Thank you! You are right on the money =) I guess my intention are some shock value and differentiator that makes us stand out against all other crowdsource services. I thought under $10 meal these days would be considered very affortable in most states. We do have parameter to change it up to $14 and we might increase that ceiling later.
I am really considering restaurant sponsors. As long as money goes into the community support mission, it will actually work better this way. (sustainable growth)
That’s the thing, the $10 is not my threshold, it’s the value of what I get for the $10. I don’t need to eat it all today. I’d rather spend $5 but I don’t want to waste $5 on filler. I could go by a local 7/11 and put myself in a comma for a tenner.
I have used Google API / Yelp AP and filtered them rigorously.. Most of them I personally found and updated by researching. AND prices is always increasing.. like almost every month. That's the season we are living in, constant inflation T-T
So that is my biggest task, how to keep the prices fresh. So many good suggestions made from this forum which is super helpful =)
I used Google API / Yelp API to get top food reviewed places (4.2 star and 500+ reviews) and let used Claude API to review individual listing and menus twice. Google API has free API offered when you first start ($300) so you can try it out!