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Razzle.ca is no more, sort of

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Razzle LogoRazzle.ca, who we covered both when they launched and when they botched their few shipments of products, is now dead.

I do not know they guy(s) behind Razzle, but I am guessing that they have learned a lot of lessons with this startup. I am guessing it is only a matter of time before they come back with something else, and I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully next time there will be no fake forum posts, questionable explanations or “supplier issues”.

A family member of mine did order a set of headphones from Razzle and they came brand new, unopened and in perfect condition. The placeholder page says they are “rebooting” the site, but I get a sense that the founder just felt overworked and under-appreciated. A few too many mistakes will sink any startup, and this appears to be an example.

Update:

It appears that despite the message on their website yesterday, Razzle is up again and has a pair of refurbished headphones for sale.

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18 responses to “Razzle.ca is no more, sort of”

  1. Satish Avatar
    Satish

    I think it was also a usability issue and a failed attempt of plagiarism.rnrnThe site itself could have been a lot more user-friendly and in tone with today’s commerce startups. As well, they should have tried less to be like a Canadian Woot and more to find their own points of diff. that work for Canadians.rnrnThe player in the market that could probably make the most of this concept as a business opportunity would be RedFlagDeals (www.redflagdeals.com), as they already control the user-base and information flow of “deals” in Canada.

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  2. Satish Avatar
    Satish

    I think it was also a usability issue and a failed attempt of plagiarism.

    The site itself could have been a lot more user-friendly and in tone with today’s commerce startups. As well, they should have tried less to be like a Canadian Woot and more to find their own points of diff. that work for Canadians.

    The player in the market that could probably make the most of this concept as a business opportunity would be RedFlagDeals (www.redflagdeals.com), as they already control the user-base and information flow of “deals” in Canada.

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  3. Satish Avatar
    Satish

    I think it was also a usability issue and a failed attempt of plagiarism.

    The site itself could have been a lot more user-friendly and in tone with today’s commerce startups. As well, they should have tried less to be like a Canadian Woot and more to find their own points of diff. that work for Canadians.

    The player in the market that could probably make the most of this concept as a business opportunity would be RedFlagDeals (www.redflagdeals.com), as they already control the user-base and information flow of “deals” in Canada.

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  4. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    You could start to see they were having trouble with they were having their deals for 2 days instead of just one.

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  5. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    You could start to see they were having trouble with they were having their deals for 2 days instead of just one.

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  6. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    You could start to see they were having trouble with they were having their deals for 2 days instead of just one.

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  7. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    The site seems to be back up?

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  8. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    The site seems to be back up?

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  9. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    The site seems to be back up?

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  10. Colin Smillie Avatar
    Colin Smillie

    I think the Woot/Zazzle model works far better as an integrate component of an overall Website. The Homedepot Hammer fall is a great example of this… I would think that someone like Tiger Direct could do well with the same approach.

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  11. Colin Smillie Avatar
    Colin Smillie

    I think the Woot/Zazzle model works far better as an integrate component of an overall Website. The Homedepot Hammer fall is a great example of this… I would think that someone like Tiger Direct could do well with the same approach.

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  12. Colin Smillie Avatar
    Colin Smillie

    I think the Woot/Zazzle model works far better as an integrate component of an overall Website. The Homedepot Hammer fall is a great example of this… I would think that someone like Tiger Direct could do well with the same approach.

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  13. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Colin, Yahoo Shopping has a daily Woot! http://shopping.yahoo.comrnrnSo maybe it doesn’t need to be done by these companies just get in touch with Tiger Direct or probably a better choice RedFlagDeals.com

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  14. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Colin, Yahoo Shopping has a daily Woot! http://shopping.yahoo.com

    So maybe it doesn’t need to be done by these companies just get in touch with Tiger Direct or probably a better choice RedFlagDeals.com

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  15. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Colin, Yahoo Shopping has a daily Woot! http://shopping.yahoo.com

    So maybe it doesn’t need to be done by these companies just get in touch with Tiger Direct or probably a better choice RedFlagDeals.com

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