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by dannyw 856 days ago
Logistics make up the bulk of most cheaper unit cost goods.

The price a farmer gets is peanuts per unit.

Less applicable to an iPhone, but very applicable to produce or even toilet paper.

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> The price a farmer gets is peanuts per unit.

Which is probably where that informal use of 'peanuts' comes from.