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<blockquote data-quote="inactive" data-source="post: 1854827" data-attributes="member: 7488"><p>There's some truth to this. If Blitz was the singular manufacturer back in the day, they would have been able to set prices commensurate to their costs, including suits and insurance. If a litigious society drove up their costs of production, why didn't just raise the prices of gas cans to offset this? Sure we might end up paying 30 bucks for some specialized red Tupperware, but that may be what it takes to keep them in operation.</p><p></p><p>But since they are closing, I don't believe it's just the suits that make their business unproductive. I agree there's got to be more to it. My guess is more competitively priced alternatives from overseas or elsewhere. Also gas cans are a funny thing. They have to be emissions compliant for California (CARB), so you just can't start painting water jugs red and selling them. If the emissions regulations are ever-changing, that could pressure them out of the market as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inactive, post: 1854827, member: 7488"] There's some truth to this. If Blitz was the singular manufacturer back in the day, they would have been able to set prices commensurate to their costs, including suits and insurance. If a litigious society drove up their costs of production, why didn't just raise the prices of gas cans to offset this? Sure we might end up paying 30 bucks for some specialized red Tupperware, but that may be what it takes to keep them in operation. But since they are closing, I don't believe it's just the suits that make their business unproductive. I agree there's got to be more to it. My guess is more competitively priced alternatives from overseas or elsewhere. Also gas cans are a funny thing. They have to be emissions compliant for California (CARB), so you just can't start painting water jugs red and selling them. If the emissions regulations are ever-changing, that could pressure them out of the market as well. [/QUOTE]
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