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People here are forgetting that you can buy a fully functioning tablet on a retail shelf for less than the cost of a temperature controlled kettle. You can buy
by shalmanese 13y ago
People here are forgetting that you can buy a fully functioning tablet on a retail shelf for less than the cost of a temperature controlled kettle. You can buy a tablet AND a conventional kettle for less than the cost of the temperature controlled kettle. Tablet makers have to deal with QC and retail markup and all of the other things mentioned in this thread as possible drivers of the price so I don't find many of the explanations convincing.
In reality, it's likely that either a) these things are being sold at massive profit margins or b) they're being produced very inefficiently with lots of waste in the production process.
- lewispollard 13y agoI think a lot of cheap tablets are loss leaders, and the manufacturers don't make any profit (or even lose money) and hope to make more money by bringing them into their retail stores (eg Tesco, Walmart tabs) or on accessories. That said, I think the kettle thing is mostly a). Companies will price things highly because they've found that people will pay that much, I reckon it's as simple as that.