Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
And the way they would lower the cost of production is by increasing the cost of labor...
Or instead of having a frame with glass it could be a frame with plexiglass. Or instead of plexiglass, a thin sheet of acrylic. Then instead of two thin sheets of film to keep the acrylic from scratching, just one on the outside. Then none. Then instead of MDF for the backing board, a pine composite. Then cardboard. Then instead of flexible framing points, metal turnbuttons. You can then make these out of plastic instead. Also instead of making the frame out of solid plastic you can start using a plastic foam. Then instead of 3 rings to hang it from, just 2 sawtooth hangers. You can also change the printed design inside from cardstock/cardboard to thin paper. Also instead of packing them in double thick cardboard you go with single thick. You can also stop shipping them with packing foam between each frame and just use a single sheet of thin cardboard. Then instead of cardboard a newsprint like paper. Then instead of that, nothing.

TL;DR - Use cheaper materials, less materials, less packing materials, lower quality packing materials, or switch to a different factory in a different province of China. This process may take several years, and the customer will still end up paying more for it than the original product cost. Its also ongoing to see just how low the production cost can be brought and still have the product sell.