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DESCRIPTION

The worst part about the NYC Fruit Stands is that you aren't able to find them.

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Crowdsourced Map

A dynamic map with pins to help you locate where the closest "fruit guy" is to you. Using volunteer FruitFinders we will populate a map of where the fruit carts are located throughout the city.

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Reviews and Advice

Users will be able to leave reviews or tips for their fellow fruit lovers on the fruit quality, prices or if the cart is no longer at a particular location.

INTEREST FORM

If you want to be notified when FindMeFruit goes LIVE, sign up here!

I promise I will only e-mail you exactly once when the site is actually alive and functional. No update e-mails or anything in the interim (you can check back here for that!) and none after launch either. However, if you indicate below your interest in helping me populate the map, you may hear from me earlier!

Hi! Here is an embarrassing picture of me at my favorite fruit stand.

I love the NYC fruit guys. When this comes up in conversation, which it does probably too frequently, I am always shocked when someone I know admits that they don't buy fruit from them. I have combat theories about fruit quality, freshness, prices and everything in between. However, the one complaint that has always rung true is how difficult it is to find a fruit stand when you are around your office or in an unfamiliar neighborhood. FindMeFruit is hopefully the answer to that.

Why am I doing this?

  • It's a problem I actually would love to solve!
  • It's 2020. I have no social life.
  • I technically am an engineer (in my day job) but was noticing that I didn't feel capable of building something from complete ideation to actuation. I am using this entirely as a learning experience to get better across the entire stack. Therefore, feel free to reach out to me and offer feedback, advice, or encouragement! I hope to keep a formal "progress/learnings" page on this site as well.

That's it! Reach out at sich@findmefruit.com with your thoughts.

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