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Originally Posted by Markusmaxmus
I like it. Simple, but engineers were lazy IMO
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I wouldn't blame the engineers. It looks like the backpack could be made to fold/collapse to look smaller, but that would require thicker plastic, additional pins, more molds, and additional steps in assembly. It is more likely that the engineers had a restrictive budget within which to work. For a $20 (retail) figure, I'd guess they likely have about $4 per unit to dedicate to manufacturing (molds, materials, and labour).
