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Re:Why can't China make a good ballpoint pen? by voltagex_ on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @02:21AM (#10742855)
You'll have to get a decline in purchasing first.
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Re:Why can't China make a good ballpoint pen? by something2324 on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @05:03AM (#10743322)
??? The demand for pens is pretty elastic. If pens all cost $10 then people would be more careful with them and fewer of them would end up throw away
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Re:Why can't China make a good ballpoint pen? by voltagex_ on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @07:05AM (#10743720)
If pens cost $10, someone would come out with a $9 pen and the cycle would start again.
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