Nice to see you around Bemmu! How is CandayJapan going?
you still owe me a free shipment for endorsing you ;-)
In seriousness though, this is excellent advice - have a taste of something that's just not local.
I know a well known YC company founder wanted to do something similar with whiskey... but ran into way too much overhead and administration issues with customs - costs, legality, shipping and way too much to list. Great wee idea if executed perfectly.
I love your idea and will probably subscribe soon. I couldn't find a Twitter account on your home page - this would be a great thing to do. I would follow the account even before subscribing to candy delivery, and seeing posts from you would keep it top of mind so I would remember to subscribe. And of course make it easier for me to publicize your great idea. :)
Has that been profitable? I've worked on a few "subscription box" startups and found that churn always surpasses customer acquisition at a certain point.
Just a thought to represent how creative one could be and probably still make a viable business:
I've also been looking online for various toothpastes I bought in Croatia. They have these nice herbal flavours that make me feel like I brushed my teeth with a Ricola cough candy. Everything in North America is mint or cinnamon, and many of the interesting esoteric flavours are fluoride-free :(
edit: removed joke offer of ketchup chips from Canada.
Off hand I'd say native candies/foods (for example, I saw Kinder Surprise on a podcast the other day but I've never seen them in America) and Doctor Who stuff. Some merchandise makes its way to the US but it can be pricy and I'm sure just scratches the surface of what's seen over there. Similarly I'd pick out other things which have niche interest here (soccer clubs for example) but which are hugely popular in the UK.
me and my friend tried it with sweet submarine. Basically chocolates and candy boxes from around the world. Tried raising on indiegogo as well but didnt really worked out.
you still owe me a free shipment for endorsing you ;-)
In seriousness though, this is excellent advice - have a taste of something that's just not local.
I know a well known YC company founder wanted to do something similar with whiskey... but ran into way too much overhead and administration issues with customs - costs, legality, shipping and way too much to list. Great wee idea if executed perfectly.