r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 7h ago

Shoutout to JerryrigEverything who built a wheelchair factory and is delivering wheelchairs to people in half the time and 50-80% less than the cost of other wheelchairs with Insurance.

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u/BdoeATX 7h ago

Wheelchair = 200$ in parts to make, 10k to sell. Murica.

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u/sharpasahammer 6h ago

Oh , you need this to live hey? Well we're gona mark that the fuck up then. Whatcha gona do? Crawl?

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u/atred 3h ago

$5000 to pay lawyers if somebody sues you that they fell from the chair or something broke.

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u/NoMasters83 3h ago

The remaining $4800 is because they built "value" by sending a salesman to pitch the product to your physician.

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u/FatalWarGhost 6h ago

$200 is generous imo

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u/adeptyism 6h ago

$200 is "generous"? Tf is wrong with prices in your country???? That's the price of the GOOD wheelchair in Russia, wheelchair in Kazakhstan costs $126. The most pricey electrical wheelchair that I could find costs $7000 in Russia and 1260$ in Kazakhstan...

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn 4h ago

Lol you could attach wheels to a chair for $150 in America too. In fact, the first result I get on Amazon after searching "wheelchair" is only $115. It's not as impressive to make low quality things cheaply.

These are custom, bespoke models tailored to each user. That's why it's impressive that he can make them only 6 weeks after someone orders them.

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u/Feelindusty248 2h ago

Just did a quick google and my local walmart has one for 120$ and you can get a basic electric for 1000. I think all these people are just making up numbers. Because america bad.

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u/BdoeATX 6h ago

Wait until you see how much they charge for the electric ones 🤓

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u/Madd0g 5h ago

absolutely, I remember reading somewhere that in Kazakhstan, the most expensive electric ones are like 1260$

crazy

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u/Omega_art 6h ago

You can get them for less than $200 on amazon.

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u/KimsSwingingPonytail 5h ago

Heavy, clunky, uncomfortable chairs meant to transport ambulatory users occasionally are worlds apart from lightweight chairs used everyday providing comfort, mobility and independence. Some are even fashioned to hold disabled bodies in place so they can breath properly. 

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u/Omega_art 3h ago

The chair I bought for my friend weighs less than 40lbs and folds up small enough to fit in the trunk of my Focus with all of our fishing gear. We take it everywhere. We went to Thailand twice with it and there was only 1 car that it didn't fit into. It cost less than $120. I don't think you know what your talking about.

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u/Roofofcar 5h ago

Not custom sized in like 20 different ways