Comments on: Recycled Glass Countertops

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:09:49 +0000

Assuming these are handmade, I would also add that there is an artistic quality then and each one is unique. I did and still do a lot of art projects with collages; also I helped do some stonework on our old house…it’s not easy and it’s very time consuming to piece things together in a way that looks good.

To Shels -by all means make your own things if you feel something is overpriced. I’ve learned to make a lot because I cannot afford to buy them. However I do run my own business and can tell you that in order to have a business selling a product, you must sell at a price that covers things like shipping, labor, marketing, insurance…Like someone else said it costs alot to be in business- small business owners are getting hit HARD by the rise in gas prices and everything else.

Personally I’m will (provided I can afford it) to pay more for a product that is well made and more expensive if it brings business to the “little guy”… Keep your cheap products from WalMart & HomeDepot, I’ll pay more for someone who has a passion for what he/she is doing and also keeping junk out of a land fill.

Most of the folks who are out of business are the small “mom and pop” shops…. Just something to think about.

By: Shels

Shels — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:09:07 +0000

The problem with people who think they price correctly is they won’t sell what people can’t afford. So the whole issue becomes mute. That is part of the problem with America right now, not the entire problem because we have a bigger picture that has many issues that cause the whole root problem.

Think back to the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and even most of the 70’s. People were happy to make a comfortable living, making a profit to cover current expenses and be able to put some away for the future. Since the late 70’s and forward, thinking has changed to what can we do to make it rich quick. Many of those folks are now out of business.

I feel the same about many products and refuse to buy thing that I feel are far overpriced.

By: Savvy Housekeeper

Savvy Housekeeper — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:29:46 +0000

I agree HMK.

By: HMK

HMK — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:03:54 +0000

Up here in Canada these products are stupidly expensive.

Either they come down in price by a huge margin, or the majority of folks are going to be sticking with laminate.

By: Savvy

Savvy — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:37:02 +0000

Replacementcounters– Thanks for the clarification!

By: replacementcounters.com

replacementcounters.com — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:46:09 +0000

Dear Writer,

We fabricate a product called IceStone which is similar to Vetrazzo but made on the east coast. In terms of your concern with price the product is in fact more costly to make than you assume. One these are new products that are being made by start-up companies. Therefore it is not a big corporation making them. That being said they have alot of start up costs to cover, the process for making the stuff is rather extensive and may in fact be more extensive than Marble or Granite. Also they pay there employees correctly. Also, neither companies have a full distribution chain set-up which makes it harder to get to the end user.