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recursive on Aug 9, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB...

I don't think that's enough to explain it. What's the ratio of labor costs?

Palomides on Aug 9, 2025 [–]

$15/hour in the US vs $2/hour in China

recursive on Aug 9, 2025 | [–]

That would put an upper bound of 120 pounds for the USA manufactured watch with zero materials cost and all labor.

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