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A comment on The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can. Parent comment

Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by ilyt on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:30AM (#36446596)
> Just look at the myriad failed Kickstarter projects that tried to make consumer stuff. Even getting something normal made in China can be serious work.

....coz they are making 50k of a thing. Not four a year.

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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by dale_glass on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:23AM (#36447200)
50K is easier in this regard. Things like molds are expensive to make and are amortized over thousands of copies. So making 5 costs a lot per unit, making 50K is cheap per unit.
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