Why the fsck are planners so expensive?

[beer]

I went to Office Depot to get a new planner and they're all at least 20 bucks for the most useless ones. It's a bunch of paper with ink on it. Why are they 20-50 bucks?

 

[LOLyourFace]

LOL I think that EVERYTIME I see them..

I thought I was the only one...

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: beer
I went to Office Depot to get a new planner and they're all at least 20 bucks for the most useless ones. It's a bunch of paper with ink on it. Why are they 20-50 bucks?

make your own. Go kill a cow, skin it, get a ream of paper, bind it, and throw the skin on the binded paper. viola, your own planner. :thumbsup:

 

[beer]

I mean, I could in theory buy a 256 MB stick of DRAM for the price of a planner. The DRAM utilized an entire engineering team and required a multimillion fab. A planner requires a guy in Microsoft Publisher and a paper mill, and some sheet metal for rings. It's not that much money in the big picture but it's just stupid expensive for nothing but paper printed with ink on it.

 

[Kntx]

A paper mill is like a fab, but for paper.

 

They are that much because people will, and do pay that much for them.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: Kntx
A paper mill is like a fab, but for paper.

How come I can get 400 sheets of lined notebook paper for 2 bucks with that argument?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: Kntx
A paper mill is like a fab, but for paper.

Thanks for pointing that out. :roll:

 

[Tiamat]

thats why i just use random napkins or pieces of paper

Im way to cheap to buy a friggen planner.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
thats why i just use random napkins or pieces of paper

Im way to cheap to buy a friggen planner.

Yeah, I just buy paper towels and put the individual sections into a 3-ring binder. Voila! My own instant planner!

 

[Ornery]

There ya go!

 

[Mo0o]

It's not the paper, its usually the binding/cover that consume most of the cost.

 

[DeRusto]

Originally posted by: beer

Originally posted by: Kntx
A paper mill is like a fab, but for paper.

How come I can get 400 sheets of lined notebook paper for 2 bucks with that argument?

paper mills have been around for a hell of a lot longer than fabs so they got the price down really far

 

[EyeMWing]

My school provides us with planners for free every year. Most people throw them out. I horde them

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Ornery
There ya go!

I use those ..

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
My school provides us with planners for free every year. Most people throw them out. I horde them

And more than one does you what good, again...?

 

[yobarman]

seriously. i wanted to buy one thinking "hey this would seriously get my ass in gear if i just wrote down my assignments and stuff" ... then i got shopping for one at the school book store and it's like 25 bucks. Screw that i says to myself... I'd rather use my nimble brain than pay 25 to the man for a stupid booklet.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: beer

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
My school provides us with planners for free every year. Most people throw them out. I horde them

And more than one does you what good, again...?

Sell them for hookers and crack, of course.

Yes, planners are outrageously expensive, so I just use a memo pad, just like the one Ornery linked.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: beer

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
My school provides us with planners for free every year. Most people throw them out. I horde them

And more than one does you what good, again...?

Steal other people's half-used ones and sell them a clean one. DUH.

 

[BRObedoza]

I just use the free ones that UC Davis usually gives out. If i missed the boat, they're only like 5 bucks at the bookstore.

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: DeRusto

Originally posted by: beer

Originally posted by: Kntx
A paper mill is like a fab, but for paper.

How come I can get 400 sheets of lined notebook paper for 2 bucks with that argument?

paper mills have been around for a hell of a lot longer than fabs so they got the price down really far

You can also use the analogy that why should a Pentium 4 cost alot more than a P3 even though its smaller.

 

[BooGiMaN]

if it truly is that easy why not fire up publisher and crank one out yourself...i bet pretty soon you will be like fvck this ill just buy one

 

[Glitchny]

heh my school messed up printing the planners this year, easter was printed twice, but they only cost bout 3 bucks

 

[ucjffj]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog

Originally posted by: DeRusto

Originally posted by: beer

Originally posted by: Kntx
A paper mill is like a fab, but for paper.

How come I can get 400 sheets of lined notebook paper for 2 bucks with that argument?

paper mills have been around for a hell of a lot longer than fabs so they got the price down really far

You can also use the analogy that why should a Pentium 4 cost alot more than a P3 even though its smaller.

why do heatsinks cost so much relative to cpu's

 

[yoda291]

dude, 20 minutes in front of photoshop and dreamweaver + 20 minutes in kinkos and BAM! you have a planner.

PS - Dreamweaver is so you can publish your pages online and if you ever need a refill, open browser -> print and BAM! Planner reloaded.

I am so cheep.

but yeah, at 20 bux a hit, I could prolly get a refurb palm m100 for that much and have my ideas in digital.