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Originally Posted by Chrislong
Perhaps its not about just doing it, but lead time of changing production lines, modifying moulds, automated machinery - making, testing and passing samples before sending out to the EB - then before we get them, clearing out stock which overnight has become obsolete, modifying that stock and then packaging, and shipping it out to the shops (don't forget a lot of stuff is made oversea's).
25 days is not a lot of time.
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Absolutely right! Depending what materials they each use and how much is inhouse some may be able to remould cases quickly, but then they need to test case strength, potentially repackage all internals, and do all testing! Plus work out new unit costs going forward do they can price them! Then as Chris says removing stock/ordering new parts/packaging/sending to shops once they pass the EB!
On top of this, I imagine some of them outsource construction, you can't just ring a supplier and say "just shave a few mm off the cases from now on bud, cheers".
Plus, how big a Market is this? Do they make enough from saddle packs (or maybe stick packs too for TP) to justify all that??