I can buy a 1000 piece puzzle for $5 at walmart. Sure it's not nearly as cool as this but 236 pieces for $120? That's outrageous. I'd rather just have my money, thanks.
I can buy a 1000 piece chicken McNuggets for $5 at McDonalds. Sure it's not nearly as cool as a fresh local meal from a nice restaurant, but dinner for 2 for $120? That's outrageous. I'd rather just have my money, thanks.
Agreed? I mean, I think my comment makes it clear this way too expensive premium market isn't really the demographic that I fit into, though I know you're trying to prove a point.
I do find it a little annoying that the internet has made it common to price based on the people who will pay the most for things. It is still just cardboard. Just because it's an interesting idea doesn't necessarily make 236 pieces of cardboard worth $120.
To counter your point, this is like paying $120 for chick-fil-a nuggets instead of $5 for McDonald's nuggets. It's still just cardboard. It's slightly better made cardboard with maybe a little extra care, but it's just cardboard.
They appear to be hand-made. Manufacturing niche toys is very much a chicken and egg problem. At scale, these could be made for $1. But that implies volume sales which would likely result in a bunch of people complaining that the puzzles were "broken" and "some idiot left out all the edge pieces -- 0 stars!"
Fair point sorry I totally missed that. I still think it's too pricey but you're right that that is a more expensive material and definitely deserves to be reasonably more expensive.