How do they do it?

There are times when the retail price of something just amazes me.  When we are swimming, we like to have a couple of balls to play with. We might be two old birds, but we are still kids at heart. And just floating around gets a bit boring before too long. A good ball to chuck around is good fun.

However . . .

In China, where this ball was made, there is a factory that had to do the following:

  ü Source the material

ü Maybe import the material

ü Get it shipped to the factory

ü Make the ball – using staff, electricity etc.

ü Find a buyer for the ball

ü Pack the ball – along with others no doubt

ü Invoice and receipt the transaction for the ball

ü Send the ball from China to Australia, probably to a warehouse

ü A company in Australia orders the ball from the warehouse

ü The ball has to be shipped from some central warehouse to a Brisbane shop

ü The ball has to be unpacked and priced.

ü The ball has to be put into the shop

ü This shop is a large business that uses staff, buildings, electricity etc.

ü They probably advertise this ball in their junk mail

ü A customer has to come and look for and buy the ball.

ü The customer takes the ball to the check out and pays for it.

ü The check out girl puts it in a bag and gives me a receipt

ü I take the ball home and use it.

There are probably other steps I have not thought of at the moment.

This whole process was undergone, and I paid the princely sum of $3.00.

A bit mind boggling?

 

Our bright pink plastic ball.