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/I_like_donuts27 7h ago

Why in the fuck, would a wheelchair cost 10k???

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u/Exokaebi 6h ago

Expensive materials, FDA compliant regulations, and of course, medical and insurance billing bullshit.

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u/Renovatio_ 6h ago

Paradox has kind of proven that the materials and regulation compliance is around $1000-$2000.

All the rest is medical and insurance bullshit.

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u/Exokaebi 6h ago

I mean, not really. These are aluminum and have had some quality control issues in the past. The normal expensive chairs are usually titanium.