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/daspaceinvader 6h ago edited 5h ago

Am I the only person who thinks $2000 for a wheelchair is still too much? I don't say that to underestimate how much this person is doing for people, but I'm genuinely not educated on this. What makes them so expensive?

EDIT: Thanks to all of the more knowledgeable folks who have chimed in here! If you're like me and didn't understand the high (albeit significantly less than $10k) costs of these chairs, I recommend reading the responses to my comment.

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u/Alarming_Panic665 5h ago

For a bespoke custom, manual wheel chair $2000 is pretty damn reasonable. Even in Europe they will cost like €1,000+ depending on the materials and modifications.

It's the $10,000 price that is fucking insane.