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Sorry, but I don’t buy that. If there were a “quiet” leaf blower that cost $0.50 more than a traditional leaf blower, people would certainly buy it.
by justusthane 4y ago
Sorry, but I don’t buy that. If there were a “quiet” leaf blower that cost $0.50 more than a traditional leaf blower, people would certainly buy it.
- rasz 4y agoIt doesnt work like that. $0.5 more BOM means price is at least $2-3 more. You arent competitive with bottom of the market any more and have to spend money on marketing, branding, awareness. You cant just print "super quiet" on the box because bottom feeders will follow with same slogans (like 500W PMPO stereo systems of the nineties). This means Chinese factories, because lets face it its all made in China (even the big brands like TTI), cant just start making better models on their own, they simply wouldnt sell. There needs to be a big player with marketing or political muscle (force loudness level policies) to pull it off. SawStop is a good example of how difficult it is to sell something substantially better that only costs marginally more. Btw even universes main villain Musk was thinking of quiet leaf blowers https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/290329-elon-musk-leaf-blower-tesla https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/290329-elon-musk-lea... :)