Grocio's dashboard

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 20:15 to the problem "Duplicate stores" in Grocio:

Great point Joseph. There's a fair bit of data cleansing needed ahead of any real go live event. And, you'll SE a LOT of this clearing up over time.

Thanks for the Eagle Eye!

Gerald

Grocio shared an idea in Grocio on August 04, 2009 16:10:

Go ahead... Shop for a BRAND

Shopping lists with brand names now work as expected. So "Bairds", "Bordens" or "Log Cabin" now behave as would be expected.

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:47 to the idea "List stores in alphabetical order." in Grocio:

Jaime - Makes me wonder if we ought to give YOU the option to sort however you like...? As is we're making some assumptions on the shoppers' behalf and probably shouldn't be.

What do you think?

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:46 to the discussion "Welcome!" in Grocio:

Thanks Amy. Am sure we'll be talking more and soon! :)

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:44 to the idea "Go button" in Grocio:

April, VERY good idea! Consider that one on the short list.

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:43 to the idea "Too many open windows/browsers/tabs" in Grocio:

Agreed. Widgets need some attention too.

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:42 to the question "trying to get the best deals!" in Grocio:

Great question Jackie. No, a person can either put in sausage or Jimmy Dean. Once we have everything humming along it should be equally easy to zero in on the exact product you intended. We still have some problem solving to do to get to that ideal point.

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:40 to the problem "Can't create list" in Grocio:

Absolutely. There have been thousands of lists created today. It's possible one of the stores you selected has no products. When that happens... strange behavior creeps in.

Please try the 74114 zip code and pick a Braums or Reasors location (or two). See if things don't improve.

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:38 to the problem "Logging in / Creating an Account / Account Verification" in Grocio:

Hello April. We'll tighten that whole process up. Thanks for the insight. Otherwise, how did things go for you?

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:37 to the problem "Can't submit list if item not found?" in Grocio:

Hello K. Toothpaste is definitely a valid product term. Wonder if you may have picked a store well outside the 74114 area we've activated for testing.

Care to try it again and let me know?

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:35 to the question "Beta Testing, My Results...." in Grocio:

Jentry - Yep, we clearly have a rethink coming on a lot of the UI of the site. To your point about Huggies or Diapers. Once we have it "right" it shouldn't matter which you type in. It should be easy to arrive at what you intended.

Intuitive, easy and fast are the objectives.

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:33 to the problem "Grocers page, "select locations" link do not update when clicking "select all/none"" in Grocio:

GREAT point Rahul. Man! You're putting in some solid score on the board. Really appreciate you're digging in and calling it like you see it.

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:31 to the problem "got milk?" in Grocio:

The way we have the product picker configured needs a rethink. Things like "milk", "salt", "bread"... common terms... pull back 50+ hits and we arbitrarily picked a number (50). Makes me think we need a bit more logic and less arbitrary guesses. Thanks!

Grocio replied on August 04, 2009 02:27 to the problem "Couldn't find anything on the list" in Grocio:

Kathy -

We're working on the batabase in the backend. The Jimmy Dean and Kashi entries are definitely there. We've put a fair bit of things out of view while we do a couple fine tunings.

Keep plugging away. We're learning tons in the interim. Thanks!

Gerald

Grocio reported a problem in Grocio on August 03, 2009 11:30:

Add XYZ Grocer!

While we've loaded a LOT of grocers... there are quite a few who have said, "No thanks." to participating in Grocio.com.

I've been contacting the headquarters of grocery chains large and small for the past year. What will REALLY help is if the local store locations are made aware of what Grocio is and that you want to see them listed/participating. Seems that little bit of internal awareness has the ability to do the trick in many cases.

Don't be shy in letting me know about a chain you would like to see in the list (store name and city will help me).

Thanks

Grocio reported a problem in Grocio on August 03, 2009 11:15:

"No Products Found, Try Again?"

If/when you see this message during the BETA testing it means one of three things:

1) it might be a good idea to try a different product term. (EXAMPLE: Big Wally's No-Fat, No-Salt Butter might be better put as Wally's Butter); or

2) The products database has been knocked unconscious; or

3) We are tending to some issue or other in the products database; or

In any event LET ME KNOW by email (gerald@grocio.com). It's likely we've been alerted. But, this *is* the LARGE beta and we're going to experience issues we've not seen before in previous testing.

Thanks

A comment on the idea "Which ZIP Codes work in the BETA?" in Grocio:

Sandra -

We're seeing the error you are and will return things back to tip top shape. It's been a long night. Bear with us while we do our thing. Thanks.

Gerald – Grocio, on August 03, 2009 10:56

Grocio shared an idea in Grocio on August 03, 2009 04:33:

Which ZIP Codes work in the BETA?

Thanks for BETA testing at http://beta.grocio.com/ You'll get better mileage out of the testing if you start with the 74114 zip code! We've loaded lots of grocers across the US. The zip codes in and around Tulsa are loaded with grocers and products and prices.

This keeps the database load manageable, the site responsive and gives us plenty of room for field testing with an eye toward expansion. Bear with us while we learn the lessons necessary to build it out to full scale awesomeness.

Grocio asked a question in Widgetbox on July 01, 2009 20:19:

Is there an easy way to CLONE one of my widgets?

The widgets I'm putting together contain "localized" data streams (RSS feeds). I'd really like to be able to CLONE Widget #1 as the basis for #2, etc and just tailor the RSS feed values per widget. Is this doable? If so, how?

Grocio replied on June 30, 2009 00:23 to the question "RSS widget only displays 20 feed entries. How to show more?" in Widgetbox:

So MANY good things to like about WidgetBox.... Wonder if I could appeal for a much more relaxed feed cap? Please?