We never used anything, so I guess we will have comments only after using it in beta version.
What I already noticed is that people in Warsaw even if they are willing to give some food, they don't want to plan it and then stick to it, they are changing constantly - come Tue, Thu, but not, come tomorrow, come ... we'll call you. I really tried hard to fix it and make fixed appointments, but people like shifting them a lot - which makes it also difficult for the tool, I guess. Could the tool allow for shifting the schedule for the shop? Let's say I enter that it's Tue and Thu, but I can shift these days in case I need - this week it's also Wed, or next week also Fr or other time, etc? That would be good.

December 2016, after testing the foodsaving tool. Source: Karolina via mail.

Thanks for creating this tool!

I have a few comments:
1) Can one enter more than one pick up at once? We have pick ups in one shop everyday, it's a lot of work to enter each again and again. Can I enter "repeat every day" or copy it 30 times or sth like this?
2) When I click on the calendar - it's hidden - the window should be on the top, but it's under the other window.

That's it for now.

Göteborg

December 2016, after having a look at the foodsaving tool. Source: Bruno via mail.

• (already mentioned by others) - there should be different degrees of permission for someone to create pickups and to create stores on the map. That should include allowing people to sign up on the platform (some level of trust and basic human filtering should exist before someone is able to enter the platform). Maybe one or more community admins could have all these permissions. Maybe some people could have the only the permission of creating new stores/pickup points on the map.
• (also mentioned, I guess) Notifications on e-mail: the possibility of receiving notifications for one or more stores (whenever someone creates a new pickup in a specific store, a notification is sent). Maybe creating a "favorite stores" tab would be an idea (considering a city where many many stores are registered on the map).
• I think it's **important** to keep a history of the pickups (including information about which user created the pickup). There should be also an option for the people who made the pickup of registering afterwards if everything went well or if there where any problems or issues. Transparent communication is crucial to maintain a good and functioning relationship between the movement and partner stores.
• (for the future, not a priority) - a reputation system. Number of pickups combined with mutual evaluations is one suggestion.
• (also for the future) I don't know if you have considered this, but stores should be able to sign up as well (maybe with a special kind of account), so they can easily create new pickups (and evaluate/give feedback on the pickups later).

So far, so good. Keep on the awesome job! I like the simple interface!
In the following months I'll try to actually make people use the tool on a regular basis and then I can get back to you with more solid feedback!

January 2017. Source: Bruno in a comment on GitHub

One of the first priorities for foodsavers in Gothenburg would be for pick-ups to remain visible, as a motivation for people to start adopting and using this tool. Right now do not have a lot of stores and foodsavers, so it's been easier to manage it with other tools (sms, phone calls, e-mails), but we have seen an increase of pick-ups and of new people interested in rescuing food. The history function would be crucial then as a motivational factor for people to participate (besides notifications). If new foodsavers log in and see nothing, because pickups were already assigned or done, they'll just think nothing is happening.

Bilbao

January 2017, after having a look at the foodsaving tool. Source: Unai and Leire via Joachim Thome

• Stores can not be deleted.
• Possibility for regular pick ups would be nice