Originally Posted by Reynolds
Call me naive, but I still think there must be SOME relationship between manufacturing cost and retail price.
This thinking is what gets a lot of people in my industry in trouble. Find a need, find a pricepoint, draw a picture of what you want, list features.
Then figure out how to source/make it. You win if there is money at the bottom line after it is all over. Think what you want, but there are more winners using this method than losers....
...battles with my engineering brain all day, but keep in mind we're talking about people's spending habits...therefore this is an illogical discussion by nature.