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我在互联网上卖洋葱
I Sell Onions on the Internet
2019 — 2022，它一次次回到首页
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导读
作者 Peter 讲述自己如何在互联网上卖 Vidalia 甜洋葱：从一次心血来潮抢注域名开始，逐步做成一门小而美的线上生意。文章记录了他如何找到货源、建立网站、赢得回头客，把一个看似古怪的想法变成了可持续的生意。
为什么经久不衰：它证明了小生意不需要复杂技术或融资，靠执行力和真诚服务就能在网上立足，这种朴素创业故事多年来反复打动读者。
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想法人人有，执行力才是关键，佩服作者真正做成了
我 2011 年左右有过一模一样的想法。我曾在佐治亚州中部工作，那里盛产 Vidalia 洋葱；去纽约看朋友时发现那里很难买到，就带了些过去。计划是先在本地超市进货履约线上订单，有需求再向农户采购，但只停留在想法阶段。想法没有执行一文不值，向 Peter 致敬——看来他还买下了 onions.com，生意做得不错。
fma查看英文原文
I actually had this exact same idea in like...2011. So, ideas are worthless without execution. I used to work in Middle Georgia where Vidalia Onions are plentiful. I went to visit a friend in NYC, where Vidalia Onions are scarce. I brought some with me on the plane... The plan was I'd just run to the local grocery store and just fulfill online orders and if demand was there, purchase from local farmers. I didn't get any further than than just mentioning the business idea. Kudos to Peter for executing and meeting a need. Looks like he also owns onions.com, so they are making enough money to acquire that domain name.
小而美的自营业生意有尊严且可复制，值得推崇
看看他这份朴实事业里的尊严！顾客喊出'VIDALIA 洋葱人来了，快接电话'那一刻太动人了。他的工作被人需要和珍视，而且这种模式可复制，别人也能做。想象一下如果每个家庭都有这样一份小营生，社区会是什么样子。这让我想起切斯特顿'三英亩地一头牛'的分产主义理念。
gottebp查看英文原文
Just look at the dignity here in this humble creation he has made! > [...] she interrupted me mid-sentence and hollered in exaltation to her husband: ” THE VIDALIA MAN! THE VIDALIA MAN! PICK UP THE PHONE!” The happiness I feel reading that is so sublime. His work is needed and appreciated -- and what a humble trade with a beautiful simplicity to it. It is repeatable; others could do this too! Imagine what our communities would be like if most families had a little something like this. It reminds me of G.K. Chesterton's "Three Acres and a Cow" [1] slogan (implying that can be enough). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributism#Economic_theory
质疑其定价远超超市，价值主张不够清晰
关于定价：Whole Foods 现在 3 磅卖 3.99 美元（约 1.33 美元/磅），而他的网站 5 磅要 40 美元（8 美元/磅）。生意做得好我很高兴，但价值主张是什么？是卖给买不到 Vidalia 洋葱的偏远地区的人吗？可他还在产地佐治亚州立广告牌。如果洋葱品质确实好得多，网站应该把这点讲清楚。
eurleif查看英文原文
I can buy 3lb of Vidalia onions from Whole Foods right now for $3.99 ($1.33/lb). The prices on his site range from $40 for 5lb ($8/lb) to $110 for 40lb ($2.75/lb). What's the deal with that? It's great that he found a business that works for him, and this was an enjoyable read, but I'm confused about the value proposition. Is the target audience people who can't buy Vidalia onions from a supermarket due to geography? He mentions putting up a billboard in Georgia, the state where they're grown, so that doesn't seem to be it. Are his onions so much better than other Vidalia onions as to be worth the extra price? If so, I would be more inclined to try them if the site made that clear -- the word "superior" is used in one place, but it's not emphasized or expounded upon, and reads more like puffery than like a full-throated claim of superiority.
真实买家证实产品好，还幽默地分享了吃洋葱的趣事
我 2019 年看完文章后买了一箱，收到了超多洋葱。他们说可以生吃，是真的，非常好吃。我带到公司开会时吃，之后我的日程表清静多了（笑）。
mkoryak查看英文原文
I bought a crate of onions from them in 2019 after reading this article. I got many many onions. They say you can eat them raw, and its true - they are delicious. You still smell like an onion afterward but given the quantity of onions I had, afterwards was a long time. I brought them to work and ate them during meetings. I can happily report that my calendar became much more clear after that.
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