Lanier Mahogany Chest for 76 Pens Discussions | Drop

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Dec 24, 2018

This thing puzzles me a bit. Let's compare it to the 24-pen glass top chest which regularly drops at $75 apiece. The 24-pen chest is 31.8 x 21.6 x 7.6 cm (volume is 5220 cm^3), costs $75. The 76-pen chest is 36.2 x 19.9 x 21.2 cm (15272 cm^3), costs $300 (320 with a glass lid). Stack of 3 24-pen chests: 31.8 x 21.6 x 22.8 cm (15660 cm^3), total cost $225. So, one can buy three 24-pen chests, which will occupy roughly the same space, sacrifice a bit of storage capacity (4 pens), but only spend $225 instead of $300. So, savings of $75 to give up storing 4 pens. (Actually, if a glass lid is required, the savings jump up to $95.) Now let's look at them in terms of dollars spent, instead of pens stored. Spending $300, one could get four 24-pen chests, have glass lids on all of them, and keep 96 pens safe and cozy -- 20 extra pens, sacrificing something like 9 cm (less than 4 inches) of extra height with a stack of four chests. So, what does this chest offer? The (subjective) logistical convenience of having everything in one box, as opposed to 3 or 4? How often will it matter, for it to be worth extra $95 or even $75? To summarize -- IMO, the 24-pen chest is fairly priced (I have bought multiple), but this one seems overpriced by about $100. Perhaps there are some hidden costs, which only apply to the bigger chest? Packaging, shipping? @Lanier -- would you be able to comment?

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RayF

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Feb 25, 2019

vadmanPeople, people, people--it's always about you-you-you isn't it?!!! Try look'n at it from Lanier's and MD's angle for a change would 'ya? Think it's cheap to pay all those MD Category Leaders and Copywriters? Do you have any idea what a nice 2 bed/2 bath apartment in San Francisco is going for these days? And what about their kid's tuition? Let's stop think'n less about how can I get a good deal, and start think'n a little more about what can I do for MD and their supplier/partners--can we just do that--can we?!!!

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Wolfman887

Jun 19, 2019

RayFSo what you are saying is we should pay more to help support Massdrop and not worry about our own hard erned money?

RayF

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Jun 19, 2019

Wolfman887No, pretty much just kidding around with my buddy @vadman but if, you've got some extra cash hang'n around, I'm sure MD won't mind helping you invest it in some nifty stuff!

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