Staples Easy Buttons should be less than $5

Now is where i make my final argument to convince the voters that my side is the right side "Massvideogamer, it seems to me you've gotten sidetracked. After your first paragraph, your argument degenerates into a semi-pertinent, opinionated rant about your own feeling toward the "Staples Easy Button" and about "easy button hacks." May I remind you this is argument is about why or why not the Staples Easy Button should be less than $5, not about people videotaping themselves hacking the product. " On the contrary, i have not gotten sidetracked at all, rant-ish maybe, but not sidetracked. It seems you missed my point. My point was the reason why people hack Easy Buttons is because of the Easy Buttons lack of functions. The videotaping part of your argument is just random, for as I just explained, adds to why a Staples Easy Button should be less than $5. "Now, why should it be five bucks? You have neglected to consider one aspect, the production cost. Let me remind you that it does cost Staples money to make the button, and in order for them to make a profit, they have to sell them for a bit higher than the production cost. $5, in today's economy, is not that much, and isn't a lot to pay for the cost of the molded plastic, speakers, and button-activated machinery that exists inside the button." The production of an Easy Button is probably very cheap, especially since they are most likely made in China. The production cost of an iPhone is $250. The Touch Screen that is so spectacular is only $33.50 to make. So if the components for an iPhone are so cheap, then the cost to make an Easy Button is probably like $2-$3. So even if they were to lower their price by a buck, they would still gain money. Not to mention the parts they used could be scraps donated by an assortment of companies, that they just combine with other parts and make an Easy Button for even less money. "You move on to talk about what happens after the easy button is purchased. This has little or nothing to do with the debate, because if the customers lose interest in the product, that's their problem, not Staples'." Actually as a matter-of-fact it is. If someone buys an Easy Button and they are displeased with it, then they will probably tell their friends and family about their displeasure. Then if they heard about their friend/family member's unhappiness with the product, then they wont want to buy one. And then they could tell other people about this, and then they might not want to buy one, and then this cycle goes on and on. This would not be good for Staples because then they would be losing customers, which is bad for any buisness. "Next, you say that it would be easier to make a recording. Not everyone has the equipment necessary to easily create a recording. There may be a poor family out there who cannot afford recording equipment, but could go down to Staples and pay a paltry five dollars for the easy button. Also, your recording would not be an exact replica of the familiar 'That was Easy' voice. You also say someone else could just say 'That was Easy' to you. Still, the effect would not be the same. You can't control people, but the button is easy to control. In a way, by pressing the button, you are rewarding yourself, which you can't replicate by having someone else say it for you." True not everyone has the equipment necessary to make their own recording, but if you do, you're better off making your own personalized recording. Borg, your next sentence is irrelevant, for a poor family probably would not want to spend $5 for a button that says "That was Easy." They would most likely see the Easy Button's silly function and not want to pay five bucks for it. The recording would not sound like the voice, but it would be more personal, for you can make it say whatever you want, or have someone you love deeply make a recording for you, so whenever you use it, you hear their voice. I am not saying that you would just go up to someone and say "Say That Was Easy" for that is just kinda dumb. What I meant was someone patting you on the back and saying "Good Job" would be the equivelant if not more, because the person saying it would actually mean it. As I have said before, the majority of people do not use the Easy Button as a reward, but just something to randomly press because the temptation is too high. "As for your comment about stocks, it's true that many other things are raising the stock, but the Easy Button is a part of Staples, too, and therefore plays a part, no matter how small, in how the company is doing." You just said it yourself. The Easy Button plays a part, no matter how small. Which means that if an Easy Button is only $3 or $4, it would still play the same part. Now I would like to remind the voters that it is not only who is the better debater that you vote for, but who got their point across better too. Thanks for this debate Borg, and good luck!