10 cents is likely closer to being the raw cost of the tag itself; the actual costs including tooling and tracking would likely make this closer to 15-20 cents

10 cents is likely closer to being the raw cost of the tag itself; the actual costs including tooling and tracking would likely make this closer to 15-20 cents per unit at scale. It's still too high for a low-margin retail environment, where you're competing with services like Amazon Go's camera systems (including the removal of overhead associated with cashiers) which have a fixed upfront cost regardless of unit volume.