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the cost of a locking electronic component aside, having to modify these generic umbrellas at all is already expensive
by bllguo 9y ago
the cost of a locking electronic component aside, having to modify these generic umbrellas at all is already expensive
- logicallee 9y agoIf these are $8 to manufacture umbrellas, they're not "generic". That is a huge manufacturing cost in China. Plus they already had some sort of locking mechanism, don't they? (See second picture in the article, which seems to show a combination padlock on the stem - part you hold - of the umbrella.) so these are already custom umbrellas. adding electronics may not be as expensive as you think, especially in China.
- bllguo 9y agoThanks for noting that, you're right. I'm not familiar with how much an electronic locking part would cost, I assumed it would be nontrivial. But certainly the labor costs aren't going to be very high if these are already custom.
- icebraining 9y agoAt 300 000 units, I'm sure they can have them custom made.