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Shelf — Discover great products with people who actually use them
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I love that you call out a bunch of value propositions and don't explicitly message about identifying through material objects. Still, I found myself viewing this like a Goodreads or Last.fm for products, both of which I end up using to express my identity, evaluate compatibility with other people, and envy in others' taste. That comparison to Goodreads/Last.fm bodes well for market success! "Discover products your friends love" is the value proposition that hit strongest for me, but not enough to activate.
I have been using Shelf for quite some time. The team's focus on product is almost unrivaled. I am excited to see more features get added.
The really cool thing about Shelf is the e-receipt automation, and how easy it is to add products to your inventory. Other personal inventory apps require user pics or manual data upload and have a ton of friction, which is why I no longer use them. I find Shelf super useful primarily because it is so simple to onboard and get started. Everyone can have a personal inventory on Shelf with just a few clicks. Pretty amazing tech here. Great job.
@kevrmoore thanks! glad to hear it was easy for you get started. thanks for the support!
Loved beta testing this product! Excited to see everyone else gain value and money like I have :)
I don't see any Apple products from my email scan. Is it really done scanning or will my shelf expand as it scans more? Is it just media products (books & dvds) or is it gadgets and tech as well?
thanks for the question @chuckkahn. Shelf’s email sync does an initial scan followed by daily scans. We scan for specific retailers, so we recognize all categories of products (not just media products). Our email receipt database is growing and it’s possible we don’t recognize some of your apple receipts yet. We’re working hard to improve this -- and as we do, more and more of your products will be added to your inventory.
love Shelf so far! I've already used it to see what books my friends have read and got recommendations on my next read.
@ourielohayon appreciate the feedback. We agree that the flow could be smoother for that. Was there something in particular that was confusing?
@cklone i actually did not understand that i had to download a report from amazon and then upload it again.
that’s really helpful @ourielohayon. We’re are working to make the Amazon sync smoother and more intuitive. Thanks for trying it out!
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Shelf's ability to catalogue all of my products with pretty much no work from my end is really impressive. I connected my Gmail and Amazon accounts (which took all of two seconds) and they pretty pretty much instantly did a flawless job of importing, categorizing, and organizing all of the stuff I bought. I also was able to quickly import something that I bought in person (an xbox game I got at GameStop) by just pasting in a URL.
I'm hoping that more of my friends start to use this so that we can rely on each other for product recommendations instead of hunting for reviews, etc.
@siegeleddie glad to hear you had a good experience! Loved seeing your Arnold collection on Shelf :)
Really like the Amazon/Gmail integration as a way to populate the list! Made it super easy to get started. Also shout out to your design team! Love the minimalist, clean design.
This does remind me a bit of http://kit.com/, what do you guys think is your major differentiator? Is it, allowing the user to sell their products?
@eighttwo_three thanks for the kind words! We know some of the folks at kit and have a lot of respect for them. We think the difference lies in your private inventory on Shelf. A large portion of our users tell us that they're reminded of things they forgot they had, which leads them to share product experiences they wouldn't have otherwise. Also, your inventory is created using our sync technology, which means the product experiences shared on shelf are from verified purchases. Finally, like you mentioned, Shelf users can easily get rid of things they no longer need.
My wife and I love this product! Verified owners reviewing stuff they use --> bringing the power of Amazon-like reviews to the rest of the web.
Looks great! If and when are you planning to add support for ex US, ie international sites like UK Amazon.co.uk (for email and account sync)?
Thanks @sandersaar! Supporting international retailer and foreign currency is on our roadmap. If we end up with a lot of users wanting this support, we will definitely bump it up in priority.
Cheers,
Chris
@cklone @sandersaar Oh no. I guess you can add me to the list of users who requested for this feature. If it helps, I'm from India.
@dayo Socials give you more info than needed, compared to just an anonymous email. Also, you cannot specify which email to give trough socials
@gady90 Got it. Thanks. We have Google as an option right now (you can choose which email you'd like to sign up with through that route, and we only ask for email address and profile). What profile info you share is totally up to you and configurable in your Google account. We hear your feedback and understand this may not be ideal for you, so we'll also consider an email only option for the future.
Thanks for hunting us @davemcclure!
Hey PH!
We’re excited to show you Shelf.
Let’s say you’re shopping for a new digital SLR camera. You could spend hours online doing research and reading reviews, or you could ask that friend who knows the most about cameras to share their experiences with you and get a recommendation you trust.
Shelf is a place to discover great products with people who actually use them. Follow your friends on Shelf and talk about their product experiences (good and bad).
You can also get a quick inventory of your things (optional and private) by syncing your email receipts or Amazon orders. View your inventory by category, store, or price and easily sell your stuff on popular marketplaces.
Check it out and let us know what feedback you have!
Check out our shelves: http://shelf.com/adriana, http://shelf.com/chris, http://shelf.com/cindy, and http://shelf.com/dayo
Concept makes a lot of sense. Anyone remember Blippy? http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/19... I think it was a little too far ahead of its time, and also suffered some privacy issues. Good one to learn from. Good luck guys!
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