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I find it interesting that they are able to sell them cheaper than new mattresses, which I assume are built in a high-throughput factory.
by folli 8y ago
I find it interesting that they are able to sell them cheaper than new mattresses, which I assume are built in a high-throughput factory.
- russh 8y agoThat would be one of the clues that the new mattresses are overpriced to begin with.
- JohnFen 8y agoAs russh says, part of this is that new mattresses are overpriced. When I first investigated these things, I had asked them how, since they're only keeping the wood and wire, they can sell them at a discount. What they told me was that first, the beds they're refurbushing were originally donated to them, so cost them nothing. Also, since they employ people who are otherwise unemployable, they pay minimum wage, which keeps labor costs down. And thirdly, the government considers them a nonprofit work creation program and provides a certain amount of subsidy for the wages.