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It's made of cardboard. You don't need a laser cutter to cut cardboard. Just use some fr&ckin' scissors. Also, just because someone won't sell millions of these things, doesn't mean they can't source materials at a price cheaper than buying them from Amazon. $3 worth of Velcro per unit? Seriously?

Some people here are really eager to burst somebody's bubble. Gosh.

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Nobody would use scissors to fulfill a kickstarter project.

Where did you find that price listed for velcro? Was it a velcro kit for consumers that included pre-cut squares?

McMaster-Carr sells five foot by one inch lengths for only a dollar or two more than your list price, and that would be enough to produce many units..

When dealing with such a low cost item to begin with isn't some accuracy required to fully understand the margins of producing the thing?

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