prj71

livedarklions

Only if the logo says "Butt Number Cruncher"

livedarklions

Learn how to read. OP had no question left after Koyote demonstrated that water bottles were available at the price the OP asserted had disappeared.

The simplest water bottles are a lot less than $10 depending on where and how you buy them. Is a discussion of why there are bottles available for more than $10 even remotely interesting?

prj71

It must be interesting. This thread is up to 5 pages and 104 posts about the cost of silly water bottle.

rsbob 

Maybe the next thread can be about the high cost of socks or gloves.

Then we can hear from the people who never wear either or want to show off their 30 year old stuff which still works fine.

tomato coupe

It just so happens, I was wondering why socks cost over $50 now.

prj71

Because your shopping in the wrong places just like the OP.

tomato coupe

What’s wrong with Neiman Marcus?

wolfchild

I don't know where you get your socks from... I pay $ 30 for a pack of 3 pairs and they're 60% wool and 40% nylon.

tomato coupe

Whoosh

livedarklions

Neiman's ok, but Marcus is a real jerk.

Pretty sure if you buy a pair of socks from there, they might contain the preserved feet of Nureyev.

Koyote

Stopped in my local REI store today:



Sorry, what was the OP's question?

Kontact

That's some funny spin on the subject.

The question was not "Why are water bottles never under $10?" The basic question is "Why have water bottle average prices increased to $10 most places?"


The answer has a lot to do with that $14000 bike.

Kontact

That's a $10 bottle to any normal person.

Koyote

Now you don't understand numbers?

Plus, check the thread title. Read it slowly and think about it.

LesterOfPuppets

$10.95 after tax here

Kontact

You get an A+ for basic arithmetic, but you've simultaneously demonstrated that just 6 cents makes you pedantic.

No one cares about the exact number, except someone who would argue with a compass about where North is.

Koyote

fify.

SpedFast

Are we talking 'True North' or 'Magnetic North'?

Maelochs

Of course, production costs, real estate, energy, shipping .... the cost of everything has gone up. The idea that suddenly all these bike companies are making triple-figure profits because cyclists are suckers is pretty much garbage.

Giant made about 10%, according to actual reported figures in the $14k bike thread .... Of course, "reported taxable profit" doesn't mean much, but ten percent profit for a year is pretty small for a business that big. They might be healthy but they aren't raking it in like some people where seem to think.

Again, the difference between talking to customers and business owners is enormous. Some people here think that the whole notion of profit is evil, and that everyone should work for free, not establish a cash fund for emergencies, not invest in expanding the busine3ss, never update the products, tooling, or manufacturing methods .... and should still sell the latest, best-developed, cutting-edge gear .... for less that it cost two years ago.

It is comical until one realizes that they really believe that is how things work.

Kontact

Toyota's was closer to 5%. Given reinvestment, I'm not sure if 10% is actually a low number.

alfaspider

please keep it civil

tomato coupe

The OP’s question is functionally equivalent to “Why are water bottles never under (or equal to) $10?”, which is almost identical to the above question.

This is clearly a different question, as it includes average price and most places, which the OP’s question did not address,

PeteHski

Inflation and/or supply issues probably. When did you last buy one?

1989Pre

I'm not going to give you two pennies for a water bottle that leaches plastic chemicals into my water. I have two words for you: Klean Kanteen. Spend twenty bucks and treat yourself better.

edit: 18oz on sale now at their website for $12.35