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You're right. It probably cost less. Tom Send a noteboard - 05/11/2009 07:58:28 PM
Even if it were made with Russian labour instead of Chinese labour they only pay workers roughly $400 per month. Chinese work for about $150 per month. Factories put out hundreds of these a day. The cost of logs is hideously cheap - something like $60 per cubic meter for Grade 2 pine. If they're putting a veneer or some sort of covering on it, they can get away with Grade 3 or 4 wood and the price might be lower.

Of course, what you're looking at probably isn't even solid wood, but actually DSP (a high-density particleboard). It's made from the shavings and chipped pieces that aren't good for anything else. The logs have already provided profit from something else, so the cost of raw materials is nominally $0. It requires even less labour than a dimension facility because it's usually highly automated to ensure precision in the pressing and gluing. While a facility like that costs about $200 million to build, anything sold is almost pure profit after recouping costs for debt service, etc.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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Buying bookshelves - is this too pricey? - 04/11/2009 04:11:45 AM 751 Views
Way too pricey for what you get. *NM* - 04/11/2009 04:21:23 AM 135 Views
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Yes, by about a factor of 10. - 04/11/2009 09:25:22 AM 390 Views
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Was it made in the US? - 04/11/2009 04:52:07 PM 403 Views
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You're right. It probably cost less. - 05/11/2009 07:58:28 PM 362 Views
Price is all about worth. - 04/11/2009 09:53:14 AM 422 Views
Cold & modern is what I love. - 04/11/2009 04:10:06 PM 511 Views
I like them. - 04/11/2009 02:17:23 PM 416 Views
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I'm paying attention. - 04/11/2009 07:12:15 PM 360 Views
if all you wanted was justification - 04/11/2009 07:31:16 PM 360 Views
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i think those are way too pricey - 04/11/2009 05:04:13 PM 393 Views
Of course they are over priced. - 04/11/2009 06:21:14 PM 378 Views
Ehrm. No. Just no. - 04/11/2009 11:00:18 PM 333 Views

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