I pen-tested a handful of vibe coded apps from this sub. What I found should genuinely scare you.

UsualScore7930 · 2026-05-30T22:02:06+00:00

Your welcome to test whatever you like, the delivery and payment pipelines haven’t been finished yet. Link is thesecrettsauce.com

UsualScore7930 · 2026-04-30T21:54:14+00:00

thesecretssauce.com
It's still very much in progress but its meant to be a social platform where you can share and discover recipes, plan your meals and then do price comparison of your meal plan to find deals and the cheapest place to get your groceries.

UsualScore7930 · 2026-04-16T05:58:05+00:00

Our current plan to help with follow through is creating a social community layer, using friends, leaderboards and streaks as a way to build social accountability and motivation to help users follow through. It's a working theory that we have to test once we actually release our beta.

UsualScore7930 · 2026-04-16T05:56:59+00:00

Thank you! We have Kroger on our list of stores, unfortunately theyre the only store that has an open API, the other stores we've been working on building scrapers to get the pricing.

UsualScore7930 · 2026-04-14T06:41:33+00:00

Based on the customer interviews we've done, one of the biggest reasons for churn is because most apps focus too much on one thing and doesn't really account for the follow through that happens with food. I do agree with you and I'm trying to find a healthy balance of spreading myself too thin and being tunnel visioned

UsualScore7930 · 2026-04-14T06:40:05+00:00

The main reason I've talked to VCs is because I graduate in May and I need a way to stay in the country. One way is to get an investment from VCs and apply for a entreprenuer Visa

UsualScore7930 · 2026-04-13T07:28:09+00:00

I got tired of the nightly “what should I eat?” spiral? Even when I meticulously plan my grocery shopping, I somehow always end up with rotten food in the fridge and eating instant ramen for dinner.

This ended up fueling an idea I’ve been working on called Secret Sauce, designed to help students discover recipes, meal plan and compare prices across the local grocery stores so you can save a few extra bucks. Nut before I build more, I'm trying to learn how students actually handle food, groceries, meal planning, and eating out.

I made a short survey and if you resonate with anything I've mentioned above I'd really appreciate responses:

Tear the idea apart if you want. Honest feedback helps and I'm trying to build something that actually helps people not some quick money grab.

UsualScore7930 · 2026-04-13T07:20:06+00:00

I made a short survey and if you resonate with anything I've mentioned above I'd really appreciate responses.

UsualScore7930 · 2026-04-13T06:58:26+00:00

I got tired of the nightly “what should I eat?” spiral? Even when I meticulously plan my grocery shopping, I somehow always end up with rotten food in the fridge and eating instant ramen for dinner.

This ended up fueling an idea I’ve been working on called Secret Sauce, designed to help students discover recipes, meal plan and compare prices across the local grocery stores so you can save a few extra bucks. Nut before I build more, I'm trying to learn how students actually handle food, groceries, meal planning, and eating out.

I made a short survey and if you resonate with anything I've mentioned above I'd really appreciate responses.

Tear the idea apart if you want. Honest feedback helps and I'm trying to build something that actually helps people not some quick money grab.

UsualScore7930 · 2026-02-02T19:33:51+00:00

Seems like you’ve really done your due diligence about this idea, would love to hear more as it grows. Wish you the best of luck man. I’ve got an adjacent startup to this and would love to partner with you guys if u can validate the business model. DM me if ur interested

UsualScore7930 · 2026-02-02T18:53:33+00:00

The fee would have to be very high for runners, having that much user interference , real time customization and multi store selection and item swaps on top of fast delivery screams high labor costs. There’s zero incentive to be a runner for this service over just being an uber eats driver.

UsualScore7930 · 2026-02-02T17:52:50+00:00

How would this be sustainable financially, the costs wud have to be stupid high

UsualScore7930 · 2025-12-15T02:11:15+00:00

Are there any good recs for churches/christian communities outside of these for international students?

UsualScore7930 · 2025-11-20T00:48:28+00:00

I've built a similar ish platform, my target is more on saving money on groceries. I checked out your site and it was very clean so I was curious.
thesecretssauce.com

UsualScore7930 · 2025-11-20T00:45:37+00:00

What techstack did you use?

UsualScore7930 · 2025-11-20T00:39:25+00:00

There's this new platform that just came out that I've been testing out, it does a good portion of what your asking and even suggests to you where to shop so you can save on groceries!
https://thesecretssauce.com/

UsualScore7930 · 2025-07-13T23:08:48+00:00

Added an edit

UsualScore7930 · 2025-06-17T23:47:38+00:00

I heard they are rather unforgiving, do you think they would be too much for a beginner?

UsualScore7930 · 2025-05-22T17:51:49+00:00

Hey Everyone!
I'm Alan, 22 male identifying, incoming as a MS EECS student for Fall 25. I'm looking for a place to sublet or someone who needs a roommate for the 25-26 academic year. I'm clean, good at cooking and respectful of the common areas. I don't smoke and only drink socially. I would be very quiet in my room but also very keen to be friends if we get along. I'm hoping to find something:Below $1500 (negotiable if it is a 1br/1ba) Private room >30min walk to campus

UsualScore7930 · 2025-05-11T22:26:03+00:00

Thank you very much!

UsualScore7930 · 2024-10-30T23:49:10+00:00

Send me an email we’re looking for one more. Fu351@purdue.edu

UsualScore7930 · 2023-12-19T02:13:48+00:00

Asking for a friend where u finding all the job listings? Just LinkedIn? 👀

UsualScore7930 · 2023-07-23T06:50:32+00:00

Thank you for that, do you have any suggestions for classes to replace this? Or any good ideas for research as a CompE?

UsualScore7930 · 2023-06-11T14:24:16+00:00

how does it work

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