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So some back of the envelope calculations here...correct me if I misstep: They average 5.70 per product. Assumption - 1 product per hour. Assumption - 20hrs/d
by tnicks 13y ago
So some back of the envelope calculations here...correct me if I misstep:
They average 5.70 per product.
Assumption - 1 product per hour.
Assumption - 20hrs/day (leaving time for adding more plastic and down time)
This totals about $114/day and at 7 days a week this would take approx. 16 days to pay for the box itself.
Now include expense of filament (again, approx $20 per day for 20 pieces or so, this is a guess and highly depending on the product and I am assuming they took that into account) for a total of about 20 days of constant 20hr/day operation to pay for just the materials and printer. Now include the costs of creating a queuing system for procrastinators who don't pick up their stuff right away. And technician time to manage errors, refills, maintenance, etc. If you can get 250 people to buy a product this sounds like a decent idea.
Now just make sure neat things can be printed and you are a winner.
I may have to try this.
- recursive 13y agoOn this scale, it seems like the retail frontage space would be a non-trivial expense.