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It astounds me that the costs of these plants (plus the costs of getting the raw/recycled material there) can be amortized to some fraction of the $2 we pay for
by stephen 13y ago
It astounds me that the costs of these plants (plus the costs of getting the raw/recycled material there) can be amortized to some fraction of the $2 we pay for a bottled beverage.
- lostlogin 13y agoA few things a like that. I get 1L bottles of a tomato pasta sauce I like. It costs about US $2. It tastes good and has a custom bottle for the brand. How do they do it? I couldn't grow the ingredients from seed for that price as the seeds alone would exceed that cost. Then making the sauce, the bottle, then shipping.
- kintamanimatt 13y agoYou're paying retail for the seeds, etc. They aren't.
- chii 13y agobut the point still stands - sure the seeds might've only cost you a few cents (or even, free if you know a nice farmer who'll give you some). But think about the time it takes to grow, and the amount of effort required to grow enough to make one jar of tomato sauce...
- kintamanimatt 13y agoEconomies of scale, short supply chains, and automation. It's not really all that surprising.