p/lunchblocker
Fake conference call tech by YC startup to prank teammates
Daniel Greenberg

LunchBlocker — Fake conference call tech by YC startup to prank teammates

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We’ve created the ultimate tool to delay your coworkers, so you can get lunch before everyone. LunchBlocker is a fake conference call with pre-recorded (and frustrating) audio. The call will be filled with pointless banter and is very convincing.

Simply generate a personalized calendar invite, send it to your colleagues, and watch them waste away

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Daniel Greenberg
I've been using in their beta, and shockingly... it actually does fool my colleagues. Also, even when it's not lunch time, I still use this to have my coworkers go into the conference room, so I can have the office to myself.
Ben Rosen
@15greenberg I've listened to the audio a million times and it still triggers me lol
Ben Rosen
Hey Product Hunters 👋 We're super excited to share our fake conference call with the community. We teamed up with MobyDish and a few NYC comedians to build this product. The office lunch rush is stressful. If you're not fast enough, you can be left with the scraps. We've built a product that can give you a competitive advantage. Simply generate a calendar invite (with our dial-in info) from our site, customize the invite, send it to your coworker, and watch them suffer. We will be here all day to answer questions, listen to your feedback, or we can just talk your lunch today 🍔
Ryan Hoover
This is evil/hilarious 😈
Ben Rosen
@rrhoover office productivity will hit new lows today
Patricia R. Zablah
This is so funny- love seeing a product that is trying to channel the awfulness of conference calls into something fun/useful.
Ben Rosen
@patricia_r_zablah Thanks Paty! Agreed. Conference calls are the worst :D
Gabriel Whaley

I hate conference calls more than life itself. This is a beautiful way to harness the power of evil for a good cause.

Pros:

Is infuriatingly realistic!

Cons:

Perhaps a bit too short.

Jared Hsu ✏️
Office pranks are worth pulling when lunch is involved! ☎️😂
Jules Schenkel
Just listened with friends. Thank you for the laughs! :D
Ben Rosen
@schenkel 🙌🏻 anytime Jules!!
Anthony Da Mota
Awesome! Make this in other languages please :D
Ben Rosen
@akdm_ that would be AMAZING lol
Ray Cheng
Can't wait to see all the Silicon Valley startups playing with this
Ben Rosen
@raynyvc LOL i would like to see that as well
Dan Dan
Talk about a niche market.
Ben Rosen
@tostartafire "niche" is just one letter away from "nice"
Boling Jiang
I'm using this today
Ben Rosen
@bolingj prayers up for your frenemies
Romain Violleau
Funny product! Nice idea guys ^^
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Account people will never know what hit them!
Patricia R. Zablah

coworkers fell for it!

Pros:

funny audio

Cons:

want more audio tracks

Gabriel Whaley
Going to use this on so many people!