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This reminds me of the "trash can fiasco" that went down in San Fracnsico. https://sfpublicworks.org/trashcanredesign https://sfpublicworks.org/trashcanredesig
by 1024core 1y ago
This reminds me of the "trash can fiasco" that went down in San Fracnsico.
https://sfpublicworks.org/trashcanredesign https://sfpublicworks.org/trashcanredesign
TL;DR: San Francisco government decided to go with custom-designed, bespoke, artisanal public trash cans. Each can ended up coming in at around $20K.
When, in fact, if you buy a typical run-of-the-mill public trash can that most other cities do, it would cost them less than $1000.
- avree 1y agoYou are conflating two things with that story. The prototypes cost $20,000. The designed can cost $3,000. Higher than your "$1,000" can, but it also had a bunch of "features". If you've ever worked at a hardware company, you probably know that the price of DVT units, or any prototype, ends up being significantly higher than the production unit.
- 1024core 1y agoSo you're saying the designed can cost 3X the COTS one. Similar idea to the story, no?