there is very little overhead cost for Wakozi) but Wakozi's user interface is infinitely more intuitive, cleaner and user friendly than Seamlessweb. And it scales (and as a result the delivery is much faster) than Maxdelivery.com is (or Kozmo ever was). I’ve used a bunch of times for wine delivery on the UES. I also use Seamlessweb 3 or 4 times a week at work. Wakozi uses Seamlessweb’s business model (i.e., piggybacking off stores that already deliver so there is very little overhead cost for Wakozi) but Wakozi’s user interface is infinitely more intuitive, cleaner and user friendly than Seamlessweb. And it scales (and as a result the delivery is much faster) than Maxdelivery.com is (or Kozmo ever was).

]]> By: Ken http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2066706 Ken Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:34:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2066706 It appears a lot less capable than www.grubhub.com. Similarly, they work directly with the store, but have collected menus from thousands of restaurants that deliver. Granted, they only serve Chicago, San Francisco and Boston at this time, but I think it's a more useful service. It appears a lot less capable than http://www.grubhub.com. Similarly, they work directly with the store, but have collected menus from thousands of restaurants that deliver. Granted, they only serve Chicago, San Francisco and Boston at this time, but I think it’s a more useful service.

]]> By: Live in Manhattan and need booze delivered to your door ASAP? :: Gizmos for Geeks http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2063700 Live in Manhattan and need booze delivered to your door ASAP? :: Gizmos for Geeks Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:03:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2063700 [...] By the way, this entire freaking site is a huge Adobe Flash application, developed using Adobe Flex. So don’t bother trying to pull this site up if you’re still on a modem. For that matter, we’d be pretty surprised if you’re reading GfG over a modem! Today’s dynamic, content rich sites have become too large and dependent on bandwidth for them to even dream about having a modem-friendly version.via Techcrunch. [...] [...] By the way, this entire freaking site is a huge Adobe Flash application, developed using Adobe Flex. So don’t bother trying to pull this site up if you’re still on a modem. For that matter, we’d be pretty surprised if you’re reading GfG over a modem! Today’s dynamic, content rich sites have become too large and dependent on bandwidth for them to even dream about having a modem-friendly version.via Techcrunch. [...]

]]> By: Larry Velez http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2062084 Larry Velez Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:59:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2062084 This is similar to seamlessweb.com which has an uncatchy name but has been doing this with food for a while. Seamless' secret is that they seem to make most of their money as a backend system for Business Catering. They let big companies use their backend to coordinate ordering food for business meetings, etc on a regular basis. Apparently there is in-house staff to handle this for large companies and they spend a lot of time and effort coordinating it all. With Seamlessweb, they just use their web interface and probably love it. Maybe Wakozi should be shacking assets at Seamless to see if they want the team, although I would imagine that Seamless could build a wine/beer feature pretty quickly. This is similar to seamlessweb.com which has an uncatchy name but has been doing this with food for a while. Seamless’ secret is that they seem to make most of their money as a backend system for Business Catering. They let big companies use their backend to coordinate ordering food for business meetings, etc on a regular basis. Apparently there is in-house staff to handle this for large companies and they spend a lot of time and effort coordinating it all. With Seamlessweb, they just use their web interface and probably love it.

Maybe Wakozi should be shacking assets at Seamless to see if they want the team, although I would imagine that Seamless could build a wine/beer feature pretty quickly.

]]> By: nitsuj http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2062044 nitsuj Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:43:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2062044 ...sigh....I miss kozmo.com. My favorite company by far while in college. I can order a bag of Doritos, beer (they tested alcohol delivery in Seattle), and a video game rental at 9pm and have it delivered? DONE. …sigh….I miss kozmo.com. My favorite company by far while in college. I can order a bag of Doritos, beer (they tested alcohol delivery in Seattle), and a video game rental at 9pm and have it delivered? DONE.

]]> By: The Hater http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060509 The Hater Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:29:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060509 @1: You stole your design from Jesse Chamberlain. @1: You stole your design from Jesse Chamberlain.

]]> By: Kozmo Fan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060469 Kozmo Fan Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:58:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060469 Kozmo may have been a business failure but it was a tremendous success for the customers. It was such a great service to have access to. To be able to order Videos, snacks and even school supplies and have them delivered to your door was well worth the added costs and tips. Another great idea was WebVan. Too bad those businesses were funded by morons and run by crooks otherwise we would all be enjoying the ease of which you could deal with a trip to the market or the video store. Kozmo may have been a business failure but it was a tremendous success for the customers. It was such a great service to have access to. To be able to order Videos, snacks and even school supplies and have them delivered to your door was well worth the added costs and tips.

Another great idea was WebVan. Too bad those businesses were funded by morons and run by crooks otherwise we would all be enjoying the ease of which you could deal with a trip to the market or the video store.

]]> By: Carmen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060361 Carmen Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:04:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060361 Big deal. Los Angeles has had Pinkdot for ages which does include food and has door-to-door delivery. Yawn. Big deal. Los Angeles has had Pinkdot for ages which does include food and has door-to-door delivery. Yawn.

]]> By: JP Checa http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060359 JP Checa Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:03:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060359 Actually, some of the people from Kozmo started MaxDelivery.com more than a year ago in Tribeca. Just like Kozmoe, you get your order in 1 hour (DVD rentals, food/groceries, drug store items, etc). They're pretty cool and I order from them occasionally. I'm not sure which neighborhoods they deliver to, but you should check them out. Actually, some of the people from Kozmo started MaxDelivery.com more than a year ago in Tribeca. Just like Kozmoe, you get your order in 1 hour (DVD rentals, food/groceries, drug store items, etc).

They’re pretty cool and I order from them occasionally. I’m not sure which neighborhoods they deliver to, but you should check them out.

]]> By: Maria http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060349 Maria Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:55:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060349 This is amazing -- where I am (LES) de-vino has pictures and descriptions! And the site is actually very fast. But what is Kozmo again? I guess I'll just google it. This is amazing — where I am (LES) de-vino has pictures and descriptions! And the site is actually very fast.

But what is Kozmo again? I guess I’ll just google it.

]]> By: Aadaam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060325 Aadaam Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:43:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060325 In Hungary, such a thing is one of the most successful online companies, although they started with pizzas (now you can order virtually anything edible or drinkable) In Hungary, such a thing is one of the most successful online companies, although they started with pizzas (now you can order virtually anything edible or drinkable)

]]> By: Rosie Escobar http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060222 Rosie Escobar Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:59:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060222 I wonder how accurate the inventory is? my guess is that inventory is batch uploaded, daily (maybe). These are small shops, so I doubt there are any real interfaces polling point of sales terminals... which likely include the inventory management module for the store. Maybe they shave a day or two worth of inventory sales from the (presumably) daily inventory feeds? I would try them. I'm a wino. I wonder how accurate the inventory is? my guess is that inventory is batch uploaded, daily (maybe). These are small shops, so I doubt there are any real interfaces polling point of sales terminals… which likely include the inventory management module for the store.

Maybe they shave a day or two worth of inventory sales from the (presumably) daily inventory feeds?

I would try them. I’m a wino.

]]> By: MrCashyCash http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060212 MrCashyCash Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:53:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060212 What will tank first?: Wazoki or DanceJam? What will tank first?: Wazoki or DanceJam?

]]> By: dale boyce http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060192 dale boyce Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:44:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/wakozi-is-kozmo-for-booze/#comment-2060192 sounds like a kick ass idea! It should work! sounds like a kick ass idea! It should work!

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