84-Thrifty

Inspiration

Thrifty was inspired by the personal challenges we have faced as college students. Many of us have struggled to purchase expensive textbooks, dorm essentials and electronics for short-term use. Additionally, it is equally as challenging to rehome these items when the need arises. Current platforms don't do much to inspire trust between buyer and seller and are often sceptical of the validity of the other user. Thrifty was created to bridge this gap by providing a safe and familiar platform where students can buy, sell, and exchange items within their campus community.

What it does

Thrifty connects verified potential buyers to sellers who are also students of the university. We allow users to browse through listings in different categories and message sellers to organize transaction locations.

How we built it

Front End- Next.js, MaterialUI, React
Back End- Postgre, Supabase, Node.js

Challenges we ran into

The time limit posed a great challenge to complete all the features we wanted to implement. The architecture used was difficult to implement, especially considering that we created an entire website in the timeframe.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We got the main functional requirements completed and the UI was attractive and had a smooth user experience.

What we learned

How to prioritize user experience and recognize broken experiences in our community as well as the importance of efficient project planning and teamwork under pressure