🛒 What’s something you tried to buy online — but just couldn’t?
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Hey PH! đź‘‹
We’re a small startup getting ready to launch an e-commerce service in North America, and we’ve been digging into one key
question:
What kinds of products are people actively searching for online — but still can’t buy easily?
Think:
Niche or hard-to-find items
Products only available via shady or overpriced sites
Stuff you’ve had to import manually
Or things that just weirdly... don’t exist online
We’d love to learn from your experiences.
If you’ve ever had one of those “why is this so hard to find?!” moments, feel free to share in the comments — or take this 2-minute anonymous survey:
👉 https://forms.gle/hnA3TQch7UVmKuuM7
Thanks so much — excited to build something people actually need 🙌
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Pokecut
I grew up with some pretty niche Asian treats (hello, shrimp-flavored crackers and those specific brands of Korean rice cakes). Every once in a while, I get a craving, but unless I’m willing to pay a 300% markup or risk buying from a sketchy-looking site, it’s a no-go. Amazon sometimes carries them, but either they’re gone in a flash or the shipping fees are wild.